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From couch potato to 2 miles!
Last week I ran my first consecutive mile. It was hard. Really hard.
By the Monday I upped it to 1.2 miles consecutive and LOTS more intervals.
Yesterday I got up to 1.4 miles consecutive. Again...LOTS of intervals after that initial run.
Today.....*drumroll*
TWO MILES! ME! The girl who couldn't jog a mile in high school JOGGED TWO MILES!!!
Was it fast? Not really. I ran at an 11 minute mile pace for both miles 1 and 2....in fact we finished mile 1 at 11 minutes and mile 2 at 22 EXACTLY. How's that for pacing? I'm not worried about pace right now. If I can maintain around an 11 minute per mile pace for the half marathon I'll be tickled pink! Honestly, that pace felt fairly comfortable and I think I could go longer if I stuck my mind to it. I do need to fix the blister on foot arch problem. My mind was actually thinking about my foot more than how tired I was. I did get a small stitch in my side after I finished up...though I have a hunch that has more to deal with me not being fully hydrated (two caffeinated drinks today....*doh*) My goal is to be jogging 3 miles fairly comfortably at a sustainable pace by New Year's and that it DEFINITELY attainable.
I should add I've been running on a track with a slight incline/decline on about 1/5 of the track and the rest is level. The race in May is fairly level (biggest elevation change is about 70 feet smack dab in the middle of the race, but the rest is just slight ups and downs, with the final elevation almost the same as the starting elevation.) I'm going to avoid running on the treadmill as much as possible. My only reasons are because I want to try to keep with the natural variation of running outside as much as possible and not get used to the slight assistance from the treadmill (other huge factor is just the mental game I know I need to play with myself, especially learning to pace myself without cues other than my body and breathing). Next week we're going to start adding in runs outside when the weather is nice, so it'll be interesting to see how the results differ.
Other than that, eating was mostly OK today. I had a slight issue with eating about 1/2 of a pumpkin cream cheese muffin from the bakery. They messed up my food and didn't bring it out even after 15 minutes, so they gave me the muffin as a consolation. At least I shared with others?
Breakfast:
Nonfat latte - 125
1/2 bagel w/ 1 T cream cheese, 1 oz. fresh mozarella, basil, tomato, and balsamic - 350
Lunch:
50 grams pomegranate seeds - 50(ish)
Lentils w/ 1/4 c. shredded cheese (about 300 calories total)
Snacks:
FiberPlus bar - 130
Pumpkin Muffin (230-250ish based on comparison to a Starbucks muffin of similar size/composition)
Dinner:
Tuna casserole (about 1.5 cups pasta, little less) made with canned tuna, 2 T fat-free sour cream, 1 can cream of mushroom soup, and 1/2 c. skim milk (for whole recipe, not one serving) - rough estimate of 300 total
I'm estimating I'm around 1,500 for the day, but certainly no higher than 1,700 so I'm sitting pretty. I'm getting a bit hungry since my workout, so I may add in a string cheese (a whole 60 calories) as a snack.
Hope everyone else had a great day, seems to be a lot of success happening today!
By the Monday I upped it to 1.2 miles consecutive and LOTS more intervals.
Yesterday I got up to 1.4 miles consecutive. Again...LOTS of intervals after that initial run.
Today.....*drumroll*
TWO MILES! ME! The girl who couldn't jog a mile in high school JOGGED TWO MILES!!!
Was it fast? Not really. I ran at an 11 minute mile pace for both miles 1 and 2....in fact we finished mile 1 at 11 minutes and mile 2 at 22 EXACTLY. How's that for pacing? I'm not worried about pace right now. If I can maintain around an 11 minute per mile pace for the half marathon I'll be tickled pink! Honestly, that pace felt fairly comfortable and I think I could go longer if I stuck my mind to it. I do need to fix the blister on foot arch problem. My mind was actually thinking about my foot more than how tired I was. I did get a small stitch in my side after I finished up...though I have a hunch that has more to deal with me not being fully hydrated (two caffeinated drinks today....*doh*) My goal is to be jogging 3 miles fairly comfortably at a sustainable pace by New Year's and that it DEFINITELY attainable.
I should add I've been running on a track with a slight incline/decline on about 1/5 of the track and the rest is level. The race in May is fairly level (biggest elevation change is about 70 feet smack dab in the middle of the race, but the rest is just slight ups and downs, with the final elevation almost the same as the starting elevation.) I'm going to avoid running on the treadmill as much as possible. My only reasons are because I want to try to keep with the natural variation of running outside as much as possible and not get used to the slight assistance from the treadmill (other huge factor is just the mental game I know I need to play with myself, especially learning to pace myself without cues other than my body and breathing). Next week we're going to start adding in runs outside when the weather is nice, so it'll be interesting to see how the results differ.
Other than that, eating was mostly OK today. I had a slight issue with eating about 1/2 of a pumpkin cream cheese muffin from the bakery. They messed up my food and didn't bring it out even after 15 minutes, so they gave me the muffin as a consolation. At least I shared with others?
Breakfast:
Nonfat latte - 125
1/2 bagel w/ 1 T cream cheese, 1 oz. fresh mozarella, basil, tomato, and balsamic - 350
Lunch:
50 grams pomegranate seeds - 50(ish)
Lentils w/ 1/4 c. shredded cheese (about 300 calories total)
Snacks:
FiberPlus bar - 130
Pumpkin Muffin (230-250ish based on comparison to a Starbucks muffin of similar size/composition)
Dinner:
Tuna casserole (about 1.5 cups pasta, little less) made with canned tuna, 2 T fat-free sour cream, 1 can cream of mushroom soup, and 1/2 c. skim milk (for whole recipe, not one serving) - rough estimate of 300 total
I'm estimating I'm around 1,500 for the day, but certainly no higher than 1,700 so I'm sitting pretty. I'm getting a bit hungry since my workout, so I may add in a string cheese (a whole 60 calories) as a snack.
Hope everyone else had a great day, seems to be a lot of success happening today!
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Comment by Jeannie on November 13, 2009 at 10:00am - I know exactly how you feel. I could barely walk a block much less run one. :-) GOOD FOR YOU! Keep up the great work.
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