Y 5k/10k and Squaturday!

Today I decided to serious push myself with the 10k training.

5k in 41.3 minutes, second 5k in 43.15 minutes
10k in 1 hour 24 minutes

For the 1st 5k I was able to jog (4.7mph) for a full 5 minutes and then walk (4.3mph) 5 minutes. I was so pleased with this. I've never been able to keep that pace for the entire 3.1 miles. For the second 5k I kept and pushed myself to maintain a 4.5 mph for half mile increments then I'd drop to 4.2 mph. I have room to improve with the second but since I didn't know what to expect from the second 5k, so I'm very pleased that I was basically able to kept the same pace. YAY ME!

AND of course it is Squaturday! I left the Y and forgot to do them but the great thing about squats you can do them anywhere!

Did you know that practically everything you do is either a squat (sitting down and getting up from a chair) or a lunge (walking, getting up from the floor, climbing stairs)? If you keep those squat and lunge muscles in shape you'll be able to keep moving with ease alot longer in life!

Y 5k and Squaturday!

I pushed myself, I really (REALLY) want to get my 5k under 40 minutes! I'm so close in a race where I can't see how fast my wogging (walking/jogging) so I push myself. When I'm on the treadmill I just don't go as fast! I'm a visual person so I'm busy watching the speed and time.

Today I made the focus on Speed and time. I'll jog (4.8 mpg) for 10 minutes or 5 minutes. I used that 'little voice' that usually tells me how short of breath I am, or how fast my heart rate is, or how achy my legs are to encourage me. "You CAN do this!" "it's only 3 more minutes you HAVE this" are what the little voice said today!

I got my 5k done in 41.55! not under 40 but still good.
I start out with the incline at a 3 and then after 20 minutes lower it to a 2.5, then down to 2 at 30 minutes. In the last few minutes it gets lowered slowly whenever I need it to 1.5

I feel GREAT for pushing myself and gaining control for that little voice!

I stopped then and did my Squaturday challenge 100 squats! I did sets of 20 with 5 different types of squats!

Y 5

After not working out all week, I just wasn't in the mood to do it today. My body was sore all over and that little voice in my head was telling me that I just didn't have the energy to do it today. thankfully I remembered my Challenge ... It was Saturday and I needed to do a 5k today!

I sat right here and went through my Motivational things in PINTEREST found things like this .......

So even though I still didn't want to workout when I got to the Y I still did it. About 7 to 10 minutes into the workout it was Game on! I was in the mode and trying to improve that 5k, feeling great and glad to be there!

I got my 5k done in 42 minutes flat. During the first few minutes I was just walking, and not too quick at that! so my time was pretty quick once the endorphins kicked in.

After the 3.1 miles I played around with the incline for the remaining 18 minutes of the hour. I finished with a 4.45 miles in 60 minutes.

I may be sore tomorrow but I won't be sorry! Yea ME!

Y 5

Today was another Saturday with another 5k towards my Challenge.

BUT

Today I decided that I was going to start working towards my "moving to a 10k" goal. I was going to "wog" (walk/jog) at a race pace for the entire 1 hour. I averaged a pace of 4.5 mph so I ended up with 4.5 miles! I am pleased!

I signed up for my next 5k this past week. I had the choice of the 5k or a 10k. I really wanted to register for the 10k but knew I'd better train for it before I took the plunge. So dive in is what I did today.

I have been thinking that I was jogging at a pace that was too face for me! On the treadmill I jog at 5 mph and really can't go very long. So today I moved it down to 4.8mph and was able to jog for 10 minutes and then rest walk for 10 minutes. Since this was new for me, I couldn't really do it for the entire hour but it was an encouraging start!

My weight has just been stuck! it's getting frustrating since I have turned down some really tempting and tasty things and it still stays the same. I know it will break through but really... REALLY!

Saturday's Y 5

Ok I've just been in funk the past couple of days. I'm sure it's a result of all the funk junk that I've eaten.

It was a real struggle getting myself out of the house to get my challenged 5k in but I did it!

It was a Y 5 today. I did 3.1 miles in 42.40.

I slowed down and finished at 3.22 in 45 minutes and then switched to the recumbent bike and rode for 15 more minutes (2.6 miles). I then did one circuit with weights (upper body and abs).

OK confusion time ... I stepped on the scale. It wasn't pretty but this trip to the Y was to get me back on track! I have work to do.

I chatted with Rusty about what his 'turn 'n burn' was all about. FEAR and mental adjustment is what I need. Those and a desire to workout late at night. That's probably the biggest challenge for me!

Saturday's workout

Today I pressed to do a 5k as quick as I could.

42.28minutes for today's 5k
then I finished my hour of walking with 4.2 miles.