Week 40: Day 7

cardio:

• "stadium run" (@ 8am); time = 3:13
• track run = 3 miles; time = 31:39, pace @ 10:33
• mile 1 = 10:20
• mile 2 = 21:00
• mile 3 = 31:39

Total Weekly Mileage: 12.42
Total Monthly Mileage: 49.36
Total Shoe/Yearly Mileage: 242.31

Out of pure laziness, I almost didn't want to run this morning. When you're feeling lazy, that's the best time to exercise. I told myself that if I did a short run, I gave myself to go back to sleep as a reward for running/trying. I debated between a 2.5 mile run (road/trail) or a 3 mile run (high school track).  I went with the 3 mile run on the track because I would be doing a 1/2 mile warm up and cool down (each) and I always do the "stadium run" everytime I run the track. The "stadium run" consists of running up and down the aisle. Up and down one aisle was one time, up and down second aisle was two times, etc and there were six aisles, so....I don't know the exact distance for doing this, but I'm guessing it's about 1/4 mile to do all six aisles. I struggled with the warm up to the track. Partially because of the weather (windy and too warm for my liking) and partially beause I really wasn't in the mood to exercise/run. Once I got there and did the stadium run, I felt normal to run the track.

I hadn't done track runs in over a year and I don't do track runs very often when I do mainly because you're essentially running in place/circles and I find that boring as well as making so many left turns wasn't really good for your running muscles. Technically people should be running in both directions for every so laps to avoid running injuries and muscle imbalance, but I don't like having to stop/slow down just to turn around and run in the other direction.

Now that I did my run, I can go back to sleep...although I don't feel like going back to sleep now!

Week 40: Day 6

cardio:

• karate (@ 12pm) = 1 hour

I did go to second class and helped some students with their katas, but I did a lot of nothing while standing around.

Week 40: Day 5

cardio:

• trail/road run (@ 6:35am) = 4.64 miles, time = 48:02, pace @ 10:21

Felt nice on the run this morning.

I was going to yoga this morning, but I won't be going afterall. Had a bike accident about 1/4 mile from my house and I'm now scrapped up. This is the first bike accident I've ever had and I think my ego may be more bruised than my body.

Week 39: Day 7

cardio:

• trail/road run (@ 6:30am) = 4.5 miles, time = 48:27, pace @ 10:46

Total Weekly Mileage: 12.16
Total Monthly Mileage: 37.22
Total Shoe/Yearly Mileage: 230.17

It was overcast and very, very lightly misting this morning, though I'm glad that it didn't rain! I suppose a mid 50s temperature and overcast-y like weather is better than mid-50s temperature and sunny weather. It feels cooler (not cold enough for me though) and the air is cleaner like that anyway.

Week 39: Day 6

cardio:

• karate (@ 12pm) = 1 hour

I felt so lazy today and I almost didn't want to go to karate, but I went anyway. We didn't have enough people for a second class, so we didn't have one.

Week 39: Day 5

cardio:

• road/trail run (@ 7am) = 3.24 miles, time = 34:32, pace @ 10:40/mile
• bike ride to/from yoga = 4.21 miles roundtrip

strength training:

• yoga (@ 9:30am) = 1 hour

I originally had planned a challenging hill run for this morning, but I didn't feel like doing it, so I opted for a run with easier hills because I still felt like running.

The last few yoga classes that I went to (all were with the same teacher) had been kinda boring. Today in yoga was more fun, but I suppose it was because we did a many headstands which is something that I enjoy doing in class or to show off to other people.

Week 39: Day 4

cardio:

• trail/road run (@ 7:15am) = 4.42 miles, time = 44:18, pace @ 10:01/mile

Didn't feel like going to the gym after my run. Feeling a bit unmotivated, but my soreness didn't help either. I don't know where I got this burst of energy and the weather/tempurature wasn't painfully cold as I would've like, but it was nice to run faster than before. I've missed having this as my normal average pace and it would be nice if it was like this everytime I go out for a run.