So nothing has happened yet on Day 5.
Ok, so I guess I have been to work, which involves walking across the bridge to get to, so that's something. And at lunch Jonnie and I walked to Market Square to check out the farmer's market. I think if I'm going to want to buy anything good at the farmer's markets downtown I'm going to have to take lunch earlier than 1 o'clock! Well, I bought sweet potato gnocchi which I'm pretty excited about, I do like it so. Unfortunately being in Market Square also meant I was in close proximity to yummy (read - fattening) restaurants, and we went to Moe's for burritos for lunch. At least I only at 1/2 of mine, which leaves 1/2 for dinner tonight, which means the chicken I have defrosting will have to be for tomorrow - oh well.
And I may or may not have bought a piece of baklava. Which I may or may not eat in about 1 minute. Don't hate me, I love sweets!
As for training - Alyssa and I are going to the track tonight. 1 minute running, 4 minutes walking, repeated 5 times, hopefully it won't be too bad. My goal for tonight is to stretch better than last time, so hopefully I won't hurt as bad.
Speaking of hurting, around 4 pm yesterday, I discovered that I really should stretch my groin - OUCH! Who knew? I never assumed running for only 4 minutes total could hurt so much. What the heck have I gotten myself into?!? 21 weeks and 2 days until race day.
I'm almost done with The NonRunner's Marathon Guide for Women - Get Off Your Butt and on With Your Training, and Alyssa and I have already dubbed it our running bible. Dawn Dais is hilarious! I have busted out laughing so many times while reading it, I feel that her sarcasm will help us survive this thing.
Wish me luck tonight!
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Day 4 Soreness Report
Today is Day 4, it's a rest day, Hallelujah. After today though we have 4 days in a row: walk/run, cross training, walk/run, cross training, and then the next rest day. I'm glad yesterday's weather was not like today's weather. I walked in to work across the bridge, and it was raining buckets - I hope my sneakers dry out before I have to go home.
On to the Soreness Report:
Jenny:
My back is killing me (but I think that may be from yard work)
I could definately tell my quads exsisted this morning as I walked up my stairs
My bum was definately feeling it a bit as well
One of my arms hurt (but I think that's from how I slept)
Alyssa:
Doing well
Just tired
Has a godawful upset tummy (Bad Fajita Rollup!)
Recommended Reading:
The NonRunner's Marathon Guide For Women (Get Off Your Butt And On With Your Training)
by Dawn Dais
- hilarious!!! She's so sarcastic, it's great - I'm only on page 70 (of 245) but I can't wait to finish it!
On to the Soreness Report:
Jenny:
My back is killing me (but I think that may be from yard work)
I could definately tell my quads exsisted this morning as I walked up my stairs
My bum was definately feeling it a bit as well
One of my arms hurt (but I think that's from how I slept)
Alyssa:
Doing well
Just tired
Has a godawful upset tummy (Bad Fajita Rollup!)
Recommended Reading:
The NonRunner's Marathon Guide For Women (Get Off Your Butt And On With Your Training)
by Dawn Dais
- hilarious!!! She's so sarcastic, it's great - I'm only on page 70 (of 245) but I can't wait to finish it!
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
I did it!
I did it! I ran/walked all by myself :-)
My brain hurts, and I had a stitch in my side, and I thought my lungs might explode during the first minute, and I was sweating in the most unfeminine way, and my feet now smell; but other than that I feel great!
For my warm-up I walked to the Andy Warhol Bridge, it was there I said, "Hello Bridge, how are you today? You better watch out, 'cause I'm gonna run across you!"
My first minute of running consisted of me making it halfway across the bridge all the time thinking to myself, "I should be at my desk, surfing the internet, eating a cupcake, but noooo, I'm here running, WTF?!?!"
4 minutes of walking took me down to the Riverfront Trail, the next minute of running took me to under the Roberto Clemente Bridge. Bridges are good points to aim for I've found, they're big and hard to miss. 4 more minutes of walking took me past the kayak-ers (which I totally want to do on a Sunday - hint, hint Alyssa - good cross training!) and a whole bunch of kids fishing.
The next minute running took me to the next bridge - Fort Duquesne maybe? It was there I turned around and headed back. 4 minutes of walking, then my last minute of running to the Roberto Clemente Bridge. I then walked back the way I came - across the Andy Warhol Bridge and through town, back to work.
By the time I made it back to work, my headache had developed and my legs were tingly - ah, such is life. Tomorrow is a rest day, and then it's the same as today for Thursday, just with one more rep of run 1 minute walk 4 minutes.
Side note - that meany Alyssa texted me a picture of a cookie while I was running. She's so mean, how I hate her, haha... I kid, I kid. I'll just send her a picture of a cupcake while she's running tonight!
My brain hurts, and I had a stitch in my side, and I thought my lungs might explode during the first minute, and I was sweating in the most unfeminine way, and my feet now smell; but other than that I feel great!
For my warm-up I walked to the Andy Warhol Bridge, it was there I said, "Hello Bridge, how are you today? You better watch out, 'cause I'm gonna run across you!"
My first minute of running consisted of me making it halfway across the bridge all the time thinking to myself, "I should be at my desk, surfing the internet, eating a cupcake, but noooo, I'm here running, WTF?!?!"
4 minutes of walking took me down to the Riverfront Trail, the next minute of running took me to under the Roberto Clemente Bridge. Bridges are good points to aim for I've found, they're big and hard to miss. 4 more minutes of walking took me past the kayak-ers (which I totally want to do on a Sunday - hint, hint Alyssa - good cross training!) and a whole bunch of kids fishing.
The next minute running took me to the next bridge - Fort Duquesne maybe? It was there I turned around and headed back. 4 minutes of walking, then my last minute of running to the Roberto Clemente Bridge. I then walked back the way I came - across the Andy Warhol Bridge and through town, back to work.
By the time I made it back to work, my headache had developed and my legs were tingly - ah, such is life. Tomorrow is a rest day, and then it's the same as today for Thursday, just with one more rep of run 1 minute walk 4 minutes.
Side note - that meany Alyssa texted me a picture of a cookie while I was running. She's so mean, how I hate her, haha... I kid, I kid. I'll just send her a picture of a cupcake while she's running tonight!
All by myself...
Day 1 of walk/running and Alyssa has ditched me! Ok, so not really, she's just got to run right after work since they're having a plumber come over at 6, anad since I don't even get off work until 5:30, I won't even be home until 6. So, the current plan is that I will walk/run at lunch. It shouldn't be too bad: 1 minute of running, 4 of jogging, repeated 4 times.
Alyssa emailed me my before photos last night - it reaffirmed my plan to not show them online!
Alyssa emailed me my before photos last night - it reaffirmed my plan to not show them online!
Monday, June 7, 2010
And so it begins...
Alyssa and I began our 22 weeks of training yesterday with 35 minutes of cardio/ab work. I felt fine at the time, but this morning I feel as if I were hit by a mack truck! Today is a rest day, and tomorrow we begin walking/running. Following our workout we did our before photos - needless to say those will not be posted on this website (except maybe of course at the end if the transformation is noticeable enough).
I got Leap Year from Netflix on Saturday, I am slightly (but only slightly) ashamed to say I have now seen it 4 times - since Saturday! It is such a cheesy movie, and yet I like it alot! I think I like it because the Irish guy in it does not like Dublin at all - which was my feelings exactly when I was there last year. Granted he felt that way because a back-stabbing b**** of an ex lived there, I felt that way merely because it was the end of my trip, I didn't want to go home, and I had fallen head-over-heels in love with the highlands of Scotland and so anything that followed would be dull in comparison. Or another reason I may like it so much is because I think the Irish (although technically in real life he's British) guy in it is HOT! What can I say, I like tall scrawny scruffy guys with killer accents - so if you know of any, send them my way.
And so it goes... I feel I may watch Leap Year again this evening while I clean my house, and then maybe I'll be able to seal it in its envelope and send it on its way. Fingers crossed. Just don't judge me if I can't!
I got Leap Year from Netflix on Saturday, I am slightly (but only slightly) ashamed to say I have now seen it 4 times - since Saturday! It is such a cheesy movie, and yet I like it alot! I think I like it because the Irish guy in it does not like Dublin at all - which was my feelings exactly when I was there last year. Granted he felt that way because a back-stabbing b**** of an ex lived there, I felt that way merely because it was the end of my trip, I didn't want to go home, and I had fallen head-over-heels in love with the highlands of Scotland and so anything that followed would be dull in comparison. Or another reason I may like it so much is because I think the Irish (although technically in real life he's British) guy in it is HOT! What can I say, I like tall scrawny scruffy guys with killer accents - so if you know of any, send them my way.
And so it goes... I feel I may watch Leap Year again this evening while I clean my house, and then maybe I'll be able to seal it in its envelope and send it on its way. Fingers crossed. Just don't judge me if I can't!
Friday, June 4, 2010
Time to turn a new page...
Alright, so I know it's been about forever and day since I've posted anything on here and I'd like to just say now: "I'M SORRY!!"
To sum things up quickly, Sancho the rambunctious bloodhound has moved to a farm in Erie, and I have replaced him with a sweet mild tempered basset hound named Ellie who was rescued from a puppy mill in December and had been living in foster care. I've been slowly and steadily working on the novel I've had brewing in my mind for years now I'm up to about 80 pages written right now. And (drum roll please...) I've signed up to run a half marathon!
Crazy I know, considering I'm about the most out of shape person ever, but I've got a good feeling about this one. I've convinced Alyssa to sign up with me, so we've got 22 weeks of training before the November 6th race. I wanted to do the Disney World half marathon in January but time and budget constraints have forced us to look for something closer to home, and so we chose the Stomp the Grapes Half Marathon at the Maize Valley Winery outside of Canton OH (http://www.stompthegrapeshalfmarathon.com/)
We're going to start the training with 8 weeks of walk to run training - building up the ability to run for 30 minutes at a time - and then follow that up with 14 weeks of distance training.
Goals I/we hope to accomplish in this crazy endeavour:
1. lose weight
2. improve cardiovascular health (now doesn't that sound like it came from a brochure?)
3. not get injured
4. improve overall fitness level
5. meet the 16 minute mile requirement
6. to just finish the damn thing!
And so all this craziness starts Sunday (only 1 more day of being a sloth) - I'll so my best to keep ya posted!
To sum things up quickly, Sancho the rambunctious bloodhound has moved to a farm in Erie, and I have replaced him with a sweet mild tempered basset hound named Ellie who was rescued from a puppy mill in December and had been living in foster care. I've been slowly and steadily working on the novel I've had brewing in my mind for years now I'm up to about 80 pages written right now. And (drum roll please...) I've signed up to run a half marathon!
Crazy I know, considering I'm about the most out of shape person ever, but I've got a good feeling about this one. I've convinced Alyssa to sign up with me, so we've got 22 weeks of training before the November 6th race. I wanted to do the Disney World half marathon in January but time and budget constraints have forced us to look for something closer to home, and so we chose the Stomp the Grapes Half Marathon at the Maize Valley Winery outside of Canton OH (http://www.stompthegrapeshalfmarathon.com/)
We're going to start the training with 8 weeks of walk to run training - building up the ability to run for 30 minutes at a time - and then follow that up with 14 weeks of distance training.
Goals I/we hope to accomplish in this crazy endeavour:
1. lose weight
2. improve cardiovascular health (now doesn't that sound like it came from a brochure?)
3. not get injured
4. improve overall fitness level
5. meet the 16 minute mile requirement
6. to just finish the damn thing!
And so all this craziness starts Sunday (only 1 more day of being a sloth) - I'll so my best to keep ya posted!
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