July 23, 2011 - Heydenshore Hoedown 5K
Overall 83/103
Women 55/73
30-34 10/13
43:06:06
August 29, 2011 - Toronto Women's Race 5K
Women Overall 293/339
39:47:06
October 2, 2011 - CIBC Run for the Cure
(Garmin) 39:24:27
Saturday, October 15, 2011
How did we get here?
I started this blog back before I started running and clearly I have neglected updating. So, let me try that first:
1) Oh, Jillian Micheals... Her 30-day shred DVD was great until I got to level 2. Some where in there with those lunges, I screwed up my left knee. I stopped the DVD completely and iced, iced, iced.
2) I started running on May 30th with the Whitby Running Room. I was in the Learn to Run program. That first clinic day we did 1:2 intervals, as in 1 minute running, 2 minutes walking. I admit that I was huffing and puffing my way through. Wow, I was really out of shape. Quitting was a permanent thought in my sweaty head.
3) I also started seeing Scott, my physiotherapist. I don't know what I did to my knee but I needed it gone. Luckily, he has been a life saver.
4) I actually stuck with the LTR clinic and ended up running my first ever 5K race on July 23, 2011. More about this in a different post.
5) With my adrenaline pumping, I signed up for the 5K clinic. I had several more moments of thinking WTF am I doing? I'm not a runner. Well, guess what - I finished that clinic last week and by some slight insanity, I just started the 10K clinic.
Now here I am, almost 5 months later, attempting to run 10K in December.
1) Oh, Jillian Micheals... Her 30-day shred DVD was great until I got to level 2. Some where in there with those lunges, I screwed up my left knee. I stopped the DVD completely and iced, iced, iced.
2) I started running on May 30th with the Whitby Running Room. I was in the Learn to Run program. That first clinic day we did 1:2 intervals, as in 1 minute running, 2 minutes walking. I admit that I was huffing and puffing my way through. Wow, I was really out of shape. Quitting was a permanent thought in my sweaty head.
3) I also started seeing Scott, my physiotherapist. I don't know what I did to my knee but I needed it gone. Luckily, he has been a life saver.
4) I actually stuck with the LTR clinic and ended up running my first ever 5K race on July 23, 2011. More about this in a different post.
5) With my adrenaline pumping, I signed up for the 5K clinic. I had several more moments of thinking WTF am I doing? I'm not a runner. Well, guess what - I finished that clinic last week and by some slight insanity, I just started the 10K clinic.
Now here I am, almost 5 months later, attempting to run 10K in December.
Friday, May 20, 2011
Where do I start?
I'm not quite sure what I expect out of this blog or even if I'll make it public knowledge. For now, it's just for me to write, whenever I feel like it, about trying something new.
I don't exactly come from a physical active family though at some point in the past year I've been pondering my lack of activity. Time is of the essence - but then again, when is it not? Using the excuse of working multiple jobs that can take up almost every waking moment, that's not an excuse, is it? Is it?
Not really because I know that if I really wanted to find the time to do something I'd find it.
I decided to attempt something that wasn't going to break the bank. Running. Ok, don't laugh. I'm not a runner by any means but at least I want to try it out. After some research and calling around I found a Learn To Run clinic hosted by the Running Room on days that could work for me. Except that I needed a lot of help.
For one, I need someone to watch D since G will never get home in time for me to make it to the clinics during the week. This is where my parents come in. I asked and they've agreed to watching D if I drop him off on my clinic days.
Now it's just a waiting game. The clinic starts on May 30th. Only a few weeks away. Except that I'm motivated now. So in the meantime I decided to get prepared for this craziness of running. I bought Jillian Michaels 30-day Shred DVD to hopefully gain some piddly amount of endurance so I don't completely embarrass myself at the LTR clinic.
The good news is that I'm on Day 12 and still sticking with it. I know - I surprised myself, too.
I don't exactly come from a physical active family though at some point in the past year I've been pondering my lack of activity. Time is of the essence - but then again, when is it not? Using the excuse of working multiple jobs that can take up almost every waking moment, that's not an excuse, is it? Is it?
Not really because I know that if I really wanted to find the time to do something I'd find it.
I decided to attempt something that wasn't going to break the bank. Running. Ok, don't laugh. I'm not a runner by any means but at least I want to try it out. After some research and calling around I found a Learn To Run clinic hosted by the Running Room on days that could work for me. Except that I needed a lot of help.
For one, I need someone to watch D since G will never get home in time for me to make it to the clinics during the week. This is where my parents come in. I asked and they've agreed to watching D if I drop him off on my clinic days.
Now it's just a waiting game. The clinic starts on May 30th. Only a few weeks away. Except that I'm motivated now. So in the meantime I decided to get prepared for this craziness of running. I bought Jillian Michaels 30-day Shred DVD to hopefully gain some piddly amount of endurance so I don't completely embarrass myself at the LTR clinic.
The good news is that I'm on Day 12 and still sticking with it. I know - I surprised myself, too.
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