A day off..

Well today I had to take off from training because I had a migraine, so no miles today, but yesterday I did run 5 miles. I would have run further, but my knee was giving me some pain, so I thought I would ease up. Tomorrow will be a day off as well, but I'll be back to it Friday. Over and out!

Lo!

Don't WALK, RUN!

That's right! No more walking...at least not for my workouts anymore! Today was the first day that I got the "okay" to run again! Not at a pace that I would normally run (6.5 on a treadmill), but still running again!

I ended up running 5.5 miles in an hour with about an 11 minute pace. The great thing was that I wasn't in any pain, or discomfort! So I believe that I'll be able to continue running the rest of the week, and on throughout my training!

Over and out!

Lo!

Walking...

Well, more walking...

Today I walked 6.5 miles in 111 minutes.

I'd still love to be running, but I'm really trying to keep to this, and walk until Monday at the earliest.

I did a little bit of abdominal stuff, but my arms were still pretty tired from the past couple days, so I decided to give them some rest. Over and out!

Lo!

Frustration!!!

Today I was planning on using the elliptical machine but when I was in class having some work done on my leg again, my instructor said to take a day off from running. I told her that I haven't in a few days, but that I've been using the elliptical instead! She said that I shouldn't do that either! UGH! So she told me no faster than 3.0 on the speed, but I begged and she said that I could go no faster than 3.5. Which is a pretty good pace for walking but I could have still gone faster, and still only been walking. Anyway, so I walked for 3.1 miles today in 51 minutes, and then did some upper body strength conditioning. As you can guess this doesn't make me happy at all! I know that if I don't watch what I'm doing now and take it easy that I could seriously injure myself and then the half marathon might only be a dream. That means that the rest of the week, probably anyway, that I'll only be walking and doing upper body strength training. Ugh! Over and out.

Lo

Elliptical for a while...

Well today I didn't work out too much because I had a deep tissue massage just before going to the gym, so I wanted to ease up some to try and let the massage really do its thing. That meant that I used the elliptical machine, and only for 3.6 miles, and 35 minutes. I did an abdominal work out as well, and did a little bit of arm stuff too. Hopefully I can get this figured out with my legs and not be in as much pain....well okay, pain isn't really it, it's just annoying. For whatever reason, my right thigh wont relax. I'm going to have it worked on some more with massage and stretching so hopefully something will give soon! Over and out!

Lo!

Getting stronger!

I had a GREAT workout today! I used the elliptical machine again, hoping that I can get my knee back into working order soon! I went 4.6 miles in 45 minutes on the cross country course! Then I did some really good seated leg presses, 120 pounds and then I even did 5 reps of 140 pounds! I was very excited when I did that! Next I did some bicep curls, and then some ab isolator stuff. I really feel like I'm getting in great shape! I love this feeling! Over and out!

Lo!

Good work out!

Today I worked out on the elliptical machine for 45 minutes, 4.15 miles! I also did some ab & oblique isolator work outs, and a little bit with my arms. I didn't want to push anything too much considering that I really did a lot yesterday. Now it's time for some stretching, and hopefully some much needed rest as well! Over and out!

Lo!