Friday July 10, 2009

Friday July 10, 2009
5:15 am
Treadmill
12 C
2.90 K
5 minute warm up; 4 sets of 5 mins running with 1 minute walking; 5 minute cool down = 33 minutes
Watched Alias S4

Thursday July 9, 2009

Thursday July 9, 2009
5:15 am
Treadmill
12 C
2.70 K
5 minute warm up; 4 sets of 5 mins running with 1 minute walking; 5 minute cool down = 33 minutes
Watched Alias S4

Tuesday July 7, 2009

Tuesday July 7, 2009
5:20 am
Treadmill
12 C (pouring rain)
2.70 K
5 minute warm up; 4 sets of 5 mins running with 1 minute walking; 5 minute cool down = 33 minutes
Watched Alias S4

Monday July 6, 2009

Monday July 6, 2009
5:30 am
Treadmill
16 C
2.89 K
5 minute warm up; 4 sets of 5 mins running with 1 minute walking; 5 minute cool down = 33 minutes
Watched Alias S4

Saturday July 4, 2009

Saturday July 4, 2009
7:00 am
Treadmill
16 C
3.02 K
5 minute warm up; 4 sets of 5 mins running with 1 minute walking; 5 minute cool down = 33 minutes
Watched Alias S4

5 K!!!!! Friday July 3, 2009

Friday July 3, 2009
6:00 pm
Treadmill
20 C
5.35 K!!!!!! (3.32 miles)
5 minute warm up; lost track of the number of 5:1's (!!); 5 minute cool down
Watched Alias S4

Wednesday July 1, 2009

Happy Canada Day!

Wednesday July 1, 2009
10:00 am
Treadmill
20 C
3.00 K
5 minute warm up; 4 sets of 5 mins running with 1 minute walking; 5 minute cool down = 33 minutes
Watched Alias S4

Sunday June 28, 2009

Sunday June 28, 2009
3:20 pm
Treadmill
20 C
2.80 K
5 minute warm up; 4 sets of 5 mins running with 1 minute walking; 5 minute cool down = 33 minutes
Watched Alias S4

Tuesday June 23, 2009

Tuesday June 23, 2009

5:30 am
Treadmill

15 C
2.77 K
5 minute warm up; 4 sets of 5 mins running with 1 minute walking; 5 minute cool down = 33 minutes
Watched Alias S4

Thursday June 18, 2009

Thursday June 18, 2009

5:40 am
Treadmill
15C; 20 C in the room I was running in - it sucks that it is cooler outside.
2.82 K
5 minute warm up; 4 sets of 5 mins running with 1 minute walking; 5 minute cool down = 33 minutes
Watched Alias S4

Wednesday June 17, 2009

Wednesday June 17, 2009

5:20 am
Treadmill
15C; 20 C in the room I was running in - it sucks that it is cooler outside.
3 K
5 minute warm up; 4 sets of 5 mins running with 1 minute walking; 5 minute cool down = 33 minutes
Watched Alias S4

Tuesday June 16, 2009

Tuesday June 16, 2009
5:00 pm
Treadmill
25 C (77 F); 21 C (70 F) in the room I was running in (thank goodness for fan - yes I consider that warm!!!)
3.15 K
5 minute warm up; 4 sets of 5 mins running with 1 minute walking; 5 minute cool down = 33 minutes
Watched Alias S4

Sunday June 14, 2009

Yeah no run yesterday - spent 2 hours at the vet with my cat and most of the morning cleaning up after her. By the time afternoon arrived I was wiped. But she seems to be better so yay!

Sunday June 14, 2009
7:15 am
Treadmill
16 C
3.79 K
5 minute warm up; 4 sets of 7 mins running with 1 minute walking; 5 minute cool down
Watched Alias S4

Friday June 12, 2009

I did actually run yesterday but it was 10 minutes only. I guess I should post that technically but meh.


Friday June 12, 2009
6:00 pm
Treadmill
24 C (ugh - thank god for the treadmill. 19 C in the room I was in and that was bad enough)
2.8 K
5 minute warm up; 5:1 x 4; 5 minute cool down
Watched Alias S4

Wednesday June 10, 2009

Wednesday June 10, 2009
5:45 am
Treadmill
12 C
2.75 K
5 minute warm up; 5:1 x 4; 5 minute cool down
Watched Alias S4

Saturday May 23, 2009

Saturday May 23, 2009
7:45 am
Treadmill
12 C
3.54 K (2.19 miles) - my longest run in this go round (not ever I'd like to point out LOL)
5 minute warm up; 7:1 x 4; 5 minute cool down
Watched Alias S3

and then I mowed the lawn. After about 5 minutes of trying to start the lawn mower. oy.

Friday May 15, 2009

Friday May 15, 2009
5:10 am
Treadmill
2 C
3.14 K
5 minute warm up; 6:1 x 4; 5 minute cool down
Watched Alias S3

Thursday May 14, 2009

Thursday May 14, 2009
5:25 am
Treadmill
2 C
3.24 K
5 minute warm up; 6:1 x 4; 5 minute cool down
Watched Alias S3

Wednesday May 13, 2009

Wednesday May 13, 2009
5:25 am
Treadmill
-2 C (really! LOL)
3.14 K
2 minute warm up; 6:1 x 4; 5 minute cool down
Watched Alias S3

Tuesday May 12, 2009

Tuesday May 12, 2009
5:30 am
Treadmill
9 C
3.13 K
2 minute warm up; 6:1 x 4; 5 minute cool down
Watched Alias S3

Monday May 11, 2009

Monday May 11, 2009
5:20 am
Treadmill
7 C
3.00 K (woo hoo 3 K again)
5 minute warm up; 6:1 x 4; 5 minute cool down
Watched Alias S3

Friday May 8, 2009

Friday May 8, 2009
5:30 am
Treadmill
7 C
3.20 K (woo hoo 3 K again)
5 minute warm up; 6:1 x 4; 5 minute cool down
Watched Alias S3

Thursday May 7, 2009

Thursday May 7, 2009
5:15 am
Treadmill
6 C
3.18 K (woo hoo 3 K again)
5 minute warm up; 6:1 x 4; 5 minute cool down
Watched Alias S3

Wednesday May 6, 2009

Wednesday May 6, 2009
5:45 pm
Treadmill
15 C/raining
2.-ish K
5:1 x 4 (no warm up or cool down - was making supper at the same time!)
Watched Alias S3

Monday May 4, 2009

MondayMay 4, 2009
5:45 am (way too late!)
Treadmill
9 C
2-ish K
5 minute warm up; 5:1 x 3; 5 minute cool down - only had time for three sets. :(
Watched Alias S3

Friday May 1, 2009

Friday May 1, 2009
6:00 pm
Treadmill
15 C
2.90 K
5 minute warm up; 5:1 x 4; 5 minute cool down
Watched Alias S3

Wednesday April 29, 2009

Wednesday April 29, 2009
5:25 am
Treadmill
-3 C
2.83 K
5 minute warm up; 5:1 x 4; 5 minute cool down
Watched Alias S3

Monday April 27, 2009

Monday April 27, 2009
5:25 am
Treadmill
-4 C
2.83 K
5 minute warm up; 5:1 x 4; 5 minute cool down
Watched Alias S3

Sunday April 26, 2009

Sunday April 26, 2009
4:00 pm
Treadmill
1 C with light SNOW!
3.03 K (1.88 miles) (woo hoo I hit 3 K!!! - I ran at a pace much faster than I normally have been doing)
5 minute warm up; 5:1 x 4; 5 minute cool down
Watched Alias S3
Felt great. Ran much faster than normal for most of it.

Saturday April 25, 2009

For some reason I took a week off. No idea why - it just happened. Anyhow.

I'm doing something different so that I can eventually add more 10:1's. Still running the same amount now - just breaking it up differently. The plan is:
wk 1 - 5:1 x 4
wk 2 - 6:1 x 4
wk 3 - 7:1 x 4
wk 4 - 8:1 x4
wk 5 - 9:1 x 4
wk 6 - 10:1 x4

Saturday April 25, 2009
10:00 am
Treadmill
0 C - snow/rain mix
2.70 K
5 minute warm up; 5:1 x 4; 5 minute cool down
Watched Alias S3
Felt - draggy - you can tell I really haven't done anything for a week. Totally slogged through it. Was also starving even tho I ate well yesterday.

Friday April 17, 2009

Friday April 17, 2009
5:30 am
Treadmill
6 C (and windy)
2.63 K
5 minute warm up; 2 sets of 10 minutes followed by 1 minute walking; 5 minute cool down
Watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 1

Thursday April 16, 2009

Thursday April 16, 2009
5:40 am
Treadmill
1 C
2.5-ish K
5 minute warm up; 2 sets of 10 minutes followed by 1 minute walking; 5 minute cool down
Watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 1

Wednesday April 15, 2009

Wednesday April 15, 2009
5:30 am
Treadmill
-1 C
2.5-ish K
5 minute warm up; 2 sets of 10 minutes followed by 1 minute walking; 5 minute cool down
Watched Alias S3

Monday April 13, 2009

Monday April 13, 2009
5:30 am
Treadmill
3 C
2.42 K
5 minute warm up; 2 sets of 10 minutes followed by 1 minute walking; 5 minute cool down
Watched Alias S3

Thursday April 8, 2009

I didn't run today because yesterday and last night I felt crappy. I didn't even go to movies today which is very irritating to me. *Sigh*

Anyhow I just want to point out (again) that this week I ran 5 days in a row. Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. I've never done that. Ever. I've been lucky if I've done three days a week and that was during my prime running. I'm pretty proud of that. I think I'm good with a rest day today. ;)

Wednesday April 8, 2009

Wednesday April 8, 2009
9:00 am
Treadmill
2.5-ish
4 C
5 minute warm up; 2 sets of 10 minutes followed by 1 minute walking; 5 minute cool down
Watched Alias S3

(this is the fifth day in a row! Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. :O )

Tuesday April 7, 2009

Tuesday April 7, 2009
5:25 am
Treadmill
2 C
2.55 K
5 minute warm up; 2 sets of 10 minutes followed by 1 minute walking; 5 minute cool down
Watched Alias S3

Monday April 6, 2009

Monday April 6, 2009
5:08 pm
Treadmill
2.80 K/1.73 miles
14 C/57.2 F (woo hoo!)
5 minute warm up; 2 sets of 10 minutes followed by 1 minute walking; 5 minute cool down
Watched Alias S3 (my second disc came! Woo hoo!)

Sunday April 5, 2009

Sunday April 5, 2009
7:30 am
Treadmill
-2 C (hey it's supposed to go up to 8 C today)
2.71 K
5 minute warm up; 2 sets of 10 minutes followed by 1 minute walking; 5 minute cool down
Watched Alias S3 (finished the first disc) and a bit of Buffy the Vampire Slayer S1 (since I only have 1 disc of Alias S3. I have to wait for Zip to send me the second disc).

Saturday April 4, 2009

Saturday April 4, 2009
10:15 am
Treadmill
2.71 K
3 C (cripes is it ever going to warm up??)
5 minute warm up; 2 sets of 10 minutes followed by 1 minute walking; 5 minute cool down
Watched Alias S3

Reflections on the week: My plan was to run every day but I didn't manage it. I still did ok tho - Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Not too bad. I had crappy sleep on some of the nights this week.

Thursday April 2, 2009

Yesterday's run didn't happen. I slept crappy the night before (as in up since 2 am) so I knew it wasn't going to happen.

Thursday April 2, 2009
Treadmill
5:24 am
-5 C
2.71 K
5 minute warm up, 2 sets of 10 mins plus 1 min walking; 5 minute cool down
Watched Alias S3.

Tuesday March 31, 2009

Yesterday ended up being a rest day because I had a crappy sleep and had a bit of a headache when I woke up.

Tuesday March 31, 2009
5:18 am
Treadmill
2.5-ish
5 minute warm up, 2 sets of 10 minutes x 2; 5 minute cool down
Watched Alias S3

Sunday March 29, 2009

Sunday March 29, 2009
11:18 am
Treadmill
2.74 K (yeah I don't know why it's longer either)
0 C
5 min warm up; 2 sets of 10 minutes running followed by 1 minute walking; 5 minute cool down
Felt - meh kind of draggy. Thought it was a hard run to finish - just wasn't feeling it at all.
Watched Alias S3.

Late start this morning - I slept in and then wanted to go grocery shopping before the crowds hit (because it would be insane to at 1 pm on a Sunday afternoon) and then I had to get gas and a latte (of course) and then unpack and then eat (as I was starving!). It's 1 pm and I still haven't showered. I almost didn't run but then I thought oh what the heck - might as well. :)

Saturday March 28, 2009

Saturday March 28, 2009
7:00 am
Treadmill
2.5-ish K
-5 C
5 minute warm up; 2 sets of running 10 minutes x 2; 5 minute cool down
Watched Alias S2 (finished the season!)
Did the sets much faster than I normally have been - still able to talk during but much faster than before - just to see. :)


So far the morning running is going well. And I feel fantastic all day. I'm so glad I'm not fatigued like I would be a year ago. Such a difference.

Pondering - am going to attempt to run every day this week until the weekend. I'll play it by ear and if I have to take a rest day I will but for now that's the plan. We'll see.

Friday March 27, 2009

3 runs this week! Woo hoo! Wednesday and Thursday were my rest days - Weds because I went to a concert that night and I didn't want to be over tired since it started at 9 pm (gasp!) and Thursday - well because said concert started at 9 pm. Very short night of sleep.

Friday March 27, 2009
5:30 am
-2 C
Treadmill
2.57 K
5 minute warm up; 2 sets of 10 minutes running following by 1 minute walking; 5 minute cool down
Watched Alias S2 (I'm on the last episode!)

Tuesday March 24, 2009

Tuesday March 24, 2009
5:40 am
-10 C
Treadmill
2.45-ish K
warm up of 2 mins; followed by 2 sets of 10 minutes running with 1 minute walking; 5 minute cool down
Watched S2 Alias (1.5 episodes to go!)

Monday March 23, 2009

Monday March 23, 2009
5:30 am
-10 C
Treadmill
2.5-ish K
warm up of 2 mins, 10 mins running followed by 1 minutes walking x 2, cool down of 5 mins
watched S2 Alias (which I am almost done! :( )

Saturday March 20, 2009

Saturday March 20, 2009
7:30 am
Treadmill
2.50 K
-2 C
5 minute warm up, 2 sets of 10 minutes running, 1 minute walk break, 5 minutes cool down
Watched S2 Alias

Wednesday March 18, 2009

Wednesday March 18, 2009
5:30 am
Treadmill
2 K-ish (forgot to look)
3 minute warm up; 1 set of 10 minutes running; 1 minute of walking; 5 minutes running; 5 minute cool down
Watched S2 Alias.

Monday March 16, 2009

My last set of 10's! I guess I'm officially done the Learn to Run ;) Well not totally because my last two runs didn't consist of the full set of 2 x 10 minutes. But pretty close. I didn't get any other runs in last week because I felt crappy the entire week.

Monday March 16, 2009
5:45 am
Treadmill
forgot to look - 2 Kish
1 set of 10 minutes; 1 minute walking; 1 set of 5 minutes running, 3 minute warm up; 4 minute cool down
Watched Alias S2

Monday March 9, 2009

Monday March 9, 2009
5:30 am
Treadmill
-30 C (-22 F) (yes that really is what the temperature was!)
2.53 K (1.57 miles)
Felt ok considering it was 5:30 am in the morning!
2 sets of 10 minutes plus 1 minute walking; 5 minute warm up and cool down
Watched S2 Alias

Thursday March 5, 2009

I ran this morning. Before getting ready to work. At 5:40 am. And then had to shovel three feet of snow because of the blizzard last night. I had to cut the run short because I dawdled before getting ready and didn't have enough time. But some is better than nothing.

and yes I'm tired. Although I think that is more due to the snow shovelling. I'll post the details when I get home.

Thursday March 5, 2009
5:40 am
Treadmill
1.99 K
-20 C (-4F) with blizzard conditions (snow, wind, poor visibility) - no wonder I ran inside
1 set of 10 minutes (10 minutes!), walking 1 minute and then running 5 minutes, 2 minute warm up and cool down (had to cut it short due to lack of time because I dawdled)
Felt ok. During the day I was pretty tired but I also shovelled a ton of snow before work as noted above (and then had to shovel snow when I got home as well - ok I used the snow blower but still); I felt better after I had my latte. ;)
Watched Alias S2.


but really I figure it's pretty good for my first morning run. At least I did it. I inadvertently woke up at 5 am anyhow (storm woke me up). I figure I'll sleep pretty good tonight. I am very tired.

My last set of 8's

and it was BRUTAL. The kind of run where at 2 minutes in you are asking yourself can I walk yet? My legs were like lead. But I did it. I did have to sneak a couple extra walk breaks in tho. Oh well.
It's done.

Tuesday March 3, 2009
5:30 pm
Treadmill
2.2 K
-2 C
2 sets of 8 minutes with 1 minute walking, followed by 2 minutes running. 5 minute warm up and cool down. We won't talk about the extra walk breaks.
It was brutal. Hardest run yet. My legs were like lead. No energy.
Watched Alias S2.

Onto the 10 minute set!

Sunday March 1, 2009

Sunday March 1, 2009
6:00 am
Treadmill
2.50 K (1.55 miles)
2 sets of 8 minutes with one minute walking; followed by 2 minutes running and 5 minute warm up and cool down
Slugged through it but it got done!
Watched S2 Alias.

Heather hits the 8's!

Today I hit the 8 minute mark! Woo hoo! My plan of getting up before work is still not working well (ie at all) and I've been dealing with some nasty headaches. However I still want to try it. At some point.

February 28, 2009
7:30 am
Treadmill
2.56 K (1.59 miles)
-20 C (-4 F)
2 sets of 8 minutes followed by 1 minute walking; 2 minutes walking and 5 minute warm up and cool down
Felt ok actually. Considering I didn't eat so well yesterday and I haven't ran all week.
Watched Alias S2 (not sure what I'm going to do when I'm done this season!)

Sunday February 22, 2009

Sunday February 22, 2009
7:45 a
Treadmill
2.45 K (1.52 miles)
-10 C (14 F)
3 sets of running 6 minutes and walking 1 minute; with 5 minutes warm up and 5 minutes cool down
Felt pretty good
Watched S2 of Alias

Sunday February 15, 2009

Sunday February 15, 2009
7:30 am
Treadmill
2.55 K (1.58 miles)
-20 C (-4 F)
3 sets of 6 minutes running with 1 minute walking plus 5 minute warm up and cool down
Felt pretty good.
Watched Alias S2


1 more set of 6's to do! Then it's up to 8 minutes! Wow.

Saturday February 14 - Happy Valentine's Day!

Ok I battled with the run today. I was going to get up and run before my hair appointment (bang trim - nothing major) but I was having such a good sleep with my snuggly cat (who rarely sleeps with me) I didn't. I dislike running in the afternoon because it wrecks my hair (not that I'm going anywhere - ha ha) and I hate being all sweaty and changing back into clothes instead of showering (and I refuse to shower again and have to redo my hair). See the dilemma? But since I didn't get up in time it was either skip the run or run in the afternoon. I decided to be good and run in the afternoon. ;)

Sat Feb 14, 2009
4:00 pm
Treadmill
I totally spaced on the distance so I have no idea. Probably 2.6? or 2.7? K
3 sets of running for 6 minutes and walking 1 minutes plus 5 minutes warm up and cool down
Felt sluggish. But I did it. :)
Watched Alias S2.

Thursday February 12, 2009

I was a good girl and ran after work today. YaY me! Also I needed the stress relief. Believe me.
Anyhow that's my last set of 5's. And I was cruising on this run. It felt fantastic. Which is kind of amazing because I didn't have a good sleep last night.

Thursday February 12, 2009
5:45 pm (late!)
Treamill
2.55 K (1.58 miles) (don't ask me why the distances are different - no idea)
-10 C (14 F)
3 sets of 5's with 1 minute walking plus 2 minutes running. And 5 minutes warm up and cool down
Felt great. Good stress relief. Was pretty easy the entire time
Watched Alias S2

Onto the 6's! :)

Tuesday February 10, 2009

Tuesday February 10, 2009
Treadmill
8:00 am
(went to bed at 11 pm and up at 7:30 am -ish. Very good sleep)
2.33 K (1.44 miles)
-6 C (21 F)
3 sets of running 5 minutes; walking 1 minutes followed by 2 minutes running. 5 minute warm up and cool down
Slugged through - not really bad - not really great either.
Watched Alias S2.

1 more set of 5's to do! Then I move on to 6 minutes! I'm following the Running Room Learn to Run program (again). I'm not going to run tomorrow morning since it's my first day at my new job. I might run after I get home. Or I might wait until Thursday. We'll see.

Monday February 9, 2009

Monday February 9, 2009
Treadmill
-5 C (23 F)
2.33 K (1.44 miles)
3 sets of 5 minutes running plus 1 minute walking; followed by 2 minutes running plus 5 minute warm up and 5 minute cool down
Felt pretty darn good. I slept through the night for once and the 5 minutes didn't feel too hard at all.
Watched Alias S2 (yes still)

I decided to take a rest day yesterday.

Saturday February 7, 2009

Check it! I'm done 4 x 1's! Onto 5's! Woo hoo!

Saturday February 7, 2009
Treadmill
8:30 am
2.35 K (1.46 miles)
Temp -5 C (23 F)
4 sets of running 4 minutes and 1 minute walking; plus 5 minute warm up and 5 minute cool down
Watched Alias Season 2
Felt ok - again not the greatest sleep. I need to quit waking up in the middle of the night.

Friday February 6, 2009

Oh and I got a job! Finally.

Anyhow:

Friday February 6, 2009
Treadmill
3:30 pm (was way too tired to do it this morning - crappy sleep again)
2.33 K (1.44 miles)
4 sets of run 4 minutes; walk 1 minute with 5 minutes warm up and 5 minutes cool down
Watched S2 Alias.
Felt ok. Didn't eat overly well today.

Thursday February 5, 2009

Thursday February 5, 2009
Treadmill
8:30 am
2.38 K (1.47 miles)
-4 C (24.8 F)
4 mins running plus 1 min walking x 4 plus 5 minutes warm up and cool down
Felt pretty good.
Watched S2 of Alias

Sunday February 1, 2009

Woot - new month! Wow.

Anyhow:

February 1, 2009
8:30 am
Treadmill
-4 C (25 F)
2.32 K (1.44 miles)
5 sets of 3 minutes plus 1 walk break for each set; 5 min warm up and cool down
Felt ok - not great sleep again.
Watched Season 2 of Alias

Hopefully this is my last set of 5 sets of 3 minutes. Tomorrow it will be run 4 minutes; walk 1 minute x 4!

January 30, 2009

Yup finally.

Friday Jan 30, 2009
8:45 am
4 C (39 F)
2.31 K (1.43 miles)
felt ok considering how long it's been since I've ran; the crappy sleep I had and how crappy I've been feeling
Watched S2 of Alias (although the op on this one was seriously straining credibility - even for Alias and that's saying something)

So I'm not going to look at this as days of runs missed and screwing up on the plan. It's all achievable from here on. :) Or something.

Tuesday January 27

I suck. I know it. That treadmill just taunts me every single day.

And right now I'm feeling seriously crappy. Oh no not crappy enough to actually be sick. Just crappy enough that I feel woozy and tired and want to lie down all the time.

Soon. I will. Soon.

Friday January 16, 2009

It's +6 C (42 F) out there already! I was so happy I could wash my car yesterday! It's been a month and a half since I could wash it and it's really dirty. Since it's going to be above zero until Monday I will be able to wash it again - I'm sure it will get dirty again anyhow. But that's ok because it's really, really warm out!

Anyhow I didn't run yesterday because I dyed my hair instead.

Today however I did. I also really need to quit watching Supernatural at night - last night's episode was seriously spooky and I get freaked out when I watch it at night. Don't ask me why but I do. LOL So my sleep wasn't the greatest.

Anyhow here are the stats:

Friday January 16, 2009
9 am
Treadmill
2 K? (1.24 miles) I forgot to look so I'm guessing (and wow maybe someday I'll actually get up to a decent distance ;) )
Watched Alias S2
only did 4 sets of 3 - wasn't feeling it at the end - but oh well

Also my leg is sore again. I can't figure out why it's doing that. I stretch afterwards. I hope it's not my shoes which admittedly are old because there is no way now I can spring for $100 for a new pair. *sigh*

Wednesday January 14, 2009

Yes I've still been a slacker. Last week was extremely stressful for me - work wasn't going well and then I got laid off on Monday anyhow. Yesterday was a pity party - most of the day was spent in my jammies watching S1 of Gossip Girl.

However today I did get on the treadmill. Although I slept in too long again. It's my cat's fault. Really.

January 14, 2009
10 am (!!!)
Treamill
2.14 K (1.33 miles)
5 sets of 3 mins with walk breaks plus 5 min warm up and cool down
Watched S2 of Alias
Outside temp of -16 C (3.2 F) with wind chill of -24 C (-11.2 F) and snowing

Now off to shovel snow.

Thursday January 8, 2009

My leg is much better - much less sore so my plan was to run this morning but I woke up with a headache. So much for that. Tomorrow. For sure.

And check out what I had for supper. http://cookingmoore.blogspot.com/

No run today - January 4, 2009

No run today. I seem to have pulled/strained/something the muscle on the back of my thigh on the right leg and it's sore even (as in it really, really, really hurts) to walk so I thought I'd rest it a bit. So much for my streak. I was even up at 8 am today. But oh well - stuff happens. It's better to heal than to really injure it.

Samantha sleeping

Well sort of sleeping. If I wasn't taking pictures she'd be sleeping.

Saturday January 3, 2009

Well I slept in until 11 am today. I am so going to be hurtin' on Monday when I go back to work. The thing is my cat slept with me all night and she rarely does that so I wanted to take advantage of it. Maybe she's worried I will turn her in for a better model. (Kidding!) I'm not sure why she doesn't sleep with me anymore but she doesn't and it sucks.

But I did run. I figured I was already late getting going so what's an hour added onto it.

Temperature: -24 C (-11.2 F) with windchill of -33 C (-27.4) It went down to -35 C (-31 F) last night. Brrrrr cold. See good thing I have a treadmill.

Saturday Jan 3
11:00 am
Treadmill
2.2 K (1.36 miles)
5 sets of 3 with 1 minute walk breaks. 5 minute cool down but only 2 minutes warm up
Felt ok. The muscle in the back of my thigh is sore tho for some reason.
Watched Alias S2, Episode 4 (and the last bit of Ep 3)

note: this is my third straight day running. Ok it's not much but for me it's pretty good. My plan is to continue next week with the 5 sets of 3 and then the week after increase to the 4 minute with 1 minute walk break (I think it's 4 times). I'm not sure how I'm going to work the logistics of running before work as I take a very long time to get ready but I should be able to do it. I mean other people do it. I'll worry about what to do if I have to shovel when it happens. I guess I could wait until I get home to shovel. hmmm.

Samantha on a warmer day

Sammy on a warmer day (actually her birthday in 2006!) Soon, Sammy, soon.

Brrrrr cold!

Today's temperature is a frosty -28 C (-18.4 F) with windchill of -39 C (-38.2 F). It is cold out there.

I didn't run this morning because I didn't get up in time. I didn't sleep well.

However after I came home from my movie (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) I did go on the treadmill. I hadn't eaten all day (bad move) and I just had soup the night before so I wasn't sure how this run would be. I did have something to eat before I ran but you know how that goes.

Friday January 2, 2009
4 pm
Treadmill
Distance - 1.40 K (.87 miles) - meh better than nothing
Ran 3 sets of 3 and 1 minute walking - meh better than nothing.
Felt ok - not great due to being SO hungry.
Watched Alias S2 Ep 3. (Or part of it actually)

Now I'm going to have spaghetti with meat sauce and garlic bread. Hopefully I'll have a better run tomorrow. LOL

2008 in review

I don't have any running stats - mostly because I didn't. *groan*

However I did see 122 movies in the theatres! Being unemployed for almost 4 months helped. I also read 38 books which quite honestly is very low. Not the lowest it's ever been but pretty low. The fact that I saw 122 movies might have something to do with it! I foresee the book numbers getting higher in 2009 since I have an hour lunch and two fifteen minute coffee breaks and it's amazing how much reading you can do in that time. Hopefully my movie count will still be respectable in 2009 even if I have to go to evening movies *groan* (I have an office, I have an office, I have an office, I have an office....).

So to recap the tally is:

122 movies
38 books


Note to self: figure out how to put emoticons in here.

First day running totals

January 1, 2009
10 am
Treadmill
Distance 2.32 K (1.44 miles)
5 sets of 3 plus 1 minute walk breaks and 5 mins warm up and cool down (walking)
Actually felt pretty good while running. Hardly looked at my watch.
Watched Alias Season 2 Episode 2 ;)

January 1, 2009

Well I'm resurrecting my blog. Wow I'm amazed I found it. I can't think of a cool and witty name for a new one so I'll just use this one. It will be more about me than Samantha tho. Her life isn't too exciting. LOL

I need to make some changes in my life. I'm really inspired by my friend who goes running every single morning and is now running 6 K with ease. I'm still struggling with 3 and 1's and needless to say I'm not up to 6 K. :( But then again I only run once a month. LOL I'm hoping that if I keep a record that is easy to update and see the progress maybe I'll keep at it. I really have no excuses - I do own a treadmill after all. And I really should use the blasted thing.

My goal is to run (or walk) 5 days a week. My plan is to get up in the morning to run before work. That will be tough. But if I wait and try to go after work it never happens and I know that. I've been experimenting with running in the morning on my days off and amazingly I'm not that tired in the afternoon anymore. Anyhow I will try for 5 days a week - and it can be any five. 2 weekend days and 3 work days or 4 work days and one weekend days - whatever. Maybe in the process I'll actually lose some weight too. That would be really nice.

So I'm going to post a progress (but not my weight - eek! - although perhaps just if I lose weight - how many pounds ;) ) on the running on here. I may not do it every day but I'll try to update it regularly.

And here is my gratuitous kitty photo. She got weighed today and weights 10.4 lbs. She was 11.4 lbs over the summer. I'm not sure how accurate my method of holding her and weighing us on my scale and then weighing me and subtracting the two is tho.