Sparrows Experiment

Yep. Detox. thats what I'll be doing. SO Stingo...cut the beard I see! Good for you :)
 
Well was time for a change since I'm coming up to a health/fitness milestone, and it was suggested in certain quarters that I give it a go.
 
Swimming my 3000 yds today. I haven't been in the pool for a really long time but I don't think I can do any dry land stuff. My body seems kinda tired this week. I'd ditch it altogether but I'm having on of those feeling disgusting days. I need to really stick to eating plan today. I think my diet is affecting me a lot.
 
Well I had an appt this morning and I intended to go to the gym at the crack of dawn, but...well...you know how that goes..so in short, I didn't. I now have no other opportunity to go since this is my husbands long day and he's already used childcare today with the kids at the gym. bum. Today was a running day.
I feel like a big ol cow today. I HATE feeling this way. I think I'm PMS-ing big time.
I have lots to do and why I'm sitting here instead, I dunno.
 
I made up my final schedule of running for these remaining weeks. This week and next week are supposed to be the hardest of all of them, although this week its just not happening. I do feel like I've paid my dues though. I have done some workouts I would never in my wildest dreams think I could pull off and I'm hoping the consistency of that will carry me through the actual race. I guess I should be happy just to maintain whatever level fitness I've acheieved this far and not look to get more. yeah.
Yesterday I looked to do my long run. I got up at 5am and everything! but it was SO windy here that I had to modify and ended up strolling through neighborhoods I hardly go into and just wasted the time that way. I ended up doing 5.5 miles and it was easy and short. So today I took a stab at it again. I actually had a 12.5 mile route lined up but I again modified :( My body is READY to taper. Its so torn down. Rather than risking some injury I cut it at 8.5 and came home before dawn. I did that much in just about 1:05 though and I felt like I was going slow so thats awesome. I will run tomorrow too but I plan on sprints at the track. I haven't done speed or interval work for over a week.
Next week is the last of it and then I taper which will be a next to nothing week running wise.
Today I'm going to a specialty running shoe store to get new shoes. I know it its not super smart to get them new this late in the game, and I hadn't planned on getting new ones since I got new ones in March...but I haven't ever run this much either and my "new" ones are getting worn out. I can feel how flat they are and my heals have been hurting as if heal spurs are on the horizon :( SO I am going to get them as a present for myself and NOT feel guilty about it dang it! I still have a good heavy week to try them out.
OK so thats a nice novel I just wrote. Eating wise? Not super good, but not super bad. Like I said before, I can get away with way more lately and I seem to be taking advantage of it :( Its fine, weight and fat loss are not my primary goal right now. Its nice.
 
Wow...I'm impressed! Completely. I may try running again next week. With my heel I took this week off and just did elliptical. Anyway. I have a hard enough time doing 4+ miles! LOL You amaze me! People who can run like that are awesome! KEEP IT UP!
 
Oh Wendy, you're sweet but really anyone can do anything they really put their mind to. I bet you didn't start running at 4 miles right? I bet before you started to run you thought 4 miles was way too much. Am I right? But here you are busting a move regularly and GOOD at it! I used to be one of those people who saw distance runners and triathletes and said "wow, they are amazing, theres no way I could ever do that" but then one day got challenged into training for a triathlon and then realized its more in the MIND than anything where you overcome the "No WAY" 's. Half marathons were for those "other people" but I thought "what do I REALLY have to lose?!" I also get in the "mom" rut where I think like my adventurous life is over just cause I have kids so I can't try new things! lol. so I try to shock myself into certain things just to know I CAN overcome. You should think about a race and set a goal! that would be great for yoU! We are all mini "superheros" in our own way, you just have to step out of the box!
 
You are right! Absolutely right! A half marathon next year might be a great goal! :D
 
Friday I rounded out my mileage with a few miles on the tread in new shoes. What a difference they make. so I didn't feel the need to go do sprints on Saturday. Plus it was soccer all day so it would have been hard.
Today I got a new running shirt and its SO comfy. If I don't do well, at least I'll go down in comfort! It was a pretty penny though :( along with my shoes. yikes. I also got some gel and shot blocs (like gel but gummies) to keep me sugared up during the race :D I'll try the shot blocs this week for my LAST long run. Praise the LORD. I'm so tired of training..but I think I've mentioned that a few hundred times :)
I am getting super excited for the race. I think getting all the stuff that goes with it has me psyched. I really hope it goes well. My goal is 1:45 but between that and 1:50 I guess would be OK. I won't be upset. I don't want to compromise my original goals here though so it still remains 1:45 :)
I'm pretty happy that I've kept this diary, even if originally it was for food-related things. It has the history of all my training so I can repeat when I do this again. I've been very happy with the way things have gone and I think I'm way more ready than I've ever been. Its a really good feeling not to have doubts and to know there isn't anything I could have done "better".
Anyway, tomorrow back to intervals. I need to push it hard this week but be leary of some aches and pains going on.
 
Yesterday I did intervals like a mad woman. A lady who I know does major marathons was on the tread too so I decided to run next to her. It was soon obvious she was also doing intervals. perfect. So I did my normal hour of 3 min sprint/3 min easy. whewee, she gave me a good run for my money (so to speak!). My fast intervals were 8.3, slow ones were 6.5 and I went almost 7 miles before I pooped out. It was very hard. I wished I'd had my shot blocs to eat during it to see how that would go, but maybe thats not enough time running to use them. I did bis, tris and back...but easy weights and only 2 sets. What I really need is my stability ball. My kids popped it :( I'm lost without it! My abs feel weak today.
Today I was going to do a 5 mi easy run but my hamstrings felt so tight I was afraid of pulling a muscle so I did 40 min pretty easy on the eliptical and called it a day. Tomorrow is an 8 mile tempo run that I need to be game for.
I haven't posted this lately, but today is typical of what I'll been doing the next 2 weeks with minor variations.
Breakfast: 2 scoops whey, 1/2 banana, 1 c skim milk
post workout: 1 cup oatmeal, 1 egg, 5 egg whites
lunch: 1 cup rice, 1 chicken breast, 1 or more cups of steamed zuchinni with some light butter drizzled over them
snack: 2 scoops whey, 1 c skim milk, 1 T ground flax seeds
dinner: 2 c broccoli, 1 chicken breast all stirfried in 1T olive oil
snack: no sugar added ice cream (its my vice!)
 
UGH. Having a hard day.
I've tried like 3 times to fit the gym in today but things keep getting in my way. This afternoon is filled with kids picked up from school and a playdate, then dinner and soccer. I told my husband before he left that i was going to have to go to the gym at 10pm when he gets home. He laughed. Is that funny? :( I hope he knows I'm serious. I have to do that darn run since tomorrow I can't run and Friday is my last long run. THEN I can relax next week. This week cannot end soon ENOUGH.

I'm dead tired today. I had the hardest time sleeping last night. I felt like I was ON something. My heart was racing super fast and I was HOT. I mean HOT HOT HOT and it was actually very cool inside our house. My skin was burning to touch. It was weird. My resting HR was 72 and thats HIGH for me. I'm normally 45 or below. I didn't have any caffiene either. I really think I'm overtrained. Good thing I'd DAYS away from rest. ahhhh
I ate like a cow yesterday. hmmm do cows actually eat a LOT? ha! well I ate like a pig. Couldn't get full enough and used some junk to fill my menu. SO it wasn't the stellar menu like I posted above, but it was still within bounds. Today I'm DEAD tired. I mean bad but I'm still going to attempt that run later. Maybe I can take a cat nap somewhere in my day.
 
Took yesterday off. I fell asleep at like 9pm. I went for my long run today in broad daylight. I never do that. I went 12 miles and ate my shot bloks at 7 miles. I don't know if they made a difference, hard to say, but I finished strong so thats that. I'm all done with anything hard till the race now! yippee
 
Wow its really windy here today. I'm going on a field trip with my daughters class today and then maybe something light at the gym. My legs are just a tad sore but more-my hip joint is a little whacked. I kinda felt that as I ran but today its really buggin me. Maybe some swimming would help. I mostly just want to go to the gym for some core exercises on the ball that I've been neglecting.
My parents are coming for a visit later to go to dinner. I'm 29 today. yipes :(
Simbl where are you?! We can cry about this together~!!!
 
Happy birfday Sparrow! Glad to see you're keeping up with your training - bet you're excited you're so close to race day.
 
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