January and February Half Marathon Training Runs

I have done several runs at the end of January and throughout February and I wanted to incorporate them into one post. So, here is what I did:

January 22nd: I got in a 2.01 mile treadmill run. While I am not fond of running aimlessly and going nowhere, but I did pretty good. I ran 2.01 in 19:55. Check out my heart rate on this run here. I am getting better at keeping a consistent and lower heart rate! 

January 26th: Again, I got a Treadmill run, 2.5 miles in 25:03, in at the gym. Check out my heart rate here. 

January 28th: I got to run outside today! It was nice too :) I ran 3.19 miles on campus in 31:28, that is a 9:51 pace. Nice and consistent and so was a heart rate! Check out my run and heart rate here. 

January 31st: I had to run on the Treadmill again today, and I ran 3.01 miles in 30:57. Not too bad of a pace at 10:17. At least I got a run in! Check out my heart rate here. 

February 5th: What a great day for a run! I was feeling good and ran 4.01 miles on campus in 40:30! Woo Hoo!! That is a 10:06 pace and it was only slower because I walked at 2.35 miles for 0.25 of a mile. I am trying to continue to decrease the work load on my heart and it is working! Check out my route and heart rate here. 

February 7th: Skeedaddle 5K, will be a separate post!

February 9th: I ran a short run today as a follow up to the race I did on Saturday. I ran 2.36 miles on campus in 23:29, which is a pace of 9:57. Check out my heart rate and route here. 

February 12th: I ran 3.29 miles on campus in 32:08! This gave me a pace of 9:46! I am super excited about my runs lately! Check out my route and heart rate here.

February 15th: I ran the Joe Cain Day 5K, but this will be a separate post!

February 18th: I ran 2.51 miles on the treadmill in 24:47, which is a pace of 9:52. Then I did a HIIT workout for 5 minutes. Here is what I did:
Russian twists 94
Plank kick-backs with a 5lb weight 25
Plank kick-backs with a 5lb weight 21
Side plank with arm through 20
Side plank with arm through 19
Wall plank ball raise with 8lb ball 20

I was exhausted when I got done! But, it was great! Check out my heart rate on this one here!

February 20th: Tonight I needed to run 5 miles. I really didn't want to do it on a treadmill, but it was raining and the next day I was packed with things to do and knew I wouldn't do it. So, I ran 5.10 miles on the treadmill and did it in 50:03!! I kept it at the 6.0 speed the WHOLE TIME! I was so proud of myself! Check out my heart rate here. I stayed constant until mile 4 and then it began to increase. I am becoming more efficient with my heart for longer and it makes me happy :) This really kicked my butt...but I am very glad I did it! The treadmill is good for that at least...consistency! 

February 23rd: I ran 3 miles on the treadmill in 29:58 and then did a HIIT workout. Here is what I did: 
100 Russian twists with 8lb 
50 bicycles 
10 push-ups and knee-in 
20 seated wall hold and 8lb ball list

You can check out my heart rate for the run here and for the HIIT workout here. 

February 26th: Today I wanted to change it up a bit so I decided to run 1 mile to warm up and then do a HIIT workout and end with a half of a mile cool down. Here is what I did:
1 mile run in 9:49
HIIT workout: 50 seconds on 10 seconds rest:
Leg lifts (5 knees up, 5 knees side to side, 5 legs straight out)  0:28
4 point squat with 15lb weight (step left, step right, left leg back, right leg back) 5 times 0:32
Leg lifts (5 knees up, 5 knees side to side, 5 legs straight out) 0:29
4 point squat with 15lb weight (step left, step right, left leg back, right leg back) 5 times 0:56
Plank kick-back left 10 0:20
Plank kick-back right 10 0:23
30 second plank
10 Opposite arm to leg lifts left 0:24
10 Opposite arm and leg lifts right 0:21
10 Side plank arm through left 0:33
10 Side plank arm through right 0:20
0.5 mile run 5:00

WHEW! That is a long post! I did quite a lot in February and boy did time slip away from me! It was a great month though and I look forward to more working out! Here's to the next workout! Until then...


April 

Campus Run

Moving forward, I had to start building on my miles. The half marathon I am training for is April 4th and that only leaves me 10 weeks! So, today I did the best with the time I had. I ran 2.7 miles in 27:26. You can check out my route here. I did pretty good with my heart rate and I felt good with a 10:08 pace. I did find myself walking for about 0.15 of a mile, but that is ok! I am treating "walks" as water breaks and moving on! I am also trying to incorporate different sections of campus that I don't normally run so that I can get use to the course that will go through campus. Here's to the next workout! Until then...

April

Neighborhood Run with my 4 year old

Khloe decided that she wanted to run with mommy :) So, she got dressed and thought she was ready...check her out!

As cute as she looked in her princess heels...I had to get her to go put on some tennis shoes! Ha so we started off in our neighborhood. Obviously she was slower...her legs are short! She did so good though! It was a great training day for her to learn the following:

1. How to pace herself

2. How to control her breathing

3. Always bring water

4. Set goals and try your best to meet them

5. Never give up!

We ran 1 mile (she tried to poop out on me at 0.96 and I pushed her to finish) in 18:18! Way to go Khloe-bugs! She is only 4 y'all! She was completely worn out after this! Ha so, I had to carry her the remaining 0.28  of a mile home...on my back! It was a Spartan training moment for me :) After all, she does weigh 43 pounds...it's kind of like a sand bag carry! You can view our run here. 

Then, after we got water, she decided she wanted to ride her bike! So off we went for 0.59 of a mile which we completed in 9:40, Check out our run/bike here. I was so proud of her! She really wants to start working out with me, so this is a start! Check us out!  

 

Here's to the next workout! Until then...

April

Day 4 Week 3 of my 30 Day HIIT Challenge

Today was one more day on the notch of fulfilling my 30 day challenge! I am close...but I may have to transition into just running here soon! Here is what I did today:

Ran 1 mile in 9:43
Ran 1/2 mile in 4:49
50 reps (10 each) of squat dumbbell swing 15lbs, plank kick-backs right, plank kick-backs left, push-up knee-ins, and squat jumps - stationary.
50 reps (10 each) of squat jumps - traveling, mountain climbers, side plank arm through left, side plank arm through right, and 
100 Russian twists - it took me 1 minute and 4 seconds to do this!

This whole workout took me 24:01 and you can view my heart rate chart here. Soon I will have to transition into more of just running, but for now I am trying to finish this 30 day challenge!

Here's to the next workout! Until then...

April 

Day 3 Week 3 of my 30 Day HIIT Challenge

Sick or not...I worked out! I hope I didn't do too much with this being only my second workout for 3 weeks! Well, I have to upload the data for Day 2 of Week 3, but here is Day 3! 

Here I am when I got done...nice and sweaty!

Today I did the following:
Run a mile
100 reps
50 second Russian twist
walk 0.25 mile cool down

Sequence of workout:
Part 1: Ran 1 mile in 9:42
Part 2: 10 each of the following: Push-ups and knee-in, squat jumps (stationary), Plank kick-backs left, Plank kick-backs right, squat dumbbell swing (15lbs).
** Russian Twists: 50 seconds I did 90
10 each of the following: Squat jumps (traveling), Side plank with arm through left, Side plank with arm through right, Switch lunges, and Mountain climbers. All of part 2 in 8:14
Part 3: Walk 0.25 of a mile in 3:05

Total workout time was 22:02. You can view my heart rate and splits here. I am already getting sore in my legs from this one! I'm excited though!! I am still unsure of my heart rate and what it should be, but for the run portion I averaged a 151, which is 77% of my max heart rate and right in the aerobic zone. The entire workout, I averaged a 159, which is still not bad at 81%. My goal during a workout is 80% of my max. This keeps me in the aerobic zone and doesn't push my anaerobic threshold. 

I wanted to leave you with a new workout from Lisa with The Daily HIIT (Body Rock). Enjoy!! 

Here's to the next workout! Until then :)

April