hard to get going this morning

Had the day off from work... finally managed to get going by 7:30am the dog had completely given up all hope of a run today. today was hard, I have got to start drinking more water. I have made the effort to drink the good stuff all day. I am sure my aches are a lack of hydration. Got lots of chores done today, now I am a little tired. Going out tonight to a comedy show, can't be too late as this is my weekend to work. I will try to get out with the dog Sunday morning before work and do a long brisk walk, no running for a change. Keep it loose and limber. After reviewing how I have felt lately, I am pretty sure I need more H2O and more stretching afterwards. I will keep going, I will get stronger! As long as I stick with it and listen to my body I know I will reach my goals... currently, my goal is 3 miles at a steady pace. I still feel like I take too many walk breaks but maybe I am just too hard on myself.

Awesome run today!

This morning was fantastic! The running is still hard but I have to admit I do enjoy my canine training partner. We started later today and I think Chyenne was convinced we weren't going out this morning until I grabbed her leash then she believed me! She loves it so much! The temperature was just a little nippy at first so I started out with a warmup jacket ... a light sprinkling of rain started about 10 minutes into the run. I figured as long as it didn't thunder (translation: no lightning!) we were ok. The lights rain stayed with us about 15 minutes then stopped, by then I had given up the jacket. As I am re-adjusting the jacket around my waist I see the most awesome sight, a beautiful rainbow overhead! Looked like the rainbow was just for us at the park!

I am still struggling with running without walk breaks. I haven't figured out how to get my breathing on track so it's not such a battle. I try to keep the walk breaks to aprox one minute and then run some more. I keep working at it, surely I will eventually "get it" and manage to run consistently for more than 5 minutes at a time! When I ran on the treadmill I seemed to do better with the breathing and running... I could run for 20 minutes solid on a treadmill before taking a walk break... Outdoors is much harder for me but I won't give up!!!

Friday was short run

Had a late start on Friday morning with my canine running partner... we barely had time for 30 minutes including warm-up and cool-down... Once again Chyenne proved to be good companion on the road. She is loving it, she can barely contain herself when she sees me lace up my sneakers first thing in the morning.

Thunderstorms and Bike

don't mix too well. Yesterday as I prepared to leave work a crazy storm came up! Rain pouring horizontally, Thunder & Lighting generated a wild show. I decided to take up co-worker's offer and accept a ride home. Sure glad I did, the roads were flooded everywhere! Brought my bike home today in our van. I noticed this morning during my run/walk segment my feet hurt! I think I may need new shoes. I managed to keep going and finish out my workout but my feet have been tender thru-out the day. hmmm... I may be slow as molasses but I still need happy feet. :-)

Getting Stronger

This week has been very successful -- M/W/F worked the Run/Walk program. T/Th I commuted by bike to work and back... very hot Thursday - heat index 100+ on my route home. Very hard to pedal in such heat but I managed by drinking lots! of water. Took a longer route home to stay on the shaded streets as much as possible.

LiveStrong!

3 weeks until my first 5k

... not much time left to get ready... the next two weeks i need to really commit myself to run/walk workouts. The last week before the race I will have 2 good workouts and one easy one on Thursday. I am sure I can finish using the run/walk method -- at least I can have a base to start with as I measure improvement with future races. Last October I walked 5k in the 'Race for a Cure' so I expect to do much better time with a run/walk. beed to add in some strength workouts to reach my overall fitness goals.

Another Run/Walk Day

Today is the first day of March! Hard to get up this morning -- but I did manage to make it to my Run/walk @ the gym. Did not get my bike time yesterday :-[ I have got to make sure I get my Wednesday morning rides! I will commute tomorrow so some miles there, thank goodness. The morning run went pretty well, I am picking up the pace a bit stretching out the distance btwn walk periods. Sweating pretty good when I headed into my cool down. Great way to start the day!!!

February almost done

Unbelievable! February is almost finished already!
This month I have been trying to stay on task with my training. I have signed up for my first 5K -- The sunset 5K on April 7th. It is my hope that by signing up I will maintain my motivation to get up every morning and do what I have to... so far, so good.

Today I discovered there is a sprint triathlon on my birthday -- the Santa Rosa Island Tri @ Pensacola Beach. Hmmm... will have to think about it, Further to drive than Mexico Beach -- but it is my birthday. I will need to decide by July so I can register early.

Today is running / strength day -- my morning run went fine, after work is strength training with light weights and stretching of course.

This Saturday is run/walk event in downtown Panama City. Should be fun, will try to convince my family this is fun for everyone! ;-)