Day 14, 15, and 16

So…this week has not been going as planned.

Friday I didn’t strength train.

Saturday I decided to go to a nearby greenway. I’ve been dreading running lately, so i thought a change of scenery would help. I went only and found a greenway very close to a shopping center. So i went to the greenway while my friends went shopping haha.

I warmed up my body. I was walking. Then i started my 3 mile jog. Guess what! After six minutes, i already had a cramp and my ankle was hurting. I decided to walk some more before jogging again, but as time went on, other parts of my legs started to hurt (right below the knees, calf, little bit of thigh).

I don’t know why i can’t even jog half a mile, but i’m worried now that i won’t be able to do a 10k. 😦

Today is cross-training. I hope i get it done. I’m thinking about dancing or doing jumping jacks.

Day 13

So… today was horrible. I thought it was going to rain, so i went to the gym. it was the long run of the week–3 miles. I got on the treadmill (already warmed up) and i started to jog the 5k loop function. Guess what. Within eight minutes, my abs and right calf cramped up. So then i noticed it indeed was NOT raining outside, so i went to finish my run outside. and the cramp was still there! i’m not doing my run. i’m taking a rest day.

Day 3

lesson of the day: endurance over speed

I jogged two miles today without stopping! but yes, i was going the speed a snail would. you know what? that’s okay! (it’s also okay to walk 🙂 ) but more about today. i love going through this neighborhood right next to school. it’s so quiet and woody. before i went, i mapped my path to get to two miles on mapmyrun.com. great site. so anywho, i read on the 100 beginner tips (link is on the right) that i should start slow, even if i feel like i’m going too slow. but i made it! i think next time i run two miles, i’ll go even faster, although really, it took probably 30 minutes. w00t.

so after the jog i had to do strength training. you know what i hate? lunges. but they’re so good for the body, so i stopped whining and did it.

so hooray for a bad day being followed by a good one.

Day 1

So I don’t really know how to keep up a blog, but here’s to a hearty first try!

Background info: i started running January of this year (2010) in order to complete my first 5k. Mostly, it was to lose weight, but a lot of it was also about finishing something. So now that i have run my first 5k (time: slightly over 41 minutes), i’m looking onto bigger and better things. Particularly, a 10k.

I have a pretty intense training schedule, full of running days, cross-training days, strength training, and of course, those necessary rest days. I have to do this all in 10 weeks. So let the journey begin!

Day 1: run 2.75 miles. not succeeded. I went to the gym, despite that i don’t like treadmills. i started jogging at a comfortable pace and could only complete one mile before having to walk. [sadface] anyway, i think this poor performance can be attributed to my not exercising for two weeks, my not eating before i jogged, and my just having a bad day. those happen.

Later i read that walking isn’t something to be ashamed of. so i won’t be.