JANRED45's Feb 2009 CalorieKing Blog
Monday, February 9th 2009
Tonight was beautiful. I did three miles of interval training... my 1/4 mile sidewalk chalk was still there. My intervals are the mother of invention... no track, so I took my Garmin Forerunner out to mark my intervals. I pushed myself tonight... it was great, my average interval was 1 min. 56. I am working up to compete in my 5k on the 21st with a solid 8 minute mile. I think that is a bit too optimistic, but I can work hard toward that, and as long as I break my PR for 5k... 30:46....
Crazy, Ridiculous, Stupid Day!!!
Tuesday, February 3rd 2009
I am in a class that I have to attend one week every six weeks for thirteen months. These weeks are always ridiculous. Everyone loses their minds while I am out, and I spend time fixing all kinds of screwed up stuff. Today was no exception... just a mess! I should go work out... but I just want to sit here and watch Biggest Loser!!! So now...I haven't written down anything I have eaten in days, and I haven't weighed in for two weeks now. I have crept up to 164... and I don't want to...
I did it!!! 2 hrs 31 minutes!!!
Sunday, February 1st 2009
Finished the Tallahassee 1/2 marathon in 2 hours and 31 minutes. That placed me 352 over all... and 26th in my age group. I will take it. All that matters is that medal I am proudly posting now in my photo that says "finisher". Yippee!!! I feel great. My knees are a bit sore, but my breathing was great, my energy consistent, and I ran (well jogged) the whole event. Awesome. I had a plan, I would only stop running at the aid stations, then I would allow myself to walk through dr...