June 30, 2011 Thursday 51 days to go.
Speedwork today: 10 minute warmup then 1K x 5 with 2-3 minutes recovery in between. 5 minute cooldown.
1st K: 5:48
2nd K: 5:44
3rd K: 5:40
4th K: 5:42
5th K: 6:02
Wore knee braces and knees felt fine afterwards. Ran on Seawalk where there are marked out kilometers.
Food today: Weight: 153.5
7:00 coffee with milk
8:30 juice, protein, banana smoothie
12:00 chicken, rice, cauliflower, fresh fruit, chai tea with milk and sugar
5:30 pork and beans deluxe a la Lorne, ww bun with butter, 1/2 glass beer, glass juice
I'm glad to be at 153.5 but now I am stuck again. It seems I lose a tiny bit of weight and then just get stuck. I want so much to get below 150 soon.
Thursday, 30 June 2011
Tuesday, 28 June 2011
Test Run
June 28, Tuesday 53 days to go
Today was a test run. Went out without knee braces and started a comfortably hard run. Wore my Newtons.
I was feeling pretty good at the start but gradually my right knee started to have pain so dropped down to a walk/ run and finally a walk home. Lost track of time out but at least 30 minutes if not more.
I think I will wear my knee braces for my workouts for the next while until my knees settle down.
Did some of Coach Dave's core routine yesterday. Mostly bent arm planks - front, sides and back then straight arm planks - front , sides and back. Goal is 1 minute each.
Noticed on Sunday's long run that as I tire I start to bend over at the waist. Hopefully core exercise will fight that tendency.
Weight 153.5
Today was a test run. Went out without knee braces and started a comfortably hard run. Wore my Newtons.
I was feeling pretty good at the start but gradually my right knee started to have pain so dropped down to a walk/ run and finally a walk home. Lost track of time out but at least 30 minutes if not more.
I think I will wear my knee braces for my workouts for the next while until my knees settle down.
Did some of Coach Dave's core routine yesterday. Mostly bent arm planks - front, sides and back then straight arm planks - front , sides and back. Goal is 1 minute each.
Noticed on Sunday's long run that as I tire I start to bend over at the waist. Hopefully core exercise will fight that tendency.
Weight 153.5
Sunday, 26 June 2011
Long Run
June 26, 2011 Sunday 55 days to go.
Today my long run of 2 1/2 hours was the longest I have run in a long while. My right knee was still tender from yesterday , so I decided to wear a knee brace. Also wore my Adidas instead of my Newtons.Began running along seawalk and 5 minutes into run realized that I was going to need a knee brace for my left knee as well. Returned home, got knee brace and then thought to myself "why am I running in the beating down sun on pavement when I could be on shady trails in the wood?" Went to Beaver Lodge lands and ran the trails there. At 30 minutes felt done, so ate a Mentos and had some water. That perked me right up. Had a Mentos every 30 minutes after that. Sipped alot of water too. At 1 hour my right knee felt shot. I tightened the knee brace and was good to go. At 2 hours my right knee was having shooting pains. Question - which is doing more good - quitting or running for another 1/2 hour? I ran/walked for the last 1/2 hour then iced my knee when I got home. Later Lorne massaged it for quite awhile.
Food today: Weight: 154 lb
8:30 coffee with milk
9:30 freshly squeezed orange juice
10:00 porridge with milk and sugar
3:30 Vega shake and go
5:30 chicken, lettuce, tomato, bun, corn on cob waffle ice cream con
8:30 1/2 glass vodka cooler
Today my long run of 2 1/2 hours was the longest I have run in a long while. My right knee was still tender from yesterday , so I decided to wear a knee brace. Also wore my Adidas instead of my Newtons.Began running along seawalk and 5 minutes into run realized that I was going to need a knee brace for my left knee as well. Returned home, got knee brace and then thought to myself "why am I running in the beating down sun on pavement when I could be on shady trails in the wood?" Went to Beaver Lodge lands and ran the trails there. At 30 minutes felt done, so ate a Mentos and had some water. That perked me right up. Had a Mentos every 30 minutes after that. Sipped alot of water too. At 1 hour my right knee felt shot. I tightened the knee brace and was good to go. At 2 hours my right knee was having shooting pains. Question - which is doing more good - quitting or running for another 1/2 hour? I ran/walked for the last 1/2 hour then iced my knee when I got home. Later Lorne massaged it for quite awhile.
Food today: Weight: 154 lb
8:30 coffee with milk
9:30 freshly squeezed orange juice
10:00 porridge with milk and sugar
3:30 Vega shake and go
5:30 chicken, lettuce, tomato, bun, corn on cob waffle ice cream con
8:30 1/2 glass vodka cooler
Saturday, 25 June 2011
A new leaf? As in Turning over
June 25, 2011 Saturday
Everyday is a new shot at life and so is later on the same day. Decided to make some changes. I would run first thing when I got up. I finally got up at 11:30 am. Couldn't put getting up off any longer.
10 minute warmup run then ran along the seawalk for my kilometer repeats. (I like the seawalk as it has marked off kilometers). Who would have suspected that there would be a garage sale right in the middle of my kilometer! The first K I just sort of paused and kept going - 5.56/K. The next kilometer I stopped , put a few books aside, paused watch, continued on - 5:49/K. Third repeat I tried not to look as I passed, but now the smell of grilled hotdogs and onions was really getting to me, so I spent that kilometer planning my lunch at the garage sale after my run. 5:56/K. Last kilometer I debated the whole time about the hotdog. Gave myself permission to eat it and then decided I really didn't need it as I could have something healthy and nourishing at home. 5:44/K. Finished with easy run then back to garage sale to pick up my books - no hotdog.
Everyday is a new shot at life and so is later on the same day. Decided to make some changes. I would run first thing when I got up. I finally got up at 11:30 am. Couldn't put getting up off any longer.
10 minute warmup run then ran along the seawalk for my kilometer repeats. (I like the seawalk as it has marked off kilometers). Who would have suspected that there would be a garage sale right in the middle of my kilometer! The first K I just sort of paused and kept going - 5.56/K. The next kilometer I stopped , put a few books aside, paused watch, continued on - 5:49/K. Third repeat I tried not to look as I passed, but now the smell of grilled hotdogs and onions was really getting to me, so I spent that kilometer planning my lunch at the garage sale after my run. 5:56/K. Last kilometer I debated the whole time about the hotdog. Gave myself permission to eat it and then decided I really didn't need it as I could have something healthy and nourishing at home. 5:44/K. Finished with easy run then back to garage sale to pick up my books - no hotdog.
The Wee Hours of the Morning
June 25, 2011 Saturday 56 days to go 8 weeks today is THE day
Can't sleep. Stressing about the marathon. One good thing - its still 8 weeks away. One bad thing - actually alot of bad things, lack consistency in workouts and eating is still out of control. Sometimes I think I'm like a kid with selective hearing. I hear "go early for my run" but its like I don't really hear it or I would do it. Same with "eat properly". Maybe I am beating myself up because I missed another workout again yesterday AND I let my I eating get completely out of control again with lots of chocolate, scones and chips.
It seems I go along fine and then when something gets me out of routine - BAM - it all goes out the window.
Had a little holiday for our anniversary - 37 years. It was great! We stayed overnight in a beautiful suite overlooking the ocean, ate amazing food in the restaurant and totally enjoyed a bit of time to ourselves. I did my tempo workout the morning we left - 40 minutes trail running and it felt good. Next morning ate Eggs Benedict instead of going for a run. In no time at all it was back to work and regular life.Oh, well, will trade that day for off day.
Yesterday, then was the day to do my kilometer repeats at 6 min/K. Late night the night before due to an emergency so question is: sleep in? or get up anyway with less hours of sleep and do run? I slept in and of course the day took over and the window closed until the evening when I was too tired to run.
There will always be an excuse for not running and I will always find an excuse for eating WAY too much chocolate. The fact is that I have 8 weeks left to make a go of this training and do it properly. If I don't take it seriously NOW there just won't be enough time to get in the workouts and weight loss required to run a marathon. As I say this to myself I am already bargaining with myself how I can sleep in and get the run in some time during the day today. A compromise. When Lorne gets up for his meeting I will do my run first before doing anything else. Now lets see if I can get back to sleep so I am not a zombie doing my run.
Can't sleep. Stressing about the marathon. One good thing - its still 8 weeks away. One bad thing - actually alot of bad things, lack consistency in workouts and eating is still out of control. Sometimes I think I'm like a kid with selective hearing. I hear "go early for my run" but its like I don't really hear it or I would do it. Same with "eat properly". Maybe I am beating myself up because I missed another workout again yesterday AND I let my I eating get completely out of control again with lots of chocolate, scones and chips.
It seems I go along fine and then when something gets me out of routine - BAM - it all goes out the window.
Had a little holiday for our anniversary - 37 years. It was great! We stayed overnight in a beautiful suite overlooking the ocean, ate amazing food in the restaurant and totally enjoyed a bit of time to ourselves. I did my tempo workout the morning we left - 40 minutes trail running and it felt good. Next morning ate Eggs Benedict instead of going for a run. In no time at all it was back to work and regular life.Oh, well, will trade that day for off day.
Yesterday, then was the day to do my kilometer repeats at 6 min/K. Late night the night before due to an emergency so question is: sleep in? or get up anyway with less hours of sleep and do run? I slept in and of course the day took over and the window closed until the evening when I was too tired to run.
There will always be an excuse for not running and I will always find an excuse for eating WAY too much chocolate. The fact is that I have 8 weeks left to make a go of this training and do it properly. If I don't take it seriously NOW there just won't be enough time to get in the workouts and weight loss required to run a marathon. As I say this to myself I am already bargaining with myself how I can sleep in and get the run in some time during the day today. A compromise. When Lorne gets up for his meeting I will do my run first before doing anything else. Now lets see if I can get back to sleep so I am not a zombie doing my run.
Monday, 20 June 2011
Long Run
June 20, 2011 Monday 61 days to go
Did my long run this morning as yesterday, just when I was preparing to head out, some friends of ours dropped by to visit. Alf and Margaret Bayne founded a children's camp over 60 years ago. Both 94 years of age, they have been an inspiration to us and like grandparents to our children. They still live at the camp and keep up their garden and go kayaking. I could go on and on about them but suffice it to say, when they drop by, I drop my plans and we enjoy a cup of tea, some cookies and good conversation.
Last night Jerry and I decided that I better up my long run mileage as time is getting short to get it all in. I finally received my Running Book by John Stanton from Team Diabetes, so we looked at the program to see where I would be at following it. I'm behind.
2 hours was my goal this morning. Not sure how far I went but figure at least 16K. Ran along the ocean so it was basically flat. Felt good until 1h55min. My right knee complained loudly. Limped another 11 minutes to get home and spent the day icing it off and on, taking Advil and this evening getting a massage on it. Tonight it is feeling a lot better.
Run seemed to knock the stuffing out of me. I went to work and was basically useless. Finally came home and went to bed for a few hours. This is not typical, so I am wondering if I am fighting some kind of a bug.
Weight loss still remains a challenge. I am stuck at 155.5 lb. Becky's homemade lemon meringue pies for father's day have been a temptation that I succumbed to.
Food today:
6:00 coffee with milk
9:00 protein smoothie
11:00 smoked salmon, lemon meringue pie
4:00 banana
5:30 stir fry - chicken and fresh veggies, lemon meringue pie
9:00 lemon meringue pie ( its almost all gone!), a few chocolate chips, 1/2 glass beer
Did my long run this morning as yesterday, just when I was preparing to head out, some friends of ours dropped by to visit. Alf and Margaret Bayne founded a children's camp over 60 years ago. Both 94 years of age, they have been an inspiration to us and like grandparents to our children. They still live at the camp and keep up their garden and go kayaking. I could go on and on about them but suffice it to say, when they drop by, I drop my plans and we enjoy a cup of tea, some cookies and good conversation.
Last night Jerry and I decided that I better up my long run mileage as time is getting short to get it all in. I finally received my Running Book by John Stanton from Team Diabetes, so we looked at the program to see where I would be at following it. I'm behind.
2 hours was my goal this morning. Not sure how far I went but figure at least 16K. Ran along the ocean so it was basically flat. Felt good until 1h55min. My right knee complained loudly. Limped another 11 minutes to get home and spent the day icing it off and on, taking Advil and this evening getting a massage on it. Tonight it is feeling a lot better.
Run seemed to knock the stuffing out of me. I went to work and was basically useless. Finally came home and went to bed for a few hours. This is not typical, so I am wondering if I am fighting some kind of a bug.
Weight loss still remains a challenge. I am stuck at 155.5 lb. Becky's homemade lemon meringue pies for father's day have been a temptation that I succumbed to.
Food today:
6:00 coffee with milk
9:00 protein smoothie
11:00 smoked salmon, lemon meringue pie
4:00 banana
5:30 stir fry - chicken and fresh veggies, lemon meringue pie
9:00 lemon meringue pie ( its almost all gone!), a few chocolate chips, 1/2 glass beer
Saturday, 18 June 2011
June 17, 2011 Friday 64 days to go
This was the "killer" workout I always dread. 10 min warmup, 4 x 1K at 6 min/K 5 min easy.
I warmed up - 1st K - 5:53 so decided to slow a bit to get to 6 min. 2K - 5:44, slowed some more, 3rd k 5:46, tried slowing again, last K - 5:45. I felt like my cadence was quicker. I also felt like the more I relaxed the easier it became. I was tired after each K but not wrecked.
June 18, 2011 Saturday 63 days to go
Today was 30 minutes easy. I had a funny run. Started out and by 10 minutes I was home on the toilet. Started out again. Helped a lady look for a lost dog. Continued on. Passed a garage sale. Nice fishing rond, wonder if Lorne would like it. Oh, there are books that Hannah would like. Ran and got Hannah, borrowed $3.00 from Jen. Hannah and I ran to garage sale. She pucked out 6 books and then we ran home again. Ran to get Lorne. Jumped in van and drove to garage sale. Yes he liked one of the fishing rods. We bought it and came home. So, I lost track of whether I did 30 minutes, but I had lots of adventures.
Food today: Weight:155.5
9:30 coffee with milk
12:30 1 piece of Alex's fish from her fish and chips, coleslaw
4:00 Larabar
6:00 chicken breast, lettuce on 1/2 wholewheat bun, 1/2 glass beer
8:00 other 1/2 wholewheat bun with butter
This was the "killer" workout I always dread. 10 min warmup, 4 x 1K at 6 min/K 5 min easy.
I warmed up - 1st K - 5:53 so decided to slow a bit to get to 6 min. 2K - 5:44, slowed some more, 3rd k 5:46, tried slowing again, last K - 5:45. I felt like my cadence was quicker. I also felt like the more I relaxed the easier it became. I was tired after each K but not wrecked.
June 18, 2011 Saturday 63 days to go
Today was 30 minutes easy. I had a funny run. Started out and by 10 minutes I was home on the toilet. Started out again. Helped a lady look for a lost dog. Continued on. Passed a garage sale. Nice fishing rond, wonder if Lorne would like it. Oh, there are books that Hannah would like. Ran and got Hannah, borrowed $3.00 from Jen. Hannah and I ran to garage sale. She pucked out 6 books and then we ran home again. Ran to get Lorne. Jumped in van and drove to garage sale. Yes he liked one of the fishing rods. We bought it and came home. So, I lost track of whether I did 30 minutes, but I had lots of adventures.
Food today: Weight:155.5
9:30 coffee with milk
12:30 1 piece of Alex's fish from her fish and chips, coleslaw
4:00 Larabar
6:00 chicken breast, lettuce on 1/2 wholewheat bun, 1/2 glass beer
8:00 other 1/2 wholewheat bun with butter
Thursday, 16 June 2011
Catching Up
June 16, 2011 Thursday 65 days to go
Since Saturday June 11, I have done a 91 minute easy run and run a 5 K race in 31:02 chip time. Tonight was easy run 30 minutes. I did 32 minutes. Found it hard to make myself get out there and waited until after 9:00 PM before going. My right knee is a little tender on the knee cap and swollen as well so will ice it.
Food today: Weight: 155.5 lb
8:00 coffee with milk
9:00 cottage cheese with fresh fruit salad
12:00 pork loin with mushrooms and sauce, chicken thigh, green salad, rice
2:30 Protein bar
5:30 hot dog with mustard, 1/2 glass beer
7:30 4 oatmeal cookies
10:00 2 small glasses chocolate milk
Since Saturday June 11, I have done a 91 minute easy run and run a 5 K race in 31:02 chip time. Tonight was easy run 30 minutes. I did 32 minutes. Found it hard to make myself get out there and waited until after 9:00 PM before going. My right knee is a little tender on the knee cap and swollen as well so will ice it.
Food today: Weight: 155.5 lb
8:00 coffee with milk
9:00 cottage cheese with fresh fruit salad
12:00 pork loin with mushrooms and sauce, chicken thigh, green salad, rice
2:30 Protein bar
5:30 hot dog with mustard, 1/2 glass beer
7:30 4 oatmeal cookies
10:00 2 small glasses chocolate milk
Saturday, 11 June 2011
A Beautiful Vista June
June 11, 2011 Saturday
One of my favourite places to run is in Abbotsford where Byron, Jen and kids live. All around as far as I can see is farmland and tonight there were beautiful cloud formations and colours in the sky. I started out on Vye Road then took a left onto a long stretch of road where no cars came by - running between fields on either side of me.
I was so taken with the scenery that my 25 minute easy run went by quickly. I did 27 minutes.
Food today: Weight:156.5
8:30 coffee with milk
9:00 granola with yogurt
12:00 grilled cheese sandwich and another coffee with milk somewhere in there
4:30 meat sauce with spaghetti, carrot sticks
7:30 apple crisp
9:30 cookie
One of my favourite places to run is in Abbotsford where Byron, Jen and kids live. All around as far as I can see is farmland and tonight there were beautiful cloud formations and colours in the sky. I started out on Vye Road then took a left onto a long stretch of road where no cars came by - running between fields on either side of me.
I was so taken with the scenery that my 25 minute easy run went by quickly. I did 27 minutes.
Food today: Weight:156.5
8:30 coffee with milk
9:00 granola with yogurt
12:00 grilled cheese sandwich and another coffee with milk somewhere in there
4:30 meat sauce with spaghetti, carrot sticks
7:30 apple crisp
9:30 cookie
Thursday, 9 June 2011
Another Day
June 9, 2011 Thursday 72 days to go
Did yesterday's workout tonight. 15 minutes warmup, 40 minutes marathon pace, 5 minutes cool down. I did 67 minutes altogether. Realized that marathon pace is at a fair clip. Keeping that up for 42 km will be a challenge.
Food today: Weight: 156 lb
8:00 coffee with milk
9:30 apple juice, whey protein, banana smoothie
12:00 spiced ground beef, lettuce, salsa, 4 chocolate chip My Kitty cookies (made them with Hannah)
3:30 Vega shake and go smoothie - tasted awful! and I have a package of 10 servings!
6:00 chicken noodle soup and a cheese biscuit rat plus several more cheese biscuits with jam
8:00 a few chocolate chips
10:30 - a tot of whiskey
Let wheat back into my diet today.
Did yesterday's workout tonight. 15 minutes warmup, 40 minutes marathon pace, 5 minutes cool down. I did 67 minutes altogether. Realized that marathon pace is at a fair clip. Keeping that up for 42 km will be a challenge.
Food today: Weight: 156 lb
8:00 coffee with milk
9:30 apple juice, whey protein, banana smoothie
12:00 spiced ground beef, lettuce, salsa, 4 chocolate chip My Kitty cookies (made them with Hannah)
3:30 Vega shake and go smoothie - tasted awful! and I have a package of 10 servings!
6:00 chicken noodle soup and a cheese biscuit rat plus several more cheese biscuits with jam
8:00 a few chocolate chips
10:30 - a tot of whiskey
Let wheat back into my diet today.
Wednesday, 8 June 2011
A Sunny Day
June 7, 2011 Tuesday 74 days to go
Easy run - 30 minutes. I did 31 minutes. It's never "easy" but I kept up a regular pace and just did it.
I couldn't help thinking how special this time is of walking the kids to school. Hannah reached out to hold my hand while walking- not typical of Hannah with me - and I kept thinking of how fortunate I am to have these times. When my kids were little, there always seemed to be pressing things and I don't think I savoured the time with my children in the same way. Listening to Gideon on the way home as he talked about his day made me nostalgic for time lost with my kids. I think one does the best that they can at the time and when opportunity affords revel in the moment.
Food today: Weight 156.5
8:00 coffee with milk
9:30 apple juice, strawberry, whey protein smoothie
12:00 2 Rye Krisp with Tuna salad
1:30 1 Rye Krisp with Tuna salad and some carrot raisin salad
3:30 cottage cheese with applesauce
5:30 sushi, corn on the cob, apple struesel
11:30 this is where it gets bad! 6 ritz crackers with cheddar cheese, tot of whiskey
Easy run - 30 minutes. I did 31 minutes. It's never "easy" but I kept up a regular pace and just did it.
I couldn't help thinking how special this time is of walking the kids to school. Hannah reached out to hold my hand while walking- not typical of Hannah with me - and I kept thinking of how fortunate I am to have these times. When my kids were little, there always seemed to be pressing things and I don't think I savoured the time with my children in the same way. Listening to Gideon on the way home as he talked about his day made me nostalgic for time lost with my kids. I think one does the best that they can at the time and when opportunity affords revel in the moment.
Food today: Weight 156.5
8:00 coffee with milk
9:30 apple juice, strawberry, whey protein smoothie
12:00 2 Rye Krisp with Tuna salad
1:30 1 Rye Krisp with Tuna salad and some carrot raisin salad
3:30 cottage cheese with applesauce
5:30 sushi, corn on the cob, apple struesel
11:30 this is where it gets bad! 6 ritz crackers with cheddar cheese, tot of whiskey
Monday, 6 June 2011
There's lead in them there legs
June 6, 2011 Monday 75 days to go
Walked Gideon and Hannah to school then went for Easy Run - 25 minutes. It turned out to be 28 min. Legs felt heavy and back still is tender. Iced knees when I got home.Walked Gideon home from school. I'll be walking to and from school with kids twice a day this week while Jen and Jerry are away.- an additional 6 km walking a day.
Thinking about losing weight. I think it is time to cut out wheat from my diet. I'll try it for a week and see if it makes any difference. I need to cut 7000 calories a week if I want to lose 2 lbs a week. It seems like a lot but when its broken down to 1000 calories a day it sounds more doable. I think 2 lbs a week is a reasonable goal. That would bring my racing weight down to 137 lb.
Food today: Weight: 157.5
7:30 coffee with milk
9:15 grape juice, whey protein, strawberry smoothie
12:00 3 rye krisp with mayonnaise, red pepper and shrimp
3:00 cottage cheese with banana
5:30 meat spaghetti sauce on rice, carrot raisin salad, spinach salad, scoop chocolate ice cream
Walked Gideon and Hannah to school then went for Easy Run - 25 minutes. It turned out to be 28 min. Legs felt heavy and back still is tender. Iced knees when I got home.Walked Gideon home from school. I'll be walking to and from school with kids twice a day this week while Jen and Jerry are away.- an additional 6 km walking a day.
Thinking about losing weight. I think it is time to cut out wheat from my diet. I'll try it for a week and see if it makes any difference. I need to cut 7000 calories a week if I want to lose 2 lbs a week. It seems like a lot but when its broken down to 1000 calories a day it sounds more doable. I think 2 lbs a week is a reasonable goal. That would bring my racing weight down to 137 lb.
Food today: Weight: 157.5
7:30 coffee with milk
9:15 grape juice, whey protein, strawberry smoothie
12:00 3 rye krisp with mayonnaise, red pepper and shrimp
3:00 cottage cheese with banana
5:30 meat spaghetti sauce on rice, carrot raisin salad, spinach salad, scoop chocolate ice cream
Sunday, 5 June 2011
Regroup
June 5, 2011, Sunday 76 days to go
Long run - supposed to be 1:45:00 long - actually did 1:15:00. Disappointing. Started out well enough but by 45 minutes I was struggling. I drank water and ate some jujubes, felt a bit better, then I got dizzy. I was well along one of the trails and decided it was probably best to start heading back out. It wasn't like hitting a wall but I felt done in. One of the things I hadn't thought through was wearing a hat and sunglasses. I thought it would be shady in the Beaver Lodge lands but it was actually really sunny and hot and maybe that is what made me feel dizzy.
The other thing that bothered me was my feet. They hurt! Wondered if it was my shoes or what, but in the end it was a disappointing workout.
I have been having a series of less than good workouts. There just isn't enough time left for any of my workouts to be less than the best. My eating habits have also deteriorated and that is evidenced by my weight gain. Again, the excess weight is a barrier to my success, so will have to apply discipline. I always look at big chunks of time. I think I need to break it down to a day at a time or even an hour at a time if needs be.
Need to be conscious of drinking more water. Sleep patterns need to be put into place. I have been staying up with Lorne to watch a series he is watching right now, but that means getting to be around midnight.
What is really boils down is if I want to have results I need to put more discipline in my life to get them. I envy those people who tell me that they love to run. I don't think I even like to run.
Food consumed today Weight: 157.5
8:00 coffee with milk, juice smoothie with homemade grape juice, protein powder, wheat germ, flax seeds, chia seeds, psillium husks, fish oil
12:00 shrimp, red pepper, mayonnaise on 3 rye krisps
3:30 16 jujubes
5:30 roast beef, potato, gravy, carrots
7:00 slice rhubarb pie with strawberry icecream
10:30 thin slice rhubarb pie
Long run - supposed to be 1:45:00 long - actually did 1:15:00. Disappointing. Started out well enough but by 45 minutes I was struggling. I drank water and ate some jujubes, felt a bit better, then I got dizzy. I was well along one of the trails and decided it was probably best to start heading back out. It wasn't like hitting a wall but I felt done in. One of the things I hadn't thought through was wearing a hat and sunglasses. I thought it would be shady in the Beaver Lodge lands but it was actually really sunny and hot and maybe that is what made me feel dizzy.
The other thing that bothered me was my feet. They hurt! Wondered if it was my shoes or what, but in the end it was a disappointing workout.
I have been having a series of less than good workouts. There just isn't enough time left for any of my workouts to be less than the best. My eating habits have also deteriorated and that is evidenced by my weight gain. Again, the excess weight is a barrier to my success, so will have to apply discipline. I always look at big chunks of time. I think I need to break it down to a day at a time or even an hour at a time if needs be.
Need to be conscious of drinking more water. Sleep patterns need to be put into place. I have been staying up with Lorne to watch a series he is watching right now, but that means getting to be around midnight.
What is really boils down is if I want to have results I need to put more discipline in my life to get them. I envy those people who tell me that they love to run. I don't think I even like to run.
Food consumed today Weight: 157.5
8:00 coffee with milk, juice smoothie with homemade grape juice, protein powder, wheat germ, flax seeds, chia seeds, psillium husks, fish oil
12:00 shrimp, red pepper, mayonnaise on 3 rye krisps
3:30 16 jujubes
5:30 roast beef, potato, gravy, carrots
7:00 slice rhubarb pie with strawberry icecream
10:30 thin slice rhubarb pie
Saturday, 4 June 2011
Reluctant runner
June 4, 2011 Saturday 77 days to go
Short bike ride this morning, then I worked in the garden all day.
Easy run today so went out after the hockey game. Canucks won! Wore my trail runners and every step was a jar to my knees. I didn't think shoes would make that much difference, but they sure did. Instead of continually jarring my knees I turned around and walked home.
Food consumed today Weight 157.5
8:00 coffee with milk, 2 oatmeal, banana, chocolate chip muffins
11:00 3 banana muffins
2:00 smokie with 1/2 hamburger bun, mustard
4:00 small Slurpee
6:00 corn on the cob, nachos with 3 cheeses, hamburger meat, peppers and salsa
8:00 7 mini peanut butter cups
Drank lots of water
Short bike ride this morning, then I worked in the garden all day.
Easy run today so went out after the hockey game. Canucks won! Wore my trail runners and every step was a jar to my knees. I didn't think shoes would make that much difference, but they sure did. Instead of continually jarring my knees I turned around and walked home.
Food consumed today Weight 157.5
8:00 coffee with milk, 2 oatmeal, banana, chocolate chip muffins
11:00 3 banana muffins
2:00 smokie with 1/2 hamburger bun, mustard
4:00 small Slurpee
6:00 corn on the cob, nachos with 3 cheeses, hamburger meat, peppers and salsa
8:00 7 mini peanut butter cups
Drank lots of water
Friday, 3 June 2011
An Evening Jaunt
June 3, 2011 Friday 78 days to go
Rode bike to Outdoor Addictions for Bike to work week breakfast then back to work.
Planned on doing my Tempo run this evening. After warmup there just wasn't enough juice for a tempo workout so went on a jog of the neighbourhood which included a stop at Fishermans Wharf to look at a Coronado 25 that was for sale. I suggested scuttling Ptarmigan Stew and buying this. I think it is sold however.
Did some fartleks between telephone poles, looked for The Bruise and called here kitty, kitty around the neighbourhood. I wonder if she is in jail. Will check the SPCA tomorrow.
My jaunt took me 47 minutes and included a mix of running, walking, hills, fartleks. That was the best I could come up with tonight.
Food consumed today Weight 157 lb
7:45 2 blueberry bran muffins, coffee with cream
11:00 granola bar
1:00 Thai rice, vegetable and beef dish, 1 springroll
2:30 Coffee with lots of milk
4:00 handful chocolate chips
5:30 aero chocolate bar
6:00 hamburger with bacon, cheese, mushrooms, corn on the cob
Rode bike to Outdoor Addictions for Bike to work week breakfast then back to work.
Planned on doing my Tempo run this evening. After warmup there just wasn't enough juice for a tempo workout so went on a jog of the neighbourhood which included a stop at Fishermans Wharf to look at a Coronado 25 that was for sale. I suggested scuttling Ptarmigan Stew and buying this. I think it is sold however.
Did some fartleks between telephone poles, looked for The Bruise and called here kitty, kitty around the neighbourhood. I wonder if she is in jail. Will check the SPCA tomorrow.
My jaunt took me 47 minutes and included a mix of running, walking, hills, fartleks. That was the best I could come up with tonight.
Food consumed today Weight 157 lb
7:45 2 blueberry bran muffins, coffee with cream
11:00 granola bar
1:00 Thai rice, vegetable and beef dish, 1 springroll
2:30 Coffee with lots of milk
4:00 handful chocolate chips
5:30 aero chocolate bar
6:00 hamburger with bacon, cheese, mushrooms, corn on the cob
Thursday, 2 June 2011
Running along
June 2, 2011 Thursday 79 days to go
Rode bike to breakfast at Christian School then down to work. Later to lunch meeting and back from home.
Ran to 9th Ave and back. Felt easier today. 24 :23 minutes is my memory, but that doesn't make sense - it usually takes longer so I may have gotten my numbers mixed up. Ran at 80 cadence and heart rate was average 146 - good for an easy run.
Food consumed today: Weight 157 here we go again!
7:30 breakfast burrito, juice, coffee, apple
11:00 granola bar
12:15 Indian butter chicken, beef, spinach salad, mixed vegetables, rice, chi tea with milk and sugar, chocolate square
3:00 granola bar
5:30 2 pancakes, 2 sausage, omlette
8:00 3 chocolate chip cookies
9:30 1/2 a beer
Rode bike to breakfast at Christian School then down to work. Later to lunch meeting and back from home.
Ran to 9th Ave and back. Felt easier today. 24 :23 minutes is my memory, but that doesn't make sense - it usually takes longer so I may have gotten my numbers mixed up. Ran at 80 cadence and heart rate was average 146 - good for an easy run.
Food consumed today: Weight 157 here we go again!
7:30 breakfast burrito, juice, coffee, apple
11:00 granola bar
12:15 Indian butter chicken, beef, spinach salad, mixed vegetables, rice, chi tea with milk and sugar, chocolate square
3:00 granola bar
5:30 2 pancakes, 2 sausage, omlette
8:00 3 chocolate chip cookies
9:30 1/2 a beer
Wednesday, 1 June 2011
On the Road Again
June 1, 2011 Wednesday 80 days to go
Training has fallen off the map since I hurt my back. Rode my bike about 11 km Monday then had laser surgery on both eyes. Short bike ride to work yesterday. This is my first run since last week. I did 16.5 minutes easy. Felt rusty. like starting up my old Porsche then got running smoothly then broke down a bit towards the end. Ran with my eyes closed alot just to concentrate on feeling form.
Have gained weight again. Went back up to 159 but weigh 158 lb today.
Training has fallen off the map since I hurt my back. Rode my bike about 11 km Monday then had laser surgery on both eyes. Short bike ride to work yesterday. This is my first run since last week. I did 16.5 minutes easy. Felt rusty. like starting up my old Porsche then got running smoothly then broke down a bit towards the end. Ran with my eyes closed alot just to concentrate on feeling form.
Have gained weight again. Went back up to 159 but weigh 158 lb today.
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