How did last week go?
You know I could feel the difference on Saturday when I did the full 3 miles!
(Yesterday though I felt really good)
This week we will not add much distance but focuas on time, try to jog/run one minute faster on each mile.
Monday run 1.5 miles
Tuesday cardio
Wednesday run 2.0 miles
Thursday run 2.5 miles
Friday off
Saturday run 3 miles
Sunday Yoga or cardio
Monday, November 1, 2010
Monday, October 25, 2010
This Weeks Schedule
Monday Run 1.8 miles
Tuesday Cardio - try a new exercise program, Yoga, Boxing, spin class
Wednesday run 2 miles
Thursday run 1.8 miles
Friday - off
Saturday 2.5 miles
Sunday - off
Tuesday Cardio - try a new exercise program, Yoga, Boxing, spin class
Wednesday run 2 miles
Thursday run 1.8 miles
Friday - off
Saturday 2.5 miles
Sunday - off
Family Activities
This week my family and I have rented a "Swing Dance" DVD from the library we are going to be learning to dance together.
Also we played Twister yesterday and if you want a workout play that with your kids!
Also we played Twister yesterday and if you want a workout play that with your kids!
This Week
I have to say it feels so good to get back into the longer runs! Shorter distances are that; short, you don't have time to get in a rhythm, or a pace of your own. I have to be careful because I start daydreaming or thinking about things when I run, which is okay but I have to remember to keep my pace steady. I have found when I'm upset I run really hard and then I am dogging the last part. So today I decided to start pacing myself better. My thought with going back and starting my training over is to help me correct and push through some of my trouble areas, ultimately making me a stronger runner?
Yesterday I listened to a discussion about giving your children your undivided attention during certain conversations and situations. Though what they are telling you may not be how you would deal with that situation, listening and giving your child that few moments to talk through their thoughts and feelings may give them the confidence to go and do what they need to do or build up their relationship with you, so if/when a major conversation needs to take place they will trust you will listen to them. This goes back to setting a pace perfectly! In life we run through the motions why not take a few extra seconds to hear our loved ones and be that person that our family depends on? Why not take a few seconds off the run so that the beginning of the run is not so fast and the only enjoyment was to say look how quick I ran from A to B and not forgetting how incredibly hard it was to run from B back to A. Setting the pace and disciplining ourselves to do it correctly the first time will help with our running, work and our home/family time! Just my thought for today!
Yesterday I listened to a discussion about giving your children your undivided attention during certain conversations and situations. Though what they are telling you may not be how you would deal with that situation, listening and giving your child that few moments to talk through their thoughts and feelings may give them the confidence to go and do what they need to do or build up their relationship with you, so if/when a major conversation needs to take place they will trust you will listen to them. This goes back to setting a pace perfectly! In life we run through the motions why not take a few extra seconds to hear our loved ones and be that person that our family depends on? Why not take a few seconds off the run so that the beginning of the run is not so fast and the only enjoyment was to say look how quick I ran from A to B and not forgetting how incredibly hard it was to run from B back to A. Setting the pace and disciplining ourselves to do it correctly the first time will help with our running, work and our home/family time! Just my thought for today!
Monday, October 18, 2010
This Week
Monday Cardio - I mowed and edged the lawn, my upper body is aching!
Tuesday run 1.5 miles
Wednesday run 1.8 miles
Thursday run 1.5 miles
Friday off
Saturday run 2 miles!
Sunday off
Pick a new place to run or different time so you can people watch!
and remember Have fun, have your kids ride with you to make it something everyone can do!
Amy
Tuesday run 1.5 miles
Wednesday run 1.8 miles
Thursday run 1.5 miles
Friday off
Saturday run 2 miles!
Sunday off
Pick a new place to run or different time so you can people watch!
and remember Have fun, have your kids ride with you to make it something everyone can do!
Amy
Friday, October 15, 2010
Change
Does not matter if you are ready or not, change happens!
Think back you and I were completely happy in our mother's belly's, some of us, were running out of room. while others had plenty of room to stretch and swim around but change came. We awoke to a freezing cold world where funny things were touching and poking us and then we got to meet some sweaty lady that we knew as soon as we heard her speak this is familiar. That familiarity is what pushed us along everything else was new, but the voices of our mom's and dad's was known somewhere in our brains so life was okay. It didn't take long to see if you made noise those parents would come running and figure out what you needed. Then you hit 5 and mom and dad took you to this giant building with all these big kids running around they snapped a couple pictures and left you there with a handful of other kids your age and one adult? This was kindergarten and it was okay because mom and dad and your new best friend Bob said it was okay.
Before I left my job a few weeks ago, we talked about change all the time and how in the cut throat business world you will adapt to change or you will be left behind. So if I refuse to change I'll be left in the dark ages. With how technology changes I could very well be but, if you flip over the thought process and look from a different angle will my refusal to change be weak or strong? Let me explain look at a VCR? Do you have one? If so how lucky are you? It was the first DVR you could record television and fast forward through commercials, now if I stay up with technology I'd have to go buy a DVD player to play my movies on and a DVR to record my television shows plus with a DVR I have to purchase a cable package. Come to find out during my move, the free channels on television with bunny ears are NBC, CBS and ABC, so unless you need 150 channels of advertisements you may be getting ripped off. Oh and their are 10 free Spanish channels that tells me the Hispanic community has protested against cable and they are getting their television stations for free. Just something to consider free vs. 40 cable bill. Anyway while running I find it helps to break in a pair of shoes but then I'm told a pair of shoes can only log a set amount of miles before you need to get a new pair. My running shoes are good to go and I've been running in them for 2 years now. I do have two pairs I enter change so that has helped the life of my shoes but I have also bought both pairs on clearance sales. I found one pair at a Nike outlet and like those shoes for shorter faster runs where as I think my feet swell when I run longer distances so on those days I enjoy my Adidas shoes. According to magazines and sites I've read I should have thrown out my shoes twice now! Change will continue to come but for now I've had enough change.
Happy weekend!
Think back you and I were completely happy in our mother's belly's, some of us, were running out of room. while others had plenty of room to stretch and swim around but change came. We awoke to a freezing cold world where funny things were touching and poking us and then we got to meet some sweaty lady that we knew as soon as we heard her speak this is familiar. That familiarity is what pushed us along everything else was new, but the voices of our mom's and dad's was known somewhere in our brains so life was okay. It didn't take long to see if you made noise those parents would come running and figure out what you needed. Then you hit 5 and mom and dad took you to this giant building with all these big kids running around they snapped a couple pictures and left you there with a handful of other kids your age and one adult? This was kindergarten and it was okay because mom and dad and your new best friend Bob said it was okay.
Before I left my job a few weeks ago, we talked about change all the time and how in the cut throat business world you will adapt to change or you will be left behind. So if I refuse to change I'll be left in the dark ages. With how technology changes I could very well be but, if you flip over the thought process and look from a different angle will my refusal to change be weak or strong? Let me explain look at a VCR? Do you have one? If so how lucky are you? It was the first DVR you could record television and fast forward through commercials, now if I stay up with technology I'd have to go buy a DVD player to play my movies on and a DVR to record my television shows plus with a DVR I have to purchase a cable package. Come to find out during my move, the free channels on television with bunny ears are NBC, CBS and ABC, so unless you need 150 channels of advertisements you may be getting ripped off. Oh and their are 10 free Spanish channels that tells me the Hispanic community has protested against cable and they are getting their television stations for free. Just something to consider free vs. 40 cable bill. Anyway while running I find it helps to break in a pair of shoes but then I'm told a pair of shoes can only log a set amount of miles before you need to get a new pair. My running shoes are good to go and I've been running in them for 2 years now. I do have two pairs I enter change so that has helped the life of my shoes but I have also bought both pairs on clearance sales. I found one pair at a Nike outlet and like those shoes for shorter faster runs where as I think my feet swell when I run longer distances so on those days I enjoy my Adidas shoes. According to magazines and sites I've read I should have thrown out my shoes twice now! Change will continue to come but for now I've had enough change.
Happy weekend!
Monday, October 11, 2010
walk
On our walk today Lex and I explored acorn trees. We brought home some acorns and made necklaces with them. We were able to walk that much further because we were "exploring" and having so much fun!
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