3 Days!

I was able to get to the park and run last night after work. I did very well considering that I worked all day and was at the gym in the morning. I did not run the whole thing but I still was able to do 4 miles under fifty-five minutes.

Sunday is not looking so good. All of you need to start praying that it does not start storming until the afternoon. It went to just raining to expected thunderstorms. I am not doing the 5k if it is thundering and lightning. This is so frustrating. I have been working so hard to prepare and have come so far and the weather might ruin it. I am really looking forward to my first 5k. My dad is even coming to see me. So the weather better hold off.

I have put a lot of cardio in this week and my body was wore out this morning. I ran this morning but I could not get past ten minutes at a time. I will not be running for the next two days so my body can rest. I will be doing some cardio tomorrow and working on strength training on Saturday.

March 25th
5min Warm-up
57minutes Treadmill
10min Elliptical
8min Abs
10min Stretching
Mileage: 4.7

Gym Time: 90 minutes

4 Days!

What a beautiful day outside! I can not wait to get off work and head to the park. I need to get some running time in. Sunday's weather is not looking so good. It is supposed to rain. I am not happy about this at all. My first 5k has to be done in the rain. Ugh! I will keep praying for better weather. Hopefully, I will get a break and the rain will hold off for an hour or so.

Today I worked on strength and did some cardio on the elliptical.

March 24th
5min Warm-up
50min Strength
20min Elliptical
10min Stretching
Mileage: 2.25

Gym Time: 85 Minutes

5 Days Left!

Since I focused mainly on cardio on Sunday, I decided to focus on strength on Monday. I spent the whole time at the gym working on strength training. Today I ran on the treadmill. The next couple of days are going to be nice out so I am planning on going to run after work tomorrow and hopefully Thursday, but the weather is still a little iffy. I wish I could tonight but I have bowling. Which that is exercise too.

March 22nd
5min Warm-up
60min Strength
10min Abs
10min Stretching

Gym Time: 85 minutes

March 23rd
5min Warm-up
60min Treadmill
10min Abs
10min Stretching
Mileage: 4.7

Gym Time: 85 minutes

2.5 Hour Workout

Yesterday I went to the park as soon as the sun rose. I finished four miles in about fifty minutes. This is just an estimate, I forgot my watch and forgot to look at the clock before I got out of the car. I am getting better running outside, but I still am not where I need to be to run the whole 5k. I can not believe it is almost here; this Sunday. My excitement keeps rising as it gets closer.

Today I went to the gym after I got out of church. I ended up spending about two and a half hours there. I moved from one machine to the next. I even ran on the treadmill, which is surprising to me. I got on the treadmill last and by then I was getting tired, but still was able to do a little running. I did five minutes at a time.

March 20th
5min Warm-up at home with foam roller
50min at the Park
5min Stretching
Mileage: 4.0

March 21st
5min Warm-up
40min Stairs
40min Elliptical
40min Treadmill
10min Abs
10min Stretching
Mileage: 10.1

Gym Time: 2 hours 25 minutes

A Huge Smile!

The last two days have been crazy. Wednesday I woke up late and did not get to the gym and I was really looking forward to it too. I was ready to get on the treadmill and run. Well, that did not happen. I then was asked to stay over with the kids, so I did not get the the gym Thursday morning either. I did make some extra money though. Which is always a good thing. I did get off early and thought about going to the park. But, I took my extra time and went shopping again. I took back the clothes I did not want from the last time I went shopping and bought more clothes. I was on my feet the majority of the day though. I did take the kids to the park and like I have said before, shopping and trying on clothes is a workout.

After two days away from the gym I was ready to get back and really looking forward to my run. My goal this morning was to run for twenty-five minutes, adding five minutes to last weeks time. Well, I reached that time and still felt good, so I went for thirty. I thought running for a half an hour would be awesome and bring me closer to my goal. I reach thirty minutes and had five minutes left on the treadmill before it went to cool down. So, I decided to run another five minutes. I ran a total of thirty-five minutes!!!!! WooHoo!!! I ran 3.2 miles, past the distance of a 5k. When I hit the cool down time I had a huge smile on my face. I had just accomplished a goal and it happened sooner than I expected. Now if I can only do that outside I would be even more excited. I have eight days until my 5k run and I am getting pumped.

March 19th
5min Warm-up
52min Treadmill
10min Stairs
10min Abs
10min Stretching
Mileage: 5.0

Gym Time: 90 minutes

Doing Better

I had a lot better day yesterday. Just by eating better, I feel better. I worked on strength training today and did a little bit of cardio.

March 16th
5min Warm-up
50min Strength Training
10min Elliptical
17min Treadmill
5min Stretching
Mileage: 2.25

Gym Time: 90 minutes

Focus and Motivation

Over the past two weeks I have been losing my focus and motivation. It has definitely shown on the scale. I have not been posting regularly either. My 5k is in less than two weeks and my cruise is in less than forty days. It is time to recommit and get my focus back. For one of my challenges I had to find a motivational article. This is the one that I picked http://www.motivation123.com/motivation-articles-02.html. Here is a couple exerts I took from it.

"To get motivated, to truly ignite your drive, you must see your goals as achievable. You must believe in yourself and your abilities. You must see success, not as a matter of unattainable greatness, but merely as a matter of time.

One step, one movement, one decision, one action. These are the things that feed success. These are things that you can do today. "

Today I am taking that one step. One step to continuing to obtain success and reach my goals. I will be making better decisions on what I eat and getting back to being committed to going to the gym. It makes me feel so much better when I go.

Friday, March 12th
5min Warm-up
50min Strength Training
20min Stairs
10min Stretching
Mileage: 1.3

Gym Time: 85 Minutes

Monday, March 15th
5min Warm-up
45min Treadmill
30min Elliptical
5min Stretching
Mileage: 7.0

Gym Time: 85 Minutes