Becky's Training
Saturday, February 11, 2012
10 weeks to the race!!!
So, I haven't been consistent with my running, but I have been with my diet. Occasionally I would treat myself to something unhealthy, but I have been staying away from meat. I don't drink milk and only eat dairy items on occasion. I have only lost about 4 pounds, and I'm only up to 4.5 miles of running ..... but I've been running almost every day this week (I didn't go today, darn it.) I'll make sure I run at least 3 days next week, and all of the weeks after that before the half marathon, which is 10 weeks from today!!
I wish the gym's daycare was open on Friday nights, and Saturday. It sure would make it easier for me, but I'll work around that. =) I'm starting to do some weights to cross train. My muscles are sore, but not too bad.
Monday, December 19, 2011
Week 8, Day 1
Week | Sun | Mon | Tues | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
8 | Rest | 3 m run incline | Strength | 3 m run | R.I.P.P.E.D. | 2 m fast run | 4 m run |
9 | Rest | 3 m run incline | Strength | 3.5 m run | R.I.P.P.E.D. | 2 m fast run | 4.5 m run |
10 | Rest | 3.5 m run incline | Strength | 4 m run | R.I.P.P.E.D. | 2 m fast run | 5 m run |
11 | Rest | 3.5 m run incline | Strength | 4.5 m run | R.I.P.P.E.D. | 2 m fast run | 5.5 m run |
12 | Rest | 4 m run incline | Strength | 5 m run | R.I.P.P.E.D. | 2 m fast run | 6 m run |
13&14 | Rest | 4 m run incline | Strength | 5.5 m run | R.I.P.P.E.D. | Rest | 5-K Race |
15&16 | Rest | 4.5 m run incline | Strength | 6 m run | R.I.P.P.E.D. | 3 m fast run | 7 m run |
17&18 | Rest | 4.5 m run incline | Strength | 6.5 m run | R.I.P.P.E.D. | 3 m fast run | 8 m run |
19&20 | Rest | 5 m run incline | Strength | 7 m run | R.I.P.P.E.D. | Rest | 10-K Race |
21&22 | Rest | 5 m run incline | Strength | 7.5 m run | R.I.P.P.E.D. | 3 m fast run | 9 m run |
23&24 | Rest | 5 m run incline | Strength | 8 m run | R.I.P.P.E.D. | 3 m fast run | 10 m run |
25 | Rest | 4 m run incline | Strength | 7 m run | Rest | Rest | Half Marathon |
Like I said, my diet hasn't been very good. I don't drink milk anymore, and I stopped eating meat. Except ...... I had a cheeseburger last night. I felt horrible afterward and it didn't take long for me to regret eating that meat! Tonight is Jim's work Christmas party. I plan on having a big green smoothie before I go so that I am full, and if I HAVE to munch on something at the party, I will eat as healthy as possible.
Anyway, normally when I don't do well, I just don't post here ...... for MONTHS. And if I don't post, I don't hold myself accountable. On the other hand, like I said, posting when I don't do well is really embarrassing, because it happens so often. But ..... I'm posting. And I'm going to get back into it.
BTW, I'm planning on doing a Biggest Loser competition for couples beginning January 1st. I think it will be fun and the competition will give us some motivation to lose weight and get healthy. So, let me know if you're interested =)
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Week 6, Day 2
I am keeping myself hydrated, and since my vegetarian step-daughter is visiting for a few days, the whole family is abstaining from meat during her visit (yay!). I am finding some awesome recipes, too =) I have been doing better with having a green smoothie for breakfast. Jim and I have also decided we will be a dairy free family, so we are transitioning to that very slowly. First to go? Milk. I have been making almond milk for myself for awhile, but now I'm making it for the family too =) After we get used to being without milk, it's goodbye to cheese.
Well, I'll try to be better about blogging. At least it was only a couple of weeks that I missed. Usually, it's MONTHS!
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Week 4, Day 3
I didn't run Saturday, Monday nor did I run yesterday. Ugh. I was supposed to be up to 4.5 miles on Saturday. Since I haven't been running, I went to the gym thinking that I'll probably just do 3 miles. But after the 3 miles, I knew I could go the entire 4.5, and I did. As a matter of fact, I believe I could have gone all the way to 5! So .... when I do my long run on Saturday, I'm going to do 5, for sure. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, but the gym is open from 6 to 11 in the morning, so I'm going at 6 to do a short run (3 miles). and then do my fast 2 mile run on Friday.
For Thanksgiving, my goal is to give myself small portions (except for the salad. gotta have a big one!), not go back for seconds, and not have any dessert. I'm cooking the entire meal, and since my family is really fired up about a traditional dinner, that's what I'll give them, with some extra healthy stuff mixed in. Hopefully, I can slowly wean them to a more healthy dinner by next year. I think I can be sneaky that way =)
I have a note posted on my bathroom mirror that says
HALF MARATHON
(13.1 miles)
APRIL 21, 2012
2 1/2 HOURS
It's been a good motivator for me, but I'm considering changing it to 2 hours and 15 minutes, because I think I can do that. But I don't want to focus on my time for my first half ..... like I should focus more on finishing (which I have NO doubt that I will!). Any thoughts from anyone out there?
Friday, November 18, 2011
Week 3 day 4
Tuesday, I didn't do my muscle boot camp class. I didn't really do any working out that day. Which is probably why I didn't blog that day. I just had a hard time getting up .... I don't know why. Wednesday was the same. Just too hard to get up. So, we all went to the gym later in the day. They have a kids Zumba class on Wednesday afternoons and Kelli loves it. So, while she was in her class, the boys were in their child care, Jim played racquetball and I ran. I pushed myself to do 2 miles, but really wanted to do 4. I was bummed that I didn't do more. But then I ended up playing racquetball with Jim. There was no one else for him to play, and he asked if I would be willing to hit the ball with him. There's some history there ..... he tried to teach me about 15 years ago. He was really hard on me, and I'm not very athletic. I gave up. But I decided that I'd play for a bit. I ended up being much better than I was way back when. Jim seemed kind of impressed with some of my hits. He gave me some pointers and I really focused on my stance, and my follow through. I played for about 20 minutes, and MAN! What a workout!! Thursday, I actually got out of bed at 5, but I didn't want to do the R.I.P.P.E.D. class. Since I hadn't really done a lot of running this week, I felt I needed to run. I did 3.5 miles yesterday in 36 minutes. Not too bad! And then today, I didn't go to the gym early because my mom asked if we could wait until later in the morning as she wasn't feeling well. We went at about 9-ish, brought the kids with us and put them in child care. Friday is my "speed" day, only 2 miles, but increased speed. I didn't want to make the same mistake I did last week, starting out really fast. So, I started running a bit faster than I normally would. I completed the first mile and looked at my stopwatch. 9 minutes and 45 seconds!!! Woah!! I was tired, and knew that I was running fast, but I expected 10 minutes. So, I kept up my speed and did the whole 2 miles in 19.5 minutes. I was so excited!! After my run, I went and got the kids and took them to their play center. It's kind of like a McDonald's playplace on steroids. Except, even better! Anyway, Jesse was crawling around in those tube things way up high and he couldn't get down. So, I crawled up there and helped him get through to the slide. That is a SERIOUS workout! The tubes are too small for me to stand up straight, and my knees hurt from crawling, so I hunched down and walked, climbed, slid ..... my thighs were SCREAMING at me by the time I got down! It was hard, but FUN! LOL
My diet still leaves a lot to be desired. However, I have been doing really well at eating one serving, and trying to make sure I get enough carbs. I just need to try to stay away from chips, and sugar!
Tomorrow is my long run day. I'll do 4.5 miles in the morning. I'm kind of nervous, because the only time I've done more than 4 miles was at my 10k.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Week 3, Day 1
So, today was supposed to be my "incline" day. Meaning, I would run on the treadmill at an incline for 3 miles. I lasted 1 mile. In 12 minutes. BAD. I ended up doing a 2nd mile on the track in 10 minutes, and I was pretty done after that. I did sprint that last lap, though. Tomorrow is that muscle boot camp class, but I think I'd like to run tomorrow too. So, maybe I'll go to the gym again later in the day and bring the kids with, utilizing the day care. They need to get out of the house, anyway.
Last night, we had breakfast for dinner. My brother is visiting us from Oklahoma right now, and he has type II diabetes, so I made sausage, and whole grain, sugar free pancakes. I made some sugar free strawberry syrup. It was pretty good. Today, I'm going to make myself some egg whites and ww toast for breakfast. Maybe a green smoothie for lunch. I think I'll make some chicken and polenta for dinner. I'll have to check and make sure diabetics can have polenta first.
Tomorrow's workout will be a better one. Today, I will eat much better.
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Week 2 day 6
Thursday I did that R.I.P.P.E.D. class and it was pretty intense. I had to do modified movements about 1/3 of the time because some of them were so hard. I got a really good workout, and I've decided to continue doing Muscle Boot Camp on Tuesdays AND R.I.P.P.E.D on Thursdays. So, pretty much, I had to change my whole training. This is my new training plan:
Week | Sun | Mon | Tues | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
1&2 | Rest | 3 m run incline | Strength | 3 m run | R.I.P.P.E.D. | 2 m fast run | 4 m run |
3&4 | Rest | 3 m run incline | Strength | 3.5 m run | R.I.P.P.E.D. | 2 m fast run | 4.5 m run |
5&6 | Rest | 3.5 m run incline | Strength | 4 m run | R.I.P.P.E.D. | 2 m fast run | 5 m run |
7&8 | Rest | 3.5 m run incline | Strength | 4.5 m run | R.I.P.P.E.D. | 2 m fast run | 5.5 m run |
9&10 | Rest | 4 m run incline | Strength | 5 m run | R.I.P.P.E.D. | 2 m fast run | 6 m run |
11&12 | Rest | 4 m run incline | Strength | 5.5 m run | R.I.P.P.E.D. | Rest | 6.5 run |
13&14 | Rest | 4.5 m run incline | Strength | 6 m run | R.I.P.P.E.D. | 3 m fast run | 7 m run |
15&16 | Rest | 4.5 m run incline | Strength | 6.5 m run | R.I.P.P.E.D. | 3 m fast run | 8 m run |
17&18 | Rest | 5 m run incline | Strength | 7 m run | R.I.P.P.E.D. | Rest | 8.5 run |
19,20,21 | Rest | 5 m run incline | Strength | 7.5 m run | R.I.P.P.E.D. | 3 m fast run | 9 m run |
22,23,24 | Rest | 5 m run incline | Strength | 8 m run | R.I.P.P.E.D. | 3 m fast run | 10 m run |
25 | Rest | 4 m run incline | Strength | 7 m run | Rest | Rest | Half Marathon |
I put my long run on Saturdays instead of Wednesdays. I thought it would be best to have an easy workout day right before the long run day. Yesterday I did 2 miles in just under 20 minutes, which is my best time ever! I tried to start out really fast, but after the second lap, I was so out of breath! So I ended up walking the 3rd lap, and then continued my run. Instead of trying to run really fast, I decided to run just a little faster than normal. I sprinted the last lap and ended up with a really good time, especially for walking one of those laps! This morning, I ran 4 miles and feel really good. It wasn't hard, and I could have kept going, but I figured I really need to pace myself and follow the training plan as much as possible. But I feel so good that I ran 4 miles and could have kept going! Me! I really feel like a runner!
My diet is a bit better. I'm drinking more green juices, fresh veggies and fruits, and trying to do as much low fat as possible. Last night I made a dish from the Biggest Loser Cookbook that I have, peppered chopped steak. It was really good! I made some roasted new potatoes and a Caesar salad. Yes, I know that a Caesar salad is not low fat. But the rest of the meal was! =)
I won't be posting tomorrow, it's my rest day. Monday is my weigh in day ..... I'm curious to know how my weight is doing =)
Have a happy weekend, everyone!