Day 4/98

Today was still tough but it wasn't much worse than yesterday.  It was nice and cloudy from the storms trying to build up and move in from the north.  Didn't run quite as much as yesterday, but I did notice some soreness for the first time today.  Tomorrow is a rest day, woo hoo!  And I lost a pound today :)  Yay me!  I don't know if it's the running or the no Dr. Pepper in my fridge that is helping more on that front lol.

Training Journal - Day 3/98

Phew!  That one was rough kids!  It was still just a mile, this week is only miles (trying that whole 'ease into it' thing), but man alive that was way harder than Monday!  Tuesday was my cross-training day (translation - rest day lol) so I didn't have much to say about that.  I don't know if it was the heat or maybe Monday's trip wasn't actually a mile or today's was a mile and a half or what.  I've gotta remeasure my routes.  It's been so long I can't remember which is which!  But anyway, I went.  I went!! And I ran much more than I did yesterday, which might be why it was so much harder.  Oh and BONUS, I did some strength training before my run! :) Nothing killer, but strength is strength.  Anyway, it was a good workout and now it's behind me.  Only 95 more days to go lol!   And it's a lot more enjoyable to feel bad from a workout than it is to feel bad because of NO workout.

Training Journal - Day 1/98

Wow.  What changes over a couple years.  No longer single, and loving this new part of life, moved to Nashville and returned, back in my own house again... It's funny when a bunch of changes brings you back in a big circle to right where you started.  Luckily I also grew and found a lot of happiness along the way.  Anyway...

I've decided to start running again after a crazy year or two off due to moves and commutes and things like that.  Today was my first training workout and it was easy breezy but that was my intention.  It's been so long since I've ran that I don't want to push myself too hard in the beginning and ruin the pleasure of running.  Just went a mile today, and walked a little over half of it.  But the point was for me to get out and go again.  Here is my training schedule for the next 14 weeks:

10K Training Schedule
Week	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
1 (7-23)	1 mi	XT	1 mi	1 mi	Rest	1 mi	Rest
2 (7-30)	1 mi	XT	1 ½ mi	1 mi	Rest	1 ½ mi	Rest
3 (8-6)	1 mi	XT	1 ½ mi	1 ½ mi	Rest	2 mi	Rest
4 (8-13)	1 mi	XT	2 mi	1 ½ mi	Rest	2 ½ mi	Rest
5 (8-20)	1 ½ mi	XT	2 ½ mi	1 ½ mi	Rest	3 mi	Rest
6 (8-27)	1 ½ mi	XT	2 ½ mi	1 ½ mi	Rest	5K in Rising Star	Rest
7 (9-3)	1 ½ mi	XT	3 mi	2 mi	Rest	3 ½ mi	Rest
8 (9-10)	1 ½ mi	XT	2 ½ mi	1 ½ mi	Rest	5K in Brownwood	Rest
9 (9-17)	2 mi	XT	3 mi	2 ½ mi	Rest	4 mi	Rest
10 (9-24)	2 mi	XT	3 ½ mi	2 ½ mi	Rest	4 ½ mi	Rest
11 (10-1)	2 mi	XT	4 mi	3 mi	Rest	5 mi	Rest
12 (10-8)	2 mi	XT	4 ½ mi	3 mi	Rest	6 mi	Rest
13 (10-15)	2 mi	XT	3 mi	2 mi	Rest	4 mi	Rest
14 (10-22)	2 mi	XT	3 mi	2 mi	Rest	10K in Stephenville	Rest

Race days are September 1 (5K in Rising Star), September 15 (5K in Brownwood, possibly), and then my 10K in Stephenville on October 27.  This should build me a very strong foundation, which was lacking this spring when I tried to start training again.  I found out it takes a lot more work to get myself comfortable at 2-3 miles than it used to hahaha. For cross training I plan to do weights/core training and possibly some biking too.  I need to incorporate core training into every workout somehow as well, but I haven't sat down to figure that out yet.

Anyway, I'm very excited about getting started with this.  I miss how great running and being in shape makes you feel.  Good first day, hopefully a lot more to come! :)