It took a little longer than the prescribed 8-9 weeks (12 to be exact), but I did it.
I completed a 5K, yesterday.
It wasn't a full "running" 5K... I started out with 1/4 mile warm-up walk, then ran thru to the 3.0 mile mark, then walked the remaining 0.1 for my cool down.
It was a nice way to finish week 12 of the Couch to 5K Running Program.
Next week...
The warm-up & cool down won't be included in my time/distance.
I'm going to warm up, reset the counter and run the full 3.1 miles.
My goal has now changed... to run an 8K (5 miles)!
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Friday, November 12, 2010
12-of-12: November 2010
It's Friday and the 12th of November. That means it's 12-of-12 time!
What better way enjoy the 12th of the month? I know! Take the day off from work and start the long weekend off with a road trip. Even MORE exciting was the weather. Temps in the mid-60s today (almost unheard of in Western New York State, in November).
Oh, don't let me forget to first thank to Chad Darnell for starting the 12-of-12 and keeping it going all these years. Visit his site to learn more about the project and how you can participate!
6:30am at home:
Starting the day off right with a little run. 2.72 miles, to be exact. I'm working my way up to a 5K (and maybe, later, an 8K). Sorry for the blurry shot... I didn't realize I had the camera on the wrong setting till after the workout was over. Oh well, you don't want to see me & my "running face" anyway. :)
... shower up, have breakfast, then chuck the hubby & pups in the car, and off we go!
Noon - 5pm at Allegany State Park, Salamanca, NY:
Today's visit was our second to Allegany this week. We were in the Red House Area on Sunday, then today we made our way down to the other "developed" section of the park, Quaker.
But first, a stop at Red House... the lake was calm as glass...
At Quaker Lake, we're reminded that this is a man-made environment. The Dam (with water-regulating spillway) turned this valley into a 275-acre lake.
Have I mentioned it was a warm day today?
With temps in the 60s, everyone came out to play.
and the Ruffed Grouse (this little guy was seriously flirting with someone).
Our last stop of the day was Science Lake... named after the Science Museum nearby.
What a surprise! As we finished up our hike around the lake, we found this little guy (gal?) and two friends swimming around their dam.
What better way enjoy the 12th of the month? I know! Take the day off from work and start the long weekend off with a road trip. Even MORE exciting was the weather. Temps in the mid-60s today (almost unheard of in Western New York State, in November).
Oh, don't let me forget to first thank to Chad Darnell for starting the 12-of-12 and keeping it going all these years. Visit his site to learn more about the project and how you can participate!
6:30am at home:
Starting the day off right with a little run. 2.72 miles, to be exact. I'm working my way up to a 5K (and maybe, later, an 8K). Sorry for the blurry shot... I didn't realize I had the camera on the wrong setting till after the workout was over. Oh well, you don't want to see me & my "running face" anyway. :)
Noon - 5pm at Allegany State Park, Salamanca, NY:
But first, a stop at Red House... the lake was calm as glass...
At Quaker Lake, we're reminded that this is a man-made environment. The Dam (with water-regulating spillway) turned this valley into a 275-acre lake.
With temps in the 60s, everyone came out to play.
The Ladybugs...
Our last stop of the day was Science Lake... named after the Science Museum nearby.
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| Can you see the moon in the sky and the reflection in this 1st photo? |
What a surprise! As we finished up our hike around the lake, we found this little guy (gal?) and two friends swimming around their dam.
Back at home, 6:30PM:
Neither of us felt like cooking after our busy day, so we got an order of Wings (being from Buffalo, we don't call them Buffalo Wings) to go and headed home. We were obviously hungry, because we devoured them in a matter of minutes. YUM!
Sorry, folks, there's no "View from the Porch" this month. I forgot to take a photo before we left today, and it was way too dark to get a shot after we got home. Oh well... maybe I'll snap a quick shot tomorrow morning and post it a little late.
Thanks for stopping by! See you next month!
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
LOVE = Treadmill
I never thought I'd say this - but I am totally LOVING this machine!
It's been almost three weeks that I've been using it to continue my running workouts (since it is WAY TOO dark and cold to run outside at 6:30am).
Monday-Wednesday-Friday I am out of bed at 6am, dressed and ready to run at 6:30.
For the last week (or more?) I've been running 20+ minute intervals (no walking). This week I hit 30-minutes of running!
30-minutes.
Running... for 30-minutes straight!
The last time I ran this long without a walk-break I hurt myself (see my Pain. No gain. post). But today I feel strong and almost ready to try a 5K run.
Monday's workout was the first 30-minute run of the week. Tomorrow, I'll do it again. Then again on Friday. My distance is only about 2.5 miles of running (2.75 with warm-up and cool-down), but that's because I haven't pushed myself faster than 4.4 mph. Within the next couple weeks, I'll up the speed a bit and, hopefully, get to 3.1-miles in my 40-minute workout.
If I haven't said so recently... the Couch to 5K Running Plan WORKS!
I am living proof. I have never been a good runner (I'm still not a great runner), but this program is exactly what someone like me needs to succeed. Now, I haven't completed the program in 9 weeks like it prescribes, but I'm close (I started about 12-weeks ago)... AND, I'm going to get there, just at my own pace.
A friend of mine asked me to run in Buffalo's Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning. This is an 8K race (5-miles). I KNOW I'm not ready to run the 5-mile course, but she says she's going to walk some of it... so maybe I'll join her for a Turkey Trot-Walk-Trot-Walk.
It's been almost three weeks that I've been using it to continue my running workouts (since it is WAY TOO dark and cold to run outside at 6:30am).
Monday-Wednesday-Friday I am out of bed at 6am, dressed and ready to run at 6:30.
For the last week (or more?) I've been running 20+ minute intervals (no walking). This week I hit 30-minutes of running!
30-minutes.
Running... for 30-minutes straight!
The last time I ran this long without a walk-break I hurt myself (see my Pain. No gain. post). But today I feel strong and almost ready to try a 5K run.
Monday's workout was the first 30-minute run of the week. Tomorrow, I'll do it again. Then again on Friday. My distance is only about 2.5 miles of running (2.75 with warm-up and cool-down), but that's because I haven't pushed myself faster than 4.4 mph. Within the next couple weeks, I'll up the speed a bit and, hopefully, get to 3.1-miles in my 40-minute workout.
If I haven't said so recently... the Couch to 5K Running Plan WORKS!
I am living proof. I have never been a good runner (I'm still not a great runner), but this program is exactly what someone like me needs to succeed. Now, I haven't completed the program in 9 weeks like it prescribes, but I'm close (I started about 12-weeks ago)... AND, I'm going to get there, just at my own pace.
A friend of mine asked me to run in Buffalo's Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning. This is an 8K race (5-miles). I KNOW I'm not ready to run the 5-mile course, but she says she's going to walk some of it... so maybe I'll join her for a Turkey Trot-Walk-Trot-Walk.
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