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 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...

Week 8 Day 2 Duration: 60 minutes Warm up: 5 minutes Run: 50 minutes Cool down: 5 minutes 4.12 miles/6.78 kilometres The running portion of this workout was done in intervals as follows: 4 minutes running 5.2mph 1 minute brisk walk 4.0mph 3 minutes running 5.1mph 2 minutes brisk walk 4.0mph 3 minutes running 5.0mph 2 minutes brisk walk 4.0mph 3 minutes running 4.9mph 2 minutes brisk walk 4.0mph 3 minutes running 4.8 mph 4 minutes brisk walk 3.4mph 3 minutes running 4.7mph  2 minutes brisk walk 3.4mph 3 minutes running 4.6mph 2 minutes brisk walk 3.4mph 3 minutes running 4.6mph 2 minutes brisk walk 3.4mph 3 minutes running 4.5mph 2 minutes brisk walk 3.2mph 3 minutes running 4.5mph It's a lot of switching back and forth but it's good.  I was going to try and do 4 minutes running and 1 walking but all I could muster up after that first interval was 3 minutes of running and 2 of walking.  It worked out well though so I'm happy wit...