#4 workout
Good afternoon everyone,
Just a quick update. Did the same type of workouts on the treadmill and eliptical. Wanted to let you all know that I did workout last night at 5:30pm. Everything went fine. pushed myself alittle bit - my heart rate at the highest was about 155 (down from 160 on Sunday). This means its almost time to increase the time and speed (gradual increase not an all out 6.0 sprint lol!). I will do this on 3/21. Even though I will be on a Mon/Wed/Fri/Sun schedule next week I will still workout 2 days in a row on Wed/Thur. I am hoping that it will be an easy workout with the group. Most of the people starting haven't even ran a step.
Bri, I read your comment from the last journal. I highly doubt that I would be last at any of these 5K training runs (well..maybe if I went into the running group). I have been 2-3 to the last at previous runs in the past. Not fun. I like to scope out the amount of people at races. When I see less than 100 people - I start to panic but I know I need to work really hard, cut back on my actual walking during the race and just concentrate. Basically get it in my mind that I better hurry! I like the bigger races. There is also a plus when they actually have walkers doing the 5K. Then I knew that I wouldn't be last. I considered myself a back of the pack runner. when I was training for my marathon, I found myself breaking a lot of PR's. Both PR's in the past were: 5K: 29.29 (my godfather helped me with this, at a small parklike 5K run), 10K: 1:03 (4th of july run) 15K: 1:45 (Utica Boilermaker 15K) Marathon: 5:30:29 (1998 Walt Disney World Marathon). Nothing fancy. But the 5K, 10K and 15K's were done prior to the marathon or just after. Legs were extremely fresh and in training mode.
I start the 5K training runs on Thursday 3/24 at the Buffalo General Hospital site. Wonder what they have planned for us. Hopefully will do some walking. They are suppose to email us a schedule. I will have to check on my roadrunner.com account. I will need to purchase running sneakers. I wonder what sneaker advantage has. I usually spend close to $95.00 for a good pair. Believe me, I have tried purchasing cheap and it left me sore and more tired. Having a great pair of sneakers really helps with development and endurance with running. I won't ever buy cheap. I did it once. Never again.
I found myself a new hobby - paint my numbers. Its a picture of a bunch of fishes in the ocean. As soon as I finish it, I will take a pic and post it. I started it last night but I could only work on it for 15 minutes - my eyes hurt so bad (tired from the workout) that I needed to go to bed last night at 9.
Thats it for now.
Just a quick update. Did the same type of workouts on the treadmill and eliptical. Wanted to let you all know that I did workout last night at 5:30pm. Everything went fine. pushed myself alittle bit - my heart rate at the highest was about 155 (down from 160 on Sunday). This means its almost time to increase the time and speed (gradual increase not an all out 6.0 sprint lol!). I will do this on 3/21. Even though I will be on a Mon/Wed/Fri/Sun schedule next week I will still workout 2 days in a row on Wed/Thur. I am hoping that it will be an easy workout with the group. Most of the people starting haven't even ran a step.
Bri, I read your comment from the last journal. I highly doubt that I would be last at any of these 5K training runs (well..maybe if I went into the running group). I have been 2-3 to the last at previous runs in the past. Not fun. I like to scope out the amount of people at races. When I see less than 100 people - I start to panic but I know I need to work really hard, cut back on my actual walking during the race and just concentrate. Basically get it in my mind that I better hurry! I like the bigger races. There is also a plus when they actually have walkers doing the 5K. Then I knew that I wouldn't be last. I considered myself a back of the pack runner. when I was training for my marathon, I found myself breaking a lot of PR's. Both PR's in the past were: 5K: 29.29 (my godfather helped me with this, at a small parklike 5K run), 10K: 1:03 (4th of july run) 15K: 1:45 (Utica Boilermaker 15K) Marathon: 5:30:29 (1998 Walt Disney World Marathon). Nothing fancy. But the 5K, 10K and 15K's were done prior to the marathon or just after. Legs were extremely fresh and in training mode.
I start the 5K training runs on Thursday 3/24 at the Buffalo General Hospital site. Wonder what they have planned for us. Hopefully will do some walking. They are suppose to email us a schedule. I will have to check on my roadrunner.com account. I will need to purchase running sneakers. I wonder what sneaker advantage has. I usually spend close to $95.00 for a good pair. Believe me, I have tried purchasing cheap and it left me sore and more tired. Having a great pair of sneakers really helps with development and endurance with running. I won't ever buy cheap. I did it once. Never again.
I found myself a new hobby - paint my numbers. Its a picture of a bunch of fishes in the ocean. As soon as I finish it, I will take a pic and post it. I started it last night but I could only work on it for 15 minutes - my eyes hurt so bad (tired from the workout) that I needed to go to bed last night at 9.
Thats it for now.
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