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Running, Disney, Aladdin...
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I love all your pics! It looks like you ran with such joy--and that is what counts the most!Some photos (mine):
I love all your pics! It looks like you ran with such joy--and that is what counts the most!Some photos (mine):
It's so HARD to get up early to get the run in! But it's worth it every single time!!! Then you have the whole day ahead of you. Keep doing it!!!May 1 - May 7:
May 1: 30 minute run outside.
May 3: 48 minute run outside. I greatly overestimated the distance of one of the nearby subdivisions and the loop back to the main road was much longer than anticipated. Oh well, it was a good run overall.
May 4: Ran for 25 minutes while Facetiming my friend. She lives in Wisconsin and it was so fun to run "together." Plus I was able to talk the whole time so it was definitely an easy run.
May 5: 60 minutes on the treadmill. Not the funnest, but I started re-watching Our Flag Means Death so the time went by faster. I decided I'm going to re-watch a bunch of shows for my longer treadmill runs over the summer so I don't die in the heat.
This week:
May 7: Took advantage of an overnight trip to my mom's to run on Sunday morning. Did 30 minutes of 60/30 intervals and it reminded me that yes, I'm faster doing run/walk.
May 8: Monday morning I attempted a Magic Mile. I did not follow instructions and went out way too fast (oops) and had to walk a few times. I got 10:47 which got me a new personal record on my Garmin!
May 9: 30 minute treadmill walk.
May 10: Midday treadmill run, 30 minutes.
Haven't decided if I'm going to run or walk today. Either way it'll be on the treadmill. I didn't get ready early enough and the summer heat has arrived in full force. Tomorrow I'll force myself outside early.
Still no update on writing. BUT I've been thinking about it lately, so I'm hoping I feel the itch to write again soon. I'm not going to push it.
It's doubly hard because I'd have to wake up super early (for me) in order to finish in time to get my kid ready for daycare. If my alarm goes off before 6 am, I am a cranky person. I'll force myself to do it for Princess half long runs, lol.It's so HARD to get up early to get the run in! But it's worth it every single time!!! Then you have the whole day ahead of you. Keep doing it!!!
LOL! Yes, I totally understand. I detest getting up earlier than I need to but for running, I will make the exception. My dogs usually get me up so that helps.It's doubly hard because I'd have to wake up super early (for me) in order to finish in time to get my kid ready for daycare. If my alarm goes off before 6 am, I am a cranky person. I'll force myself to do it for Princess half long runs, lol.
I can’t get the self-conciousness down to the level of bra-only runs, but I’ve progressed to a boxy crop top that just meets the waist of my leggings (yay for a short torso?) that should feel a bit airierMay 26: 2 mile easy run doing 30/30 intervals. avg pace 14:13.
I may have gone a little too fast in this morning's run. In my defense, it was the first day in over a month when the T+D was under 140, which is downright temperate to me now! And my heartrate only got too high once, when I went up the hill, so I consider it a win.
In other news, I wore just a sports bra during my run, and I think I'm sticking to this during runs from May through September. I still have a bit of self-consciousness to get over, but the nice thing about being in my 40s is I've developed the attitude of IDGAF.
This was me last summer. You can do it!Last week I started my new @DopeyBadger training plan! I signed up for the Margaritaville resort 5k on September 30 and my goal is to get sub-40 minutes. That might seem slow for a lot of people but it's fast for me! Especially since it'll still be hot as hell at the end of September. But the course is completely flat so at least that will be in my favor!
I tried really hard not to look past the week I was in. Just focus on one week at a time and get it done. And before you know it, you're hitting double digit runs and it's not nearly as intimidating as you thought it would be!Billy was kind enough to come up with a plan for me. It alternates between continuous running and intervals, and there are some intimidating-looking workouts later on in the plan, but I'm being positive I'll be ready for them!
I do the same thing when I’m on the treadmill! I used to be able to just zone out and go but these days I spend the entire run counting the seconds until I can change pace againI basically spent this run going from 3.8 speed up to 4.2 speed and back again in .1 increments in order to keep myself from getting too bored.
I really don't mind the treadmill and appreciate having one for when the weather is bad or it's too hot, but anything over 3 miles gets sooooo boring.I do the same thing when I’m on the treadmill! I used to be able to just zone out and go but these days I spend the entire run counting the seconds until I can change pace again
YAHHH!! Great job!The magic mile was 10:36, a new PR!
And boy oh boy....way to make a girl jealous.Then I promptly jumped in the pool afterward.
for my looooong runs (anything over 90min) last year I watched the wdwcouple youtube videos where he livestreamed the races he ran. there are several weekends and race distances to choose from and it helped a TON. I can usually find a show or movie to watch to distract myself, but those old livestreams they have on their channel were awesome for my peak weeks.I really don't mind the treadmill and appreciate having one for when the weather is bad or it's too hot, but anything over 3 miles gets sooooo boring.