October 12
I ran 1 mile at 4.0 mph on the treadmill and walked 1/2 a mile.
October 10
I ran 1.25 miles at 5.5 mph on the treadmill.
October 6
I ran outside on the track for 1 mile and walked 1 mile.
October 5
I rode a stationary bike until I burned 300 calories.
October 4
I ran 1 mile on the treadmill at 6.0 mph.
Monday, October 15, 2012
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
I hate CARDIO.
October 2
Today I worked out my legs and did a cardio workout on the bike. I had a major break through in weights for my legs.....when I first started I couldn't even do 100 pounds and now I am up to 265 pounds. I think motivation and being mentally prepared are the hardest processes of running to me. I lack personal motivation in this department. Originally finding time to workout was the biggest problem for me. Because I really want to meet my final goal, I quit one of my jobs to free up my afternoons to workout. After I got this free time, I also found out that no matter how much I planned or penciled in running or working out I never followed through. This led me to hiring a personal training that could hold me accountable. Now I have to meet him so he doesn't let me slack off or skip the gym. Now that I am in the door and working out and doing cardio, I need mental preparation for leg workouts or cardio days. He now knows me well enough to shoot me a text about what we will be doing that day or let me know the day before. It helps having someone to push me while my husband is away and not here to do it.
I think the overall process of running is harder and going to take me longer than I expected. I cannot just go out and be a superstar runner. Many factors play into running. For instance, weight training, breathing, pain, motivation, mental preparation, energy, form etc. all have an effect on running.
October 1
Today I worked out my biceps, triceps, and abdominals. Again, I used the hanging abdominal straps. Since my short term goal was the work on my one mile time, I ran one mile on the treadmill at 6.0 mph. Not only did I decide I REALLY HATE cardio but I started to wonder why I even want to run a marathon. I have one mile down and SOOOO many more to go.
September 28
Today I worked out my biceps, triceps, shoulders and abdominals. Since I added an extra muscle group today I did not do any cardio. Although I try and do abdominals at least 3 times a week some days are not as intense. Since I haven't been pushing myself with my abdominal workouts this week I did an intense ab workout today. Instead of doing sit ups and various types of crunches or planks, I used a hanging abdominal strap. Out of all the abdominal workouts I have done, I can feel IMMEDIATE pain when doing this. I believe it is because I am working a different area of abdominal muscles. Although it really hurts, I really like it because to me if feels like it is working effectively.
September 27
Today I worked out my legs and abdominals. Since I am finding that my leg workout days are pretty intense for me, I decided to walk on the treadmill at an incline at 3.8 mph. This was NOT fun....this might have been the moment when I decided I HATE CARDIO.
September 26
Today I worked out my shoulders and chest. Today I did something different on the treadmill. I ran at 6.0 mph for one minute, jogged for 5 seconds and kept doing this six times. After that, I ran for another 12 minutes at 5.0 mph.
September 25
Today I worked out my biceps, triceps, and abdominals. For cardio I did intervals on the bike. Through reading my Runner's World magazine, I am finding that various types of cardio are still good to implement sometimes instead of running.
Today I worked out my legs and did a cardio workout on the bike. I had a major break through in weights for my legs.....when I first started I couldn't even do 100 pounds and now I am up to 265 pounds. I think motivation and being mentally prepared are the hardest processes of running to me. I lack personal motivation in this department. Originally finding time to workout was the biggest problem for me. Because I really want to meet my final goal, I quit one of my jobs to free up my afternoons to workout. After I got this free time, I also found out that no matter how much I planned or penciled in running or working out I never followed through. This led me to hiring a personal training that could hold me accountable. Now I have to meet him so he doesn't let me slack off or skip the gym. Now that I am in the door and working out and doing cardio, I need mental preparation for leg workouts or cardio days. He now knows me well enough to shoot me a text about what we will be doing that day or let me know the day before. It helps having someone to push me while my husband is away and not here to do it.
I think the overall process of running is harder and going to take me longer than I expected. I cannot just go out and be a superstar runner. Many factors play into running. For instance, weight training, breathing, pain, motivation, mental preparation, energy, form etc. all have an effect on running.
October 1
Today I worked out my biceps, triceps, and abdominals. Again, I used the hanging abdominal straps. Since my short term goal was the work on my one mile time, I ran one mile on the treadmill at 6.0 mph. Not only did I decide I REALLY HATE cardio but I started to wonder why I even want to run a marathon. I have one mile down and SOOOO many more to go.
September 28
Today I worked out my biceps, triceps, shoulders and abdominals. Since I added an extra muscle group today I did not do any cardio. Although I try and do abdominals at least 3 times a week some days are not as intense. Since I haven't been pushing myself with my abdominal workouts this week I did an intense ab workout today. Instead of doing sit ups and various types of crunches or planks, I used a hanging abdominal strap. Out of all the abdominal workouts I have done, I can feel IMMEDIATE pain when doing this. I believe it is because I am working a different area of abdominal muscles. Although it really hurts, I really like it because to me if feels like it is working effectively.
September 27
Today I worked out my legs and abdominals. Since I am finding that my leg workout days are pretty intense for me, I decided to walk on the treadmill at an incline at 3.8 mph. This was NOT fun....this might have been the moment when I decided I HATE CARDIO.
September 26
Today I worked out my shoulders and chest. Today I did something different on the treadmill. I ran at 6.0 mph for one minute, jogged for 5 seconds and kept doing this six times. After that, I ran for another 12 minutes at 5.0 mph.
September 25
Today I worked out my biceps, triceps, and abdominals. For cardio I did intervals on the bike. Through reading my Runner's World magazine, I am finding that various types of cardio are still good to implement sometimes instead of running.
Sunday, September 23, 2012
This week
September 23
I am going to surf the internet for local races and sign up for them. I would like to either walk a long race or start off jogging a 5k. I would like to do at least one race a month. Also, my Runner's World Magazine has come in the mail, so hopefully I can learn more about running etc. I forgot to mention that to reach my goal I decided to hire a personal trainer to help me. Every week I meet with him at the gym and he helps decide what weights and how many repetitions I should do. I can slowly tell that I am advancing in my weight training. When I first started I could BARELY do anything but now I am adding weights every week and completing all of my repetitions. My trainer said that I have had many leaps and am moving forward. After awhile, I will add more days of cardio. It will be nice to have my trainer run with me to help push and motivate me along the way.
I went to the gym for an hour to work out my abdominals and shoulders.
Dumb Military Press: Reps 10/8, Lbs. 5/10 X 3; Reps 10/8 Lbs. 10/15 X 3
Lat. Raises: Side Reps 10, Lbs. 5 X6
Front Raises: Reps 10, lbs. 5 X6
Shurgs: Reps 10, lbs. 20 X3; Reps 10 lbs. 25 X3
Up Right Rows: Reps 10, lbs. 20 X6
Cup exc: reps 12, lbs. 5 X6
Machine Press: reps 10, lbs. 35X4
I went to the gym for an hour to work out my legs and do some abdominal workouts. Right now leg work outs are intense and I am finding that I have to mentally prepare to work them out. I think it is harder to work out legs because they are bigger muscles than my arms etc.
I went to the gym for an hour to work out my abdominals, biceps, and triceps. When I first started lifting weights, I would become really sore that night and the days that followed. After the first initial weeks the pain in my muscles went away. As I progress with more weight each week, I may only feel the pain that evening but am completely fine the following days.
I am going to surf the internet for local races and sign up for them. I would like to either walk a long race or start off jogging a 5k. I would like to do at least one race a month. Also, my Runner's World Magazine has come in the mail, so hopefully I can learn more about running etc. I forgot to mention that to reach my goal I decided to hire a personal trainer to help me. Every week I meet with him at the gym and he helps decide what weights and how many repetitions I should do. I can slowly tell that I am advancing in my weight training. When I first started I could BARELY do anything but now I am adding weights every week and completing all of my repetitions. My trainer said that I have had many leaps and am moving forward. After awhile, I will add more days of cardio. It will be nice to have my trainer run with me to help push and motivate me along the way.
September 21
I went to the gym for an hour to work out my abdominals and shoulders.
Dumb Military Press: Reps 10/8, Lbs. 5/10 X 3; Reps 10/8 Lbs. 10/15 X 3
Lat. Raises: Side Reps 10, Lbs. 5 X6
Front Raises: Reps 10, lbs. 5 X6
Shurgs: Reps 10, lbs. 20 X3; Reps 10 lbs. 25 X3
Up Right Rows: Reps 10, lbs. 20 X6
Cup exc: reps 12, lbs. 5 X6
Machine Press: reps 10, lbs. 35X4
September 20
I went to the gym for an hour to work out my legs and do some abdominal workouts. Right now leg work outs are intense and I am finding that I have to mentally prepare to work them out. I think it is harder to work out legs because they are bigger muscles than my arms etc.
September 18
I went to the gym for an hour to work out my abdominals, biceps, and triceps. When I first started lifting weights, I would become really sore that night and the days that followed. After the first initial weeks the pain in my muscles went away. As I progress with more weight each week, I may only feel the pain that evening but am completely fine the following days.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Lazy Days
This past week I have not been feeling well. I just started my 3rd allergy medicine so hopefully I will feel better soon! I did not work out Tuesday-Friday because I felt miserable but woke up Saturday and felt pretty good so I decided to go on a hike. I went on a 4 mile hike in Aguirre Springs. Hiking at an elevation felt completely different than running on the treadmill so maybe every few weeks I'll add in hiking.
Monday, September 10, 2012
Here is what I have done so far:
I went to the gym and jogged 3.8 mph on the treadmill for 45 minutes. (Completed 2.8 miles). I also walked my dog for 25 minutes. Forty five minutes is the most I have ever jogged in the past 10 years!!!!! Although it was not at a fast pace, 45 minutes of being active and not a couch potato is a tremendous step forward for me.
I walked my dog for 35 minutes.
I walked my dog for 40 minutes.
I spent 45 minutes working out my legs and then did 4.0 mph for 15 minutes on the treadmill. (Completed 2 miles) Slowly I have been increasing my mph. Although my long term goal is to run a half and full marathon, my short term goal is to work on my one mile time.
I went to the gym and worked with weights to workout my shoulders and triceps for 45 minutes. In between weights I worked out my abdominals. I did 3.6 mph on the treadmill for 20 minutes. (Completed 1 and 1/2 miles) I also walked my dog for 45 minutes. I find that walking Cooper is a good way to wind down.
I went to the gym today to work with weights. I worked out my biceps and back for 45 minutes. I also did abdominal work in-between weights. I then jogged at 3.5 mph on the treadmill for 20 minutes. (Completed 1 mile) I also walked my dog for 30 minutes. This is the longest I have run in years!!! I did not think I would be able to complete a mile but I decided to go at a comfortable pace so I could at least say I did one.
September 2, 2012
When I tried jogging last week I noticed that my legs were really sore. Although I have not run in years, I knew it was because of the tennis shoes that I was running in. In order to find the best shoe that would cater to my foot, I looked up running stores in the area. The closest running store was in El Paso called Up and Running. I went there and brought the tennis shoes that I was currently using. The manager watched me walk barefoot and said I need to wear stability shoes because I over pronate when I walk. Currently, I had been using a cushion shoe instead of a stability shoe. When I used to run a long time ago, I also went to a running store back home so they could look at my feet and tell me what shoes I needed. Even back then I was told to wear a stability shoe so I'm guessing I only bought a cushion shoe because it was one sale which completely backfired because now I ended up having to buy a second pair of tennis shoes. I have also ordered a two year subscription to Runner's World Magazine. Hopefully I will learn a thing or two by reading. I also bought the book Run to Overcome about Meb Keflezighi who has competed and won in the Olympics and NYC Marathon.
Words Learned at the running store: Pronate and Supination
Over Pronate: Over pronation is often recognized as a flattening or rolling in of the foot. It is not quite as simple as that as the timing of when the foot rolls in is also important.
Supination: Supination is a movement at the foot which is necessary movement for walking and running amongst other activities. However, in some cases over-supination can become a problem which leads to injuries.
Definitions obtained from:
http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/sport-injuries/foot-heel-pain/supination
Here is a picture of my old Kicks that are considered cushion tennis shoes.
Here is a picture of my new stability kicks. Don't they look like my old shoes? Even though they look the same, they cater to different types of feet. Let's see how long it takes before they become dirty.
September 10, 2012
I went to the gym and jogged 3.8 mph on the treadmill for 45 minutes. (Completed 2.8 miles). I also walked my dog for 25 minutes. Forty five minutes is the most I have ever jogged in the past 10 years!!!!! Although it was not at a fast pace, 45 minutes of being active and not a couch potato is a tremendous step forward for me.
September 9, 2012
I walked my dog for 35 minutes.
September 8, 2012
I walked my dog for 40 minutes.
September 6, 2012
I spent 45 minutes working out my legs and then did 4.0 mph for 15 minutes on the treadmill. (Completed 2 miles) Slowly I have been increasing my mph. Although my long term goal is to run a half and full marathon, my short term goal is to work on my one mile time.
September 5, 2012
I went to the gym and worked with weights to workout my shoulders and triceps for 45 minutes. In between weights I worked out my abdominals. I did 3.6 mph on the treadmill for 20 minutes. (Completed 1 and 1/2 miles) I also walked my dog for 45 minutes. I find that walking Cooper is a good way to wind down.
September 4, 2012
I went to the gym today to work with weights. I worked out my biceps and back for 45 minutes. I also did abdominal work in-between weights. I then jogged at 3.5 mph on the treadmill for 20 minutes. (Completed 1 mile) I also walked my dog for 30 minutes. This is the longest I have run in years!!! I did not think I would be able to complete a mile but I decided to go at a comfortable pace so I could at least say I did one.
When I tried jogging last week I noticed that my legs were really sore. Although I have not run in years, I knew it was because of the tennis shoes that I was running in. In order to find the best shoe that would cater to my foot, I looked up running stores in the area. The closest running store was in El Paso called Up and Running. I went there and brought the tennis shoes that I was currently using. The manager watched me walk barefoot and said I need to wear stability shoes because I over pronate when I walk. Currently, I had been using a cushion shoe instead of a stability shoe. When I used to run a long time ago, I also went to a running store back home so they could look at my feet and tell me what shoes I needed. Even back then I was told to wear a stability shoe so I'm guessing I only bought a cushion shoe because it was one sale which completely backfired because now I ended up having to buy a second pair of tennis shoes. I have also ordered a two year subscription to Runner's World Magazine. Hopefully I will learn a thing or two by reading. I also bought the book Run to Overcome about Meb Keflezighi who has competed and won in the Olympics and NYC Marathon.
Words Learned at the running store: Pronate and Supination
Over Pronate: Over pronation is often recognized as a flattening or rolling in of the foot. It is not quite as simple as that as the timing of when the foot rolls in is also important.
Supination: Supination is a movement at the foot which is necessary movement for walking and running amongst other activities. However, in some cases over-supination can become a problem which leads to injuries.
Definitions obtained from:
http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/sport-injuries/foot-heel-pain/supination
Here is an example of Over Pronation from one of my flip flops. You can see how worn out the toe area is compared to the rest of the flip flop.
Here is a picture of my old Kicks that are considered cushion tennis shoes.
Here is a picture of my new stability kicks. Don't they look like my old shoes? Even though they look the same, they cater to different types of feet. Let's see how long it takes before they become dirty.
My Goal
My goal is to run a complete marathon next year. More specifically, I would like to participate in the Bataan Memorial Death March in March of 2013. In order to get to this point, I will need to train hard and work towards it EVERY day. Not only will this include running but it will also include working out with weights and doing abdominal work. By the end of this course, I would like to be able to run a half marathon without walking. At the beginning of this semester, I would consider myself a couch potato so turning into a runner will be a slow day by day process. Overall, I believe my goal to be realistic and achievable but I just need to obtain the motivation and drive to do so.
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