next step....3 minute run

I ran today and with the holidays I have to be honest and say I have not ran as much as I should but today I actually felt good....until the last cycle. Let me back up a few days.......

I ran on Sunday and on the fourth cycle of running for two minutes/walk one seven times  I was almost talking myself out of running. I went on to the fifth, and sixth running with heavy breathing but then as I was walking the one minute before the seventh cycle I talked myself into running for three minutes to try and see if I can go to the next step. I lasted three minute's and thirty seconds!!!! I was thrilled. It is true, you can set your mind to anything and then do it!!!!

As I ran today on the fourth cycle I felt great. I was not thinking anything but positive thoughts. It was the sixth cycle that I upped the treadmill to 6.5 for two minutes...I have been running anywhere from 5.8-6.2.....this got my heart pumping! The last cycle I started it still out of breath from the last and I tried to talk myself into running until I couldn't run anymore but for sure last three minutes instead of two! What is it about that damn clock on the treadmill? Why is it such a downer? At two minutes and forty seconds I felt as if i had been running thirty minutes! I did run the last cycle for three minutes and thirty seconds and although I am proud of myself there still is a bit of disappointment that I did not last longer. So you know what this means?...It is time to run three minutes. It is time to stop being scared of three minutes and just dive right into it tomorrow. No excuses, no fear, just do it!  (do I sound like a Nike commercial?)

this was me on the treadmill today!

BTW-I bought the Reebok Flex running shoes and they are fabulous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

treadmill - 1 me - 1

Last night I did not allow the treadmill to win!!!
I printed out this work out to start becoming a runner, since I am not a runner but got this crazy idea I want to run a marathon, and it seemed easy...... run 2 miles walk 1 mile 7 times.
I did my warm up walk for five minutes and started the running walking cycle. The first two went by fast, I did not get winded nor was I breathing hard. I was prepared with the t.v. on and the fan blowing in my face. This all seemed too easy to me, I thought this is going to be effortless I should do 10 cycles.....WRONG!....at cycle 4 I could not breath. My legs did not burn like the days before but my breathing was so off that I thought I should stop. I got to the walking part on cycle four and thought OK you can just do five and tomorrow try to do the full seven. Why does my head go directly to a compromise instead of the fight to keep going? While I was running cycle 5 the whole two minutes I was talking to myself positively instead of negative, begging myself not to fail to this damn treadmill once again. I talked myself into doing the last two cycles and maybe just maybe doing an 8th cycle.... crazy right?
Well I completed 8 cycles of running for two minutes and walking for one minute. I could barely breath through the last run and counted in my head the last minute and was elated when I got to ten seconds, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two....one!!!!!! I walked for ten minutes more for my cool down and cut the treadmill off at 38:26 minutes!!!!! It was a full 2.44 miles and I was very proud of myself.

I will get on the treadmill again tonight and try for the 7 but really want to do 8 or 9 cycles. Next week it is running 3 minutes and walk for one but lets not get ahead just yet....I might stay on the run two minutes walk one minute for two weeks.

I have to keep remembering this. Dedication, sacrifice, pain and time....I can run longer then I think I can!!!!! If I want to compete in a marathon I have to keep positive in my brain when I run instead of the negative. Running is not my enemy!!!!! (can someone tell my legs that?)

Treadmill - 1 Me - 0

Last night instead of walking outside, I decided to walk/run jog on the treadmill.....why o why does it seem so much harder and time drags on sssssooooooo much longer? I felt as if I was prepared for the battle ahead. I had a magazine and the t.v. was on in the room with a fan on and still the time past as if a minute was 20 minutes. The tracker for the calories burned seemed so wrong. How could I have been only at 120 burned calories after being on the treadmill for so long and painting loud enough for my husband to ask if I was ok? The competitor inside of me urged myself to go on and not lose to a machine but at 20:25 minutes I eneded the battle. Yes your eyes are not playing tricks on you....20:25 minutes felt as it were 60:25!

Today is a new day and I will fight to stay one longer...or just take the dog for a walk/run outside where I do not have the time, or calories burned blinking in my face bigger then times square.

30 = marathon

yep you read it right.....I am turning 30 and I am going to run a marathon. Did I tell you I am a walker not a runner? I tell my friends if they ever see me running call 9-1-1 because someone is chasing me or I am in need of help.
Truth- I watched the biggest loser marathon episode (totally am not a John fan) and after watching the struggle each contestant went through while running and then the emotion they had crossing the finish line made me want to do it too.
SO.......what better way to celebrate turning 30 then to train and run one myself???????????
I started my training yesterday. I printed out a how to start running if you are a non runner like myself and today my thighs feel like they want to fall off because of course I ran more then what they said to do. You might think how stupid right, BUT when you are jogging with you dog and your dog is walking it makes you want to run more!!!! (at least that is what happened to me.) I was of course out of breath and thought do I have smoker lungs??? (I don't smoke-not even socially or when drinking) The only good that came out of the jog was I showed myself that I can run jog and go further then I thought I could and once I can get myself to run the whole 2 1/2 miles I usually walk Kenny is going to join me.(He is a runner-he thinks it is fun!)

I will keep you updated on my running jogging and hope to inspire you too!

soap box

   There are only a two times in the year that I get extremely busy (this is why I have not been blogging) one  is of course during Christmas and the second is during the swim season, but I need to take a few minutes to get on my soap box....
 I am getting so annoyed at all of the commercials and emails from the stores I like to shop at...Last day for 30% off or Last day for buy one get one 1/2 off...and then the next day start over with a new sale. Why can the stores not just start at that price? If they can mark it down to that price there is still a profit being made so why not start out at the sale price? This just makes me rethink spending my money at your store. The bad thing is the toys that my children want is at the stores that I am so frustrated with so I have been trying to find them online and would even pay higher for them then the sale price!!!