Day 63

After taking 2 days off, I had an amazing workout of a 5 mile run. I figured I could up the mileage to 5 miles since I did 4 miles as my long run for the last 2 weeks. I will either be a week ahead of the training schedule handed out, giving me more room to change things in case of a bad week, or I could do 2 weeks at 5 miles and then be right on track. I haven't decided yet. The run today though was actually pretty easy. I had no trouble breathing and felt like I could have run longer! Overall, great run.

Day 61 and 62

As I was in Orlando all weekend, I couldn't post yesterday so it will be a 2-in-1! Yesterday, I went to Islands of Adventure during the day and Halloween Horror Nights last night. Although I did not make it the gym and was unable to run, I did walk many, many miles around Islands of Adventure and Universal.

I was planning on going to the gym for 30 minutes after getting some homework done, but I am completely exhausted from my trip and am running on about 5 hours of sleep after being at a theme park from noon till 2 am. I am going to rationalize not working out and biking today (it was going to be a cross training day), by saying all the walking I did yesterday and last night counts for something even though it didn't get my heart rate up. I feel behind in my training, but my body needs sleep and I have to get homework done instead. My long run will be tomorrow.

day 60

This morning I ran what I thought was 3 miles outside, but it took me 39 minutes, which is 9 minutes slower than my usual 3 mile pace. It seemed really long, so I will have to double check to see if it was actually 3 miles again. It wasn't the greatest run ever and I thought it was very humid out. I will have a nice break this weekend and hopefully have a really good run Monday.

day 59

Ran 3.5 miles today pretty easily. I am hoping to increase my mileage of my long distance run up to 4.5 miles after this weekend! I know I can do it, it's just a matter of actually doing it. I wanted to do some weights today, but I had to get back and shower to get ready for work. Oh well, always another day. At least I am up and around rather than just being lazy.

day 58

I didn't have time to run or go to the gym today, so the day turned into a rest a day. I have not had a break since 5 am this morning and I won't be stopping till I go to bed tonight. I guess the week is going to be an only 4 day workout week. I have no idea how I am suppose to run/cross train and find time to do weight 2 or 3 times a week. I can barely find time to run for 30 minutes as it is. I feel like I could be doing so much more and so much better if I wasn't so busy with clinicals all the time. Feeling a bit discouraged. Oh well, not much I can do about my schedule. =/

Day 57

So today I went for a 2 and a half mile early morning run. It was very nice out. I was going to do 3 miles, but had to cut it short to get to an appointment at the wellness center. Turns out I have pink eye in both eyes! No wonder my eye has been watering and burning like crazy. Anyways, the run went well and was easy. And now that I have pink eye, I can't give flu shots at the health fair like I was suppose to do instead of going to class which was canceled for it. At least I have time to catch up on some homework before work now.

day 56

Today has not been a good day. I had every intention of going to the Human Performance Lab with Jen and Amber to go over the exercises, but I slept horribly last night and did not feel good upon waking up. I even almost didn't get up for my 8 am class. I did go to both of my classes today, but was more focused on trying not to fall asleep than anything else. I have no idea why I would be this tired. I decided if I took a nap I wouldn't get up in time to go to work, so I decided to go for a run to see if that would wake me up more and it kind of did. It was my long run of the week, so I ran 4 miles in 40 minutes. It went pretty well. Now time to go to work.

day 55

I was surprisingly sore when I woke up today and decided to take the day as a rest day. Even though I have class and work tomorrow, I am planning to do my long run of the week in between class and work. Overall, I had a nice relaxing day.

day 54

Today was a cross training day. I biked 5.3 miles in 20 minutes, which was a pretty slow place, but I was chatting the whole time. After biking, Jen and I attempted to do most of the exercises using weights as shown in class yesterday. For the most part, it went very well, but some of the exercises we would need more practice on and someone to let us know that we are doing it right. Pretty easy day though.

day 53

I went running in 59 degree weather this morning! Luckily, it warmed up a little bit because it was really cold. I went at a slightly slower pace today 1) because I was extremely tired and didn't feel like running and 2) I was talking to Jen the whole time. It was still a pretty decent run of about 2.5 miles. I am still really tired though, so I may just go back to sleep for 15-20 minutes before class.

day 52

Rest day! Woo Hoo! More mentally exhausted than physically, but I need a day to relax! Not much else to say.

day 51

I learned today that I can run 3 miles incredibly well right after eating chips and queso and only getting 4 and a half hours of sleep! I didn't think it was a very good idea, but I did it any ways. Surprisingly I felt completely fine for the full 30 minutes and even finished with very well controlled breathing and never once felt out of breath. It was actually a very nice run. Now I am starving and going to eat and going to bed really early!

day 50

I woke up this morning to find out that it was raining harder than what we would like to go running in. I almost just went back to bed but realized this was the only time that I could workout so I ended up going to the gym with Morgan and running for 30 minutes on the treadmill. It was actually not a fun run and I kind of wish that I had just stayed in bed. I kept getting side stitches, which I haven't been getting at all and I was just not into it today. Now, my body feels completely restless, but it may just be from being tired and knowing I have a ton of stuff to do today.

Day 49

I had a very good run today! I went to the gym and ran 4 miles in 40 minutes. This was my "long" run of the week, but it was fairly easy. Obviously harder than 3-3.5 miles like I am use to, but my breathing was under control the whole time and I didn't stop at all. I think I may create a general training schedule based off of the one posted on angel, but start it now rather than the beginning of November since I can easily do 4 miles as my long run of the week. This way, I will have more weeks to get up to 11 and 12 miles. I will be waking up for an early run in the morning.

day 48

I am very happy I was planning to take today as a rest day. I woke up this morning with my head feeling incredibly heavy and stuffy, a headache behind the eyes, and cold sweats. It's a good thing that all I have to do for the rest of the day is study for an exam tomorrow. Hopefully I will be able to stay focused on studying. Back to running tomorrow.

Day 47

I went to the gym today to ride the bike. In 30 minutes, I biked 8 miles. I also did a few arm machines because I feel like my arms are incredibly week. My hamstrings feel a bit tight after the workout today and will be stretching some more tonight.

day 46

Today was an easy run day of just 2 and a half miles. One of our guy friends went running with us today. I went really well for me having him running with us because he ran at the same pace that I did so I actually had someone to talk to the whole time. I was able to talk without getting out of breath, but it also wasn't overly easy. We went at a nice 10 minute pace and had some good conversation. Overall, it was a nice run. I will be going to restorative yoga today too as part of the fit to serve class with Jessica Rhea. It is suppose to be very relaxing and focus on breathing, so it should be a nice wrap up to the week.

day 45

Went for a nice 3 mile run today. Like I said yesterday, I thing 3 miles is now my base and it is becoming easier and easier. However, I have been getting bored about 2 miles in and have really been wanting to just stop. Once I push through though, the last mile goes by quicker than the first two, which is a good thing. I can feel my legs getting stronger and they are not tiring out as quickly as they were even a week ago. I would really like a leg massage and am considering recruiting one of my friends to regularly give me massages. Hopefully it will work. I just need to think of an incentive!

Day 44

Today I had a really great 3 mile - 30 minute run on the treadmill. I felt like my breathing was perfect! I was not out of breath at all and could even talk while running, so I know I was at a good pace. 3 miles is getting easier and easier every time I go running and I believe 3 miles is now my base. My legs feel tired, but nothing a little stretching and massaging can't take care of.

day 43

Today is actually a very nice day out and not raining for the first time since I've been back home. Unfortunately, I slept incredibly weird and woke up with a very tight and sore left shoulder and neck. I would rather not move around quickly since it hurts and have moved around my weekly work out schedule to take today as a rest day and still get my 5 run/workout days in. Should work out fine if everything else goes as planned.

day 42

It has been raining at my house for the past 20 hours. Again I thought I was going to have to take a rest day since I don't have a gym membership back home, but luckily I was able to go to the gym as a guest for the day. I ran for about 35 minutes on the treadmill for a distance of 3.5 miles. It felt really good and I needed it. Hopefully it stops raining so I can get another run in tomorrow.

day 41

I was planning on running today around my neighborhood, but things came up, ate late, didn't have time, and the weather is kind of nasty out right now. I am going to try to sleep in a little bit tomorrow even though that is still only 8:30 for me now, unfortunately, and then run in the early afternoon since the temperature has been very cool out. The hardest part will actually forcing myself to put on my running shoes.

day 40

I went for a nice 2.5 mile run this morning. All of us were exhausted more so than usual for our Friday morning run. It took me about 30 minutes. The good thing right now is that the weather is getting so much nicer! I am super excited about the awesome weather we are having. Class was also really helpful today and I think the novice training schedule posted will work perfectly. I think that is exactly what I needed, because I have absolutely no clue how to schedule a training calender. Right now, I am very thankful for the long weekend to catch up some much needed R&R, even though I know I will still go on a run or 2.

day 39

Today was a very nice rest day. Not too much to day about the day. I was on my feet all day for clinical, but will be stretching later. I will be running in the morning tomorrow and then going home in the afternoon. I will have to map out distances in my neighborhood to give me a general idea of how far I have to go to run for 30 minutes while I am home. Hopefully I will be able to relax a lot this weekend!

day 38

Definitely was not in the mood to work out today, but I pushed through it and went to the gym anyways. The gym was incredibly hot and overly smelly today and was not a good atmosphere for working out. I ended up doing 25 minutes on the elliptical. I was going to do 30, but then I started thinking about all the things that I had to do that I decided to use my last 5 minutes to speed walk back to my dorm. This far into the semester and I am still rationalizing things with myself, although I have been better about not doing it. I really want to go swimming. I should have done that today. Too bad I didn't think about it in time.

Also, I mapped out the run yesterday and realized that it was not 2.75 miles like we guesstimated, but really just over 3!

day 37

Early morning run today. It was about 2.75 miles in about 32 minutes. The weather was incredible and I wish it was like this all of the time. My legs did feel a little tight but I stretched a lot after and now they feel better. It was a very nice run and at a good pace. I only stopped for the crosswalk and to retie my shoe. And now for some last minute studying before my exam later.

day 36

Today is a rest day, which is actually needed more for studying for a test tomorrow rather than recovery. I did walk from campus back to my dorm so at least I moved around a little bit today. I will be running early tomorrow morning. And now, back to studying so I can go to bed at a decent time to wake up and run.

day 35

Today I went for a nice and easy 2 and 1/2 mile run. I was going to do 3 miles in 33 minutes, but I didn't feel so well. Although it was at a very easy pace, I felt like I had to stop and sit down, which I did. Overall though, I am starting to feel better about knowing I will be able to do longer distances at an 11 minute pace.

day 34

I went to the gym today and really tried to follow the METs that are appropriate for me. I warmed up by doing a mile on the elliptical and then jogged 2 and 1/2 miles at a pace that put me at the top of my METs. In total, I did 3 and a 1/2 miles in about 38 minutes and I thought it was very easy. I didn't tire out at all, could easily talk while running, and never got out of breath. If I had more time, I felt like I could have gone at least another mile and a 1/2 at the pace I was at, which was around 11 minutes a mile. My legs also felt perfectly fine and didn't feel tired or heavy when I stopped. Overall, I have realized that the pace I have been doing has just been too fast for longer distances. I really just need to focus on the time I workout, rather than the intensity. The class Friday really helped me to realize what I should be doing differently.