Susan's Week 11 Summary

This was a bit of a smorgasbord week for me this week. Just kind of everything in the pot I guess. Besides the 4 workouts listed below, I ran a mile race on Thursday and walked for about 25 minutes on Friday, but that was 5 minutes short of the requirements so I can't count that.

I ran the Mountain Avenue Mile Fun Run on Thursday to test myself; to see if I could really run somewhere other than on the treadmill. I did about a 9 minute mile. I was so happy to see the finish line that I didn't even see the time clock, but my Nike+ Sportband said I did, so I'll take it's word for it. I jogged the entire time, but it was a struggle at times. My hubby said I didn't look like I was struggling, but I sure felt like I was going to collapse and die at any moment. The last time I ran a race was probably in grade school so it was a bit of an accomplishment for me.

With that under my belt, my brother John and I are planning to run the Colorado Run 5K on 10/10/09 so I'm starting a new walk to run training program through Nike+. I figure this will give me about a month and a half to work up from 1 mile to 3 miles. I'll be getting out of the gym and on the roads more in the next weeks and month to see if I can run the entire 5K distance. Hopefully this will also help me lose the poundage I've gained in the past few weeks. I can't afford to buy new pants!

1. 8/10 - Core Training: 30 minutes (want to see the workouts? click on the links below)
   
   • Core Training 1
   • Core Training 2


2. 8/11 - Treadmill: 20 minutes running, 25 minutes walking; Stairmaster: 10 minutes; Track Walking: 30 minutes


3. 8/15 - Hike to Cub Lake in RMNP: ~3 hours round trip (probably the fastest I've ever come off the mountain because mother nature was very urgently calling!)


4. 8/16 - Trail: Run/Walk: 30 minutes; Core Training: 30 minutes

Competition's Total # of Workout Days = 52 and counting ($5 owed)!