Week 11

I'm going to bump the 3:1 interval to 3.5:1 this week. We'll see how it goes.

Monday - walked 1.5 miles with Nola in the morning. Nola was feeling pretty spry, and we kept a good pace. However, I'm glad to have the running routine because I don't feel pressured to push her to walk faster. Our morning walks are mainly for her benefit, for exercise and fun, and I enjoy going at her pace.

Tuesday - walked 1.5 miles with Nola.

Wednesday - walked 1.5 miles with Nola but didn't run. Sean and I came down with a stomach bug.

Thursday - sick

Friday - walked 1.5 miles & ran for 30 minutes. 3 miles

Saturday - nope

Sunday - walked 1.5 miles. I was lazy and not good with food either. It wasn't a healthy day overall.

I didn't meet any of my goals this week, and that seems to be a trend -- a good week or two followed by lazy weeks. This needs to stop.

Goal: 20 miles.

total distance this week: 10.5

mileage on these shoes: 131

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