some running

saturday i got changed and drove to the gym to find it was closing in five minutes. so i came back home and ran around the neighborhood for just 1 mile. that mile felt so long, and so slow, and as if my legs had been dipped in a slow drying plaster. when i got home we brainstormed a few things that might help, and what might be causing the blah.

sunday after church i headed to the rec again. katie had mentioned that she tried out the intervals and felt like the run went better than before, so i decided to do a 1 and 2 minute interval. 1 minute at 5.2 miles an hour, then 2 at 6 miles per hour. i finished 2 miles in 22 minutes 13 seconds, and it really didnt feel very difficult. i have not run at a 10 minute mile pace for that long before, so that felt really good. then i did 10 minutes on the elliptical just to mix it up a little. when i got outside, the weather had changed to beautiful, so i ran the 0.56 mile loop around the rec center before going home. at home i tossed the car keys to the front door and headed around the neighborhood and did the .75 mile loop.

when i first started running around the rec center i knew what was hurting my knees. its impact. the change from treadmill to asphalt was clearly what caused the pain. but, as i get used to running out doors more, that should lessen. so even though that half mile hurt, it was also good to know that the pain will go away after i get used to it. (i reminded myself that i couldnt run on a treadmill a few months ago, and now its super easy, so it will just take some practice.) by the time i got home, i wanted to run. i think 4 miles really is the distance i need to go to start to like running (2 miles on the treadmill, 0.9 on the elliptical, and .56 on the track outside the rec is 3.46 miles). the .75 miles around the neighborhood felt much easier. my knees felt better, and so did my attitude.

so, i plan to run tomorrow night again, hopefully around 5 miles but it will depend on how much time i have. im not sure if i will try to keep a pace, or do some intervals, or split some outside and inside running or what, but i know i need to go a longer distance because i have been hanging out at 3 miles too long since my last long run.

how much is too much

ibuprofen and aleve? im stiff and sore and my knees ache. i will myself through the achy knees thinking katie has it SO much worse, im sure. and if she can do it, so can i. but i am ready to be used to this running already. guess this is what i get for doing so much elliptical and so little weight bearing exercise.

i did 3 miles again tonight in 34 minutes 49 seconds. thats 11 minutes 36 seconds per mile, and a great time.

oh, also, its wednesday. i am down one pound, 164 even.

some new things

building 429
because youre mine
searching for a saviour
fighting to survive

super chick
get up
not done yet
one girl revolution
pure
its on
me against the world
cross the line box office blockbuster mix

33miles
thank you
something different
just one of those days
what grace looks like
today

florence and the machine
dog days are over now

adele
chasing pavements
set fire to the rain

i think these might be the new headphones. and they are pink.

what are YOU inspired by?

i ran tonight. like, actually ran. i walked my first two minutes to get my legs moving, then finished 3 miles in 36.27 minutes. i was so stiff the whole time, but it really felt great.

i have 7 songs in my play list that i listen to while running, and every one of them (for different reasons) makes me want to be better. but seven songs is NOT ENOUGH. it is not enough for 3 miles, and definitely not enough for 13. so let me have them, what song(s) move you?

*edit
i forgot to mention (and i cant believe i forgot) i received no less than 7 compliments on sunday. and another two that jason received on my behalf. i had such a hard time getting dressed on sunday because i have no dress pants that fit, and my dresses (almost all of them i have made) are TOO BIG. i ended up with one thats almost 4 inches too wide at the waist and belted it. i put on so many different outfits before getting in the shower that the water ran cold before i got in! i was frustrated and settled on an outfit and was blown away with compliments. i NEEDED that encouragement and THANK YOU!!! again if you were one of those compliments. seriously. i needed it. and i appreciate it.

5 miles

my battery is running low, so this will be quick. i bought the music, it was worth all 594 pennies i paid. fantastic. now i just need to find three times that much more. :)

i taped my feet and went to the gym with the ipod this afternoon and chose the treadmill at the back of the track all alone. it was perfect. i turned the volume way way up and really enjoyed myself.

5 miles 65 minutes 534 calories.

i beat my 3.5 mile time by a minute and a half, and my 4 mile time by 3.5 minutes. i think 4 miles is the distance i need to get to in order to start enjoying the run again. and for the half, that puts me a third of the way through it, so its a good distance.

today felt really good. hope i still feel this good in the morning. :)

running

4 miles, 54 minutes, 400 calories all on a treadmill. ive been running. this is the fourth night i have run, but only the second that ive gone more than a mile. i taped up my feet last night. it really did help (no new blisters) but it was also kind of irritating. also, i get bored. i know i could keep going, but i just get bored of running. and greys was a MUSICAL last night (and just odd too) so that didnt make running any more interesting.

i think i should look up all my motivation songs on itunes and buy myself a play list. also, ear buds. mine DO NOT STAY ON. i saw yurbuds recommended by carrie at this mama makes stuff and they look fantastic. but they are 50$ and that seems a bit outrageous. but they are used by iron men. so that kind of makes sense.

it is sunny, and this is encouraging. i want to make plans! but i dont want to have to spend a lot of money. (also, my sewing machine needs serviced. thats 45$. sewing machine vs ear buds. thats not really a choice. :)

my point? im running. i kind of like it. i think i could like it more with a few strategic purchases. and im taking today off, then planning to push it tomorrow and see just what i can do.

what (was/am) i thinking?

it is ALL KATIES FAULT that im actually considering this.

i ran three and a half miles last night. (to be fair, i only actually ran 25 minutes of it.) it took me 47 minutes. (364 calories) and i am SO SORE ALL OVER MY WHOLE BODY TODAY. my neck hurts, my shoulders, my bicepts, my abs, my quads, even the bottoms of my feet ache (besides the blisters that i get EVERY TIME I RUN.)

before i commit, i need to run 5 miles, and i need to buy new socks. and maybe new shoes. you know, for the blisters. if i can get that far in the training plan, then i think i could do it. s l o w l y. but still, i could do it. (as in 12 minute mile slowly. as in, jason will finish, then come back and ill make him run the end with me again slowly. ;) just kidding. kind of.)

so, that might be a new goal to keep me on track through the summer. it also takes the focus off my number (which is not what i want it to be yet. ger.) on that note i guess, i am disappointed that i did not meet my goal in december, and its maybe a little more disappointing that i am not going to meet my birthday goal. i have 17 pounds to loose, and just under 4 weeks to do it. thats more than 4 pounds per week, and thats just too much. i need to be building muscle. maybe running will help with that. it is a weight bearing exercise, and i am sore today. (did i mention that already? because i am REALLY SORE for the first time in a long time.) so, i dont know. i have a lot of questions and need to make a few quick decisions.