Week 5 Marathon Comeback

Monday- Felt great-woo hoo!! Slow 5.43 mile as we are working on low heart rate. Good to be back.
Mile 1-10:18, hr 143
Mile 2-11:19, hr-147
Mile 3-11:27, hr-152
Mile 4-11:58, hr-154
Mile 5- 11:48, hr-157
.42 miles- 12:09. hr-161
Total- 5.42 miles, ave hr-151, max hr-167
Tuesday- 5 miles- didn't keep track
Wednesday-8.32 miles
Mile 1-10:34
Mile 2-11:35
Mile 3- 10:52
Mile 4- 11:39
Mile 5- 11:54
Mile 6- 11:15
Mile 7- 11:38
Mile 8- 11:49
.32 miles- 12:16
Total- 8.32, pace 11:26
Thursday-Bike ride with Bryce
Friday- 4 miles while Emily rode her bike
Mile 1-10:43, hr-136
Mile 2- 11:26- hr-159
Mile 3- 11:31- hr- 152
Mile 4- 11:05, hr-167
Total- 3.97 miles, pace 11:12, hr ave- 153, hr max 192
Saturday
Mile 1- 9:59, hr- 150
Mile 2- 10:38, hr- 157
Mile 3- 11:02, hr- 159
Mile 4- 10:36, hr-158
Mile 5- 10:05, hr-161
Mile 6- 10:03, hr- 162
Mile 7- 10:12, hr-164
Mile 8- 10:21, hr- 167
Mile 9- 10:34, hr-167
Mile 10- 10:56, hr- 169
Mile 11- 10:34, hr-172
Mile 12- 9:32, hr- 183
Mile 13- 9:33, hr- 189
.1 miles- 10:19-hr-194
Total- 13.1 miles, 10:19 pace

I am feeling pretty good! Still have a ways to go, so we will keep on with the low heart rate.

Week 4-Marathon Comeback

Started Low heartrate training with Kirsten.

Monday-5 miles, then went to the doctor and took an injection of a chemotherapy.
Tuesday-5 miles- horrible!
Wiped out the rest of the week. Decided to let my body recover. Will try again next week!

Week 3 Marathon Comeback

Monday- 2 1/2 miles, but I can' remember when or how. :-)
Tuesday- Met at the track. I was supposed to run 4x800m, but ran out of time and ran 2x800m at 4:04 and 3:49. I ran about a mile warm up and walked about a lap in between each one. It was total about 3 miles
Wednesday- Did not run
Thursday- Ran 5.5 miles with Marnie (plan was 6, but not quite enough time)
Friday- 3 miles on the treadmill
Saturday- Planned for 12, but had time for 11.2, started hurting in the middle but then felt better. Overall, did not feel great.

Total- 25.2 miles

My goal for this next week is over 30 miles. I would really like to run one of my favorite races on March 3rd. It is a 30k, which is 18.6 miles. I don't know if it is too soon, but I definitely need to get mileage in. I am still having a hard time with scheduling my runs since it is dark. I might have to use my preschool time to run and try to get my most important runs in. Maybe at least on Thursday I will do that. I don't know. I will keep trying to figure it out. Maybe I will go week by week. I am also still playing with my running plan. Wish me luck!

Week 2 Marathon Comeback

I am still trying to decide the exact schedule I am following.

Monday- 2.5 miles slow- did not feel great
Tuesday- 4 mile run with middle 2 miles at race pace. I decided to try to stay around 9:09- this would be a 4 hour marathon. I ran a 4:06  4 1/2 months after having Bryce, so I think this is realistic but the way I felt today does not convince me!
Wednesday- Weigh in- 1.4 pounds lost. 151.4   No workout today. I will do some pushups, etc.
Thursday- 4 miler- 4.2 in 43:17, 10:18 pace, ave hr- 174, max hr- 193
Friday- 5 miles with Marnie and Molly (amazing what friends do!)  in 50:11, pace- 10:03, ave hr-170, max hr-190
Saturday- 10.4 miles 9:56 pace, ran with Marnie and Steph. I am still not feeling as good as I would like but I am glad I made it through 10 miles. I need to get gatorade. :-)

Weekly total- 25.9 miles! Woo hoo!



I am hoping my speed comes back. For right now, my focus is the mileage.

Week 1 Marathon Comeback

I am going to try to track as much as I can!

Tues- Cleared to run after my miscarriage and went for a 3.5 mile run while Bryce biked with his buddy, Spencer.
Wed- Did 9 400 repeats on the treadmill. Did not feel good but did it.
Thurs-Ran 5 miles with Marnie- felt okay
Fri- Swimming
Saturday- 8 miles at 10:38 pace

Just signed up the Newport Marathon

So, it is real. I am gonna be a marathoner again- woo hoo! I hope I know what I am doing. This race is not to meet any goals, just get back into it! I miss racing and training.

Weightier Matters

I don't usually post my weight on my blogs, but it is time to come to terms with it. Also, no one reads this. :-) I want to have proof of my progress.

Here is my history with weight:

High School- Not overweight but "bigger" compared to 90 lb teenagers. I probably weighed 115-120.
College- Discovered dorm food and no portion control, slowly gained weight to between 140-150- yuck!
Summer after Freshman year- moved into the apartments, refused to pay money for food that would make me big, so I lost most of that weight and shocked all my dorm room buddies. Probably settled in between 125-130. A good weight for me! Met Jeff, was married at 128.

Marriage years- My last year of school I slowly gained weight and was 148 by the time we moved to Portland.

A year after we were married at a dance. Probably 135.

College break after married- 130ish

 In Austin, a year after we were married- probably 130's

 When we moved to Oregon- 2001, 148ish

 After having Dallin, was down to about 135-140 by summer

 December 2003- I probably weighed 155

 Barely pregnant with Emily- my heaviest pregancy- started at 160. April 2004

 2005. Hood to Coast. 

 2005/2006 I can tell in my face that I am thinner!

 Emily turns 1- pretty good weight for me

 2005- after having Emily, and training for a marathon!

 2006- My favorite! 130ish

2008- around 135 

 In 2010, when I got back down to 130-135

 Low 140's for our New York trip. I wanted to look better. Oh well. Attempting to make babies and my weight do not go well together!

December 2011- I think this shows an accurate picture of me. Here is my weight today:

152.8. Yuck. But there it is. I hope to eat healthy and be motivated. I know how to do it. I just gotta do it. :-)

Here we go again!

I was going to start a new blog, but I realized my goal is still to qualify for Boston someday and it starts with these little steps. I realized I never even posted about how St. George went in 2010. I will have to do a race report. I was very disappointed. I felt ready but the weather was warmer than I expected and I was not able to keep the pace. Jeff ran the last few miles with me and I finished in 4:15.

I have not really been in training since that race. We decided to try to pregnant and so I thought this meant I couldn't be in training. Well, I finally got pregnant this December, but unfortunately it did not last and I miscarried for the first time. It has been a horrible roller coaster. We are taking a break for a little while until we decide our next step.

So, I am a runner again! I am going to keep track here so I can watch my improvements. I am going to try not to compare myself to where I used to be.

First run- 3 1/2 miles outside while Bryce and Spencer rode bikes. We ran slow to the park and then ran slow to Spencers house. Once I got there I realized I had to run home to get my truck in order to get to the school in time. Running fast was a bad idea! I was not quite ready for it. :-)

Today- I decided to follow a schedule to have a good 10k on March 3rd. I went to the gym to do 400 repeats. I was hoping to do them at 8 minute pace (it is supposed to be 5k pace and I used to run a 5k faster than that!). I was not quite ready for that. So, here are my times.

1- 8:36
2-8:36
3-8:20
4-8:13
5-8:13
6-8:13
7-8:00
8-8:00
9-- 7:53

I did a mile warmup and a half mile cool down and I walked in between each repeat for .05-.1 miles. I ended up running about 4 1/2 miles altogether.

I am being patient with myself. I know as the weight comes off and as I build my endurance I will feel better. I did not think I could finish this workout and I am proud I did!