day 342

C25K, week two, workout two.

I really didn't not want to run today. Really. But I made it 2.28 miles. Not so much a speed workout as a mental workout today, that's for sure! My foot is hurting, and like you I need new shoes, but that will have to wait.

Happy trails,

Jessy

Day 341

C25k: a do-over for yesterday's fail! Week 2; workout 1...2.37 miles.

day 341

Taking advantage of a windless Nebraska day we bundled up and headed out to Pioneers Park to hike on the nature trails. As soon as we hit the trail Jack took off running so I took off right behind him. That boy is fast! I finally caught up to him and between gasps he said, "this...is why...I wanted...to come...here!" And that, my boy, is why we brought you! To wear you out! :)

Happy trails,

Jessy

day 340

C25K week two, workout one...didn't happen today. The morning was full with homeschool. I usually run in the afternoons while the kids nap/rest, but today I had an appt smack dab in the middle of nap time! :( These last few days of the challenge have been really tough!

Happy trails,

Jessy

Day 340

Only 25 more days!!

Well, C25k didn't exactly end up happening, although I intended to give it my best shot despite the way I'm still feeling! I did my first 90 second run at 6.0 and then when I was walking at 4.0 something was pulling in my hip...ouch!! So, I had to slow down to 3.2...and that's what I did for the rest of my 30 minutes...blah! Shoes? C'mon body...hang in there until after Christmas...please?!?!

day 239

Happy birthday to my Mom! :)

Everyone in the house is feeling a little better today. I got a walk in and we all made it to the pool for our usual Sunday afternoon swim! :)

Happy trails,

Jessy

Day 339

Still not feeling awesome...achey with really random pains, and I didn't end up on the treadmill until the kids were down for the night. I literally walked at a 2.0-2.2! Ha! I guess that's still better than just sitting on the couch where I really wanted to be! :)

day 338

Well, I didn't get any exercise in today. I had a horrible nights sleep last night. Then this morning 2/4 of the kiddos were coughing with runny noses. I'm bummed. :( We ended up going to a birthday party that we had rsvp'd to in the afternoon but we were all more than happy to come home, put on some pj's and snuggle in. Here's to a healthier tomorrow...

Happy trails,

Jessy

Day 338

I walked on the treadmill this evening while Craig fed the boys dinner. I started not feeling very good...just really achey. Not sure what's up...I hope I'm not getting sick! :P

day 337

Note to self: too many ramen noodles right before a run can easily turn it into a pretty bad experience. ;)

But...C25K, week 1 is done! Thanks to those ramen noodles feeling like a brick in my stomach I only made it 2.1 miles today.

Happy trails,

Jessy

Day 337

C25k Day...I'm gonna call it Week 1; Workout 3 and move on to week 2 with you next week! I did a total of 2.33 miles. I'm looking forward to a couple walks this weekend, but I'm excited to have a new program to follow, so I'll be ready to get back at this on Monday! Happy Friday!

Day 336

I walked on the treadmill and read Making Toast during naptime today!

day 336

We finally made it outside after the kids napped. They really had a lot of "zoomies" to get out. I'm afraid cabin fever is already setting in & we haven't even had our first snow! Yikes!

Anyway, we crossed Vine Street and walked through the neighborhoods we haven't been through before. It was a nice change of scenery. We walked so far next thing we knew we had made it to O Street, right across from the entrance to our pediatrician's office! Hmm...maybe we could walk to their next appt!?! ;)

Happy trails,

Jessy

day 335

Oh my gravy, I'm tired right down to my bones!

Today was C25K week 1, workout 2. I tried to walk at a 4.2 & run at a 6 or 6.2. I really started to feel exhausted about 15 minutes in. At this point I was so tired it was mentally tough for me to hang on.

But...that's what I love about this program. I gave myself a mental punch in the arm and said, "come on, anybody can run for a minute and a half!" so I stepped it up. My last two running intervals I ran at a 6.4 mph. Finished a total of 2.37 miles.

To top off my day I went kickboxing. And I thought I was tired after I went running!?! Ha! ;)

Happy trails,

Jessy

ps~I just read your comment about needing new shoes! When we went for our Thanksgiving walk I was having a lot of pain in my foot. I thought it was because I had my old shoes on. Then, when I was running on Monday (with my good shoes) I had the same pain...the one I get when my shoes are getting old! I'm so glad to hear you need new shoes too! I thought I was just going crazy! ;)

Day 335

Okay, I'm gonna jump right on that Couch to 5k Bandwagon with you and hope to finish this year off strong! While I know that I can still make myself run for 20+ minutes straight, I'm not feeling mentally strong, and physically I'm not feeling as strong as I was at my last 5k when I set my PR. I've kinda gone downhill with no focus. I know I do best with some sort of goal or challenge whether it's a race, a little challenge like when I did the 5 days straight of running, or being in some sort of training program telling me exactly what I should be doing. So, C25k seems perfect right now and I know I can push myself much harder on the speed in these early weeks! So, here we go again! :)

I did Day 1, Workout 1 today and completed 2.26 miles and burned 330 calories! I was loving the 1 minute runs where I could push myself between 6.2-7.0 mph because I knew I'd be done quickly. And you know I'm not a fast walker, so 4.0 mph was challenging for me, but I did it for all my walks other than my 2 minute cool down. I just looked back at my Day 1, Workout 1 from the first time around and I completed 1.72 miles with 3.0 mph walks and 5.0 mph runs! Nice to see that comparison!

P.S. I really need to get new shoes...what a horrible time of year to have that expense! :P