Pioneer Day Fun(?) Run.

It's been a while since I've posted, but I've been busy with swimming lessons etc.  But here's the update!  I ran in the Pioneer day fun run in St. Anthony.  My goal was 34 minutes (11 minute miles and change) and I finished in 32:44.  Yeah!  I'm going to have to step it up before the Mesa Falls run, because I was huffin and puffin at the end for sure. 

Here's a before, with some friends.

Here's an after, my best pose (dorky, but what do you do?).  The important thing is the cool shirt we got, it's that running fabric (wow, the lingo!)

It was my first run, and I was nervous, but I didn't puke, and I really did have fun.  Happy running!

Week Five.

It took me more than two weeks to do week five, but I'm done!(phew)  I did my 5K practice tonight.  I wish I could capture with my camera how beautiful it was (not me, the scenery) but I'm not that great of a photographer, so you'll just have to believe me.  My goal was 35 minutes and I made it in 34!  Yeah!!!  I even walked the last 6 minutes, so I felt really good about that.  I think I could have done better, but then I would have had to kill myself next week to beat it, so I took it easy and stuck with the goal.  I got some new  headphones for my mp3, and they work (meaning, they don't fall off while I'm jogging).  They're the kind with the big pads that go around the back of your neck, so, cushy, but not dorky.

It's good that they work.  I was having to wear a hat all the time to keep my ear buds in.  Yucky in this heat!  On to week six, happy running!

Made it through week four.

We went to california, so week four took two weeks, lol.  (all my other weeks have taken like two weeks, so not sure what it matters, but this one took even longer).  I thought running in California would be easier (you know what every one says, elevation, etc.) but I forgot to calculate in the fact that it's like 70 or 80 degrees at 7 in the morning.  I know what you Arazona people are thinking, big deal right?  But I'm used to, oh I don't know, like 50 or 60, maybe.  I don't know for sure, but it's way good for running.  I've decided something... I'm spoiled!  But here are the pro's of running in Cali.  You can see lots of different things.  You can go lots of different ways.  You can take time to stretch when you wait for a stoplight.  You can socialize a little (say hi to people you pass).  so all in all I had fun.  It was nice to mix it up.  I'm glad to be back though, I've decided I like solitude.  Besides, I think California was tired of my out-of-breath rendition of Taylor Swift, lol.  Since I've been home I worked on week five, and am almost done.  I only have my 5K week end run to do, I'm going for 35 minutes.  Wish me luck!

Week Three Goal Met!

My ultimate goal is to do the 5K in 30 minutes.  Every week after my three "programmed runs" I do a 5K run, last weeks was 40 minutes, and my goal this week was 38 minutes.  I made it!!  I tried to make it so that I walk a warm down at the end and still make it, but I wasn't going to so I sprinted for the last minute.  I came in the house sweating like a pig in July, but I made it!  I realize that I could have pushed a little harder at the beginning, but since I'm a true blue procrastinator thru and thru, I did things the only way I know how I guess!  I need a stopwatch that goes around my neck, I've dropped my cell phone too many times, lol.
Next weeks workout:  Walk-5min, Run-3min, W-3min, R-5min, W-4min, R-3min, W-10min, R-5min, cool down-10min.  48 minutes total, better get up early!  3 days of this, then 5K in 36 min.

Week Three!

I'm almost finished with "week three" on the couch potato training.  It didn't actually take me three weeks to complete it, more like 6, but that's ok.  Todays workout was twice as long as the last two days, and it felt great!  I reflected back on my first couple of times running and realized I've improved (duh!).  My next day is "go three miles at a high clip to try to beat my 40 minutes of last week".  Here's the best part though:

THIS is what I get to wake up to in the mornings.  Now, wouldn't you run too?(click on pic to get a better view)  I get to go up the road that you see.  Today I did a little more than three miles, and over the last crest the view is twice as good (but I didn't have my camera).  (I "made" this panoramic, that's why it's not professional looking, sorry).

Tomorrow if the weather holds out I'm going with a group of "gals" on a hike up the "R" mountain (aka. Menan Butte in Rexburg) and around the top.  Brody and I did that last Friday with the kids, but we didn't make it very far, just up the side and about 1/4 of the way around, then back to the car.  It was so much fun!  I'll take pics if it's worth it.

I'm so blessed!

This morning I just completed the 2nd week of my "running routine" and boy did that feel good!  I just went three miles, as fast as I felt comfortable.  1/4 mile walking, 1/4 mile running, repeat.  I made it in 40 minutes, that's 13 minutes per mile (approx).  My goal by the Mesa Falls 5K in August is 10 minute miles, or do you think I can do better?  (This morning about killed me, by the way, if I have a heart attack, will you attend my funeral?)  Anyway, it was raining a little, but everything was just beautiful!  The fields are starting to turn green with new grain, and everything was washed clean.  Okay, the 12 inch worms on the road were a little gross, but I discovered it's really fun to collect a few and feed them to the chickens.  One chicken grabs a worm and runs, and the others take up the chase.  It's hilarious.  I'm sure Brody was looking out the front window at me in the yard laughing hysterically at 7 in the morning and thinking "yep, she's lost it," but the kids thought it was great, so that's worth it.  Today I'm supposed to get my Dana Thornock book in the mail (had to return the library copy, so got one on amazon), so I'll start trying her eating program this week, I'll keep you posted!