Yesterday I did a very slow 30mins on the treadmill. This morning was a long run success. I went back and forth all last night and even on my way to the trail, just how far I wanted to run. I was thinking between 5-7. I decided on 6 with at least 2 miles on the harder side. The run ended up being a huge success. I felt great. I am still majority struggling with keeping a consistent pace. I try so hard, yet I am just so bad at it.  I kept the first mile very easy, picked up the pace a tiny bit but still very easy the…

Finally a great workout. I’m feeling like progress is happening. I did a 4x800m with 2min walking rest in between. I did the workout on the treadmill. Part to keep the pace correct, and part because it was still windy because of hurricane/tropical storm Nicole.  I took some Skratch chews before the workout along with some Nuun. I think it made all the difference. I was feeling sluggish throughout the day, but I felt amazing during the workout.  I am pleased with the progress I’ve made in a relatively short amount of time. Excited to keep going!  All Project Fast 5k Posts: HERE More Training Log Posts: HERE Pinterest: HERE

Easy 3.5 miles this morning. Was planning for 3-4 miles so I was right in the middle! Daylight savings is causing some issues with our toddlers. My oldest woke up when I was about 2 miles in. I had to pause quick and put him back to bed. We are trying the don’t leave until the light turns green trick. Today was day one. It resulted in him waking up his brother and everyone awake at 5am. But! They pointed to the light that I turned green, when I finally gave up and opened the door. I am taking that as progress. After the early wake up from the kids,…

The stomach bug got me for a few days last week, but I am back at it! I was out of the game for most of Thursday, Friday I didn’t leave bed, and Saturday I took it easy. After Friday of laying low all day in bed, I had a ton of energy on Saturday it was hard to take it easy.  I am taking advantage of the falling back an hour and getting back into morning runs. Sunday morning I did an easy three miles. I could have probably gone a little longer, but the kids woke up and I didn’t want to push my body too hard.  This…

I ask myself this question often. Are Streaks Good or Bad. Mostly in reference to fitness.  I’ve tried running streaks in the past (see HERE). They always tend to lead to burn out and taking too much time off and starting from scratch again weeks or months later.  Most recently I got an Apple Watch. I switched from my Garmin because I wanted the ability to leave with my kids and not carry my phone but still feel like I could call for help. I also made the switch because I was becoming to hyper focused on stats and needed a break.  Fast forward 88 days later and I’m sick…

Today was supposed to be a speed day. A toddler up all night and slight dehydration after my easy run caused a change of plans. I spent the morning deep cleaning the house. Once the kids started to get too restless we went for a walk. I was a little over 1.5 miles out on the trail, when I noticed the tire of the double stroller. The walk home was a struggle.  I ended the night with a bike ride and a lift. It was my first ride with the Apple fitness app. It was different than peloton but was still a good workout. This particular workout was all intervals…

On the schedule today was an easy run, and I added in a walk. I was planning to do my run later in the day, then around 2:30 one of the kids needed a nap. We took the nap outside on the walk! Todays workout was a four mile easy run. A few walking breaks were added in to keep my heart rate under 150. I am starting to think the heart rate on the apple watch might be a little off. I wasn’t breathing hard and the effort felt easy, but my heart rate didn’t indicate that. Could have also been because of the heat and humidity. Either way…

I forgot Monday was Halloween until it was too late to do a morning workout. Fail. I opted for a little bit of a shorter tempo run on the treadmill after trick or treating with the kids. I surprisingly felt pretty decent.  I did a five minute warm-up at about 10:30 pace and then a 10 minute tempo run at 8:34 pace followed by a five minute cool down at 10:00 pace. I followed up the run with about 9 minutes on the bike. I have added in some biking after runs recently to help with increasing my cadence. It is yet to be determined if it is working. I…

The last few days were perfect for resetting and getting back focused. I have spent time tonight writing out my training plan from tomorrow until my 5k on Thanksgiving. Life has been crazy, between visitors, and camping. It was time to reset and be present with the kids. I did stay consistent. I still ran easy and walked a lot. I don’t feel like I gained any fitness in the past few days, but I don’t think I lost any either.  Friday: after a day at Disney my legs were sore and my body was tired. Then we packed it up and headed to the campground. I did get in…

Morning started with an easy three mile run and ended with a day at Disney.  My legs are spent! Hopefully I wake up tomorrow feeling better!  I did an easy three miles on the treadmill this morning before we left. My Apple Watch seems to get the distance correct if I run at pretty much the same speed the whole time. My goal today was to keep my heart rate below 140 and closer to 130. I did have to stop and walk a few times to make sure it stayed low. Overall it was mission accomplished.  I then failed with hydration and eating today at Disney, but we had…