Sat Jan 9th, 2010: Making Bob Run

Well I miss my running partner! I need him back out there running with me so I forced him into joining me for a short run today. We headed out around the Charles River to run 4 miles. The run was good, it's always fun to run with Bob. Details are below:

Distance: 3.88 mi
Total Time: 36:15.17
Average Pace: 9:20 min/mi
Mile 1: 9:21.58
Mile 2: 9:23.03
Mile 3: 9:16.79
Mile 4: 8:13 77

I only had to tell Bob once during our run that I would be completely OK with NOT running an 8:30 min/mi pace for the rest of the run!!!

Thur Jan 7th, 2010: treadmill

I am finding Thursday's to be a tough day with school. I get up early and go to lecture then straight to work so running has to happen at like 4:30AM or 9:00PM. Ugh to both times but the training must happen. Thanks to one of my running partners, Jess Zahka, we hit the treadmill together. I survived 3.5miles on the treadmill at a 9:20 min/mi pace before I ended for the night.

Wed, Jan. 6th, 2010: Lifting again?

Yup that's right I am back in the weight room! I'm beginning to think I am nuts and would like to take this moment to curse Brian McGivern out yet again. (I call him plenty of bad names whenever I am lifting...he say's it's the thought that counts!)


Here is the routine...same as always. I do the exercises alternating back and forth between them until 3 sets are done of each then I move onto the next.

• chest press on ball
• pull backs

• skull crushers
• bench crunches

• butterflies on ball
• knees to chest on ball

• butterflies seated
• scissor kicks

• overhead press
• 1 hand deadlift

• pendulums

Tues, Nov. 5th, 2010: Running outside in the cold

It's training time so I layered up the clothes and headed off to do a run. I needed to put in a comfortable 4 miles this morning and headed out on the road.
Details are below:
Total Distance: 3.91mi
Time: 38:17.29
Average Pace: 9:47min/mi
Mile 1: 9:53.14
Mile 2: 10:22.12
Mile 3: 9:39.85
Mile 4: 8:22.18

course: Starting at Forever Fit out to Commave and back!

Mon Jan 4th, 2010: Back to school?!

Well no workout happened today but returning to school did. I was in class at 8AM for 5 hours to be immediately followed by work. I am slightly overwhelmed by what is to come my way with nursing school but know this is a huge step in my life!

Sun Jan 3rd, 2010: Group Centergy on my own...

This morning I started what I am hoping to make a regular Sunday routine. I want to do Centergy class every Sunday morning. Unfortunetly the class at the gym is while I am working. I did however get to borrow one of the instructor's DVD's so I can do it on my own. I dragged myself out of bed this morning, inhaled some coffee and got all set up. I actually felt great doing Centergy this morning (as I knew I would) and think this will fit nicely into my Sunday's. There is more shoveling to be done tonight and my first day of classes for 2nd semester is tomorrow.

Sat Jan 2nd, 2010: Time on the dreadmill

Happy New Years!!! A new year has started and although working out is not a new years resolution for me it is time for me to get my butt in gear for training for the marathon! We were having quite the snowstorm today...I kept putting off doing my run hoping the roads and weather would clear up. It wasn't happening and I am still fighting a cold so it was off to run on the dreaded treadmill. I managed to survive 3.5miles of Grey's Anatomy and infomercials (which are dangerous because I now want everything I saw them selling!).

Here are the details:

Total Distance: 3.5 Miles

Time: 35:00 minutes

Pace: 10:00min/mi

Weather: Snowy outside but dry inside ;)

Location: on the treadmill