Kate

Upper/Lower Lifting

Kate — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:00:00 +0000

I can’t remember what I did this morning, but I know it was a good workout and strenuous. I was sweating a lot! I did a good amount of squats and lunges, as well as working abs and upper body too. I’m tired…

Tomorrow is our 1 Year Wedding Anniversary!

Logbook Activity

Type: Strength Training
Date: 09/06/2008
Time: 09:00:00
Total Time: 1:00:00.00

I was going to do the 1 Mile Virtual Race, but it’s raining out now
I will be out tomorrow for a 2 Mile run though!

Two Easy

Kate — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:15:00 +0000

Woke up at 6am and ran an Easy 2 Miles. Chris is going to get up with me on the 2 days a week I run in the mornings, so he can ride his bike along with me. He did today and I appreciated it! It’s a little dark when I go out right now and I’d like to be able to run at the same time/day each week. I am crazy though and fear that I’ll be followed or someone will learn my schedule. If he’s out there with me, no one will be bothering me. On the other three days I wake early during the week, it’ll be hitting the gym for lifting or doing Inhale yoga. So far so good… I’ve wanted to stay in bed and sleep, but instead I’m just getting used to the schedule and going to bed earlier each night.

Today it was nice to relieve some stress this morning. I missed that part of running.

Logbook Activity

Type: Run
Date: 09/03/2008
Time: 06:15:00
Total Time: 00:20:00.00
Distance: 2 miles
Average Pace: 10:00/mile

Inhale Yoga

Kate — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:00:00 +0000

I woke up early this morning to do yoga, even though I would have rather stayed in bed an hour longer. I did yoga following my favorite show, Inhale from the Oxygen network. I have some episodes copied to a dvd, but they aren’t playing right. I have to fix that… So, I only got 1/2 the episode completed before the dvd went screwy. If anything, since I’m getting up at 6am I can even do the show live if I want, but I like it without commercials!

Logbook Activity

Type: Flexibility
Date: 09/02/2008
Time: 06:00:00
Total Time: 00:30:00.00

2 Miles, now that was Easy

Kate — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:15:00 +0000

I woke up later than I had planned this morning, but hey, it’s a holiday right?! I set out for a 2 mile easy run.

I use Runner’s World Smart Coach to set-up my training schedules. I like how it sets things out for me for at least 16 weeks and I don’t have to think too much about the set-up of my plan. I always use my 2:30 half marathon time to set it up. This way the schedule expects me to run around 12:00/miles for my easy runs. With my nervousness over my knee, this is good. It forces me not to go and run too fast too soon.

Well, today I did much better than I had even imagined…. under 10:00/mile!

It wasn’t an easy run for the first mile. It’s been a long time since I have had a real run of any sort. Once I settled in and tried not to think about my left knee, I felt better. It was amazing, if I concentrated on my left knee it started to feel funny. If I tried to think about other things, I felt nothing.

To be safe, I’m doing things the right way this time (ice, strength training, stretching). I am so glad we went to the farm and filled our freezer with tons of vegetables for the winter. I don’t know if we’ll eat them, but they sure come in handy to ice my knees. Today, split peas on my left knee, corn on my right. Ahh, that feels good. Maybe some vitamins will seep through the plastic bags?

Lastly, I received an email confirming my entrance to the Half Marathon next spring, May 2009. I’m thrilled! I’m a confirmed entrant and now my training begins!

Running Kate is back!

And for the first time in a long time, I feel more comfortable in my own skin now than ever!

Logbook Activity

Type: Run
Date: 09/01/2008
Time: 08:15:00
Total Time: 00:19:52.00
Distance: 2 miles
Average Pace: 9:56.03/mile

Little bit of leg

Kate — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:00:00 +0000

3×20 walking lunges
3×12 squats
2×12 back step lunges

stretching

Logbook Activity

Type: Strength Training
Date: 08/31/2008
Time: 18:00:00
Total Time: 00:15:00.00