Journey to a Half Marathon

Week Ten Day 3 Duration: 40 minutes Warm up: 5 minutes - 3.6 mph Run:  4 minutes - 5.0 mph           1 minute - 4.0 mph           4 minutes - 5.0 mph           1 minute - 4.0 mph           4 minutes - 5.0 mph           2 minutes - 4.0 mph           4 minutes - 5.0 mph           1 minute - 4.0 mph           4 minutes - 4.8 mph           1 minute - 4.0 mph           3 minutes 4.0 mph           1 minute - 6.0 mph Cool down: 5 minutes 4.0 mph YOU GUYS!!!!!  I FINALLY DID IT!!!  DISTANCE 3.04 MILES/4.89 KILOMETRES!!!!!!!!!!!! 3 miles in 40 minutes on the treadmill.  I DID IT!!!!  I almost passed out but I pushed through and FINALLY achieved that goal....

Week 10 Day 2  Duration: 66 minutes Warm up: 5 minutes (3.0 mph) Run:  10 minutes (4.0 mph)            5 minutes (3.6 mph)           10 minutes (4.0 mph)           5 minutes (3.5 mph)           10 minutes (4.0 mph)           5 minutes (3.5 mph)           11 minutes (4.0 mph) Cool down: 5 minutes (3.2 mph) Distance: 4.14 miles/6.66 kilometres This run was intended to happen yesterday after work but that just did not happen.  Plan B was to do it in the morning when I woke up which is exactly what I ended up doing.  Woke up around 7:20, put my workout clothes on, strapped on my shoes and did my run.  It was really good but I was also half asleep so there was that.  Haha!  It was so nice to be able to wake up, run, shower and get on with the rest of my day.   To...

Week 9 Day 4  Duration: 1 hour 57 minutes, 5.56 miles/8.85 kilometres  I did not do a blog entry because I was grumpy, I didn't have time, I just didn't want to and I was super disappointed about how I did and how crappy I felt about it.  Hindsight, I likely should have written about it the day after but I didn't.  So, moving on... Week 10 Day 1 Duration: 40 minutes 2.86 miles/4.6km Today's run was AMAZING!  I feel like I have my groove back.  I feel really good, my knees are better, feet and ankles feel great too.  Last run I literally felt like I was falling apart.  I'm so happy today went well because I was starting to get really worried I wouldn't be able to do this whole thing.  It's less than a month away!!  But, I did it and it was awesome and now I feel good about it again.  :) Today would have been the perfect day to have a run outdoors but my husband is at work late s...