Love/Hate Running

I still don't like it. I can't quite call it hate but even though I've been doing it as long as I have, I don't think I'd have any problems dropping it. All the talk about it takes 21 days to make a habit, etc.....yeah, I'd drop it and not even miss it. In a heartbeat. And I've been doing it a lot longer than 21 days. In fact, if I hadn't set a goal for myself to be in shape enough to run the Susan G. Komen breast cancer 5k in September (I think that's when it is) I probably would have quit a long time ago. I think the key for me is going to be to have goals and races that I am training for otherwise I'll never keep it up.
That said, I ran through the pain of my blister today. I had another 14.5 minute mile. I ran a total of 2.1 miles in 30 minutes. I'm proud of myself because it was hard and there were many times during the run that I wanted to stop. But I pushed through and did the entire thing and am very proud of myself!

Running on blister = ouch

I cut my run short today because it HURT to run on my blister. I ran 1 mile in under 14.5 minutes. It would have been a great run total but I figured I should probably rest my foot a little. I'll try again tomorrow or the next day so that I get 3 full runs in this week.

Even better today!

Today I ran 2.07 miles in 30 minutes. I did a 14.5 minute mile for the first one and hit my 2 miles in 29 minutes. I am POOPED! My heart really started to ache after the first mile but I kept pushing. After 20 minutes I really wanted to stop. The last 10 minutes could not go fast enough. But I did it and I feel great and I am so proud of myself!

Best run yet!

I am so proud of myself! When the time hit 30 minutes I had run 1.94 miles so I decided to continue until I hit 2 miles. It only took me another minute. So in 31 minutes I ran 2 miles!! I am so proud and hope this trend continues. My heart started to hurt a little around 28 minutes but I pushed through and by the time I was done I felt great. I'm tired, hot and sweaty but feeling amazing!

Walking & Talking

I walked my 30 minutes at full incline today while talking on the phone with my sister. I was a little short of breath so it wasn't like I was slacking. I walked a distance of 1 mile.

Same old Same old

1.75 miles in 30.5 minutes.
Can you tell I'm bored? I really thought I had a good groove going and that I was going faster than I was. Sigh...maybe after a week of strength I'll do better the next week.

Another day...another run

I ran 1.77 miles in 30 minutes. I have no patience so I feel like I should be doing better by now. But when I push too hard I have bad reactions. I guess I've just been feeling down lately and I know I should be feeling good about what I've accomplished and how far I've come but I want more progress!

Much better

Today's run went much better. I ran 1.75 miles in 31.5 minutes. I thought I had the gauge at the same place as before but it must have been a little lower since it took a little extra time to get the mileage in. Overall I am still pretty happy with the results.

On another note, I still don't love running. I was hoping after all this time I'd have started to enjoy it. I still feel like it's a chore and when I have days off don't miss it. What is the saying that it takes 21 days to form a habit? Well it's been more than 21 days and it still doesn't feel like a habit to me!

Walking Walking Walking

I'm not sure if I have mentioned before that I have chronic headaches. I have had them for over 10 years. I had a procedure yesterday (nerve block) to try to alleviate them. I'm still in a lot of pain today but I wanted to get another walk in. I walked .68 miles in 30 minutes. A lot slower but I still did it. I also tried to keep my thighs engaged the entire time so that I was working them better.

Taking it too easy?

I've been walking since it is strength training week but maybe I went a little too slow today. I made it .72 miles in 30 minutes. I can feel my muscles working but I also feel like I could have pushed a little harder.

Sore Walking

Even though my ankle is still a bit sore I wanted to get a workout in today. I'm glad it was a 'walk' day rather than a run day. At full incline I walked .78 miles in 30 minutes. Not bad for a sore ankle.

Complicated Treadmill

I never thought treadmills were complicated until I actually tried to really use mine. Apparently I did not have mine on full incline like I thought. But I definitely did today. I walked .91 miles at full incline and it was hard! Hopefully I'll build up some strength from doing workouts this week!

1.76 miles

When I started my workout my legs (shins) and feet were really hurting. I've been bad and have not been stretching before and after my runs. They hurt badly enough that I was contemplating stopping after about 10 minutes. But, eventually the pain subsided and I ran my full 30 minutes and went a distance of 1.76 miles. The good news is today it didn't bother my asthma at all!

I am pooped!

I pushed today and ran 1.75 miles in 30 minutes! Woo hoo! Near the end I could feel my asthma kicking in which is good and bad. It's good that I'm pushing through it and bad b/c I hope it won't hold me back from getting better. I'm really proud of myself and hope I'll be able to continue to improve!

1.5 miles

I think there is going to be an adjustment period with this treadmill. I'm never sure how fast to go because the speed is on a sliding scale. I ran 1.5 miles today (woo hoo) but I'm not sure if I could have done better if I pushed it more. I'm proud of myself but also feel like maybe I should be more progressed?

Discouraged

Once again I am feeling discouraged. I don't know if I am sore from all the work I did yesterday or if I am not pushing myself but I ran 1.31 miles today. I walked 1.35 the other day. And that was at an incline. That means I can walk faster than I run! That's rather pathetic. For the next workout I am going to turn up the speed a little more. It's difficult to do on this treadmill because there is only a sliding scale...not buttons to select the exact speed. I need to push it up a notch!

Still not sure I'm pushing enough

Today was my last day of strength training for the week. I walked 1.35 miles at full incline in 30 minutes. Seeing myself go almost as far walking at a full incline as I did running definitely makes me feel like I haven't been pushing enough. I will have a better gauge after my running workout next week.
I have found that it's really easy for me to skip a workout. I didn't get a chance yesterday and I didn't even miss it. The whole "it takes 21 days to form a habit" thing has never worked for me. I can workout for months and stop and not miss it one bit. I have to tell myself every day that I need to workout. It will be a lifelong battle for me I think.

Am I pushing enough?

I'm afraid to overdo it and hurt myself but because of that I feel like maybe I am not pushing as hard as I should. I walked at full incline today for 30 minutes and did a distance of 1.15 miles. If I am running 1.5 miles in 30 minutes that means at a full incline I am almost walking as fast as I am running. Now that I have the console working I will better be able to judge my running speed so hopefully I won't feel so pathetic but I don't know that I am actually pushing myself hard enough when running.

Does this count as a workout?

I took my kids for a 40 minute walk today. Pushing (and this is a guess here) about 60lbs of kid + stroller I think counts as a workout! :-D
I also took them for a walk yesterday but we only made it about 20 minutes. It was cold and super windy.

Strength Training = sore

I noticed I was a little sore yesterday and this morning but I wanted to get another workout in so I put the treadmill on full incline and walked another mile in 30 minutes. Hopefully this week of strength training will improve my running performance next week. I don't know how I feel about doing a week of strength than a week of running but we'll give a try and see how it goes. I guess I'm afraid that I'll 'lose' my ability to run for 30 minutes if I spend the week walking. I know...I'm nuts!