Week 4: Day 5 - 2015

• trail/road RUN with one dog = 6.7 miles, time = 1:21:33, pace @ 12:10
• easy WALK with two dogs = 2 miles

Finished my last training run for the half marathon race. Tomorrow is rest day and I pick up my race packet at the race expo. I don't have to work tomorrow night, so I can make sure that I get to bed early for plenty of rest!

I was hoping for an overcast sky or very cold temperature on Sunday morning. I guess I can suck it up and deal with cold temperatures at the start time and slightly warm (60-ish degrees) temperature by the time I finish. Not exactly my ideal weather, but I guess it's better than 70+ degrees.

Week 4: Day 3 - 2015

• easy trail RUN with one dog = 5.1 miles, time = 1:03:01, pace @ 12:21
• easy walk with two dogs = 2.1 miles

I'm tired and I want to take a nap! I attempted to take a nap this afternoon, but I couldn't fall asleep! I hope I can take a nap on Friday afternoon before I head to work. I'm tired and I don't feel too motivated to run. I did run this morning, but I just couldn't get into it.

Week 4: Day 2 - 2015

• easy trail RUN (solo) = 3.1 miles
• easy WALK with two dogs = 2.1 miles

I forgot to press the start time for my run this morning. Whoops. Oh well.

I have a dilemma. I'm not officially done training, but I'm bored of running and I don't want to run anymore. After the race this weekend, I still have another four weeks to train/run because I have a 10k on March 1. I can't officially take a break just yet.

Week 3: Day 5 - 2015

• trail/road RUN with one dog = 6 miles, time = 1:13:34, pace @ 12:14
• easy WALK with two dogs = 1.5 miles

I didn't want to run this morning, but I told myself that if I did, I could reward myself with sleep/nap. I did my run, but I had a hard time going back to sleep. Tomorrow is a rest day, so maybe I'll have a better luck catching up on my sleep.

Week 3: Day 3 - 2015

• easy trail RUN (solo) = 3 miles, time = 35:27, pace @ 11:40
• easy WALK with dogs = 1.65 miles

I wasn't going to run this morning. Mainly because I was being lazy and wanted to sleep in until it was time to get ready for work. I didn't have to be at work until 11am, but I told myself that if I get a run in early, I'll feel better when I'm at work. I feel more alert and awake when I run right before work. Too bad, I didn't really feel less stressed.

Week 3: Day 2 - 2015

• trail RUN with one dog = 4.83 miles, time = 59:20, pace @ 12:04
• easy WALK with two dogs = 2 miles

I almost didn't want to run this morning (laziness kicked in), but I did it. I also need to get back into cycling. I haven't been doing it and I know that I have to. Not that I'm training for a competitive race for a time, but I am doing a 20 mile bike event in six weeks. Even though it'll be for fun, I'll be very sore without some form of cycling training followed by a 10k race for the next day.

Week 2: Day 7 = 2015

• LONG RUN (solo) = 12.04 miles, time = 1:18:37, pace @ 11:31
• WALK with rescue dogs at Pet Rescue = 3.6 miles
• easy WALK with my dogs = 1.55 miles

Total Running Weekly Mileage: 23.34

Total Running Monthly Mileage: 50.79

Total Running Yearly Mileage: 50.79

Total Running Shoe Mileage: 300.59

Two more weeks left until race day. I can't wait for it. Then after that, I have another four weeks to train/run for a 10K race. I'm ready for a break from running.

Week 2: Day 5 - 2015

• easy trail/road run (solo) = 6 miles, time = 1:10:08; pace @ 11:41
• easy walk with dogs = 1.25 miles

I think I'm battle a case of laziness and not bad motivation. I have a hard time getting out for a run, but once I get out and start running, it felt nice and good. I need to fight this laziness, so I can finish training!

Week 2: Day 2 - 2015

• road RUN (solo) = 5.3 miles, time = 59:31, pace @ 11:12
• easy walk with dogs = 2.36 miles

Finally got a run in today since Friday. I wanted to run yesterday, but didn't because I had a case of laziness. Plus, I wasn't in the habit of running on Mondays. I almost didn't want to run today, but finally made myself get out at noon. I rarely get started on a run after 10:30am. If I don't start by that time, I will never run later in the day and will have no motivation to do it.

Week 1: Day 7 - 2015

• easy walk with dogs = 1.1 miles

Total Running Weekly Mileage: 9.95

Total Running Monthly Mileage: 27.45

Total Running Yearly Mileage: 27.45

Total Running Shoe Mileage: 277.25

I'm updating mainly to keep track of my total mileage.

This week hasn't been good. I missed a short run due to a severe lack of motivation. Caught up with some much needed sleep and felt better by Friday. If I didn't have to work so late on Friday night, I would have gotten a short run yesterday morning.

It had been raining all day today. Of all the half marathons that I trained for before (not including the one I'm currently training for), today was the first time that I missed a major run. Thanks, Mother Nature. It probably didn't negatively (and definitely not positively) affect my overall training though. While I don't mind rain in general or doing a short run (five miles or less) in the rain, I didn't want to do an entire 11 mile run in the rain. I was afraid of getting hit by a car who couldn't stop because of slippery roads. I have enough problems with drivers in dry weather. By the time the rain "let up" and "downgraded" to a light drizzle (I'll tolerate light drizzle during a long run), it was already too late and half of my run would be in the dark. I don't like running in the dark. I also have enough problems with drivers who aren't paying attention or can't see me during the daytime. Nighttime makes it harder or drivers to see running or walking pedestrians. I also knew someone who ran at 5AM. He wore reflective clothes, lights and everything that made himself more visible to drivers. People still couldn't see him.

I normally don't run on Mondays, out of habit, because Mondays are usually my rest days. I will get a run in tomorrow. I already missed a run for the week...meaning I was suppose to run at least three days a week. I ran two days instead. I also can't miss more than more two days of running. I must run!

Week 1: Day 5 - 2015

• trail/road run with one dog = 6.6 miles, time = 1:20:15, pace @ 12:10
• easy walk with two dogs = 1.45 miles

After catching up on my sleep, I'm finally ready to run again. My motivation was ok today and didn't crash like on my last run.

Week 1: Day 2 - 2015

• easy RUN with one dog = 5.35 miles, time = 1:05:55, pace @ 12:19
• easy WALK with two dogs = 1.3 miles

My motivation crashed again. I wanted to cut my run short because I didn't want to run, but I made myself do the distance that I had planned. I tried to take a nap today, but no such luck because I wasn't tired.

Also, one of my New Year's resolutions/goals was to stretch more often, at minimum, right after a run. I forgot to stretch after my run last Friday, but I made sure to stretch after running on Sunday and today. I'm not as flexible as I used to be because I stopped stretching.

Week --? 2015

• long RUN (solo) = 10.8 miles, time = 2:12:47, pace @ 12:13
• easy WALK with dogs = 1.3 miles

Total Running Weekly Mileage: 25.9

Total Running Monthly (January) Mileage: 17.5
Total Running Monthly (December) Mileage: 100.23
Total Running Yearly (2015) Mileage: 17.5
Total Running Yearly (2014) Mileage: 690.24
Total Running Shoe Mileage: 267.3

I didn't do my long run yesterday like I wanted. I had a work meeting this morning and went for a run after the meeting. I think I probably should have gone running yesterday morning instead. I don't know why I was so afraid of the weather just because it was over 60 degrees yesterday if I had just gone out at 9am.

I also changed my route in the middle of my run. I thought I would have still been well over eleven (11) miles. Whoops. I should still be ok for my next long run.

Week --? 2015

• trail/road run with one dog = 6.7 miles, time 1:22:09, pace @ 12:10
• easy walk with two dogs = 2 miles

I think I need to catch up on my sleep. I attempted to take a nap today. I hope it's enough that my motivation won't crash for my 11 mile run tomorrow morning. My motivation is starting to crash again.

Also, I've come to realize that I should have took notes and wrote down where I went running for all my long runs for 9 miles to 11 miles. I'm running almost the same routes for each long run every week and it's getting hard to figure out where I'm going for them.