Monday April 14, 2008 to Wednesday – April 16, 2008
Terrible bronchitis, went to the doctor and got lots of drugs!!! Since I am writing this after the fact, it felt like I didn't feelbetter in FOREVER!!!
Thursday – April 17, 2008
30 minutes
Friday – April 18, 2008
40 minutes
Saturday – April 19, 2008
40 minutes
Sunday – April 20, 2008
50 minutes
Monday – April 21, 2008
Training: 50 mins
Supplements: abs
Tuesday – April 22, 2008
Training: 45 minutes
Wednesday – April 23, 2008
Training: 60 minutes
Thursday – April 24, 2008
Training: 50 minutes
Supplements: glad that I am at least allowed to run…or able to…
Friday – April 25, 2008
Training: 55 minutes
Saturday – April 26, 2008
Training: 20 min warm up, 4x1,000, 10 min cool down, rode my bike home!!!
Supplements: ABCS, WHICH HURT! :-)
Sunday – April 27, 2008
Training: 60 minutes
Supplements: on hilly hillier hills
Details: killer run, up and down up and down
Monday – April 28, 2008
Training: 55 minutes
Supplements: ABCs again…
Tuesday –April 29, 2008
Training: 63 minutes
Supplements: foot exercises
Wednesday – April 30, 2008
Training: Tempo run, 60 mins total
Details: flat course today!
Thursday – May 1, 2008
Training: 50 minutes
Friday – May 2, 2008
Training: 60 minutes (hilly course)
Saturday – May 3, 2008
Training: 70 minutes, (tempo)
Supplements: striders
Sunday – May 4, 2008
Training: 65 minutes
Monday – May 5, 2008
Training: 60 minutes
Tuesday – May 6, 2008
Training: 18 min. warm up, 5x1,000 with 2min rest, 15 min cool down
Supplements: ABC drills
Wednesday – May 7, 2008
Training: 60 minutes
Thursday– May 8, 2008
Training: 65 minutes
Supplements: foot exercises
Friday – May 9, 2008
Training: 75 minutes
Supplements: Abs
Saturday – May 10, 2008
Training: 56 minutes
Supplements: foot exercises
Sunday – May 11, 2008
Training: 43 minutes
Supplements:
Details: I kinda' got stuck in a lightning storm…decided to turn around after I saw a flash and a few seconds later heard thunder…
Monday – May 12, 2008
Training: 83 minutes, with a tempo in the middle
Details: Awesome weather to run in!!!
Tuesday – May 13, 2008
Training: 40 minutes
Details: physical therapy…dead legged
Wednesday – May 14, 2008
Training: 63 minutes
Supplements: abs!
Thursday – May 15, 2008
Training: 56 minutes
Supplements: striders
Details: Ran with Vivuu :-)
Friday – May 16, 2008
Training: 60 minutes
Supplements: stretching and abs (short program)
Saturday – May 17, 2008
Training: off
Sunday – May 18, 2008
Training: 55 MINUTES
Monday – May 19, 2008
Training: 62 minutes
Supplements: abs
THAT'S IT!!!
That was, or is, a very frustrated that's it! I have to get a coach, there is no way to get around it anymore, because this "train on your own" system is NOT working anymore! I cannot do it. The girl that had been training with for a while now has been inured for about half a year and I don't have anyone to work out with. Some of the other girls I train with are either injured or are in the middle of track season and are doing something completely different than I am… I can't train alone, it's as simple as that. Maybe that's why I sometimes think I am not made to have running as a career, since it has felt like more of a hobby for a while now. I have to be honest with myself and this just is not working. I am going to find a coach PRONTO and work from there. I need someone there to hold me accountable, I need or want someone there to ask me how my training is going, to have someone give me some guidance. I can't just run a race whenever I can get one in, but I really just need to sit down and make a plan with someone. I still believe that I have a lot of potential and I haven't given up yet, but the way I am training right now will not get me where I want to go so I have to just stop and be honest with myself and those around me. I still WANT THIS…BUT I am just not able to do it on my own! I thought I would have someone by now, but it didn't work out so now it's time to move on. I kept thinking, come on, this will work, this will work… but it's obviously not… sooo, that is the latest… I can't do this on my own so now for a plan. I have finals in 2 weeks and then I have a bit of "vacation" time ("vacation" because I have to do some field work for my M.A. Thesis this summer, write a couple Seminar papers, and have to research, research, research…) But anyway, after my finals, I REALLY want to start anew. I can't keep DRAGGIN' on like I have been or I'll be stuck in whatever rut I'm in forever. If it's broken, FIX IT. So I am going to fix it. I still love to run, but it's coming to a point, where I can't "just run" to run if I want to make a career out of it…SO, yeah, it's been a while, I know, but Josi seems to fall in this rut a couple times a year…so now it's time to get out of it and stay out of it… Thanks to all of you who support me, even through tough times!!! To those who aren't "fair weather" fans
:-).
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