Week three already!
I'm encouraged this week, I'm starting to see results. This is true for all beginners at anything I think. It's keeping up the results that matter.
I've started to see my mile time come down by a whole minute! My clothes are getting a little looser. Only lost a whopping 1 lb. so far, but my body's starting to shift in a good way. I'm still sore after workouts, but not incapacitated. I do look arthritic at times, especially bending down to pick up things.
The DFB running class on Sat. with Coach Terry is still proving to kick my butt! This Sat. we did a tempo run. We all thought a tempo run sounded nice. Not so. It's running just below your anaerobic threshold and it's quite uncomfortable to say the least. There's no way I would ever push myself that fast on my own, so thank you Terry and my fellow running partners!
I am now looking forward to my long, slow run on Monday.
By the way, I also did the Compu-trainer Intro class right after the run, rubber legs and all. There's something to be said for a powerbar, Gatorade and a great instructor because I made it through and had a good time!
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Friday, October 10, 2008
Ouchtober cont.
Well, my first week is almost done and I'm not walking with any limps and I actually feel pretty human today. Coach Matt knows what he's doing! I was sore as hell all last weekend. Saturday was our 2nd running class with Coach Terry. We did some super fun speed work and I think everyone was just shy of throwing up, or maybe it was just me. Great class though. It's nice to have other runners push through it with you. The rest of the weekend was spent recovering at our friends' place in Madison where we were going to hit all the pumpkin farms, but sweet blessed rainstorms intervened and boy do they have a comfy couch.
Monday I was back at it and hit it hard with a 9 mile run. This is the longest distance I've ever run and I can't believe I did it! I've always hated running long distances but maybe it was because I've never even attempted it. At the beginning of the summer, (after a little burnout from a bike trip) I thought I'd dabble in running. My husband's doing the Chicago marathon, so I thought I'd keep him company on his short runs. But it was frustrating trying to keep up or feeling like I was holding him back. He's been great though and encouraged me to sign up for this 1/2 marathon in November with a friend. After I won the TFP triathlete package I was hoping Matt would agree with me that maybe I should wait, but no - he says it should be no problem. Still a little nervous about it, but knowing how to fuel and using the HRM, I think I can actually do it!
To all of you running the marathon on Sunday - Good Luck!!! I'll be out there cheering you on!
Monday I was back at it and hit it hard with a 9 mile run. This is the longest distance I've ever run and I can't believe I did it! I've always hated running long distances but maybe it was because I've never even attempted it. At the beginning of the summer, (after a little burnout from a bike trip) I thought I'd dabble in running. My husband's doing the Chicago marathon, so I thought I'd keep him company on his short runs. But it was frustrating trying to keep up or feeling like I was holding him back. He's been great though and encouraged me to sign up for this 1/2 marathon in November with a friend. After I won the TFP triathlete package I was hoping Matt would agree with me that maybe I should wait, but no - he says it should be no problem. Still a little nervous about it, but knowing how to fuel and using the HRM, I think I can actually do it!
To all of you running the marathon on Sunday - Good Luck!!! I'll be out there cheering you on!
Friday, October 3, 2008
Ouchtober 1st, 2008
Well...this is my official training start day!
Last month Coach Matt did the RMR, running EMR and bike EMR, body fat % etc. basically seeing where I was starting at. I've never known any of the technical aspects of training - mine has always been "this is getting uncomfortable I think I'll stop now". I never knew my heart rate could and should go that high and I feel like a total wimp for never really pushing myself that much. But that's what this is all about, right?
Speaking of technical though, I've got this fancy whiz-bang heart rate monitor that I wish I had an engineering degree to figure out. It's the garmin forerunner and it does everything except clean your house for you. I just need the patience to finish setting it up to download to the right site. It is a fun new toy and now I don't understand how you could possibly train well without one.
Anyway, my training day with Coach Matt started with a 6 -mile run in low Z2 and PT afterwards. I was nervous about a long run. The longest distance I've ever run is 7 miles and it wasn't pretty. I tend to like shorter, faster runs, but this felt good. Of course it helps when you know what zone you should train in and to pace yourself. I usually feel like I should go go go because I'm so slow, but I'm trying to learn the importance of starting slow and that someday I'll get there. The training after the run was great, but I felt incredibly shakey. As great as the workout felt, today I am sore! To be expected though. If I wasn't accountable to anyone there's now way I'd be getting on my bike now to do a 18 mile ride! Ouch!!
Last month Coach Matt did the RMR, running EMR and bike EMR, body fat % etc. basically seeing where I was starting at. I've never known any of the technical aspects of training - mine has always been "this is getting uncomfortable I think I'll stop now". I never knew my heart rate could and should go that high and I feel like a total wimp for never really pushing myself that much. But that's what this is all about, right?
Speaking of technical though, I've got this fancy whiz-bang heart rate monitor that I wish I had an engineering degree to figure out. It's the garmin forerunner and it does everything except clean your house for you. I just need the patience to finish setting it up to download to the right site. It is a fun new toy and now I don't understand how you could possibly train well without one.
Anyway, my training day with Coach Matt started with a 6 -mile run in low Z2 and PT afterwards. I was nervous about a long run. The longest distance I've ever run is 7 miles and it wasn't pretty. I tend to like shorter, faster runs, but this felt good. Of course it helps when you know what zone you should train in and to pace yourself. I usually feel like I should go go go because I'm so slow, but I'm trying to learn the importance of starting slow and that someday I'll get there. The training after the run was great, but I felt incredibly shakey. As great as the workout felt, today I am sore! To be expected though. If I wasn't accountable to anyone there's now way I'd be getting on my bike now to do a 18 mile ride! Ouch!!
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