WWW4 - Tawas Baby!

Oh these lovely weekends are so much fun, even if we just sit on our butts and eat far too much food. I think that was fun for me simply because I have not eaten so much food in 2.5 months! Yum!
Women should not knit and drink ... I think that is the Catheter Cosey Andra is knitting for her dad there.

But then there was the questionable fashion choices we made in lovely downtown Tawas. Ya like?


And really, have you ever hear of light-up knitting needles? How funny!

OH, what a great weekend, but I think I seriously put on 5 lbs this weekend! Even the 3-hour walk in the sand did not burn off the beer, chips, hummus, brownie, pizza, and whatever else we ate and ate!

Good times, good friends, who could ask for much more? Oh wait - I get good times with more friends soon too! Trish & I are going to do a girls night out soon too! Whoo Hoo me!!

Jumped the Hump!

It has been beautiful out lately - sunny and 50's -so being a bit short on time today, I decided to go for a run outside rather than go to the gym. I thought about mapping out a run, but then thought I would just be lazy and use my pod-runner podcast for week 4. I set out, dressed in a long sleeve t-shirt w/a regular t-shirt over it, and chose the least snowy route. When I reached the path in our sub I quickly changed my mind and continued along the road way. It was hilly, but snow free! OK, here is the really really really really good news; I ran for my 5 minutes!!! I did: 3/90, 5/2.5, 3/90, 2.5ish ... the last run was all uphill, and it ended at our house. Bad planning, but oh well. I am still amazed that I did the 5 minutes, and it was not even that hard! Luckily I finished downhill, but still I was ready to go a bit farther if need be. Glad it was not required, but I was ready none-the-less.

And, to make me even happier .... it looks like I ran the 5 mins at about 5.6mph! I was right that once I got outside I would be able to get over that hump! Now to plan a better run and do the 2nd of my 5 min sets too!!

But still, big celebration in my head today since I did the 5 min run!!!!!

A Big Fat (Mental?) Hump

So, last night Trish & I ran again. But crap, getting past the 3min mark is just damn hard! I did do 4 mins - once. the last time I crapped out at 3 mins and had to walk for 15 secs .. then ran once again. I just suck!!! Yes I am tired, but I am 90% sure I could push on for that extra minute or so ... my head just screams STOP RUNNING! and I succumb.

I have have have to get over that hump in my head!!

And the End Of Success

Today was not successful in my running! I was all over the place with my heart rate and length of running. I was simply not able to mentally or physically maintain my running. It is getting "too long" feeling, not so much physically, but mentally time wise. Makes little sense, I know.

I'm waiting for things to warm up some more and the snow melt so that I can try running on the track. Or in the neighborhood.

Regardless, I am making some progress; I did a total of 2 miles in less than 28 minutes, I ran 5.0 for all my runs, and I even did 2 runs at 5.5/7 and one full minute at 6.0.

Ehhhh, tommorow is another day.

Successful 1st attempt!

Trish & I pushed ourselves and did it. Well, on the 3rd run I was getting a bit bubbly-headed (go ahead, make the joke .... I know you all want to!) so I only ran a bit more than 2 mins on the 3rd run. But ... we did run 3.5 mins on the second run, and then I ran 2 mins, and then added a 90 sec after the 4th run.

So - I did 3/2, 3.5/2, 2/2, 3/2, 2/2, 90/cooldown.

I am thinking of doing the 3/90 x 4 for week 3.75, or even 3-4/90 for next week. We both felt OK at the end of the 1st 3min run and thought we could have gone farther ... didn't want to, but could! *snark!* Thus the reason why we ran 3.5mins for the second run. I think I could have run for 4mins, but I would have been spent! hmmmmm, this 5min run is sounding a bit (jut a bit, mind you) more doable!

Tomorrow is Week 3.25

I decided that I am going to attempt week 3.25 tomorrow. That will be run 3 walk 90, repeat 4-6 times depending on my stamina. The reality is going to be that I need a longer recovery time between runs, I know that, but I am going to give it my all.

I am not sure if I will need another week to get to run 3 walk 90, run 5 walk 2.5, run 3 walk 90, run 5 walk 2.5, but we'll see. I may have to do a simple run 5 minutes only trial before I feel like I am capable of trying it in combination. uggg, I am SO dreading this 5 minute run. Crap - and that is only slightly less than .5miles!!

I might have week 3.75 the following week: 3/3, 5/3, 3/3, 5/die

Did I mention that my knee hurts a bit? I hope it does not get worse.

Finishing Week 3

I am so amazed that I can do week three so "easily." Trish commented that we need the theme to Rocky playing while we attempt the runs. That makes me chuckle; but I think we need it after we run, personally!

So Monday I went up to the gym and did week 3 again. (90/90, 3/3, 90/90, 3/3) I ran at 5.2 on a 1.0 incline for the first 90 and half of the second 3 min run. Then I ran at 5.0 on a flat surface. The last 3 min run was hard, but I did it! And, after walking for 3 mins I added yet another 90 second run on a 1.0 incline! Go me!

Still dreading week 4 - trying to figure out what to do to test the waters ... do I just jump in? Do I add time to the runs gradually? Not sure what to do before I jump into week 4. But if 3 mins is a hard thing, what is 5 mins going to feel like .... death? snicker

Oh - milestone here: I've lost 30lbs since Christmas!