Week 63: Day 3

cardio:

• karate (@ 7pm) = 1 hour

It's currently not windy where I live, but I hear that it will be in the morning. I want to run in the morning, but I don't like to when it's windy. I hope it's bearable and not too bad.

Week 63: Day 2

cardio:

• trail/road run (@ 6:25am) = 2.73 miles, time = 30:24, pace @ 11:08

I finally got a run in this morning. The weather was warmer than I'd like, but I shouldn't complain about that because I didn't feel bored or unmotivated!

Week 63: Day 1

cardio:

• bike ride (@ 10am) = 3.4 miles
• karate (@ 7pm) = 1 hour

I didn't run yesterday. I needed a break. I'm not sure if I'll run tomorrow morning and I'm not sure if I should take a few more non-running days.

Week 62: Day 6

cardio:

• bike ride (@ 10am) = 5.2 miles

I thought about running yesterday and this morning, but decided to take a break. No work out yesterday and no karate training today (Thanksgiving weekend), but went for a bike ride this morning. I'm probably burnt out on running which was why I felt crappy on my last run. I probably needed a break from running for more than one day. I'm not sure if I will run tomorrow morning, but I'll see how I feel by then.

Week 63: Day 4

cardio:

• trail/road run (@ 6:20am): 3.38 miles, time = 36:31, pace @ 10:48

I wanted to do a 5.3 mile run this morning, but after running one mile, my motivation dropped and I felt like I was dragging. I really couldn't get into it and I don't know what happened. I felt fine for my six mile run on Sunday and I took a complete rest day (except for walking my dog) on Tuesday. I had music with me and the weather was sorta nice, so I don't think that was the problem.

Week 62: Day 3

cardio:

• karate (@ 7pm) = 1 hour

I didn't run yesterday morning because my earphones for my ipod shuffle stopped working...although I could have been fine running without music and I could have just done a short run, I decided that I didn't want to run without music. Now that I have new earphones, I will make a point to run tomorrow morning.

Week 63: Day 1

cardio:

• karate (@ 7pm) = 1 hour

It's so cold at night now. That means that I'll actually enjoy the nice and cold weather in the morning for my run!

Week 62: Day 7

cardio:

• trail/road run (@ 6:15am) = 6.06 miles, time = 1hr 07min 46sec, pace @ 11:11

Total Weekly Mileage: 15.97
Total Monthly Mileage: 33.18
Total Shoe Mileage: 75.13
Total Yearly Mileage: 494.51

Last night, I sorta knew that the weather would be fine for my run this morning, but I was also sorta concerned that it would be cloudy and drizzly/raining. The weather was totally fine with a little sun and the rain clouds stayed away long enough for me to finish my run.

Week 62: Day 4

cardio:

• road/trail run (@ 6:20am) = 5.04 miles, time = 54:40, pace @ 10:51

I hear that tomorrow may rain, but I hope it doesn't in the morning so I can do a run. I don't like the idea of running in the rain because I got sick when I did that last time.

Week 62: Day 3

cardio:

• karate (@ 7pm) = 1 hour

I haven't figured out if I want to do a hilly run or an easy run for tomorrow morning. I usually do a hilly run on Thursday mornings, but I want to change it up a bit. I think I will decided in the morning.

Week 62: Day 2

cardio:

• road run (@ 6:20am) = 4.87 miles, time = 51:13, pace @ 10:31

Going to bed at a reasonable hour so I can wake up for a 6am run, certainly helps. Must remind myself of this!

Week 62: Day 1

cardio:

• karate (@ 7pm) = 1 hour

Did normal stuff during karate. That's all I have to say for now...

Week 61: Day 7

cardio:

• trail/road run (@ 6:20am) = 4.8 miles, time = 53:14. pace @ 11:05

Total Weekly Mileage: 9.33
Total Monthly Mileage: 17.21
Total Shoe Mileage: 59.16
Total Yearly Mileage: 478.54

I did go to Karate training yesterday, however, I didn't do any running or exercises on Thursday and Friday. The weather was fine, but I'd go to bed late. Going to bed at a reasonable time does really help if I want to wake up early and feel fine running....but I also think that it's ok to take a break from running for a day or two. So I don't feel too bad,

Week 61: Day 3

cardio:

• karate (@7pm) = 1 hour

We had a second karate class, but I did a lot of nothing.

Week 61: Day 2

cardio:

• trail/road run (@ 6:10am) = 4.53 miles, time = 48:52

Forgot that I would run into some wind during a part of my run, but it wasn't that bad. I preferred no winds at all, but I can't do anything about that.

Week 61: Day 1

cardio:

• bike ride to do errands (@ 11:45am) = 5.36 miles
• karate (@ 7pm) = 1 hour

It was a nice day for a bike ride. Not sure if I will do another one tomorrow, but I think it'll be a nice and cold morning for a run.

Week 60: Day 7

cardio:

• trail/road run (@ 6:15am) = 4.55 miles, time = 51.36, pace @ 11:20

Total Weekly Mileage: 7.88
Total Montly Mileage: 7.88
Total Shoe Mileage: 49.83
Total Yearly Mileage: 469.21

It was lightly drizzling during the second half of my run. It wasn't enough to make me sick or catch a cold, but fortunately I got it finished when I did because it started raining pretty good afterwards. I'm very glad that it didn't rain during my run this morning. I got sick last time I ran in the rain.

Week 60: Day 6

cardio:

• karate = 2 hours
• first class = 12pm to 1pm
• second class = 1pm to 2pm

I didn't get to run yesterday because it rained sporadically throughout the day. I hope it doesn't rain tomorrow morning...at least, not before 8am. With the weather being so cold in the morning lately, I think I'm going to enjoy my run tomorrow morning.

Week 60: Day 4

cardio:

• hilly trail run (@ 6:45am) = 1.1 miles, time = 13:55, pace @ 12:36
• warm up/cool down = 1.1 miles (each)

It was pretty windy yesterday with the Santa Ana winds. I actually forgot that it might still be windy for my run until I went outside this morning at 6am (not for a run). I wasn't looking forward to running against the wind and dirt blown around everywhere. Although I preferred that there was no wind at all when I went out for a run, it actually wasn't as bad as I thought.

I hadn't ran on any challenging hills in a month or so since I got sick from the dramatic weather change. I did better than I thought.

Week 60: Day 3

cardio:

• bike ride (@ 10am) = 3 miles
• karate = 2 hours
• first class = 7pm to 8pm
• second class = 8pm to 9pm

On Sunday, I thought about running on Monday morning because I didn't have karate training on Monday evening and I'd figure out what I felt like doing yesterday morning when I woke up. I didn't run on Monday morning because I decided to use it as a rest day and run yesterday morning. We had dense fog yesterday morning instead, so I never bothered to run. Should've, would've, could've went running on Monday morning...