Let's do this!

7 miles easy.

20 minutes elliptical.

 Happy New year! I started a new blogger blog to document my training, feelings and such as I train for Boston. Should be fun.  http://lilysroadtoboston.blogspot.com/ Add me to your blog roll :)

8 miles total

2 mile warm up. Paces: 8:10 8:07 8:00 7:56

5 mile tempo at 6:48

1 mile cool down  7:46

8 miles under 60 minutes. not shabby for the screw around first 2 warm up miles :)

 25 min elliptical hell

Since yesterdays tempo was maybe a little harsh, gotta follow the rule of for every hard day, have an easy day. So today I kept it easy, 68 minutes of elliptical hell. Easy/medium effort.

Ran 4 easy miles outside at an 8:27 pace,  wore tracks on. Freezing. Holy shizzle.

If you need a little laugh, read todays workout post here

I was out late last night, at the movies. Les Mis was good, but the 1 pm bedtime was not. I couldnt wake to save my life :(. And when your a Mom, it makes it that much harder to find time to run. No more late night dates for a few months. I need sleep. So no running for me today. 

10 outside by myself. It was -4 when I left. 

 strength trained for 25 minutes. 

4 miles in 28 minutes. Then felt like it was time for more speed. 8x200 5:53 pace.

Im not feeling as strong and peppy as I was maybe a month ago. Not sure why. 25 minutes elliptical hell. 

date at the jazz game tonight 

I was out way late last night. I knew I wouldn't be waking early to run.

Got out just before 10 am. Ran the river trail twice plus some extension. Avg pace 7:38 Came home changed into less sweaty workout clothes. 35 minutes elliptical at the gym. 

Glad I didn't try to force an early morning workout. I was way to tired. 

I have a deep longing inside me lately to run a half. What to do, what to do... 

I wanted to take it a little easy today. My legs felt kind of heavy last night and this morning.

1 hr 20 minutes elliptical

4 miles on the dreadmill easy-ish pace 

 2 mile warm up 8 min pace. 

4 mile tempo that felt so hard  6:53 6:53 6:35 6:35

1 mile cool down 7:41

I wanted to try and hold my tempo for 5 miles and hold the 5th mile at a 6:30, but I started fizzling in the willpower department. That will come a little more easy with time and increased mileage, which usually increases my mental toughness. I'm not to worried. I know these runs, as much as they are tough, they help me!

23 min elliptical hell.

Yesterday I ate a ton of charms valentines suckers. I bit one and it knocked out a filling on my bottom left molar. Off to the Dentist I go this morning to have it fixed. Scary! 

slept in. Ran 5.15 on the tm on this snowy day. I strength trained a little before I ran. This winter is very different than last year eh? I don't mind I guess. We need water anyway. I don't want to see another raging fire summer again either.

Talked to Brandon D a little. He almost has me talked into registering for SG half....'

I have today to do it. Should I? 

13.5 on the tready. 8 miles in 60 minutes. Then 5.5 miles in 38 minutes. Not to shabby. 

I have to say. I started mentally quitting around mile 10. Thinking in my head, I'll just try to get to 12 and call it a day. Then, I smacked my mind around. I am not a quitter. I am stronger than that. So I not only made it to the planned 13. But 13.5 with more energy to have gone farther. But both of my oldest sons have basketball games this morning. I had to stop. 

This run boosted my confidence a bit. I'll take it 

49 minutes elliptical.

Ran 5 miles easy. Rachelle and I chatted about how bad we hate this winter. This winter blows!  

I'm getting better at this wahooo!

2 mile warm up

5 mile progression tempo. Splits: 6:53 6:48 6:44 6:39 6:35

I DID IT! I held the 5th mile. And oh my, I wanted to die! But I did it! I know I'll get better at these.

4 miles easy recovery pace

30 minutes elliptical hell easy effort too 

4 mile easy pace. Then 3 miles of 200's. Alternated between a 5:57 and a 6:10 pace.

15 minutes of elliptical hell. Probably should have just skipped that and come home.  

1 hr 25 minutes elliptical. Boring, boring, mega boring. Just recovering tight hamstrings.

10 miles

8 miles in 57:58. My 8 mile timed is slowly dropping. I'm okay with the slowly part. Progress is progress. 

2 mile warm up. Paces 8:06, 8:00 7:56 7:50

had planned for 4 tempo miles, held it for 3 miles Splits were 6:39 6:35 6:30... stomach started hurting, and really thought I would puke. Decided I better to slow down and finished the last mile at a 7:25. 

25 minutes elliptical.

Tomorrow I will run easy. Thursday I will get outside and do some speed on off's. Suggestions of what I should for that anyone? Then next Tuesdays goal is to hold my tempo miles at nothing higher than a 6:39 for 4-5 miles. 

 Strength trained 25 minutes.

9.5 miles on the treadmill. Just an easy recovery pace watching Dr Oz. I think it's time to tack on a couple more miles each day to build up my base. I need a bigger base!

My older sister is a Pulmonologist, I called and asked her if it's okay to be running outside during this inversion. Her reply was never even in your dreams. It's doing more harm than good. I am not trying to sway anyone on the blog at all. I am just saying I won't be running in it until it clears up some....which should be tomorrow morning. I am so out there you guys, and stoked!

8 miles outside. Left at 5 am. Did 15x1 min on/offs. It was 23 degrees when I left. 23 degrees never felt so warm :) I had to shed my second pair of gloves. I definitely need to do more running outside. I could tell. I have no idea my paces. It was too dark and my headlamp batteries were dying 2 minute into the run. I ran without any light. I felt empowered being out there though.

Went to the gym afterwards and did 32 min of elliptical hell. My fav~ 

I was on a hot date last night. So out kind of late and went to bed kind of late (10:45 is late to me). So I was slow to get up this morning and feeling a tad sluggish running today.

I felt like I needed to get my strength training in so I lifted for about 25 minutes. Then 21 minutes elliptical.

Was going to run outside but I checked the roads and they were all iced over. Ran 6.25 miles on the dready.

avg pace 7:25. 

It's Friday!  

12 Miles at a 6:50 pace throughout. Lately I get sick after long runs and the harder tempos. This never used to happen. Its weird to me. 

8 miles. Didn't feel like doing an easy pace, but didn't feel like running to fast either. Avg pace 7:20

35 min elliptical hell.

I had an emotional weekend. Merri moved from my Street to Saratoga Springs. Bye bye good friend and training partner. You will be missed. (I cried tons yesterday) 

Woke up at 4:45 looked outside. The roads were clear, no sign of snow yet. Dressed and got all my warm clothes on, headlamp,garmin etc. Got outside and the snow had just started falling. Ran a 7:20 mile to warm up, then a 7:02, and SLAM! I hit black ice and slammed my knee and pinky. Got up and turned around and went another way. By that time snow was accumulating my road, and by the minute I was ice skating more and more. I got over it. 3 miles outside. Went home changed into shorts, tank. Got some warm stuff on and went to the gym.

Had no time to mess around and felt determined as ever. 5 mile tempo straight through. 6:39 6:39 6:35 6:30 6:25. I DID IT!!!! I held a 5 mile. Woooohoooooooooo!

Have to think of  a new tempo goal for next week. 

25 minutes elliptical hell

Strength trained with the meat heads. Some dudes and their sounds! yuck! Why the sound effects?  

9.5 easy pace miles. My legs were sore and heavyish feeling this morning. The tempo yesterday did that I am sure. Soaked for 5 minutes in an ice bath. SO COLD!  My whole body hurt this morning from the tempo and weight training yesterday. Also from the black ice fall yesterday. I have a big bruise on my knee. 

speed work tomorrow. Hopefully the roads will be clear enough for that? 

P.S. I just ate a bowl of low fat peanut butter cup ice cream.  

Legs were way sore yesterday and today. Decided to get on an elliptical to warm up before I tried to run any. So I did that for 55 minutes.

Then I did 10x1 min on/off 5:52 pace. Didn't feel to bad at all. I was surprised. Only did 10 because I ran out of time. Gotta get home and get kids off to school.

I need to get back into the habit of taking BCAA capsules on long run days or hard tempo/speed days. They prevent soreness and speed up recovery/repair. They work!