Date: 5/31
Time: 9:30AM
Duration: 45 mins
Place: Hatch Road Canal (2 up and 2 back)
Distance today: 4 miles Total for the week: 16 Miles
Sit ups today: 25 Total for the week: 50
Weather: 65°. and rising, Humidity:48%, and the Wind: 6 mph
Again, I left a lot later than I intended to this morning. I let good old Mr. P do his thing with me. He said..."Stay in bed a little longer. You need the rest and you know...rest is good for you!" Well, I ended up staying in bed 2 1/2 hrs longer than I should have BUT, I got up and did what I had to do.
Today was my first official "Long Run" for this training session. It was only 4 miles but I will increase the distance as I go along.
I used my ipod today for the very first time and it was FUN, FUN, FUN! I'm telling you, that really got me going. This is the same list of songs I use when I'm on the elliptical. Someone put the list of songs together for me and they did an excellent job! Here's a sampling of the list. I suggest creating a list of your own, but for me, this works!
I will run again in the morning, but will drop back down to 3 miles, the same for Monday, but I will take Tue off as my off day.
Here's the list!
#1 - "Early In the Morning" by The Gap Band
#2 - "I Got the Feeling" by James Brown
#3 - "8 Miles and Running" by Jay Z
#4 - "Never Too Much" by Luther Vandross
#5 - "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Barry White
#6 - "My Prerogative" by Bobby Brown
#7 - "Toxic" by Britney Spears
#8 - "show Stopper" by Danity Kane
#9 - "Lose Yourself" by Eminem
#10 - Burn Rubber on Me" by The Gap Band
#11 - "Super Bad" by James Brown
Enjoy your Saturday!
One Bridge....
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Friday, May 30, 2008
Hey there...
Well, I have decided it is best to prepare for my run tomorrow ahead of time.
I plan to do my "long run" tomorrow at 7:00AM with a local running club.
Each Saturday, I will increase the distance of my long run which helps build my endurance.
Running with my ipod is something I have never done....ever. I have used it on my treadmill but never outdoors. I am going to attempt to run with it tomorrow, although I expect to get a few funny looks and stares from others when I do. It seems to be kind of tabu for the elite runners to use an ipod.
I took a look on line in search of some running music to put on my iPod. or MP3 are very personal. However, I'm going to attempt to cover some of the best motivators I've found all kinds of material including audiobooks and people talking, rather than reading or singing. I'm considering adding some of those in for variation. I am also considering a Nike + iPod shoe insert to use with my iPod Nano. I have learned quite a bit about using it including the fact that I can program in my most motivating song and have it start to play on demand.
I found tons of material on music down loads, some of them were free downloads, and music to transfer directly to my ipod but honestly, I didn't find a source of the kind of music that appeals to me. But frankly speaking....the kind of music that appeals to me changes as my moods do. I may want smooth jazz one day, another day R&B, and then I could consider a little bit country ....or a little bit Rock and Roll! I feel like I'm channeling Donnie and Marie here!
Oh well, I will settle for the songs I have already and will consider adding more after I decide if running with my ipod is a good idea or not.
Good night!
One Bridge....
Well, I have decided it is best to prepare for my run tomorrow ahead of time.
I plan to do my "long run" tomorrow at 7:00AM with a local running club.
Each Saturday, I will increase the distance of my long run which helps build my endurance.
Running with my ipod is something I have never done....ever. I have used it on my treadmill but never outdoors. I am going to attempt to run with it tomorrow, although I expect to get a few funny looks and stares from others when I do. It seems to be kind of tabu for the elite runners to use an ipod.
I took a look on line in search of some running music to put on my iPod. or MP3 are very personal. However, I'm going to attempt to cover some of the best motivators I've found all kinds of material including audiobooks and people talking, rather than reading or singing. I'm considering adding some of those in for variation. I am also considering a Nike + iPod shoe insert to use with my iPod Nano. I have learned quite a bit about using it including the fact that I can program in my most motivating song and have it start to play on demand.
I found tons of material on music down loads, some of them were free downloads, and music to transfer directly to my ipod but honestly, I didn't find a source of the kind of music that appeals to me. But frankly speaking....the kind of music that appeals to me changes as my moods do. I may want smooth jazz one day, another day R&B, and then I could consider a little bit country ....or a little bit Rock and Roll! I feel like I'm channeling Donnie and Marie here!
Oh well, I will settle for the songs I have already and will consider adding more after I decide if running with my ipod is a good idea or not.
Good night!
One Bridge....
Pier to Peak - 93 Days to go....
Ciao!!!
Date: 5/30
Time: 9:07AM
Duration: 31 mins
Place: Circular from home and back (Home, booth, Whitmore, Mitchell, Hatch, Home)
Distance today: 3 miles Total for the week: 12 Miles
Sit ups today: 20 Total for the week: 25
Comments: I left a lot later than I intended to this morning but I stayed up late working on some projects. I ran another 3 today with the goal of getting a little faster and stronger each time. I considered running with my ipod but it wasnt charged up. Will have it ready for tomorrow. The weather is pretty warm today. It's 62°. and rising, Humidity:58%, and the Wind: 8 mph. It's going to be in the 80s today. I really need to get out earlier. I hate running in the heat.
I didn't have breakfast yet. That's probably why my run wasnt as strong.
I will make a small protein drink for breakfast and I need to go shopping for lunch and dinner. I will THINK about everything I eat today. One more week and I will officially cross over from being a vegetarian to veganism. I started eating salmon during my training but continued to eat it even during non training times. I have taken it out of my diet as well as dairy products (except for cream in my coffee once per day). I will eventually start to incorporate soy in my coffee but honestly, I dont like the combination of soy and coffee. YUCK. It tastes like dishwater....not that Ive ever tasted dishwater.
OK...that's it! I feel great! Now that my exercise is done, I can get on with my day!
How did YOU do today? What is Mr. P whispering in YOUR ear?
One Bridge ~
Date: 5/30
Time: 9:07AM
Duration: 31 mins
Place: Circular from home and back (Home, booth, Whitmore, Mitchell, Hatch, Home)
Distance today: 3 miles Total for the week: 12 Miles
Sit ups today: 20 Total for the week: 25
Comments: I left a lot later than I intended to this morning but I stayed up late working on some projects. I ran another 3 today with the goal of getting a little faster and stronger each time. I considered running with my ipod but it wasnt charged up. Will have it ready for tomorrow. The weather is pretty warm today. It's 62°. and rising, Humidity:58%, and the Wind: 8 mph. It's going to be in the 80s today. I really need to get out earlier. I hate running in the heat.
I didn't have breakfast yet. That's probably why my run wasnt as strong.
I will make a small protein drink for breakfast and I need to go shopping for lunch and dinner. I will THINK about everything I eat today. One more week and I will officially cross over from being a vegetarian to veganism. I started eating salmon during my training but continued to eat it even during non training times. I have taken it out of my diet as well as dairy products (except for cream in my coffee once per day). I will eventually start to incorporate soy in my coffee but honestly, I dont like the combination of soy and coffee. YUCK. It tastes like dishwater....not that Ive ever tasted dishwater.
OK...that's it! I feel great! Now that my exercise is done, I can get on with my day!
How did YOU do today? What is Mr. P whispering in YOUR ear?
One Bridge ~
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Peak to Pier - 94 Days to go
Bonjour,
Well, it is mostly likely obvious that I have fallen prey to Mr. P and his crafty ways. I have only two excuses to offer, but frankly neither of them are valid enough to justify not running yesterday, nor today.
I did not run, nor did I cross train. This was another "late night" and I didnt eat correctly, didn't drink enough water, and I didnt get enought sleep last night. Today, for breakfast I had a handful of cherries from my tree and a cup of coffee. (not good). For lunch I did well. I had salad (no dressing) and garbanzo beans, and broccoli and a side of black beans. YUM! Later, I had peanuts and a beverage. BAD. All in all, my caloric content was ok....except for the peanuts. I had almonds in my purse. I should have eaten those.
OK...enough of my little pity party. I'm getting back on track first thing in the morning ....6:30AM sharp. I will update this blog by 7:30AM ....NO EXCUSES!
Mr. P....you are on notice. I will be chasing YOU during my run tomorrow morning.
One Bridge.
Well, it is mostly likely obvious that I have fallen prey to Mr. P and his crafty ways. I have only two excuses to offer, but frankly neither of them are valid enough to justify not running yesterday, nor today.
I did not run, nor did I cross train. This was another "late night" and I didnt eat correctly, didn't drink enough water, and I didnt get enought sleep last night. Today, for breakfast I had a handful of cherries from my tree and a cup of coffee. (not good). For lunch I did well. I had salad (no dressing) and garbanzo beans, and broccoli and a side of black beans. YUM! Later, I had peanuts and a beverage. BAD. All in all, my caloric content was ok....except for the peanuts. I had almonds in my purse. I should have eaten those.
OK...enough of my little pity party. I'm getting back on track first thing in the morning ....6:30AM sharp. I will update this blog by 7:30AM ....NO EXCUSES!
Mr. P....you are on notice. I will be chasing YOU during my run tomorrow morning.
One Bridge.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Pier to Peak...96 Days to go
Hola!
OK...this was what I call a "late night". I worked in the office today and got home late. Today is a "cross training" day so no running. I only crunched out 15 sit ups for starters. Going forward, cross training will include upper and/or lower body work but will always include crunches. I will do crunches every single day, increasing by 5 each day which will mean that I will end up doing 495 per day. Yeah...right! But...I'll at least start out with that in mind. Let's see how long I can keep it up!
My eating was not on par today. I had a banana and almonds for breakfast and coffee in the afternoon and taboleh and pita bread for lunch and peanuts to bevs. I should have skipped the peanuts and beverages.
I'll tighten back up tomorrow on the eating and resume the green leafys.
I'm going to bed now. Sleep is just as important as exercise.
See you tomorrow!!!
One Bridge.
OK...this was what I call a "late night". I worked in the office today and got home late. Today is a "cross training" day so no running. I only crunched out 15 sit ups for starters. Going forward, cross training will include upper and/or lower body work but will always include crunches. I will do crunches every single day, increasing by 5 each day which will mean that I will end up doing 495 per day. Yeah...right! But...I'll at least start out with that in mind. Let's see how long I can keep it up!
My eating was not on par today. I had a banana and almonds for breakfast and coffee in the afternoon and taboleh and pita bread for lunch and peanuts to bevs. I should have skipped the peanuts and beverages.
I'll tighten back up tomorrow on the eating and resume the green leafys.
I'm going to bed now. Sleep is just as important as exercise.
See you tomorrow!!!
One Bridge.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Pier to Peak - 97 days to go....
Date: 5/25
Time: 1:12PM
Duration: 30 mins
Place: Circular from home and back (Home, booth, Whitmore, Mitchell, Hatch, Home)
Distance: 3 miles
Total distance: 9 miles (will add this to my next run)
Comments: The weather was 70°, Humidity 36% and the Wind 6 mph. It was a pretty warm day today. I ate a late lunch of Oatmeal, apples, blueberries and a dash of vanilla soy milk. I had to wait until the food digested before going. I would much rather have left earlier to beat the heat. I'm feeling consistant and looking forward to some cross training tomorrow. So now....take THAT "Mr. P" You didn't get to me today!!!!
One Bridge ~
Time: 1:12PM
Duration: 30 mins
Place: Circular from home and back (Home, booth, Whitmore, Mitchell, Hatch, Home)
Distance: 3 miles
Total distance: 9 miles (will add this to my next run)
Comments: The weather was 70°, Humidity 36% and the Wind 6 mph. It was a pretty warm day today. I ate a late lunch of Oatmeal, apples, blueberries and a dash of vanilla soy milk. I had to wait until the food digested before going. I would much rather have left earlier to beat the heat. I'm feeling consistant and looking forward to some cross training tomorrow. So now....take THAT "Mr. P" You didn't get to me today!!!!
One Bridge ~
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Pier to Peak....98 days to go...
Date: 5/25
Time: 9:29AM
Duration: 40 mins
Place: Circular from home and back (Home, booth, Whitmore, Mitchell, Hatch, Home)
Distance: 3 miles
Total distance: 6 miles (will add this to my next run)
Comments: Today I ran with my 10 year old grandson! He's used to running about 1 mile at school so 3 miles was a stretch. So obviously our time was less than optimum, BUT, we made it and it was fun. Today is still overcast.
It's 65°, Humidity:48%, Wind:WNW 13 mp and no rain. It was another perfect day for a run!
I had a protein drink w/ 1/2 of banana for breakfast and a little taboleh that I made last nite. I'll have lots of fruit and oatmeal and hummus to eat today.
Well, I'm off to my sisters to play cards and visit with my son.
Have a great holiday weekend.
I'll check in again tomorrow.
One Bridge.
Time: 9:29AM
Duration: 40 mins
Place: Circular from home and back (Home, booth, Whitmore, Mitchell, Hatch, Home)
Distance: 3 miles
Total distance: 6 miles (will add this to my next run)
Comments: Today I ran with my 10 year old grandson! He's used to running about 1 mile at school so 3 miles was a stretch. So obviously our time was less than optimum, BUT, we made it and it was fun. Today is still overcast.
It's 65°, Humidity:48%, Wind:WNW 13 mp and no rain. It was another perfect day for a run!
I had a protein drink w/ 1/2 of banana for breakfast and a little taboleh that I made last nite. I'll have lots of fruit and oatmeal and hummus to eat today.
Well, I'm off to my sisters to play cards and visit with my son.
Have a great holiday weekend.
I'll check in again tomorrow.
One Bridge.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Countdown - Pier to Peak 99 days to go
Hello!
I welcome you to this space...the place I will chart my training for 3 upcoming marathons for '08.
I expect this blog to be filled with a mixture of successes and misses, promises and vows. But, such is life, or so it is for me anyway.
This log is primarily for myself. It is a journal to keep myself accountable and on track. I procrastinate like crazy and fall prey to what I call "fly demon thoughts". These thoughts are pesty, irritating thoughts which plague my efforts at good will and honorable intentions.
Swat at them though I might, they crop up at times like fruit flies...unswatable, and tiny, but there, in growing numbers and ultra annoying. As such, the daddy of all my fly demon thoughts is Mr. P...., that is, P for Procrastination. There are others, but Mr. P is the proverbial top dog.
I run at times, in spite of Mr. P. Other times, because of him. More later on all of that.
I fought off the original idea to name this blog...The Demon Fly Swatter, but ruled on the side of that which is cute, catchy, palatable and for me...relevant, as I love bridges, I love running and I love being punny. We'll talk more about each later too, and no, that is not a P-influenced comment, btw.
Other things you can come to expect to see is a tracking of my training.
The form I will start with will look something like this:
Date
Time
Duration
Place
Distance
Weather
Total Distance
Comments
For Example:
The following is what I did today
Date: 5/24
Time: 12:21pm
Duration: 35 mins
Place: Circular from home and back (Home, booth, Whitmore, Mitchell, Hatch, Home)
Distance: 3 miles
Total distance: 3 miles (will add this to my next run)
Comments: Today I ran with my running partner Sally (virtually). We text'd each other as we were about to run, then again when we returned. Today is overcast and drizzling. The weather is in the mid to high 50's and no wind. It's a perfect day to run! The 1st mile was tough as I've been out of the gym for 2 weeks. Will try not to miss more than 2 days in a row going forward.
Well, unfortunatly I have to log off now, but before I go, I'd like to share with you the list of races I place to compete in this year:
Aug 31st, "Pier to Peak" in Santa Barbara (1/2 Marathon)
Oct 19th, "Nikes Women's" in San Francisco (Full Marathon)
Dec 7th, "Calif Int'l Marathon" in Sacramento (Full Marathon)
BTW, in case you're wondering, I have run marathons previously. Some full, some halves and a few 5k's. I'm starting anew after a hip problem and just general laziness and of course, the dreaded "P".
Oh...and yes, I encourage you to add your comments at any time.
Signing off for now.
One Bridge.
I welcome you to this space...the place I will chart my training for 3 upcoming marathons for '08.
I expect this blog to be filled with a mixture of successes and misses, promises and vows. But, such is life, or so it is for me anyway.
This log is primarily for myself. It is a journal to keep myself accountable and on track. I procrastinate like crazy and fall prey to what I call "fly demon thoughts". These thoughts are pesty, irritating thoughts which plague my efforts at good will and honorable intentions.
Swat at them though I might, they crop up at times like fruit flies...unswatable, and tiny, but there, in growing numbers and ultra annoying. As such, the daddy of all my fly demon thoughts is Mr. P...., that is, P for Procrastination. There are others, but Mr. P is the proverbial top dog.
I run at times, in spite of Mr. P. Other times, because of him. More later on all of that.
I fought off the original idea to name this blog...The Demon Fly Swatter, but ruled on the side of that which is cute, catchy, palatable and for me...relevant, as I love bridges, I love running and I love being punny. We'll talk more about each later too, and no, that is not a P-influenced comment, btw.
Other things you can come to expect to see is a tracking of my training.
The form I will start with will look something like this:
Date
Time
Duration
Place
Distance
Weather
Total Distance
Comments
For Example:
The following is what I did today
Date: 5/24
Time: 12:21pm
Duration: 35 mins
Place: Circular from home and back (Home, booth, Whitmore, Mitchell, Hatch, Home)
Distance: 3 miles
Total distance: 3 miles (will add this to my next run)
Comments: Today I ran with my running partner Sally (virtually). We text'd each other as we were about to run, then again when we returned. Today is overcast and drizzling. The weather is in the mid to high 50's and no wind. It's a perfect day to run! The 1st mile was tough as I've been out of the gym for 2 weeks. Will try not to miss more than 2 days in a row going forward.
Well, unfortunatly I have to log off now, but before I go, I'd like to share with you the list of races I place to compete in this year:
Aug 31st, "Pier to Peak" in Santa Barbara (1/2 Marathon)
Oct 19th, "Nikes Women's" in San Francisco (Full Marathon)
Dec 7th, "Calif Int'l Marathon" in Sacramento (Full Marathon)
BTW, in case you're wondering, I have run marathons previously. Some full, some halves and a few 5k's. I'm starting anew after a hip problem and just general laziness and of course, the dreaded "P".
Oh...and yes, I encourage you to add your comments at any time.
Signing off for now.
One Bridge.
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