5k countdown

So....we went to Vegas two weeks ago today, and I managed to run three times while on the west coast....which was quite nice in Seal Beach, CA. Great weather! But low and behold I woke up last Friday ready to travel back home with a nasty head cold. :-(

Running has not been on my to do list this week. Just resting. And now we are one week away! Yikes. So a little running this week, while at the beach, in some nice, humid, salty air, hopefully, will make the run next weekend seem not as difficult.

I can always walk some, and it is a "downhill" run after all.

7 days and counting!

The "run" down

So this week was a good week for running with my new shoes! At least that's what I'm saying made the difference.

3rd Run. Tuesday, August 16th was successful! I made it all the way...full 3.1 miles. My goal was to just go the 5k path we've mapped out around our neighborhood and make it up the first big hill in the last mile. But, at 65 degrees F and low humidity (plus new running shoes), a little extra endurance seemed to be on my side. All in just 35 minutes. I was happy.

4th Run. Thursday, August 18th...can I say this?...Damn, I hate humidity. It was low 70's with a lot more humidity, and I was sweating like I just took a shower. I did make it all 3.1 miles again (yay!), but it was harder this morning. And, I really hate that last mile. Here's how it goes....first mile (for me anyways) always sucks. Just hate it. Going into the second mile, I start to feel good. That last third with 3 intense hills...h-a-t-e...i-t!!! Time. 40 minutes today. But, I felt good when it was over. (Of course!) No, but really, it feels like I accomplish something before the day gets going and that is rewarding.

Tomorrow...leg workout, and then off to Vegas baby! Something tells me working out in Sin City is going to be hard. But I will try to be good ;-) ...technically, I still need to get one more run in this week.

5k Race: 23 days and counting.

Trials and Tribulations: 5k here I come

So, we started running and working-out upon returning from our vacation in Serbia, as we ate way too much! I will come back to this in future posts.

And our neighbor put a little bug in our ears last weekend...you should run a 5k. And what do you know? There is one coming up September 10th that is supposed to be downhill; at least that's how it's being marketed. I will let you know. I have suspicions that it's not as easy as it sounds, since the guy told me today when I was buying new shoes that it actually is up and down. Oh boy!

We did sign up...and I think it's a good goal and motivator to keep running and push myself a little more every time; because, I sure don't want to be the last one coming across the finish line. (Shh...honestly, that's my worst fear. But, if that does happen, it won't be the end of the world.)

So, the goal is to run at least 3 times a week, on a 5k path, and push myself a little farther each time.

Tuesday, August 9th. First Run equalled disaster. I tried to keep up with my husband, and I was tired less than a half mile in. Not the right pace for me. I slowed down to find my pace but I was pretty much off for the rest of the run. I think I did a 2.8 mile path that evening. Definitely not running the whole time.

Thursday, August 11th. Second run was a much needed improvement. Mainly for my morale, since Tuesday's run was so bad. Also, this was at 6:30am in the morning, and the weather was much more pleasant. Still humid though. I think I like running in the mornings better anyway...it's quiet and its all my time. No one else interupting my thoughts. However, my body disagrees when the alarm goes off. Anyway, this time, I was able to make 2.33 miles running at my pace, which might be slow, but I don't care; I'm just proud of myself for making it that far. Two weeks ago, I couldn't run that far.

So technically, I only ran twice this week. But we are interchanging our runs with this crazy thing called P90X for strength. (I don't like this program...it's evil!) Hence, why we didn't run today, Saturday, Augst 13th...because I can barely move my legs and butt after yesterday's workout.

I did by new shoes today, so I kind of ran (maybe for 4 minutes total). They have a treadmill at this store...Big Peach Running Co., so you can actually test out the different shoes. I definitely recommend. But yikes, there is no discount on these shoes! I guess a few less dollars is better than achy, or achier feet and legs.

So here I go...5k ready or not.