Back to work

So after completing my first (and 2nd!) 5Ks in June, I fell off the wagon. Did very little in July, then school started in August, next thing I know I can barely run a mile. A few weeks ago I signed on with CARA to get back up to a 5K. I've signed up for the November 1st "Hot Chocolate" run at Montrose Harbor. Getting back into it is easier than the first time. Hopefully I can keep it up more and make it to the 8K Shamrock Shuffle.

On The Road Again

Yesterday and today were nice bike rides (mostly). This Saturday I'm riding 15 miles for Climate Cycle so yesterday I wanted to see if I could do at least 12. Things were going great until mile 7 when the skies opened up and it rained pretty hard. Riding in the rain is never fun. Today I rode the 3.5 miles up to Century Mall for my WW meeting. It was a nice afternoon and only rained a tad.

Tomorrow I'm going to do a light run on the treadmill at school but otherwise take it easy in prep for the ride on Saturday.

Things are getting tougher

So today was supposed to be a 2-mile run. I didn't make it the whole way. I probably ran about 2/3 of it or so. I just did not have the energy. I also had some pain in my shins and ankles. Monday will be another 1.5 mile day at Fleet Feet, with a rain-free forecast for once. I'm considering looking into using energy gel packs. I tried one the other day before a run on the treadmill. I'm not sure it helped all that much but I think it helped a little. We'll see.

If it ain't rainin' we ain't trainin'

Third training week with No Boundaries and once again, it rained. It wasn't cold this time, but it was a good rain. Distance today was 1.5 miles and I am very happy that I maintained a 12 minute mile pace, faster than my previous 13 minutes when I did 2 miles. I actually feel pretty good afterwards. I think I might be getting better at this.

2 Fantastic Milestones

Last Thursday was weigh-day at WW. I haven't been reporting on that since it has been very disappointing but this week was different. I finally broke through the 25lb mark. I lost 2 lbs last week for total loss of 26lbs in the last 24 weeks. It took 8 weeks to go from 20lbs to 25lbs but I think I'm over that hump.

This morning, I managed to run 2 miles continuously. It was a slow run, taking 26 minutes, but I did not stop. The only pauses were at two traffic lights but those were very brief. I feel great after but I'm not looking forward to Monday.

Forecast is for thunderstorms for No Boundaries. Oh joy.

Thee weather gods are not nice

Weather delivered as promised; another crappy day for running. Cold, windy, rain, and then at the end... hail! Lovely. Well I made it 1 mile again despite really, really, really not wanting to. My knee is bugging me a bit after I slipped and twisted it but otherwise I'm OK. Up this week, more 1.5 mile runs capped with a 1.75 by the end of the week.

Hopefully.

Another crappy weather day

Today is the 2nd No Boundaries training run. The forecast? 40s and rain with possible snow later on. Lovely. Its going to be hard to stay motivated if the weather sucks this much.

On a high note, I bought a new pair of shorts yesterday... from Target. Its the first time I have bought pants from a regular store in a very long time. They don't carry a lot of things in this size, but there are some.

Progress feels great.