Sunday Runday: November 10, 2013

This is going to be a quick one, because I have the opportunity to go to bed early and I'm pretty tired! This was what my running looked like this week:

Monday: 3 miles on the treadmill at a 10:54 min/mile pace

Saturday: 3.5 miles on the treadmill with an average pace of 10:35. I increased my speed gradually as I went.

Sunday: I ran outside at a park down the road and I wasn't dressed properly. I ran 2 miles at an average pace of 9:41. I was going so fast because I wanted to finish so I could go get warm! I felt pretty good and probably could have kept going if I had a hat. Lesson learned!

I missed one run this week and today's run was short. So, next week I'll have to try to make that up. So far I've ran 14.5 miles and I have 35.5 left!

Sunday Runday: November 3, 2013

My goal is to create a sub-section of this blog called "Sunday-Runday" and I'll give a little recap of my running for the week. Feel free to skip over it, if you aren't interested. I just need a place to be accountable and report on goals that I have set.

My current goal is to run 50 miles during the month of November for Pile on the Miles. 

So far, I'm off to a good start. I ran 3 miles on Friday at the gym on the treadmill. That run was not fun. It was my first time going that distance on the treadmill since getting pregnant. It was a struggle, but I stuck with it until I hit my goal. It felt like my legs were filled with lead!

Saturday's run was also 3 miles, but I got to get outside. It started off a little rough because I was sort of sore from Friday's run. I felt like I was going slower than I have been going recently. I took a look at my Garmin and sure enough, I was. Not really sure what was going on there, but that's part of why I'm doing this challenge. I want to get back to where I was before I had Reis. 

I was going to run again today, but I'm pretty sore. I'll be doing a lot of foam rolling and stretching today. I plan on running another 3 miles tomorrow night at the gym. 6 miles down, 44 more to go! 

Pile on the Miles

I've accepted a challenge! Monica at Run Eat Repeat recently wrote about a contest that she does every November to see who can run the most miles. It's called Pile on the Miles and this year, she has changed the rules a bit. Everyone sets their own goal for the month. I've decided to join to get myself back into running more regularly. I've done a few 5Ks since having Reis, but nothing consistent. I'll be doing another 5K on Thanksgiving, so this will help me prepare. I'm going to do a post every Sunday to keep track of my progress. My personal goal is to run 50 miles over the course of the month.

Anyone else want to join me?

Happy Halloween!