Catch up on my training log.

We went to Loveland this weekend and I forgot to take my Garmin.  I did remember my camera so I will add some pictures instead of the map!

Changed it up a wee bit!
Monday, instead of the run, Hubby and I walked my running path. The short path I run is 2.4miles and it has a pretty view, which will only get better as we head towards spring and summer.  I took the pictures as we were walking..saw the same exact thing today!

Today, I got up early, ran the same path and had a pace of 12:05..not too bad.

About 5 minutes into the run

Here I go..up the hill

and up!!

You can not tell what a climb this is but, believe me, it is a killer!

This is the reward at the top!

We still have snow by the river.

Little bit of history.

Almost at the turn around!

Guess I better turn around, they won't!
Horses at Sylvan Dale Ranch

On the side of  Sylvan Dale Ranch..great place to vacation!

Awwwww..down hill

Almost there!

Mi Casa

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First week..completed....ALMOST!

Today is the last day of the first training week. I feel very good about my effort, the only thing I did not get in was the easy walk but I walk enough at work.

This morning when I started my run the temp was 36, but it felt so much warmer in the sun.  The only part of my body that felt cold was my hands, by the time I got back home, they were red and stinging...NOTE TO SELF..bring gloves next time!


I hope you have a great weekend!

Shawn

Change in the game plan.

I will be revising my training calendar to do my 30 min. runs on Thursdays, instead of Wednesdays. This  will be the new plan for the next 6 weeks.

Colorado weather is beautiful today. When I started my run it was 62 degrees, clear blue skies and NO wind!

Mondays Training Run

RTo keep me on the right path,  and accountable to my training , I will post the first 1/2 of schedule.

Monday	Tuesday	Wed.	Thurs.	Friday	Sat	Sunday
1. 30 min run	off	30 min run	easy walk	off	3 miles	off
2. 30 min run	off	30 min run	easy walk	off	4 miles	off
3. 30 min run	off	30 min run	easy walk	off	5 miles	off
4. 30 min run	off	30 min run	easy walk	off	2.5 mi MM	off
5. 30 min run	off	30 min run	easy walk	off	6 miles	off
6. 30 min run	off	30 min run	easy walk	off	3 miles	off
7.30 min run	off	30 min run	easy walk	off	7.5 miles	off
8. 30 min run	off	30 min run	easy walk	off	3 mil. MM	off
9. 30 min run	off	30 min run	easy walk	off	9 miles	off
10. 30 min	off	30 min run	easy walk	off	4 miles	off
11. 30 min	off	30 min run	easy walk	off	10.5 miles	off
12. 30 min	off	30 min run	easy walk	off	4 mil MM	off
13. 30 min	off	30 min run	easy walk	off	12 miles	off
14. 30 min	off	30 min run	easy walk	off	4 miles	off
15. 30 min	off	30 min run	easy walk	off	14 miles	off

I modified this schedule, originally the long runs were on Sunday  with Monday off. Because I don't work on Mondays, and Sunday is Church, I changed it up a bit.


As you see, today was a 30 min run. PIECE OF CAKE...until I looked out the window! This morning it was foggy, windy, the temp was 20 and there was ice on the sidewalks. If you have known me for awhile, you know I had a nasty fall, while running,  a few years back which cost mucho $$$$ and probably sent my dentist on a lovely vacation.

I do not run in bad weather but I had to get this run completed.  $#%!@# ..off to the Gym to face the DREADMILL!!!!

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The picture of the Dreadmill is exactly what I looked like!  The good thing is, I completed my 30 minute run and did not die of boredom in the process. Hubby can go to the gym and crank out 50 minutes on the Treadmill...me...not so much! I think the only thing that got me through the 30 minutes were all the different gadgets ,on that piece of machinery, to play with. I really enjoyed the interval pattern which worked muscles that I did not know were there!

I love Saturday Morning's

I have always cherished Saturday mornings.

When the kids were little, they could sleep in then get up and watch cartoons in their PJ's while I made a big breakfast. Now that I am an empty nester, you would think that I would sleep in, get up read the paper in my PJ's and have a leisurely breakfast. NOPE, for some reason my internal clock starts ringing, or the cat's start meowing, and I am up at the crack of dawn.  This morning was no exception!

I woke up at 5:30 and knew that was the end of sleep for me. I did not want to bother Hubby so like a bull in a china cabinet as quietly as I could, I  stumbled through the bedroom knocking into the bathroom door tiptoed out of the bedroom with a cat in each arm.  I had to take the fur babies or they would start their morning parade, marching up and down the bed, walking on Hubby's  head, chest, legs and  then sticking their cute faces right in front his, nose to nose,  meowing "GET UP I WANT TO EAT"!

That is the way my morning started. I fed the cat's, watched a TV program I had recorded, checked my emails and waited for Hubby to wake up for breakfast.

How was your morning? Do you sleep in or are you an early riser? Do you hop out of bed with a big smile or are you a little grumpy before that first cup of coffee or tea?  Do you get up and get ready for the day or lounge around in your PJ's until the afternoon?

Today's Run!

This week starts the training plan for my Marathon, the time of accountability! I will keep a log of each training day and hopefully the progress of improvement as the months pass. Here I come Chicago!

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly!

Here it is..todays run..