Week Fourteen

Exercise:

  Sunday: Rest day. Still recovering from sore legs.
  Monday: 5.25 miles around the neighborhoods. Felt great! 54 min
  Tuesday: Rest
  Wednesday: 5.25 miles with Dawn on the Paint Creek Trail. Beautiful! 54 min
  Thursday: 3.5 miles with Bryce at Spencer Park in Troy. 44 min
  Friday: 9 miles on Paint Creek Trail. Making up for missing last week's long run. 91min
  Saturday: Rest
  Sunday: Brooksie Way 10K Race!

Food: With all the weight I've lost and all the running, I've been pretty lax about my food. Still all healthy foods, but I've increased portions a bit and upped the carbs and protein. Once running season dies down, hopefully I'll be able to dial the portions back down, too!

Poundage: Lost 3# (167 to 164)

Brooksie Way was a ton of fun and a really great race. I made a goal of completing in under an hour, and I beat that goal as I reached 6.2 miles in 59:08 minutes. My average pace per mile was 9:46 minutes, and I actually ended up running 6.5 miles since I took the outer edge of the course to avoid crowds. So my time chip clocked me at 1:02:24, but it was for an extra quarter mile!

I'm so glad Bryce and Dad did it with me and so thankful for Mom as she made it possible by watching the kids. There'll be a whole, fun post about it up on The Dial Log soon.

Week Thirteen

Exercise:

  Sunday: Rest
  Monday: Early morning run with Dawn around Keatington; 4.5 miles. 48 min
  Tuesday: Another early morning 4.5 miles. Went on the Polly Ann trail. 50 min
  Wednesday: 3 miles on the elliptical. 30 min
  Thursday: Strength train: Tabata squats, planks, rope undulation & sit ups. Lifting.
  Friday: Recovery run up Bald Mountain, 3 miles. 37 min
  Saturday: Rest day. So sore...

Food: Brush teeth at 7pm. Keeps me from snacking late!

Poundage: Lost 2# (169 to 167)

I didn't get my long run in this week. =( I'm so bummed about it!!! But I am still SO SORE! I know I would have wrecked my legs if I tried to get 8 miles in... There's always next week, I guess.

Week Twelve

Exercise:

  Sunday: Rest
  Monday: 4.5 miles with Dawn on the Silverbell loop. 53 min
  Tuesday: 3 miles on the elliptical. 36 min
  Wednesday: Rest
  Thursday: Birthday Run!! 7 miles around Orion Oaks. 70 min (that's a ten minute mile!!!)
  Friday: Rest
  Saturday: Up to OU with Bryce and Dad; 3.75 miles. 50 some minutes

Food: Don't even ask... It was my birthday, so it was a day with no limits! Then there was LuLu's birthday the day before...and then LuLu's party on Saturday...

Poundage: Lost 1# (170 to 169)

Week Eleven

Exercise:

  Sunday: Rest
  Monday: Ran 4 miles over on OU campus with Bryce. 49 min
  Tuesday: Rest
  Wednesday: Early morning 4 miles on the track. 43 min
  Thursday: Impromptu run/walk with Bryce over at Stoney Creek for 7 miles. Ran 4, walked 3. Took around an hour and a half.
  Friday: Rest
  Saturday: 6 miles on OU campus with Dad and Bryce. 65 min

Food: Just keep it up, I guess...

Poundage: Lost 2# (172 to 170)

Week Ten

Exercise:

  Sunday: Rest
  Monday: 4 miles on the track. 42 min
  Tuesday: Rain and very busy. Took the day off.
  Wednesday: 4 miles on the track. So hot and humid, a really hard run. 43 min
  Thursday: Cross training: 130 flights of stairs on the stair master, 30 min. Lifted weights and Tabata rope undulation and sit ups.
  Friday: Rest
  Saturday: Long run, 6.2 miles. Ran the 10K Brooksie Way loop on OU. 69 min

Food: I've been pretty happy with the weight loss, so I guess my diet's been good, but I need to recommit to not eating late. Also, listening to my stomach. Eat if it's hungry, don't eat if it's not.

Poundage: Lost 3# (175 to 172)

I was a little nervous coming into my long run this weekend, as six miles is the farthest I've ever run. To top it off, OU campus is pretty hilly. But it ended up being a great run, and Mom and Dad came out, too to make it even more fun. I love that we're all getting into running because it really is a lot easier to stay motivated. Bryce even got out and ran four miles yesterday!

I've also added another goal to my bucket list this week: Swapfoot 4 Mile. We went yesterday to check it out, and it looked like such a blast!! This summer has been all about half marathon training, but next summer I want to do some fun and crazy races like this one. Tough Mudder, Warrior Dash, Undead Unleashed, Color Me Rad, etc.