Time: 2200
Duration: 3min run & 1min walk x9 (36min)
Covered: 4.23km
Weather: 17C - cloudy - cold breeze
Today's run was pretty amazing. I didn't think I'd have energy in me to do it, but I managed it somehow and at a pretty fast pace. Before when we used to go on a run, I didn't really feel like we were "running", more like jogging. However, today was definitely running and even my boyfriend noticed the pace had picked up a little. I don't know what made me want to go a little faster but I did so and surprisingly it didn't feel too bad! It was tough, don't get me wrong, but I didn't dread only having a minute to walk and catch my breath. I took my Heart Rate Monitor with me and checked my pulse during the three minute runs and it was reading around 170-180bpm, which I don't think is very good (well, it sure isn't healthy) and my average heart rate overall was around 163bpm, which again isn't very good. I may have got carried away with day dreaming about my 5K race but I need to find my perfect pace again because I did feel a little burned out right at the end. Anyway, overall it was a great run and I actually enjoyed running a little faster. But lessons for Sunday is to maybe slow it down a tiny bit and also I need to not eat at least 3 hours before my run on food that makes me produce gas - I mean I've heard of "second wind" but my goodness, I didn't mean to have one so literally!
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Friday, 10 July 2009
Friday, 3 July 2009
Week 9 WI Results: 14st 1.25lb
Last post for tonight (but the most important)...
I lost 1.75lb this week and as usual, I'm very thrilled about this. Even more thrilled because I've officially lost a little over one and a half stone since 1 May! I still am gobsmacked at how far I've come on this journey already. I really feel like a new me.
I managed to stop myself from eating a chocolate bun today. We had a little team tea this morning and I grabbed a chocolate bun out of habit. I took it back to my desk but just let it sit on a piece of paper for the whole day. I looked at it and thought "I grabbed it, but I don't actually want it" and I was really happy with myself. My will power was very strong at that moment and I wanted to wallow in it for the whole day so I let it sit on my table whilst I casually shrugged off the idea of scoffing it. Impressive, huh? I should try and remember that attitude whenever I feel like I could eat my right arm off!
I lost 1.75lb this week and as usual, I'm very thrilled about this. Even more thrilled because I've officially lost a little over one and a half stone since 1 May! I still am gobsmacked at how far I've come on this journey already. I really feel like a new me.
I managed to stop myself from eating a chocolate bun today. We had a little team tea this morning and I grabbed a chocolate bun out of habit. I took it back to my desk but just let it sit on a piece of paper for the whole day. I looked at it and thought "I grabbed it, but I don't actually want it" and I was really happy with myself. My will power was very strong at that moment and I wanted to wallow in it for the whole day so I let it sit on my table whilst I casually shrugged off the idea of scoffing it. Impressive, huh? I should try and remember that attitude whenever I feel like I could eat my right arm off!
Week 8, 2nd Run: Confidence
Time: 2130
Duration: 3 min running + 2 min walking x7 (35 min)
Route: R Rd, W Ave, WE Lane, WE Gdns, H Rd, D Rd (C Ave on 2nd lap)
Weather: 23C - partly cloudy - cool breeze
Sleep: 8hrs
I just can't seem to wake myself up early these days. It could be that I'm due my TOTM soon but I'm not 100% sure. I thought it could probably be down to the weather as it's so humid and hot during the night that it's hard to get a decent night's rest this week. Also, it's a Friday and I've had a pretty busy week at work so it's all catching up. Mind you, I reckon it's actually because I've never really been an early bird and I'm awful in the mornings. But I would still like to change that. I need to get more serious about going to bed early (hah, it's already quite late today!), cutting out the caffeine and sugar in the evening so I can doze off easier. Hmm, I shall note that down as one of my challenges. I was thinking maybe I should make every Friday's run an evening session so I have a little bit of a variety. Technically I've not failed because I'm still doing my run, just later on in the day. Definitely something I shall consider.
On a better note, I can definitely feel more confident running when I get into it these days. I actually felt like a runner today. My breathing is still a little erratic in my first three minutes but I can normally calm it down by breathing a little deeper and spending my time walking to concentrate on breathing regularly. However, after the first set, I've got a good breathing going which makes running a little bit easier. I notice myself feeling more focused (or at least looking the part) and I guess that's why I feel like a runner. Week 8 is drawing to a close soon and I'm not worried about week 9's programme, which becomes a 3 minute run plus 1 minute walk times by 9 (36 minutes) by the second run of the week. Sure, it makes me a little nervous but I'm not worried - I can confidently say I'll be able to do it. How fast or how healthy I'd feel during it is a complete mystery, but my gut feeling is that I'll survive it even if I can barely jog it and I have a slight cardiac arrest during it. All good as long as I don't give up.
Duration: 3 min running + 2 min walking x7 (35 min)
Route: R Rd, W Ave, WE Lane, WE Gdns, H Rd, D Rd (C Ave on 2nd lap)
Weather: 23C - partly cloudy - cool breeze
Sleep: 8hrs
I just can't seem to wake myself up early these days. It could be that I'm due my TOTM soon but I'm not 100% sure. I thought it could probably be down to the weather as it's so humid and hot during the night that it's hard to get a decent night's rest this week. Also, it's a Friday and I've had a pretty busy week at work so it's all catching up. Mind you, I reckon it's actually because I've never really been an early bird and I'm awful in the mornings. But I would still like to change that. I need to get more serious about going to bed early (hah, it's already quite late today!), cutting out the caffeine and sugar in the evening so I can doze off easier. Hmm, I shall note that down as one of my challenges. I was thinking maybe I should make every Friday's run an evening session so I have a little bit of a variety. Technically I've not failed because I'm still doing my run, just later on in the day. Definitely something I shall consider.
On a better note, I can definitely feel more confident running when I get into it these days. I actually felt like a runner today. My breathing is still a little erratic in my first three minutes but I can normally calm it down by breathing a little deeper and spending my time walking to concentrate on breathing regularly. However, after the first set, I've got a good breathing going which makes running a little bit easier. I notice myself feeling more focused (or at least looking the part) and I guess that's why I feel like a runner. Week 8 is drawing to a close soon and I'm not worried about week 9's programme, which becomes a 3 minute run plus 1 minute walk times by 9 (36 minutes) by the second run of the week. Sure, it makes me a little nervous but I'm not worried - I can confidently say I'll be able to do it. How fast or how healthy I'd feel during it is a complete mystery, but my gut feeling is that I'll survive it even if I can barely jog it and I have a slight cardiac arrest during it. All good as long as I don't give up.
Tuesday, 30 June 2009
Bonus points shock
I forgot to mention the bonus points I earned today. The biggest one being the running! I kind of forgot, but we ran 21 minutes overall today - YES, TWENTY ONE! That earned me a whopping 3.5 bonus pts. Last week's programme earned me 3 bonus pts and that was 16 minutes running and 16 minutes walking. My first run on week 8, in total, earned me 4 bonus pts! Haha - I can't believe it! The 3 minutes cycling strenuously (it was a trial after all) earned me 0.5pts and the 30 minute slow walking on our away day (I'm probably being quite modest about the walking, hoho) earned me 1.5pts.
This is a total of 6 bonus pts earned today! :)
Tuesday, 23 June 2009
Week7, 1st Run: My perfect pace
Time: 0530
Duration: 2 min running + 2 min walking x8 (32 min)
Route: R Rd and W Ave (5 times)
Weather: 16C - slightly cloudy with sun - occasional cool breeze
Sleep: 8.5 hours
Duration: 2 min running + 2 min walking x8 (32 min)
Route: R Rd and W Ave (5 times)
Weather: 16C - slightly cloudy with sun - occasional cool breeze
Sleep: 8.5 hours
Quote of the day: "My perfect pace is stationary... on the bed" - boyfriend, on waking up at 0530, 23 June 2009.
So, I didn't exactly get up at 5 o'clock in the morning, raring to go on my first run of week seven. Instead, my alarm clock went off and as I switched it off, I quietly rolled over to see if it woke up my boyfriend, which it didn't. Slyly grinning to myself, I rolled back and closed my eyes. All of a sudden, this huge feeling of guilt hit me followed by a heated argument in my head between my good self and my lazy self. This argument went of for 10 minutes but you just couldn't beat the fact that if I did give in and go back to sleep, I would have probably felt an even bigger guilt afterwards mixed with the feeling of failure that I couldn't possibly forgive myself just because I was being lazy! I knew that if I got up, I'd feel bloody great just for getting up and that getting through the running was only a bonus. No competition, really. Thirty minutes late but like they say, better late than never!
Actually I'm glad I did today's run. It was probably the best run so far on this programme. The weather was absolutely brilliant. It was a dry morning with this nice breeze that passed us every two minutes, just what you need when you're getting a little too hot. I also found my perfect pace. It's my current perfect pace and it leaves me with enough energy to take me through the whole run without feeling like I'm about to die by the last 3-4 sets. I am pretty sure it's quite a slow pace, but it gets my heart going and I'm more than happy to work on the speed issue when I finish the programme and I want to challenge myself a bit more. Quite honestly, you probably can't even call it "running", more like jogging but I've always calculated my bonus points against jogging and not running because however much I like to think I run, I'm running at a snail's pace. Also, "Eat, Write, Run" is a little catchier than "Eat, Write, Jog". For now, it's the perfect pace for me and I did all 8 sets today without thinking I was having heart failure. Good going, I say!
I thought you'd be interested to know that during my run, I passed:
So, I didn't exactly get up at 5 o'clock in the morning, raring to go on my first run of week seven. Instead, my alarm clock went off and as I switched it off, I quietly rolled over to see if it woke up my boyfriend, which it didn't. Slyly grinning to myself, I rolled back and closed my eyes. All of a sudden, this huge feeling of guilt hit me followed by a heated argument in my head between my good self and my lazy self. This argument went of for 10 minutes but you just couldn't beat the fact that if I did give in and go back to sleep, I would have probably felt an even bigger guilt afterwards mixed with the feeling of failure that I couldn't possibly forgive myself just because I was being lazy! I knew that if I got up, I'd feel bloody great just for getting up and that getting through the running was only a bonus. No competition, really. Thirty minutes late but like they say, better late than never!
Actually I'm glad I did today's run. It was probably the best run so far on this programme. The weather was absolutely brilliant. It was a dry morning with this nice breeze that passed us every two minutes, just what you need when you're getting a little too hot. I also found my perfect pace. It's my current perfect pace and it leaves me with enough energy to take me through the whole run without feeling like I'm about to die by the last 3-4 sets. I am pretty sure it's quite a slow pace, but it gets my heart going and I'm more than happy to work on the speed issue when I finish the programme and I want to challenge myself a bit more. Quite honestly, you probably can't even call it "running", more like jogging but I've always calculated my bonus points against jogging and not running because however much I like to think I run, I'm running at a snail's pace. Also, "Eat, Write, Run" is a little catchier than "Eat, Write, Jog". For now, it's the perfect pace for me and I did all 8 sets today without thinking I was having heart failure. Good going, I say!
I thought you'd be interested to know that during my run, I passed:
- 2 cats;
- 4 people waiting at the bus stops;
- 2 out of service buses;
- countless number of birds;
- and 3 cyclists.
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