Monday, July 21, 2008

Today I was able to run for 22 minutes straight and then I cooled down with an 8 minute walk.

Sunday, July 20, 2008

OK, I got up again today and decided to do my treadmill right away (no breakfast or anything). I decided to just walk today, because my thighs are burning from yesterdays workout and I thought that if I walked it would loosen them up a bit. At the moment they feel OK, they are still sore but not as bad as when I started. I guess I will just have to wait and see what they will be like later today or tomorrow.

I walked for 35 minutes today and I was able to accomplish 2.07 miles. I kept my pace between 3.5 - 3.7 the whole time. I also decided to just walk one minute and then the next minute I did some form of arm toning while walking. This helped to pass the time, but my arms are feeling it.

Saturday, July 19, 2008

Today I got up and decided to hop on my treadmill right away. This way I would not have any excuses, such as: we will be leaving the house soon, it's to late in the day, I'll just use today as my day off.

I am extremely happy that I decided to get up and get on the treadmill, because today I was able to run for 20 minutes straight. Again, I know some of you are thinking, wow 20 minutes, is she kidding??? This is a really long time for me considering that back in April (end of April) I could not even run for one minute without wanting to quit, because it felt as though someone was standing on my lungs. Now even after 20 minutes I do not have that feeling, but I sure do get tired quickly.

Workout for today: 45 Minutes Total

Minutes Item and Distance
1-20 Run for 1.52 minutes (I finished 1 mile in 13.18 minutes)
20-30 Walk - distanced equaled 2 miles at this point
30-36.5 Run for another half mile - distance equals 2.5 miles at this point
36.5-45 Walk for another half mile (as cool down) - distance equals 3 miles at this point

At this rate I am not sure how I am going to build up enough strength and endurance to run a complete Marathon. I must have been crazy the day that I agreed to this, but I am not giving up. I am going to keep on working out and building up the length of time and distance that I am able to run.

Thursday 7-10-08

I was not able to run last night. My feet were swollen. I have been in the process of seeing a doctor to figure out why I am getting light headed, dizzy, and then my hands and feet swell. I am hoping to be able to run tonight, but I will keep you updated.

Wednesday 7-9-08

Last night I started running again. I have not been able to run for about a month, due to other activities that I had going on in the evenings. I thought that it would be hard to get back into it, but it was not that bad. I was able to run for 6 minutes straight. I realize that this does not sound like a great amount of time, but for me I think that it is fantastic. I am going to try for at least 7 minutes tonight. The biggest issue that I find that is making it hard for me to go longer periods is my lungs. I feel like they are being crushed. I think that it may be lack of water and also the fact that I have not fully taught myself to breath properly when running. I know you are probably thinking, what taught yourself to breath while running, this should be natural and the body should do it on its own, but trust me it does not. I am going to start out tonight with my camel pack to see if that helps with the lack of water. I am only able to drink little sips at a time, so I am hoping that this will help. I will check back in tomorrow and let you know how this works.