T-minus 11 week away from half marathon Starting measurements for the week: 128lbs with a 35.5 bustline, 30 chest, 37 hips Monday, August 5th 2.14 miles – 24.32 minutes – 11:31 average pace (my best yet) The training chart said to do 2 miles so I listened today. Last week, I just ran 4 every time I ran, figured I should at least hit the … Continue reading Half Marathon Training Round 8
T-minus 12 week countdown … 12 weeks far enough away and yet close enough to be scary Starting measurements for the week: 128lbs with a 36 bustline, 30 chest, 37 hips Round 4 for comparison: 130lbs with a 36 bustline, 31.5 chest, 38 hips Monday, July 29th 4.13 miles – 51.11 minutes – 12:23 average pace I actually felt like I was runner for the first … Continue reading Half Marathon Round 7
Week 5 Monday, July 15th Nada…I don’t know what it is about Mondays that make it so hard to do anything. Tuesday, July 16th 4.04 miles – 60.35 minutes – 14:56 average pace I might as well have been running through hell with Satan chasing me with a flamethrower. At one point, I actually pondered if I could boil my insides from the heat outside, … Continue reading Half Marathon Training Round 5 & 6
Half Marathon Training Round 4 Starting measurements for the week: 130lbs with a 36 bustline, 31.5 chest, 38 hips Monday, July 8th Nothing Tuesday, July 9th 2.34 miles – 29.25 mins – 12.34m pace Best pace in my training and my knees nor the Texas size blister on my heels didn’t bother. Felt invincible. Wednesday, July 10th Jillian Michaels – Body Shred – … Continue reading Half Marathon Training Round 4
Half Marathon Training Round 2 Starting measurements for the week: 130lb with a 35 bustline, 31 chest, 31 waist, 37.5 hips. Monday, June 24th Ran 2.34 miles in 29:36 minutes and hated every step because it was so freaking hot. It was like running in a sauna in hell. June 25th-June 30th The rest of the week for Round 2 training…well, sucked giant testicles. I … Continue reading Half Marathon Training Round 2 & 3
Technically, my half training doesn’t start until July, but I’m taking the 3 weeks prior to that as pre-training. I’m going to need all the extra help I can get. Half Marathon Training Round 1 Starting measurements: 130lb with a 36 bustline, 31 chest, 31 waist, 38 hips. Friday, June 14th I had sorted taken a break from working out from May 25th until today. … Continue reading Half Marathon Training Round 1
I like to personally throw giant monkey wrenches into my life. Apparently the ones life throws at me sometimes aren’t just enough. What are these two monkey wrenches? #1 – returning to being a vegetarian. For many years, I was a vegetarian that sometimes at seafood until November 2011. I returned to being a full blown carnivore because I was heading to Australia and wanted … Continue reading Running on Veggies