Although I must admit, I’m not ready to make any land speed records, I have been able to increase my speed over the last few workouts. During both Sunday’s run and today’s I threw in a few fartleks – running all out for a sort distance, then dropping my pace to recover. [...]
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I am very proud of myself for keeping up my training through my cold. Now it’s time to pick up the pace. I did some research on how to get faster, and here are a few tips I’ve learned: One of the best ways to gain speed is with fartleks. A fartlek is a workout where you run faster [...] January has come to a close, and I am proud to say that I did something (ran or walked) every day! My mileage total for the month was 45.5 miles (which is equal to a marathon plus 19.3 miles). I’m sure that’s a new high for me – EVER! I’m still extremely excited about the Beach2Battleship. [...] After fighting a cold for the last week, and not getting any running done, (I did walk every day….even when I didn’t want to) I decided that I had to get back into my training or I would be way behind. So today, I ran. I could have used this today I didn’t go as far [...] Remember that commercial where everyone was swimming in caramel? I don”t remember what it was for, but I do remember the noise made when the swimmers landed in the pool. (As an aside, i hate loud food noises…..) ANYWAY, I did not go swimming today, but the second mile of my run did feel like [...] Today I did my first workout using Map My Fitness. Map My Fitness is an app that I downloaded to my phone (for free) that keeps track of my workout while I am running or cycling or whatever. It kept track of my distance, speed, time and route. I can even see the elevation changes [...] It’s been a few weeks since my fresh start, and I’ve been pretty good at walking/running every day. This week I have upped my mileage to 2 miles. I do the first mile with Marshall and the second with Wrigley. Saturday is the day to up again to 2.5 miles. I will probably up the [...] Today was a run day, so instead of doing my usual trek up on down the street, I drove a few minutes to Halyburton Park. It’s a great local park with walking trails and natural areas. [...] I must admit – I am lusting after something. My strong Baptist background causes me to cringe with guilt, but it doesn’t last long. The item that I desire so strongly is a pair of Vibram Five Fingers shoes. [...] Yesterday’s workout consisted of some time outside and some time in the gym. I believe I got great benefit from both workouts. I started with a 45 bike ride, taking the long way to the gym. When I got there, I locked up my bike, threw everything in a locker and headed for the exercise bike where I completed my hour bike ride with 15 minutes on the trainer. [...] |
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