Today I ran the ChocoLoco 5k at Uptown Park, my second 5k since I started training. My goal was to break 40 minutes and I did!! 38:48.8, Pace 12:30. I’m very happy. I was hoping to see some improvement from my 3x week training and I saw it today. I used my Zombies Run App! to record my…
Month: January 2016
25 Jan 2016: Walking 6 miles at Buffalo Bayou
Today my husband and I went for a long walk. A six-mile, two-hour long walk to be more specific. While I’ve been training now for 3 months to learn how to run, my husband walks on the treadmill in the mornings. So we rarely have the opportunity to work out together. My husband has been wanting to walk the…
24 Jan 2016: My tights shopping experience and running the Bayou
On Friday I headed out to buy new full length running tights. It was not a good experience. First I tried Athleta. The store had lots of good cross-over clothing, which to me is clothing that can be worn as regular clothing or used for gym workouts, but it was a bust for full length running tights. There was only…
22 Jan 2016: Swag and running clothing
It’s been 3 months since I took my first step in becoming a runner. I’ve purchased shoes, 1 long sleeve running shirt, a running skirt (from SkirtSports), 1 pair of socks, 1 tank and one pair of shorts. The rest of my running gear has been old stuff from my closet. BUT I’ve also received lots of “free” stuff.…
17 Jan 2016: The Houston Marathon
Today my hubby and I went to cheer on the Houston Marathoners. Our house is near the 17 mile mark. We walked over so I could get in a nice easy walk and we stopped at Starbuck’s on the way. I cheered on the “First Timers” and called them by name, when I could read a name on…
16 Jan 2016: Running clinic take 2
Today’s running clinic was a little easier. We walked over to the park and then did the same moving stretches as last week, but thankfully Joan didn’t do the squats! I think that I would have declined doing them. We did relays this week in teams of three. Basically we ran about 200 meters, then recovered while my…
12 Jan 2016: I’m gonna die….
Seriously, how could 20 squats during warm up session for a running clinic kill me… I can’t believe how sore I am from Saturday’s workout! I’m hoping that my workout today (1 hour on the treadmill at at 16:53 pace) will work out the kinks. I couldn’t even wear my heels to work!!
9 Jan 2016: A new year and new training
I kept up my running training over the Christmas holidays using the Zombies Run app. I like the story line that intersperses with my own playlist and I like the fact that it calculates my mileage and pace. I am, however, getting a little bored. Fortunately I went to my first runner’s clinic at Luke’s Locker today. I didn’t…
18 Dec 2015: Week 8 of Zombies 5k – FINISHED!!
I did it! I actually completed all the Zombies 5k training runs! My final run was a 5k run. I ran 3.12 mi in 44:03 for an average pace of 14:08 mi/mi. We’re leaving tomorrow for vacation and I’m packing my running gear. I’m not running any 5ks over vacation but I did sign up for a 5k ChocoLoco run on…
11 Dec 2015: Week 7 of Zombies 5k
Clocked 11.33 miles and 3 hours of training during this week’s runs. I’m trying to build up my stamina by walking after I finish my runs. While I’m getting in more distance, it is not showing up on my pace because the extra distance is only walking at a slow pace.