Day 27

Wednesday 10/26/2011

I woke up Wednesday morning and had a great time!  It is the longest time I have run on the track, and I felt great doing it.  Even though I am well over my 'loose goal' of 9 weeks, I am still really proud of my self for never giving up!

Work out
5 minute warm up, jog 8 minutes, walk 5 minutes, jog 8 minutes, 5 minute cool down

I also went with walking with Holly that evening after work.

Work out
5 minute warm up, jog 3 minutes, walk 90 seconds, jog 5 minutes, walk2.5 minutes, then we just walked for about half a mile with out calculating it.

The next work out plan has is a 20 minute run in it =/ so I might repeat week 5 day 2 a few times

Day 26

Monday 10/24/2011

So I have been incredibly LAZY this month.  I blamed it one being busy with midterms and school which it true, but I was also just being lazy.  My friend Holly decided to start working out more, so I decided I needed to start back too.  Also i missed it a lot, and i have been watching The Biggest Loser which makes me feel lazy! Those people work there butts off literally! and loose a lot of weight every week.
So I woke up early this morning and went running on the plan for week 5, and I made my second best time.  It was foggy this morning and a little chilly this morning, but I still enjoyed my run while listening to Pandora the whole way.
I also did the steps fr 30 minutes on Wii Fit with holding weights and wearing ankle weights.

 

Work out

Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:Jog  5 minutes, Walk  3 minutes,  Jog  5 minutes, Walk  3 minutes, Jog 5 minutes, % minute cool down.

Day 26

10/8/2011

Walked 1.85 miles at Restoration with my family.

Day 24

9/30/2011

Went walking in the morning at Restoration Park with mom.  I slacked off the week before because I had a cold, and it rained, and I was being lazy.

Day 23

Monday 9/19/2011

I have a cold this week so I just did not feel like getting up to run in the morning.  So I ran for 10 minutes the Wii some and went walking in restoration park with my younger sisters.

My calves started hurting towards the end, but I was excited to run 10 miutes straight because I have not done that with C25K yet!

Day 22

Friday 9/16/2011

Went walking in Restoration Park with mom.  I will really miss our morning walks once she goes back to work, but I am so thankful she got a job. 

Day 21

Thursday 9/15/2011

I went running Thursday evening with Megan.  I did my best time so far in her neighborhood!

Work out
Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then: Jog 3 minute, Walk 90 seconds, Jog 5 minutes, Walk 2-1/2 minutes, Jog or 3 minutes, Walk 90 seconds, Jog 5 minutes, 5 minute cool down.

Day 20

Monday 9/12/2011

Today I went running on the Wellness Center track  with mom.  It was my fourth time to do week four, but I did great!  It was my best time and farthest distance so far! Hopefully I will be up to 3.1 miles soon!

Work out
Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then: Jog 3 minute, Walk 90 seconds, Jog 5 minutes, Walk 2-1/2 minutes, Jog or 3 minutes, Walk 90 seconds, Jog 5 minutes, 5 minute cool down.

Day 19

Friday 7/9/2011

I went walking with mom at Restoration Park. 

Day 18

Wednesday 9/7/2011

I went walking with mom in Restoration Park.  It felt great and there were lots of animals.  There was one creepy man wearing gloves and walking with a golf club though.

Day 17

Saturday 9/3/2011

Saturday I went running in the rain, and it was very refreshing.  I listened to Death Cab the whole way.  I am still really enjoying running.  It makes me feel energized, accomplished, and relaxed.
My GPS said I went over 4 miles, but I just didn't!  (hopefully soon though lol)  I think the rain and clouds messed the GPS locator up a little bit.

Work out
Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then: Jog 3 minute, Walk 90 seconds, Jog 5 minutes, Walk 2-1/2 minutes, Jog or 3 minutes, Walk 90 seconds, Jog 5 minutes, 5 minute cool down.

Day 16

Wednesday 8/31/2011

I went running with Megan tonight.  I really enjoy running with her because I never get to see her at school anymore.  Also, she keeps me focused  so I won't give up.  But sometimes we do gossip more than worry about our walking time. =)
We ran in Megan's neighborhood again, so even though our distance was not the best, it was probably because we ran up so many hills!
I did Week 4 Day 2!  At first I really thought the workout plan for week 4 would kick my butt, but I love it  A month ago I would never have been able to easily run for 5 minutes straight, but now it is no problem.  And I really am feeling like I am closer to getting my goal accomplished.

(oh and the picture says distance run, but it was week 4 day 2 for sure!)

Work out
Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then: Jog 3 minute, Walk 90 seconds, Jog 5 minutes, Walk 2-1/2 minutes, Jog or 3 minutes, Walk 90 seconds, Jog 5 minutes, 5 minute cool down.

Day 15

Monday 8/29/2010

I went walking  1.5 miles with mom.

Day 14

Sunday 8/28/2011

Today I went running with Megan at the Wellness Center track.  We made great time!  Even though we went about the same distance as usually we were running for over half of the time.  Ad when I started running I was only running for about  8 minutes total and only for 90 seconds at a time.  Now I am running for 5 minutes at a time!
We walked the opposite way on the track because there was no one else running when we got there.  It was fun but weird.  Halfway through a creepy started walking along the track but luckily Megan had some pepper spray just in case!

Work out
Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then: Jog 3 minute, Walk 90 seconds, Jog 5 minutes, Walk 2-1/2 minutes, Jog or 3 minutes, Walk 90 seconds, Jog 5 minutes, 5 minute cool down.


My stats so far

I am not always consistent, but I never give up!

Day 13

Wednesday 8/24/2011

I went walking in the morning with mom.  We went 1.76 miles.

Day 12

Monday 8/23/2011

Monday I went running, and I felt like i did really well.  I went at 7:15 with mom who walked.  Then I went home to get ready for my first day of my second year of college.  It really well; I really like all my classes especially ceramics and child psych.

Work out
Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then do two repetitions of the following: run 90 seconds, walk 90 seconds; run 3 minutes, walk 3 minutes.  Five minute cool down

Day 11

Sunday 8/21/2011

Today I went running with Megan.  I super slacked off last week, and week 3 kicked my butt some so I am repeating some of week 3.

Work out
Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then do two repetitions of the following: run 90 seconds, walk 90 seconds; run 3 minutes, walk 3 minutes.  Five minute cool down.

day 10

Thursday 8/18/2011

Thursday I went walking in the morning with mom.

Day 9

Monday 8/15/2011


Tonight was the last night of week three, and it kicked my butt!  So I might do some of week three again before moving on to week four.  I went 1.99 miles and mom walked 1.2 miles.  I went in the evening again which I think is a lot harder.

Work out
Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then do two repetitions of the following: run 90 seconds, walk 90 seconds; run 3 minutes, walk 3 minutes.  Five minute cool down.
 

Day 8

Sunday 8/14/2011

Tonight I went running at the Wellness Track with Camille.  I slacked off a lot this week, so tonight I got tired really quickly.  A random runner gave me some running tips, so hopefully they help!  I'm still trying to decide if he is friends or just a creeper.



Work out
Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then do two repetitions of the following: run 90 seconds, walk 90 seconds; run 3 minutes, walk 3 minutes.  Five minute cool down.

Day 7

Tuesday 8/9/2011

I wen running Tuesday evening with Megan in Parkwood Estates II.   It is different running there because there are hills.  I feel like I am doing well running and can't wait to continue training.

 

Work out

Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then do two repetitions of the following: run 90 seconds, walk 90 seconds; run 3 minutes, walk 3 minutes.  Five minute cool down

Day 6

Sunday 8/7/2011


Sunday I woke up at 5:30 and went running before work/church.  I was the only person on the track so I felt really sketchy.  I felt great running and did not get too tired.  Sadly, however, I forgot to cut the GPS in my C25K app so who knows how far or fast I ran. =(  I'm thinking though that I probably ran a 5 minute mile though. =D This week now (my birthday week!!!!) starts week three of training which is a little more intense so hopefully I will do fine.

work out

Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 90 seconds of jogging and two minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes.  Five minute cool down walk.

Day 5

Thursday 8/4/2011

Today I went running at the Wellness Center track in the evening, and my grandparents went walking with me.  I went in the evening and listened to Coldplay.  I did the second best on my stats.

work out

Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 90 seconds of jogging and two minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes.  Five minute cool down walk.

Day 4

Monday 8/1/2011

Monday I went running at pm with Megan because I am working early in the morning this week.  I really enjoyed having a running buddy.  We ran in Parkwood Estates II which it is hilly so it was a lot different from running on a track.  My stats were the worst so far, but I did not feel tired while running.

Work out
Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 90 seconds of jogging and two minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes.  Five minute cool down walk.

Day 3

Friday 7/29/2011

I got up again at 5:30 and went running for my third workout for the week.  I made the best time and distance so far, and I was not as sore after running! I listened to The Fray as I ran.

weekly stats

 

Work out
Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes.

Day 2

Wednesday 7/27/2011

Tuesday I was kinda sore and Wednesday my legs were VERY sore, but I still woke up at 5:30 and went to the Wellness Center track to walk.  I got tired after only ten minutes of walking/running, but I didn't give up!  And there was a giant freaky bug on the track, but I just avoided it and kept on going.I walked 2.0 miles again and listened to Paramore the whole time.

Workout
Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes.

Day 1

Monday 7/25/2011

Monday was my first day to start running.  It went pretty well.  I listened to Coldplay the whole time.  I got a little tired part way through, but I did it!  I woke up at 5:30 am and went walking around and the Wellness Center track around 6.  I went 2.0 miles!

Workout
Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes. Five minute cool down walk. 

Plan

 I am doing a 9 week plan called "Couch to 5K."  It is three days a week for about thirty minutes each of those days.  it starts out slow and slowly works up to being able to run 5 kilometers (3.1 miles).  The running plans says if I get to overwhelmed with the workout time, I can always repeat weeks.  I got an app on my phone, C25K, to help me keep track of how long to run and walk for.
I decided to do this because I wanted to take on a new project.  Also, I have always felt like I was born to be a runner, and that if I was a runner I would be good at it.  So I finally decided just to do it!

Week	Workout 1	Workout 2	Workout 3
1	Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes.	Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes.	Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes.
2	Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 90 seconds of jogging and two minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes.	Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 90 seconds of jogging and two minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes.	Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 90 seconds of jogging and two minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes.
3	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then do two repetitions of the following: Jog 200 yards (or 90 seconds) Walk 200 yards (or 90 seconds) Jog 400 yards (or 3 minutes) Walk 400 yards (or three minutes)	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then do two repetitions of the following: Jog 200 yards (or 90 seconds) Walk 200 yards (or 90 seconds) Jog 400 yards (or 3 minutes) Walk 400 yards (or three minutes)	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then do two repetitions of the following: Jog 200 yards (or 90 seconds) Walk 200 yards (or 90 seconds) Jog 400 yards (or 3 minutes) Walk 400 yards (or three minutes)
4	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then: Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes) Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds) Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes) Walk 1/4 mile (or 2-1/2 minutes) Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes) Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds) Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then: Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes) Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds) Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes) Walk 1/4 mile (or 2-1/2 minutes) Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes) Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds) Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then: Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes) Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds) Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes) Walk 1/4 mile (or 2-1/2 minutes) Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes) Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds) Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
5	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then: Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes) Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes) Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes) Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes) Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then: Jog 3/4 mile (or 8 minutes) Walk 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes) Jog 3/4 mile (or 8 minutes)	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog two miles (or 20 minutes) with no walking.
6	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then: Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes) Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes) Jog 3/4 mile (or 8 minutes) Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes) Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then: Jog 1 mile (or 10 minutes) Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes) Jog 1 mile (or 10 minutes)	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2-1/4 miles (or 25 minutes) with no walking.
7	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.5 miles (or 25 minutes).	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.5 miles (or 25 minutes).	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.5 miles (or 25 minutes).
8	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.75 miles (or 28 minutes).	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.75 miles (or 28 minutes).	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.75 miles (or 28 minutes).
9	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 3 miles (or 30 minutes).	Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 3 miles (or 30 minutes).	The final workout! Congratulations! Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 3 miles (or 30 minutes).

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