Typical Run/walk workout-the beginning

I added a new link to my page. It is called map my ride. I used this in Texas to plan my runs (and the few bike rides I did). It was useful to make sure I got in the mileage I needed and helped us decide where we needed to put water during the longer runs. It is very important that if you are doing long runs(over 6-10miles, in winter too, but especially summer) that you plan water breaks. If there is no where to get water, you may have to put out the water bottles along your route (the night before works well if you run early am).

Please keep in mind if you use this to make sure the roads you use are safe to run on, especially in early mornings. Sometimes you could make a route and you might not know how much traffic a road has, if it has shoulders to run on or if the road has lights (if running in early mornings). AND even when you make sure all is safe it can still be dangerous..........I am fighting back the tears right now so I will stop and hope you got my point.

I really do not know what I am doing with this blog, but as I continue to learn I will add other sites/products that I think are useful/helpful to runners.

Okay so I am concentrating on speed mostly but distance too. I figure if I increase my speed...my distance will increase too. I am a genius I know :) I am only running 2 times a week right now but will add another day soon. I also do weights, cycle class and yoga when I get the chance. So here was my morning run/walk today.

3 min @ 3.5 Walk

10 min @4.8 Run

1 min @ 3.5

10 min @ 4.8

1 min @ 3.5

1o min @ 4.8

2 min @ 3.5

3 min @ 5.5

2 min @ 3.5

3 min @ 5.5

2 min @ 3.5

1 min @ 6.0

1.5 min @ 3.5

1.5 m @ 6.0

1 min @ 3.5

1 min 6.0

So that probably means little to you. I basically ran 4.5 miles in 60 mins. Which is lot better than I was doing(2 months ago) and I am happy about that. There is a little bit of me that remembers that the pace I sprint at now (6.0 for 1 min) is slower than my recovery speed use to be (6.2). At first I was trying not to even think about where I use to be in terms of fitness, but now I have decided that it is important for me to remember that I could do it then, I CAN and WILL do it again!

Right now I am using time to define my intervals. Which means that I am running a set speed for a set time (4.8 for 10 minutes) and then I walk (3.5 for 1 min) for a set time. I am planning on switching this to a set distance (1 mile @ 5.0 then .1 @ 3.5 or something similar) instead of time soon.

As you can see I am running slow right now. I hope that as I keep at it and build up my speed/distance that this will help you realize that YOU can also set a goal, make a plan (very important), work hard and achieve it.

I am really hoping that all my mom/women running buddies that have told me before that they have a goal of completing a marathon someday(and told me they are thinking of doing this with me! YOU know who I am talking about?) realize that YOU CAN do it!

I am pretty sure that all of you could have completed that workout with me this morning (and most of you could have ran a LOT faster than I did). I think that is why I started a blog. To show you exactly where I am at right now, even though it is not pretty! To encourage ALL of you wonderful women/fellow moms in my life that you CAN do it with me.

One mile at a time..........