Goals for week 13 are these: complete all classes. Swim laps of at least 2000 yards. Run according to marathon schedule this week. Bike at least an hour.
Monday: Swam 1100 Yards, 1.05 miles on Elliptical. 3 minutes of Squats
Tuesday: 15 minutes on Bike, 1.64 miles on Elliptical, Body Sculpt class
Wednesday: .42 miles on the Elliptical, Body Sculpt class, 4.27 miles running
Thursday: 1 mile on the Elliptical, 2.30 miles running, Zumba, 1000 yards swimming
Friday: 1 Body Sculpt class
Saturday: Ran 6.26 miles (5K of it was a race and my REAL time was 28:26, even though their chip time said 28:55, they went by Gun time and didn't do a starting time. Had I known this I would have been near the front) Anyway, I know my real time. Then I ran 1.1 miles after the race with Jill to finish with her for her 10K. Came home and ran 2 more miles (speed training)
Sunday: Walk
Total for week:
Swimming: 2100 Yards
Elliptical: 4.11 miles
Bike: 15 minutes
Running: 12.83 miles
Body Sculpt classes: 1
Zumba classes: 1
Bad for the week: I didn't bike an hour. It aggravated my tailbone, so I haven't been biking until I can get that new bike seat. I have almost budgeted for it. The times I could have biked I got on the elliptical, so I wouldn't waste workout minutes.
Good for week: I was able to swim two separate times, I ran according to my marathon schedule. I took time to get on the elliptical a lot more than in the past. I spent the time I would have on the bike on the elliptical so I could get some cardio in. I completed all my scheduled classes.
Totals for year:
Elliptical 13.96 miles
Running 144.34 miles
Swam 13,967.30 + yards 7.94 miles)
Body Sculpt classes 30
Zumba classes 15
Biking minutes 573 (9.55 hours)
Step classes 1
Yoga classes 5
Nia classes 1
Pushups on toes outside of teaching class:168
Goals for week 14: Run according to Marathon schedule, which means a 9 mile run next Saturday and 2 3-5 mile runs. Swim, bike and get on the elliptical during the week. Complete all scheduled classes.
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Week 12
The goals for week 12 were these: Run, Bike, Swim and do elliptical further than the week before. Keep eating well and paying attention to including ALL food groups in my diet.
Here is how the week went
Bad: No measured distance of laps in a pool, but I did swim twice.
Great things about week 12: All of my goals were met!!! I ran a great amount of miles (met goals for marathon training). Ran, biked and did elliptical further than week 10 and 11. Even did a Yoga class.
Tried out the app on my phone called My fitness Pal since last Saturday and it has been awesome. I am super pleased with it. I have lost weight this week and I know it's because I'm finally eating right. I saw a dietitian and she showed me that I wasn't eating enough on days that I work out hard. We talked about the right amount of fats, proteins and carbs runners should take in. I need more fats and I wasn't taking enough in. Thus, why I was continuing to gain weight a little each week. Who would have known that I actually needed more fat in my diet? I have followed her advice on foods I should have and I have tracked everything on My fitness pal for a week and lost 4 pounds. Amazing. After this I only expect to loose 2 pounds a week, but I'm excited because I feel amazing finally. AND for the first time ever I totally understand how to eat. I can eat whatever I want, as long as I take in a certain amount of fats, proteins, carbs and so on for me and my activity. Days I work out hard, I may need 2600 calories, other days that I do next to nothing, then only 1460 calories. So it varies and it WORKS! Here's to another great week.
Monday: Ran 5 miles in interval sprints, Biked 30 minutes, Elliptical 1.20 miles
Tuesday: Swimming and stairs
Wednesday: swimming and stairs, Ran 4.10 miles
Thursday: 1 mile run, body sculpt class, Zumba class.
Friday: 1 hour biking, Elliptical .75 miles
Saturday:1 yoga class, 1 Zumba class, ran 8.06 miles
Sunday: Rest--walked 2.12 miles
Total Elliptical 1.95 miles
Biked 1 hour 30 minutes
Ran 18.16 miles
1 Body Sculpt Class
2 Zumba Classes
1 Yoga
Some swimming, no measured distance
Totals for year:
Elliptical 9.85 miles
Running 131.51 miles
Swam 11,867.30 + yards (6.74 miles)
Body Sculpt classes 27
Zumba classes 14
Biking minutes 558 (9.3 hours)
Step classes 1
Yoga classes 5
Nia classes 1
Pushups on toes outside of teaching class:168
Goals for week 13 are these: complete all classes. Swim laps of at least 2000 yards. Run according to marathon schedule this week. Bike at least an hour.
Here is how the week went
Bad: No measured distance of laps in a pool, but I did swim twice.
Great things about week 12: All of my goals were met!!! I ran a great amount of miles (met goals for marathon training). Ran, biked and did elliptical further than week 10 and 11. Even did a Yoga class.
Tried out the app on my phone called My fitness Pal since last Saturday and it has been awesome. I am super pleased with it. I have lost weight this week and I know it's because I'm finally eating right. I saw a dietitian and she showed me that I wasn't eating enough on days that I work out hard. We talked about the right amount of fats, proteins and carbs runners should take in. I need more fats and I wasn't taking enough in. Thus, why I was continuing to gain weight a little each week. Who would have known that I actually needed more fat in my diet? I have followed her advice on foods I should have and I have tracked everything on My fitness pal for a week and lost 4 pounds. Amazing. After this I only expect to loose 2 pounds a week, but I'm excited because I feel amazing finally. AND for the first time ever I totally understand how to eat. I can eat whatever I want, as long as I take in a certain amount of fats, proteins, carbs and so on for me and my activity. Days I work out hard, I may need 2600 calories, other days that I do next to nothing, then only 1460 calories. So it varies and it WORKS! Here's to another great week.
Monday: Ran 5 miles in interval sprints, Biked 30 minutes, Elliptical 1.20 miles
Tuesday: Swimming and stairs
Wednesday: swimming and stairs, Ran 4.10 miles
Thursday: 1 mile run, body sculpt class, Zumba class.
Friday: 1 hour biking, Elliptical .75 miles
Saturday:1 yoga class, 1 Zumba class, ran 8.06 miles
Sunday: Rest--walked 2.12 miles
Total Elliptical 1.95 miles
Biked 1 hour 30 minutes
Ran 18.16 miles
1 Body Sculpt Class
2 Zumba Classes
1 Yoga
Some swimming, no measured distance
Totals for year:
Elliptical 9.85 miles
Running 131.51 miles
Swam 11,867.30 + yards (6.74 miles)
Body Sculpt classes 27
Zumba classes 14
Biking minutes 558 (9.3 hours)
Step classes 1
Yoga classes 5
Nia classes 1
Pushups on toes outside of teaching class:168
Goals for week 13 are these: complete all classes. Swim laps of at least 2000 yards. Run according to marathon schedule this week. Bike at least an hour.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Week 11
Goals for Week 11were these:
Good: I ate pretty well, tried a new vegetable and ran 12.56 miles for the week.
Bad: It was a rough week. I didn't do all my scheduled classes since I was sick for one of them. I didn't run, bike, swim or do elliptical further than the week before. Heck I never even found a yoga class. This week is pretty much a wash. Crap and BAD. But that's why I make goals one week at a time, so I only feel like a failure for one week. This is how the week went and as I can see it started out amazing, but went seriously downhill after that.
Monday: Body Sculpt, 7.21 mile run
Tuesday: Body Sculpt
Wednesday: Ran 2.10 miles
Thursday: Ran 1 mile, 1 Zumba class
Friday: Rest
Saturday: Ran 2.25 miles, walked a bunch, probably close to 2 miles.
Sunday: Rest
Totals for year:
Elliptical 7.90 miles
Running 113.35 miles
Swam 11,867.30 yards (6.74 miles)
Body Sculpt classes 26
Zumba classes 12
Biking minutes 468
Step classes 1
Yoga classes 4
Nia classes 1
Pushups on toes outside of teaching class:168
So the new goals for week 12 are these: Run, Bike, Swim and do elliptical further than the week before. Keep eating well and paying attention to including ALL food groups in my diet. Good news is I did start the week right with biking, elliptical and running so far for week 12, so if I continue week 12 this well, it will be an awesome week meeting all goals.
Complete all scheduled classes, Run further than the week before, swim further than the week before, bike further than the week before. Find a yoga class and do it. Get on the elliptical and go further than last week. Continue with eating well, as much clean eating as possible. Try a new vegetable.
Good: I ate pretty well, tried a new vegetable and ran 12.56 miles for the week.
Bad: It was a rough week. I didn't do all my scheduled classes since I was sick for one of them. I didn't run, bike, swim or do elliptical further than the week before. Heck I never even found a yoga class. This week is pretty much a wash. Crap and BAD. But that's why I make goals one week at a time, so I only feel like a failure for one week. This is how the week went and as I can see it started out amazing, but went seriously downhill after that.
Monday: Body Sculpt, 7.21 mile run
Tuesday: Body Sculpt
Wednesday: Ran 2.10 miles
Thursday: Ran 1 mile, 1 Zumba class
Friday: Rest
Saturday: Ran 2.25 miles, walked a bunch, probably close to 2 miles.
Sunday: Rest
Totals for year:
Elliptical 7.90 miles
Running 113.35 miles
Swam 11,867.30 yards (6.74 miles)
Body Sculpt classes 26
Zumba classes 12
Biking minutes 468
Step classes 1
Yoga classes 4
Nia classes 1
Pushups on toes outside of teaching class:168
So the new goals for week 12 are these: Run, Bike, Swim and do elliptical further than the week before. Keep eating well and paying attention to including ALL food groups in my diet. Good news is I did start the week right with biking, elliptical and running so far for week 12, so if I continue week 12 this well, it will be an awesome week meeting all goals.
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Shamrock Shuffle 3.17K--Iowa City, IA
The morning was super cold. Ok, not that bad, it was about 32 degrees, considering Iowa has only seen a few days above 30 degrees since November, but it was cold enough to have a few layers of running clothes on.
Friday night Kyle and Lisa arrived to stay at our home. We let them stay in the Hawkeye room for fun! You'd have to visit us to know what I'm talking about. Anyway we all went shopping to get some fun St. Patrick's Day stuff to run in and then went to dinner together.
The guys found kilts. Too funny. They looked awesome. This race was in our home town and only about a 5 minute drive. I thought about running there, but it was so cold that I was afraid my clothes would be all wet with sweat and then I'd freeze before the race. So I didn't run there.
Great points about the race:
Chip timed so you get an accurate time
Great Nike dri-fit shirt that I will wear again.
Bib for your scrapbook
Instant results that print out for your scrapbook
Food after the race--bananas, bagels, water.
Lots of door prizes! I won $15 to Running Wild running store!
Lots of volunteers.
My final time was 19:12 which is a 9:45 pace per mile, placed 9th of 18 in my age group, 110th place overall out of 180 people and 49th out of 104 women.
Friday night Kyle and Lisa arrived to stay at our home. We let them stay in the Hawkeye room for fun! You'd have to visit us to know what I'm talking about. Anyway we all went shopping to get some fun St. Patrick's Day stuff to run in and then went to dinner together.
The guys found kilts. Too funny. They looked awesome. This race was in our home town and only about a 5 minute drive. I thought about running there, but it was so cold that I was afraid my clothes would be all wet with sweat and then I'd freeze before the race. So I didn't run there.
Great points about the race:
Chip timed so you get an accurate time
Great Nike dri-fit shirt that I will wear again.
Bib for your scrapbook
Instant results that print out for your scrapbook
Food after the race--bananas, bagels, water.
Lots of door prizes! I won $15 to Running Wild running store!
Lots of volunteers.
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| Jason and Kyle wore kilts |
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| All four of us. Such a fun morning. |
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| Our cute socks and fun colored shoes. Well except for Jason who forgot his shamrock tights under his kilt and had boring shoes. Next time Jason needs cool socks too. |
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| A quick shot of Lisa and I before the race, not sure what's up with my hair though, it was all pushed up from my ear band and I think looks funny like a muffin. Oh well, can't look cute all the time. |
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| Really nice shirts that fit true to the size. This was the front of the shirt. |
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| Back of shirt |
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| Our race bibs |
My final time was 19:12 which is a 9:45 pace per mile, placed 9th of 18 in my age group, 110th place overall out of 180 people and 49th out of 104 women.
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Week 10 of 2014
At the start of 2014 I didn't make New Year's resolutions. Why? Because I've done that before and like most people I do well for about 3-4 weeks then the goal is gone.
Also because I like to make weekly goals and feel that when you make smaller goals you are more likely to achieve them.
I do have 3 main giant goals this year and those are:
1. to complete a marathon this year and run most of the way if not all of it.
2. to do my Sprint Triathlon in less time than I did it last year.
3. complete an Olympic distance triathlon this year .
Plus my ultimate goal is to do a Half Iron Man. If you have no clue what that is and kinda care, then click HERE.
Goals for Week 10 of 2014 were these: Swim once of 1000 yards or more. Run 3-4 times with total mileage of 14 miles or more. Do all your scheduled classes. Do a Yoga class. Bike at least 1 hour this week. Do more on the elliptical this week than last week. Do push ups outside of class and go for 60 of them! Continue with clean eating.
Here is how the week went:
Monday: Body Sculpt
Tuesday: Body Sculpt and 35 minutes biking
Wednesday: Ran 4.15 miles
Thursday: Ran 1 mile before class, 2.05 miles after class. 1 Zumba class
Friday: Biked 15 minutes, Elliptical .75 mile, Body Sculpt Class
Saturday: Swam 1300 Yards, 7.04 miles ran, 1/2 mile elliptical 60 pushups on toes
Sunday: Rest
Totals for the week:
Elliptical 1.25 miles
Ran 14.24 miles
Swam 1300 yards
3 Body Sculpt classes
50 minutes of biking
1 Zumba class
60 push ups on toes.
Bad things for the week: I didn't do a Yoga class as planned. I only biked 50 minutes instead of over an hour like I planned.
Good things for the week: I felt like everything else went well. I am eating better and feeling amazing. The workouts are going well. I was able to run my long run of 7 miles for my marathon training.
Totals for year:
Elliptical 7.90 miles
Running 100.79 miles
Swam 11,867.30 yards (6.74 miles)
Body Sculpt classes 24
Zumba classes 11
Biking minutes 468
Step classes 1
Yoga classes 4
Nia classes 1
Pushups on toes outside of teaching class:168
Goals for Week 11
Complete all scheduled classes, Run further than the week before, swim further than the week before, bike further than the week before. Find a yoga class and do it. Get on the elliptical and go further than last week. Continue with eating well, as much clean eating as possible. Try a new vegetable.
Also because I like to make weekly goals and feel that when you make smaller goals you are more likely to achieve them.
I do have 3 main giant goals this year and those are:
1. to complete a marathon this year and run most of the way if not all of it.
2. to do my Sprint Triathlon in less time than I did it last year.
3. complete an Olympic distance triathlon this year .
Plus my ultimate goal is to do a Half Iron Man. If you have no clue what that is and kinda care, then click HERE.
Goals for Week 10 of 2014 were these: Swim once of 1000 yards or more. Run 3-4 times with total mileage of 14 miles or more. Do all your scheduled classes. Do a Yoga class. Bike at least 1 hour this week. Do more on the elliptical this week than last week. Do push ups outside of class and go for 60 of them! Continue with clean eating.
Here is how the week went:
Monday: Body Sculpt
Tuesday: Body Sculpt and 35 minutes biking
Wednesday: Ran 4.15 miles
Thursday: Ran 1 mile before class, 2.05 miles after class. 1 Zumba class
Friday: Biked 15 minutes, Elliptical .75 mile, Body Sculpt Class
Saturday: Swam 1300 Yards, 7.04 miles ran, 1/2 mile elliptical 60 pushups on toes
Sunday: Rest
Totals for the week:
Elliptical 1.25 miles
Ran 14.24 miles
Swam 1300 yards
3 Body Sculpt classes
50 minutes of biking
1 Zumba class
60 push ups on toes.
Bad things for the week: I didn't do a Yoga class as planned. I only biked 50 minutes instead of over an hour like I planned.
Good things for the week: I felt like everything else went well. I am eating better and feeling amazing. The workouts are going well. I was able to run my long run of 7 miles for my marathon training.
Totals for year:
Elliptical 7.90 miles
Running 100.79 miles
Swam 11,867.30 yards (6.74 miles)
Body Sculpt classes 24
Zumba classes 11
Biking minutes 468
Step classes 1
Yoga classes 4
Nia classes 1
Pushups on toes outside of teaching class:168
Goals for Week 11
Complete all scheduled classes, Run further than the week before, swim further than the week before, bike further than the week before. Find a yoga class and do it. Get on the elliptical and go further than last week. Continue with eating well, as much clean eating as possible. Try a new vegetable.
Monday, March 3, 2014
week 9 of 2014
Goals for week 9 of 2014 were these: Run 4 times. Achieve mileage of 12-14 miles for the week. Get on the elliptical and go over a mile. Get on the bike at least twice and bike over an hour for the combined mileage. Swim once of 1000 yards or more. Continue with clean eating. Do pushups outside of class, 55 of them on toes. Take either Jason's Step or Pump class.
This is how the week went:
Monday: Body Sculpt and 1202.30 yards swam
Tuesday: 1.15 miles on the elliptical, 58 pushups on toes, Body Sculpt
Wednesday:3.68 miles running, 500 yards swimming.
Thursday: ran 3.0 miles, Zumba class Friday:Rest
Saturday:5.38 miles run, Biked 65 minutes Sunday:Rest
Bad: I didn't do one of my Body Sculpt classes since it was cancelled. I didn't clean eat on Sunday. I didn't get on the bike at least twice. I didn't run 4 times. I never made it to Jason's class. Simply ran out of time. Took my daughter to get a pedicure during the time I could have taken his class. That was time better spent in my opinion!
Good: I ran 3 times and had mileage of 12.06 miles! I did get on the elliptical and went over a mile. I did get on the bike and did 65 minutes. I did swim over 1000 yards once, but actually got in the pool a 2nd time for the week and did more yards. I ate almost perfectly for 5 days out of 7. I did pushups outside of class. I felt amazing this week!
Totals for year:
Elliptical 6.65 miles
Running 86.55 miles
Swam 10,567.30 yards
Body Sculpt classes 21
Zumba classes 10
Biking minutes 418
Step classes 1
Yoga classes 4
Nia classes 1
Pushups on toes outside of teaching class:108
Goals for Week 10: Swim once of 1000 yards or more. Run 3-4 times with total mileage of 14 miles or more. Do all your scheduled classes. Do a Yoga class. Bike at least 1 hour this week. Do more on the elliptical this week than last week. Do push ups outside of class and go for 60 of them! Continue with clean eating.
This is how the week went:
Monday: Body Sculpt and 1202.30 yards swam
Tuesday: 1.15 miles on the elliptical, 58 pushups on toes, Body Sculpt
Wednesday:3.68 miles running, 500 yards swimming.
Thursday: ran 3.0 miles, Zumba class Friday:Rest
Saturday:5.38 miles run, Biked 65 minutes Sunday:Rest
Bad: I didn't do one of my Body Sculpt classes since it was cancelled. I didn't clean eat on Sunday. I didn't get on the bike at least twice. I didn't run 4 times. I never made it to Jason's class. Simply ran out of time. Took my daughter to get a pedicure during the time I could have taken his class. That was time better spent in my opinion!
Good: I ran 3 times and had mileage of 12.06 miles! I did get on the elliptical and went over a mile. I did get on the bike and did 65 minutes. I did swim over 1000 yards once, but actually got in the pool a 2nd time for the week and did more yards. I ate almost perfectly for 5 days out of 7. I did pushups outside of class. I felt amazing this week!
Totals for year:
Elliptical 6.65 miles
Running 86.55 miles
Swam 10,567.30 yards
Body Sculpt classes 21
Zumba classes 10
Biking minutes 418
Step classes 1
Yoga classes 4
Nia classes 1
Pushups on toes outside of teaching class:108
Goals for Week 10: Swim once of 1000 yards or more. Run 3-4 times with total mileage of 14 miles or more. Do all your scheduled classes. Do a Yoga class. Bike at least 1 hour this week. Do more on the elliptical this week than last week. Do push ups outside of class and go for 60 of them! Continue with clean eating.
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