I’m always looking for the little wins. This week I clocked 10 miles! WooHOO! And we’re back home from vacation. I’m not sure that I improved my pace much over the last week or so, but I am certainly breathing less heavy during the runs.
29 Nov 2015: Week 5 of Zombies 5k
Well, its actually taken me 2 weeks to complete week 5 of the Zombies 5k app. Not only did we leave town for Thanksgiving so I had to arrange my workouts around the trip – but I also RAN my first 5k!! I realized that many towns have 5k on Thanksgiving Day so I signed up and ran the Turkey…
15 Nov 2015: Week 4 of Zombies 5k and big news
I’m getting through the workouts and clocked over 9 miles this week. But my pace is getting slower. Sunday’s run was over 16 min/mi. I was tired and lethargic. Maybe I’m just not eating the right foods before I run or maybe I need to watch what I drink & eat on Saturday night. My Tues/Thurs/Sun workouts are starting…
8 Nov 2015: Week 3 of Zombies 5k
This week I don’t feel like I made much progress. My mileage is now up to about 3 miles per workout, but my pace is staying just around 15 min/mi. When I’m doing the workout I feel like I’m going faster, but I must be dreaming. My Sunday run (workout 3) was 3.04 mi at 15:24 min/mi, duration…
1 Nov 2015: Week 2 of Zombies 5k
Second week of running training is going well. I’ve finally figured out how to get the GPS to work and my first run of the week was 2.16 mi at a 15.32 pace (min/mi). I’ve decided to train on Tues/Thur/Sun. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I’ll run (….well walk/jog) at the YMCA and then go to Memorial Park on Sundays.…
25 Oct 2015: Week 1 of Zombies 5k
Completed the second 2 runs on the Zombies app. Same as the first run but I actually trained a little longer, about 45 minutes each time. Still can’t get the GPS to work on my phone with the app. I need to research what I’m doing wrong.
21 Oct 2015: And so it begins…
I am a beginner… I will be a runner… Zombie 5k runner training app Oct 21, 7:02 PM S1-B1: Week 1, Workout 1 Begin your training as a Runner Time elapsed: 34 minutes. Today was my first run. I can’t believe that 15 seconds of running is so hard. 15 seconds running interspersed with 1 minute of walking. I like…
21 October 2015: New shoes and other necessary things
All the blogs that I’ve read in the past few days tell me that new runners need to buy new shoes. So I went to Fleet Feet near my house today. A very young, but nice guy measured my feet and then had me walk back and forth. He said there were 3 different shoes that should work for me.…
20 October 2015: The beginning…
My sister is amazing and she is a runner. I’m not sure if she calls herself a runner, but she is. And she is my inspiration. She has completed several 5k’s and has signed up for a 5k/10 duo on January 2016 and a 10k/half-marathon in May 2016. I, however, can’t even run down the street to our YMCA,…