Category: plans

I’m back.

Well, after I twisted my ankle, I ran/exercised a handful of times before the end of the year. It sucks sometimes what injuries do to you, doesn’t it. This one made me just plain lazy, and since it was the holidays, I thought it totally necessary to gorge myself on holiday yumminess. So, all my progress went practically out the window.

Anyway, I’ve pulled myself away from my sugary treats for the most part, and I’ve started a couch to 5k running plan so I can get into the habit of running again. I started week 1 on Saturday and finished it today. I really think it will help me get into running shape without overdoing it and putting tons of strain on my weak ankles. I am also signing up for a fitness program at our local university. It’s a great program that I’ve done before. It provides some great cross-training and will help with getting more cardio. I’m also going to start lifting at the college’s gym. It’s really cheap per semester, and since I’m an alumna, I can still join. Yesssss. Oh, and lets not forget that I’m a co-chair of my church’s women’s fitness group.

Thank goodness I love working out, or this might be overkill.

Did I mention I’m overhauling my diet too? No, I’m not dieting, but I am making better food choices. In fact, here’s a great article from Harvard about our daily nutrition. It outlines 10 tips for healthier eating and has links to other parts of the site.

Happy 2012!

FitWhit

p.s. I’m running the AF Canyon Half Marathon on June 23, 2012. Very excited!

This week has been good!

I’ve been able to run a lot this week! I’m training for a 10k, so I’ve been following a plan to get up to running for 60 minutes straight. This week calls for 10 minutes of running with 1 minute of walking, repeated 4 times. It has worked out really well. I’ve done some hills in my neighborhood, and I think it has helped me a lot. Here’s a great page on Runner’s World all about running hills.

Next week, I’ll be running 15 minutes with 1 minute of walking, repeated 3 times. We’ll see how it goes.

In other news, SkinnyRunner is having a great giveaway. Check it out for your chance to win some new running shoes!

Today was hard . . .

So after a 3-week vacation, my endurance has taken a hit. I’m back at running an easy *cough* . . . 13-minute mile. That’s not to say I can’t push myself harder and crank out something faster, but we’ll say that I’m sitting at 13 minutes. At least that’s what I did today. Pretty bummed about that, especially since I’ve been progressing so well! Sigh. Note to self actually try to work out a little on vacation. Anyway I found a quotation that I love that will help get past this perceived “rut”:

“There will be a day when you can no longer do this. Today is not that day.”

Thanks Frayed Laces!

Sometime soon, I’ll feel like a rockstar on my workouts again, but for now at least I’m better than when I started.

What do you do when you’re not as confident? Do you have a process?

In other news I have a 5k next week! It’s the American Fork Canyon Half Marathon and 5k. I’m excited about it, but I have a feeling I won’t be as fast as my 5k in May. No worries, though. I just want to have fun, and the race atmosphere is certainly that.

Which races are you running this weekend or next?

FitWhit

p.s. I’m getting new shoes soon! I’m so excited!