Bring on the challenge!

Did  my sprint workout this morning.  Hadn't been running for even 5 minutes when I felt the bathroom calling.  Thought I'd could stick it out, but made it to 15 minutes and had to take a pit stop.  Which was fine, except for the fact that I had a hard time getting back in the groove after that.  It's only a 30 minute workout anyway, but I finished and it's all good.  Signed up for the Salt Lake marathon last night :)  I've wanted to do this one for awhile, since the course runs on many of the same roads I train on.  Excited for another goal to accomplish :)

Ran 3 miles at a 6.0 on the treadmill this morning. Very easy. Guess I'll have to make up for it tomorrow :)

I'm going to start calling this my tempo workout day.  Did my laps on the treadmill like last week, with a few changes:

6.0 - 1/4 mile

6.5 - 3/4 mile

7.0 - 1 mile

7.5 - 1/2 mile - just couldn't face doing an entire mile at this pace this morning, like last week.  I know, I wimped out.  Gladly dropped down for a rest after half a mile.

6.0 - 1/4 mile

7.5 - 1/2 mile - thought after the rest I'd be better, but still kind of dragging.  You know it's a bad sign if you are already feeling nauseous at a 7.5 (I could feel all of that Halloween candy coming back to haunt me. . .)

6.0 - 1/4 mile

6.5 - 1/4 mile - picked up the pace here.  6.0 was just too slow at this point, which was actually a good thing :)

9.0 - 1/4 mile  - my playlist finished right before this lap, so I ran it sans music.  Just me, the treadmill, and 1.40 trying to tell my body not to hurl.  Almost made it, too, but those last 10-15 seconds kill me every time.  I did finish, I didn't puke, but the "almost" was definitely there again today.  

So, three weeks of this and still haven't overcome the puking sensation.  I know what I need to do next time, though.  NO MORE CANDY!!!!!  Seriously.  Halloween is killing me!!

Ran 4 miles at a 7.0 (8:34 min/mile) this morning.  It helped that I let myself sleep in this morning to the "late" hour of 7:30, and then ran after I took the kids to school.  Sometimes 6:15 a.m. and trying to run fast just don't mix :), especially by Thursday.  So, did my 4 miles and felt pretty good.  Tomorrow is my day off (hope I don't need those endorphins!), then my long run on Saturday.  

Ran  my  10 miles with the hubs this morning.  Which meant, we went at his pace, which was fine.  He's still sporting those few aches and pains.  He likes to stop and walk every couple of miles for a minute.  Nothing wrong with that, I just like to keep going ;) Glad that this was the last morning of running in the pitch black for awhile.  Daylight savings tomorrow, glad to have the sun up for my runs for a bit now :)

Did sprint workout on the treadmill this morning.  Felt easier to get out of bed at 5:45 because of daylight savings, even though I went to bed at the usual time.  I know, makes no sense.  But, if it helps, I'll take it :)

Did 3 miles on the treadmill this morning at a 6.0.  Kinda dragging today.  I think the cold and snow is making me want to hibernate - lol :) 

Did my tempo workout today.  

6.0 - 1/4 mile

6.5 - 3/4 mile

7.0 - 1 mile

7.5 - 1 mile

6.0 - 1/4 mile

8.0 - 1/4 mile

6.0 - 1/4 mile

9.0 - 1/4 mile

Wasn't sure how that 9.0 was going to be today, as I was feeling a little nauseous at 7.0.  Halloween candy is evil!  However, I triumphed today!  No puking/gagging/etc. after the 9.0!!  Now, can I do that 2 weeks in a row?  The 8.0 didn't kill me, either.  It's amazing that it's only a slightly slower lap than the 9.0, yet it feels so much more comfortable!!  

Great workout today! 

4 miles at 7.0 this morning.  Today was supposed to be my "sleep in" morning, but I was wide awake by 6:15.  Add that to the fact that I heard the pitter patter of little feet upstairs and I knew at least one kid was up.  Darn daylight savings!  So, I decided I might as well get the workout over with this morning.  Great attitude, huh?  At least I was wide awake, so I didn't have to fight the tiredness on the treadmill.  The 4 miles felt pretty good, too.  Got a lot on my mind, so it feels good to run it all out :)  Tomorrow is my off day, then my long run on Saturday.  Probably only 10 again, because of so much to do on Saturday.  Until then. . .

Did my 10 in 1:27 today.  Went by myself, hubby took the day off.  Felt good to push it a little faster this morning.  

Sprint workout this morning.  Decided to sleep in this morning and run after I took the kids to school.  Now I can't decide what's worse - running tired, or running hungry (since I still hadn't had breakfast).  I ran out of energy fast.  Maybe running tired is better :)

3 miles at a 6.0 this morning.  I have got to start going to bed earlier and eating less junk!!  I am dragging!!  

4 miles of my tempo workout.  Did the same workout as last week.  Wasn't sure if I was gonna make it at the end, I was dragging!  I was having one of those arguments with myself about slacking off a bit for the day or pushing forward.  Obviously, the slacker side lost :)  I've got to figure out why I'm dragging so much lately.  Hope I'm not over doing it.  I'm such a stickler with my exercise routines and don't give myself much of a break.  However, the holidays are coming up, and I need the workouts ;)  Maybe after the first of the year. . . lol.

3 miles on the treadmill at a 7.0 speed.  I've decided that there is the "lazy me" on one shoulder, and "Jillian Michaels" on the other.  Yes, Jillian :)  Gotta say, I would LOVE to have her work me out sometime, even for just an hour.  I know, glutton for punishment ;)  Anyway, slept in again, so I did this after I took the kids to school.  Started out fine, after 1.25 miles, my phone rang and I answered.  Normally, I wouldn't do this, but, as I was expecting a call and a visitor, I did today.  Anyway, after the call, I started up again and had lost some momentum, of course.  And then, I started to feel hungry.  Hadn't had breakfast yet, as usual.  Which isn't a problem at 6:15 a.m., but by 8:45, it starts to be.  So, I carried on with "lazy me" and "Jillian" arguing with each other.  They argued about slowing down, not going as far as I originally planned (4 miles) or just toughing it out.   Normally, "Jillian" wins.  Not today.  I decided falling off the treadmill didn't sound like too much fun this morning.  Could I have made it?  Maybe.  But, I didn't want to chance it this morning.   Sorry, Jillian ;) 

The south wind doth blow!!  I was SO not looking forward to this run this morning.  The wind has been whipping here for the last 2 days (major storm coming in later today) and I'm feeling a little burnout.  I told my husband and of course, he said not to go - ha ha!  Easy for him to say who can eat all the junk he wants and still stay skinny!  Besides that, I needed to go because I don't know what next week will be like.  Today was probably one of the last warmer runs of the year.  It was 50 degrees this morning, but next week the high's will be in the 20's and 30's - so I might as well enjoy the warm while I can!  

So, yes, I went this morning, and the wind was a whipping!  It was coming from the south, and, since my first 5 miles are going south, I really felt it!  It was one of those that you have to turn your ipod volume up just so you can hear the music over the wind, and you hope that your hat doesn't fly off!  Needless to say, the first 5 miles were a little on the slow side, mostly because of the wind, partly because I was feeling sluggish.  They were all about 9:15's.  After I turned around at 5 miles, though, things improved a lot.  Mile 6 is usually a faster one, mostly because it is a gradual downhill till the end where there is a bit of an uphill.  As I came back around the corner just starting on mile 6, I noticed a bunch of people running on the other side of the road.  Looked like a running group.  I kept up my pace and eventually passed a whole bunch of them between mile 6 and 7.  Felt pretty good ;)  After mile 7, the wind started whipping again.  At least it wasn't blowing at me, but sideways is still a distraction.  Had the wind with me the rest of the way home.  Glad it's over, let the snow fly now! :) 

Sprints on the treadmill this a.m.  So glad it's over :)

Looking forward to this week - only 2 school days and then family time!  And, I'm taking an extra day off of running - wahoo!! :) 

Ran 3 miles on the treadmill at a 6.0 pace this morning.  Very boring :)  

3.5 on the treadmill this morning.

Vacation's over, time to get back to real life.  I only ran/exercised 3 days last week.  I knew Thursday wasn't going to happen, as it was Thanksgiving and we were in Idaho in the below 0 temps.   Not even going to attempt running in that.  We came home from Idaho on Friday night and I was just not in the mood to go Saturday morning.  Just the thought of getting up early in the morning and bundling up in the freezing cold. . .nah, I extended my vacation one more day :)  This was very unusual for me, though, as I have not skipped a long Saturday run in over a year and a half.  Even if I've been out of town.  Crazy, I know.  

So, this morning it was back on the treadmill for my sprint workout.  Wasn't sure how the body was going to react after 4 days of laziness and plenty of yummy food.  It was fine, though.  Although I was tired (it happens when you stay up too late ;) ), my legs didn't feel as fatigued as they have for the last few weeks.  So, I guess the break was a good one.    

Did my 3 miles at a 6.0 today.  Feel a cold coming on. . . :(