Week Nov 4th-Nov 10th

New week, here we go!

Mon- did not run with the morning group, just my 5k class at night

3.07 miles in 45:22

Tues- met with Marnie, didn't get much sleep

Really going to try to get to bed earlier!

4.96 in 48:14 9:43 pace
Avg hr- 160
Max hr- 179
9:55- ave hr 134
9:30- ave hr 157
9:47 ave hr 166
9:30 ave hr 169
9:56 ave hr 175

I dd not feel great, so I really think I need to focus on food and sleep. I can do this! If I want to get to Boston, I need to do what I can!!

Wed Run
Did not get to bed early enough because of book club, but I will try again tonight. :-) Decided to do a tempo run. For a tempo run, I want my hr to get up pretty high. It is a tough run.

Mile 1- 9:28 hr 150
Mile 2- 7:51 hr 176
Mile 3- 7:47 hr 188
Mile 4- 7:52- hr 193
Mile.1- 7:49 hr 197
Mile 6- 9:51 hr 179

Max- 200

5k- 24:16  Pretty good, since I wasn't planning on racing. :-) Tempo pace should be 10k pace, but I went a little faster. It felt good to go fast, but it was tough.

Week of Oct 28th- November 2nd

I am trying to get more miles in. Most of these will be at low heart rate.

Mon- morning- 4.91 miles 52:20 min- 10:40 pace

ave hr- 149, max hr-169 (Stella Olsen)

Mile 1- 10:58 hr ave-137

Mile 2- 10:51 hr ave-146

Mile 3- 10:30, hr ave- 151

Mile 4- 10:28 hr ave- 155

Mile 5- 10:28- 161

Mon evening- Couch to 5k

2.49 miles- 14:51 pace hr ave- 135, hr max-151

Wed- Tempo Run

Mile 1-8:55, hr ave 150(warmup)

Mile 2- 8:27, hr ave 172

Mile 3- 8:21, hr ave 177

Mile 4- 8:14, hr ave 183

Mile 5-9:16, hr ave  178 (cooldown) 

I felt pretty good during the tempo. I could have gone faster, but this was a good pace to push it. :-)

Thurs- low hr 5 miles 53 min 10:38 no hr

mile 1- 10:15
10:31
10:37
10:42
11:02

Fri-
5.2 miles in 48:10- 9:16 pace

1-9:11
2-9:39
3-8:40
4- 9:05
5-9:42

Sat-
Jeff had surgery and I ran with my group
2.97 miles 36:43


Total miles 25.32

Low Heart Rate 10/23

Here we go again. I am still debating what my plan is for the marathon. Am I ready for a marathon? I am tired already because Caden is not sleeping through the night. I think I am going to sign up anyway and just not start a ton of speedwork until 6 weeks in.

Here is today's workout stats

Mile 1- 9:58 hr ave- 138
Mile 2- 10:24 hr ave- 149
Mile 3-10:38 hr ave- 149
Mile .16- 10:03 hr ave- 155
Mile 4- 10:49- 145
Mile 5- 11:16- 153

Total- 5.17 miles, time 54:45, hr ave- 147, max- 168

Pretty good workout.

I will keep doing this.

I did my Couch to 5k group on Monday and Tuesday night. I think it will really help me also.

Low Heart Rate Run 10/21

I am still trying to run low heart rate whenever I can. Here is my run today:

Mile 1- 9:49 hr ave-144
Mile 2- 10:44- hr ave- 148
Mile 3- 10:12- hr ave- 148
Mile 4- 10:20- hr ave- 149
Mile 5- 10:43- hr ave- 162

Total 4.95 miles 51:15, 10:21 pace hr ave- 152, hr max 169 (up Stella Olsen hill)

This isn't too bad. :-) We will keep doing this. Tonight I will update with my couch to 5k class times. I can't wait.

First Tempo Run of the Training

I am trying not to be discouraged, so writing it down will help so I can see the change over the weeks.

Mile 1- Warmup- 9:24- hr ave- 150
Mile 2- getting faster- 9:12, hr ave- 174
Mile 3- 8:26- hr ave- 186
Mile 4- 8:18- hr ave- 196
Mile 5- cooldown 9:59- 189
Mile . 27 9:43- 190

I plan on doing a tempo run every Thursday and we will see how this changes. I am starting a couch to 5k group and I know going slow will help my heart even more. I am excited for this and to see people reach their goals.

First low heartrate run

I would really like to see how my training improves. I am doing low heart rate training with Kirsten to get a really strong base before I add in speed work. My max

Mile 1- 10:37 , average heart rate- 143
Mile 2- 10:51, average heart rate- 145
Mile 3- 11:23, average heart rate -147
Mile 4- 11:22, average heart rate- 142
Mile 5- 11:42, average heart rate- 134

So, overall, Overall we ran 5 miles in 55 minutes, my average heart rate was 148 and my max was 170. (that heart rate is off because it is also including my treadmill workout from the day before.)

When I ran my 5k on August 10th, I ran a 25:28 which is an 8:10 pace. My average heart rate was 190 and my max was 208.

I would like to see how my fitness goes up after building my base! I am excited for this process!

Starting Over- again!

Well, here we are. I never updated my training. After my last post, I kept training for a while, but then realized it just wasn't going to happen for me. Caden does not take a bottle, so being gone for long runs just wasn't going to work this time around. Luckily the weight has been coming off and I feel fit, just not marathon fit!

I have a group of friends who will be running Boston 2014 and I am so happy for them, and yes a little bit jealous. :-) To help me feel better I want to be able to train with them and I will plan on running Newport Marathon on May 31, 2014. My goal will be to qualify for Boston 2015, which would be the 10 year anniversary of my first marathon. :-)

This is much more realistic. So, my focus for now is getting as strong as I can so I can go into the training in January in top condition. I am very excited about this.

I feel pretty good right now. My weight this morning was 139.8! I have lost 42 lbs in 6 months after having the baby. I think that is pretty good. I am still nursing so it is hard to know how much more I can lose, but I would love to get to 135 by January. I am also involved in a wellness challenge, so that has been helping. I am focusing on running slow and building my base and doing weight training to get stronger. I will do core exercises every day.

It's my turn!! I feel it!!

Day 1 of low heart rate training- 2 miles on the treadmill at 5.0 miles per hour. My heart rate stayed between 140 and 153. Not too shabby. Can't wait to run outside.