Week 10

Monday - walked 1.5 miles with Nola.

Tuesday - walked 1.5 miles with Nola.

Wednesday - walked 1.5 miles with Nola & ran for 30 minutes...approximately 2.5 miles

Thursday - walk 1.5 miles with Nola.

Friday - walk 1.5 miles & ran for 30 minutes, 2.5 miles

Saturday - I rested, and it was glorious.

Sun - This week's long run was 4 miles of running with nearly 1 mile cool down on the treadmill, not counting the walk home. The last mile was hard, and I extended the walk from 1 to 1.5 minutes to give me a little more recovery time.

Goal: 18-19 miles.

total distance this week: 17.5

mileage on these shoes: 120

interval this week: 3:1

Very close to goal this week, even without walking on Sat or Sun. I'm feeling good about the routine. My legs feel strong, and I'm starting to push the speed a little. Now, I'm nowhere near as fast as I'd like to be, and right now, my lungs start to burn after running at a 10-min mile pace for 3 minutes. I can't keep that pace up without tiring out too soon, but I am able to keep running for 3 minutes at a 12-11 minute mile consistently.

Week 9

Monday - walked 0.5 miles with Nola in the morning.

Tuesday - walked 1.5 miles with Nola.

Wednesday - walked 1.5 miles with Nola & ran 4 miles. Woo!!

Thursday - walk 1.5 miles with Nola.

Friday - walk 1.5 miles & ran 2.5 miles. This was a harder run today. I'm not sure why, but my body just tired out quickly.

Saturday - walk 1.5 miles

Sun - walked with Nola and Sean 1.5 miles. I did not run today, but that's alright. I wasn't feeling very well, with emotional processing of upcoming events and hormones from my moon.

Goal: 20 miles.

total distance this week: 16

mileage on these shoes: 102.5

This week did not start out easy. My stomach began bothering me on Monday: gas, indigestion, abdominal pains and general grumpiness because of it. Wednesday, it was still bothering me, but an incredible thing happened during my run. It stopped. While running, I focused on my breath and my foot rhythm, and the pains in my belly went away. Woohoo!!! I've run/walked over 100 miles on these shoes. Yay!!!!

Week 8

Monday - walked 1.5 miles with Nola in the morning.

Tuesday - walked 1.5 miles with Nola. Ran 3 miles.

Wednesday - walked 1.5 miles with Nola & 45 min of yoga in the morning.

Thursday - walked 1.5 miles with Nola.

Friday - walk 1.5 miles & ran 3.5 miles at the gym

Saturday - walked 1.5 miles

Sun - walked with Nola and Sean 1.5 miles. Then, Sean and I went to the gym, and I ra/walked for 50 minutes!! ...3.5 miles

Goal: 18 miles.

total distance this week: 20.5

mileage on these shoes: 86.5

Week 7

Monday - walked 1.5 miles with Nola in the morning, will run tonight at the gym (3.5 miles, depending on what I can manage). Also, I did 45 minutes of yoga this morning. (5 miles)

Tuesday - walk 1.5 miles with Nola. 45 min of yoga

Wednesday - walk 1.5 miles with Nola...running in the gym 2.5 miles & 45 min of yoga (4 miles)

Thursday - walk 1.5 miles with Nola & 45 min of yoga

Friday - walk 1.5 miles & 45 min of yoga

Saturday - walk 1.5 miles

Goal: 15 miles.

total distance this week: 15

mileage on these shoes: 66

Week 6

I skipped week 5. Bad, yes I know. I've just been stressed and then started smoking again, but I'm back at it this week...slowly.

Monday - walked 1.5 miles with Nola

Tuesday - walked 1.5 miles with Nola

Wednesday - walked 1.5 miles with Nola

Thursday - walk 1.5 miles with Nola

Friday - walk 1.5 miles

Saturday - free day...

Sun - walked with Nola and Sean 1.5 miles. We did 30 minutes of light, or what Sean calls "baby yoga" after walking and then we went to the pool and swam for a bit.

Goal: any

total distance this week: 9

mileage on these shoes: 51 miles

Week 5

Monday...walked 2 miles. We walked 2 miles this morning. Nola was slow, but then again, there were many spots that needed sniffing.

Tuesday...walk with Nola and run. Nola and I walked 1.5 miles, and I walked an extra .75 on my own while talking on the phone with my mom. Running, 1.5 miles in 19 minutes at 1.5 min run: 1 min walk intervals. My legs are still really sore from dance class, but overall, I feel alright.

Wednesday...walked 1.5 miles this morning. My legs are still sore from dance class, and because of that, I took it a little easy today. Besides, I'll be camping this weekend and will get plenty of exercise.

Thursday...nope

Friday...nope

Sat & Sun...nope

not a good week for running

Goal: 17 miles

total distance this week: 6.5 miles

mileage on these shoes: 42

Week 4

Ok! This will be the 4th week. Wow. Nearly a month into the running routine, and I feel good. This is great, and I've got a hunch that it's something I'll stick with. The only negative feelings circling around are weight related. It's been 3 weeks, and I haven't lost any weight. However, I just have to stick with it and keep in mind that this class started out doing only a half mile, which doesn't burn many calories. We're getting into the 2 mile mark now, and the pounds WILL drop away. My inner defeatist will not win this bout, and I refuse to give into the voice that tells me, "Why bother? You're not losing any weight. Let's just watch a movie and eat some brownies."

Monday... walked 1.2 miles

Tuesday...walked 1.2 miles, ran 1.5 miles

Wednesday...walked 1.2 miles

Thursday...walked 1.2 miles, ran 1.5 miles

Friday...walked 1.2 miles

Saturday...Run 2 miles. We ran 2 miles with 1:1 intervals, and it took 24 minutes for the entire run. I was tired at the end, but it felt good.

Sunday...break. I went to a Bollywood Shake class, and decided to skip the walk. Nola also got to go on a trip to the canine center this morning. So, she got her exercise, too.

Goal: 17 miles

total distance this week: 11 miles

mileage on these shoes: 36 miles