Week 37: Day 2 - 2015

• hilly trail RUN with one dog = 1.1 miles
• warm up = 1.1 mile
• cool down = 1.1 mile
• easy WALK with two dogs = 2.5 miles

After my run this morning, I went out and got an Enduracool towel thing. Since we are still getting warm temperatures and I get hot really easily, this would come in handy on my runs and bike rides. I'll test it out on Thursday for my next bike ride.

Week 36: Day 7 - 2015

• easy walk with MY dogs = 2.3 miles
• easy walk with shelter dog (Priceless Pet Rescue) = 2.5 miles

Total Running Weekly Mileage: 10.65

Total Running Monthly Mileage: 25.65

Total Running Yearly Mileage: 285.54

Total Running Shoe Mileage: 254.85

Why is it still hot? Summer is over and I'm melting!!!

Week 36: Day 6 - 2015

• easy trail RUN with one dog = 4.25 miles
• easy WALK with three dogs = 2.4 miles

I generally don't run on Saturday mornings, but I'm "volunteering" tomorrow morning with the Priceless Pet Rescue where a group of people meet up and walk the rescue/shelter dogs (or they can bring their own dogs). Next weekend, I'm doing the same thing...run Saturday morning and then "volunteer" walk on Sunday morning. After that, if I will continue with the volunteer walk. I got a new job which starts during the first full week of October. On the first day on the job is when I will be getting my work schedule. I hope I get to work in the afternoons so I can continue running in the morning. I am so a morning runner. Unless I get a run in, I am not a morning person. Running first thing in the morning helps me wake up and start the day. (I've come to realize at my last job, that if I show up to work at 8am or 9am, I'm still sleeping and non-functional...if I run at 6am, I am wide awake!)

Week 36: Day 5 - 2015

• easy walk with dogs = 2.6 miles
• easy bike ride = 7.35 miles

I found a holiday/Christmas half marathon or 10 mile race that I was interested in doing, both are on the same day and both are in Huntington Beach. This year, they would be on December 26. I thought about doing either one. I decided to wait until next year to do a half marathon. With my current training schedule for the 10k, it won't work and I'll be undertrained. So, maybe next year, I will do a holiday half marathon....but it will be between the Huntington Beach one (45 mile commute, more gas and time to get ready, but with a $35 race fee)....or the Pomona one (7 to 10 mile commute, less gas usage and cost, a little more sleep, but with an $80 race fee for early bird). Decisions, decisions, decisions!

Week 36: Day 3 - 2015

• easy RUN with one dog = 3.1 miles
• easy WALK with two dogs = 2.1 miles

Mornings are starting to feel cooler, but the temperature is still pretty warm during the daytime. Can't wait for the winter months when it's really cold in the mornings.

Week 36: Day 2 - 2015

• hilly trail RUN with one dog = 1.1 mile
• warm up = 1.1 mile
• cool down = 1.1 mile
• easy WALK with two dogs = 2.5 miles

First week of training with first training run done.

Week 36: Day 1 - 2015

• easy bike ride = 7.35 miles
• easy walk with dogs = 2.6 miles

It's nice to get a bike ride in for a day. I just need to keep telling myself to stop being lazy. The heat wave ended this past weekend. I hope that was the end of the heat wave until next summer. Supposedly we will be getting more rain this year. I hope it doesn't affect any of my training and athletic endurance races! (I will not ride in the rain.)

Week 35: Day 4 - 2015

• easy bike ride = 7.35 miles
• easy WALK with dogs = 2.5 miles

We had some nice weather today and I enjoyed it during my bike ride. Now let's hope that I make cycling a regular weekly habit until mid-February. On the other hand, it will get hot in the next days and I don't look forward to that.

Week 35: Day 3 - 2015

• easy RUN with one dog = 2.1 miles
• easy WALK with two dogs = 2.3 miles

After figuring out my long runs, I decided to "pre-train" this week and then I'll take it more seriously next week. It was a good thing that this week was "pre-training".

My original plan was to run yesterday, but it rained all morning. By the time, it stopped and I was sorta motivated to run, it was humid, muggy and sunny. I also had planned to run on a hilly trail, but I think it is covered in mud from the rain. I don't like running in mud. I went running today on an easy route.

Week 34: Day 4 - 2015

• hilly trail RUN with one dog = 1.1 miles
• warm up = 1.1 mile
• cool down = 1.1 mile
• easy WALK with two dogs = 2.45 miles

After figuring out my "long" runs for my training plan/schedule, I decided to take it easy this week. I think I can handle training for five weeks. Although I am taking it easy this week, I still wanted to get started on my hill training. I know for sure that the Halloween 10K run has a hill. The hills that I run on are actually mountains compared to that hill, so I need to train on my mountains so that hill on the course isn't so bad.

Week 33: Day 5 - 2015

• easy RUN with one dog = 2.1 miles
• easy WALK with two dogs = 2.5 miles

Can't wait for next week, so I can start training for my two 10k runs/races. I hope that by going into training mode, my running motivation will be better.

Week 33: Day 2 - 2015

• easy RUN with one dog = 2.5 miles
• easy WALK with two dogs = 2.5 miles

I decided to still run this week, but taking it super easy. On the other hand, I have to make myself get into the habit of going cycling at least once a week.