This week was insane for me.  A combination of homework insanity, AP studying and allergies led to a pretty low mileage week.  I’m really nervous  and I cannot believe that race day is so soon.  I feel unprepared but my goal is to finish.  Whether there’s walking involved or not, I will get that medal and wear it proudly.  Here is my training schedule from this past week: 

Monday: 10 x 400 pace ->4 x 400 pace(bad shin splints)

Tuesday: Interval Training/Cross Training

Wednesday: 3 mi

Thursday: 3 mi

Friday: Rest

Saturday: 6-10 mi

Sunday: Rest

So race week is here.  I have a pretty chill mileage week that will be filled with healthy eating and lots and lots of water.  I will be picking up my race packet and having APs most likely on the same day.  I’m prepared for a stress filled week with lots of insanity.  Wish me luck!  Here is my training schedule for this coming week:

Monday: 5 x 400 pace

Tuesday: Interval Training/Cross Training

Wednesday: Rest(APs)

Thursday: 3 mi

Friday: Yoga/Rest

Saturday: Yoga/Rest

Sunday: RACE!!!!

This quote completely represents my long from this weekend.  I just could not hit 10 mi but even though I had to walk for the last mi, I just kept telling myself that as long as I kept moving, I would finish.  I think that’s gonna be my motto for the half.  I may not be the fastest but I will finish.  I also tried out my peanut butter gel during the long run and it tasted pretty good but did nothing for energy so I might have to take it a bit earlier on race day.  I cannot believe that the half is only 2 weeks away.  Time just flew by.  Here was my training schedule for this past week: 

Monday: 9×400 pace

Tuesday: Interval Training->Cross Training

Wednesday: 4 mi

Thursday: 3 mi

Friday: Rest

Saturday: 10 mi->7.5 mi

Sunday: Rest

This weeks training is the usual with a all time high with 1/4 mi repeats at 10 so I’m excited for that.  I will also go between 6-10 mi for my long run this weekend depending on how I feel.  Here is my schedule for this coming week:

Monday: 10 x 400 pace

Tuesday: Interval Training/Cross Training

Wednesday: 3 mi

Thursday: 3 mi

Friday: Rest

Saturday: 6-10 mi

Sunday: Rest

Happy 1 Year Blogiversary!!  I actually remebered that I’ve had this blog for a year during algebra class(I know random) and was super excited.  And then I was greeted with this lovely message from WordPress to remind me.

Well, I would like to start off by saying this blog has been such an amazing driving force in my life.  It keeps me accountable and has helped me get some awesome advice.  And most of all I have to thank all of you, my lovely followers, that put up with my weirdness and random hiatuses.  You guys have given me a place to share my voice and be heard by thousands.  I cannot thank you enough for sticking with me through thick and thin(haha) and through times of strength and times of weakness.  This blog would not be the same without your wonderful input.

Now I’ll give you guys some statistics that I find completely amazing.  In one year of blogging, I’ve accumulated:

1, 321 followers on this blog

2, 819 followers on pintrest

123 followers on bloglovin

2, 148 likes on facebook

115 followers on twitter

Total followers: 6, 526(wow that’s a big number!)

Total views: 3,465,240

Average Views/Day: roughly 15,000

Average Views/Day(April 2012): 54

Wow, looking at the numbers shows me this blog has come a long long way.  From 54 views per day to 15,000 is a huge jump.  I can’t believe how far this blog has come and I have you all to thank for it.

Enough talking about the past, now for some future plans!  Since I’ve been seriously slacking with Beach Body Bootcamp, I’m going to restart it at the end of May and put all my effort into making it amazing.  Next, I’m currently working on an online simple cookbook that I will hopefully start selling soon so get excited!  Many of you have asked how to eat healthy and I’m creating tons of healthy recipes for you guys with tips and tricks throughout.  I’m also going to try and begin posting more personal posts in the next few weeks like “normal” bloggers do.

Those are my plans that I’m currently working on but if you have anything you want my create(except for single workouts which I will be making anyway) then please leave a comment.

Again, thank you guys for your support and Happy Blogiversary!

Here are my revisited April Goals:

April Goals

No weigh in(will only be disappointed, take weight the 1st of May)->Nope but it was good that I weigh-ined or it would have gotten worse so crossing off

Say no to overeating

PR at my 5k and 10k this month

Keep up with Half Marathon Training(only 7 weeks to go)

60 mi total

Study more(one hour daily)

Begin to plan Summer XC Training

Post intake on twitter daily

Start(maybe finish) Games of Thrones book

4/9, not terrible but could be better.

May Goals

Finish HF strong

Begin XC Training

Keep variety in diet

Keeping adding to cookbook

155 lbs by end of month

Such a bad training week.  Was incredibly stressed from school(AP’s are coming up) and just couldn’t find the motivation to run.  This coming week I’ll be focused on balancing my eating, working out and school while keeping sane.  Here was my schedule for this past week:

Monday: 9 x 400 5k pace->3×400 then walk

Tuesday: Interval Training

Wednesday: 4-5 mi

Thursday: 3 mi

Friday: Rest/Cross Training

Saturday: 11 mi

Sunday: Rest

This week is action backed and will be my last week with a long run before the big race.  I’m also signing up for the race this week and deciding on what to wear.  Here is my schedule for this week:

Monday: 9×400 pace

Tuesday: Interval Training

Wednesday: 4 mi

Thursday: 3 mi

Friday: Rest

Saturday: 10 mi

Sunday: Rest

This week was so much better than last week!  Didn’t skip one run.  The counter on my blog has also started posting days!  This is super exciting and super terrifying at the same time.  I can’t wait to run it but I’m super nervous.  I also PR at my 5k which was absolutely awesome.  Here was my schedule for this week:

PS I’ve also been super busy lately so I’m sorry for the sparse posts.  

Monday: 8 x 400 5k pace

Tuesday: Cross Training(felt really nauseous the whole day so skipped)

Wednesday: 4 mi->Interval Training(5 min run at 8:34->2 min walk(x4))

Thursday: 4 mi->Interval Training(5 min run at 8:34->2 min walk(x4)->.2 mi at 6:40)

Friday: Yoga/Rest/Cross Training

Saturday: 5k!!!(PR!!!!)

Sunday: Rest

This week I have a long run for the first time in almost a month which is very daunting but I’ll get it done.  I’m also adding in a second day of speed training because I want to get faster.  Here is my schedule for this week:

Monday: 9 x 400 5k pace

Tuesday: Interval Training

Wednesday: 4-5 mi

Thursday: 3 mi

Friday: Rest/Cross Training

Saturday: 11 mi

Sunday: Rest

This week is completely pathetic.  I walked once and didn’t workout the rest of the week. I really just want to get back into running this week and forget about this failure of week.  Here was my schedule for this past week:

Monday: Rest

Tuesday: 8×400 5k pace->26 min walk

Wednesday: Cross Training->Bad Just Dance

Thursday: 4-5 mi

Friday: Rest or Yoga

Saturday: 10-12 mi

Sunday: Rest

This coming week I have a 5k!!!  I’m really hoping to PR at this 5k  so I will be pushing really hard this week.  I’m also trying to jump back on the train this week and eat healthier also.

Monday: 8 x 400 5k pace

Tuesday: Cross Training

Wednesday: 4 mi

Thursday: 4 mi

Friday: Yoga/Rest/Cross Training

Saturday: 5k!!!

Sunday: Rest

This week had so good day and some bad days.  I manged to get a sub 1 hr time on my 10k!!!(recap coming soon)  Which was super duper exciting.  I also loved the interval workout I did.  The bad(or not so good day) was when I decided to run home with a heavy backpack and ended up walking about 6 mi home.  It was not very fun and the whole time I wished I would have just done another interval workout on the treadmill.  But I’m happy I did it although I will never do it again.  I also halfway through training!!!  Woo-hoo!!  Here was my training schedule for this week:

Monday: Interval Training Workout(3 min walk, 5 min pace run->3 min walk(x3), 3 min walk)(pace run at 9:05)

Tuesday: Cross Training

Wednesday: 4 mi->4.25 mi

Thursday: 4 mi->5.57 mi walk

Friday: Cross Training

Saturday: Rest

Sunday: 10k!!

This week I have a relatively easy plan.  I’m only running 3 times because the 10k on Sunday messed up my schedule.  I have a 10-12 mi planned but may end up being 14 mi(hopefully if I feel good) where I will be testing out the new fuel I just got.  Must practice for the half!  Plus it will be nice to do a kinda test half to test out fuel and my time.  Here is my schedule:

Monday: Rest

Tuesday: 8×400 5k pace

Wednesday: Cross Training

Thursday: 4-5 mi

Friday: Rest or Yoga

Saturday: 10-12 mi

Sunday: Rest

My mom use to play this song for my sister and I when we were little and she recently introduced it to me again.  Needless to say, I fell in love.

This week was amazing!!  I did every workout and ran my first 24 mi week(first 20+ week too).  It was also spring break so I had extra time to walk after some of the easy workouts to add some mileage for the week.  I also ran 10 mi straight for the first time ever.  I was suppose to do 8 mi at most but felt amazing and just couldn’t stop.  And the funny things is for the first 2 mi of the run I kept thinking about stopping.  But I didn’t and I completed something that I could of never dreamed of doing a year ago.  I have accomplished so much and I need to let that push me to go farther.  I also did that run with no fuel what’s so ever.  But after the run, my dad took me to the running store and bought me so many things!  Here a picture:

I got a new pair of running shoes(that I was recommend after showing her my arches and telling her about previous pains), pair of running capris, armband and chews and gels for longs runs.  I will be trying the shoes for the first time tomorrow and am so excited!  I hopefully won’t get blisters or arch pain but will tape up my foot just in case.  Here was my training schedule for the past week:

Monday: 7 x 400 5k pace + 1 mi walk

Tuesday: Cross Training +1.5 mi

Wednesday: 4 mi->4.6 mi 

Thursday: 4 mi->4.89 mi

Friday: Cross Training

Saturday: 6.9 mi or 7.9 mi(depends on how I’m feeling during the run)->10 mi!!!!

Sunday: Rest

After hitting 10 mi on Saturday, I am 3 weeks ahead in training.  I know that I will get bored just scheduling more long runs, so I decided to include a 5k and 10k in so I have something to look forward to.  I also hope to PR at both races(fingers crossed).  This week, I have a 10k scheduled where I hope to run a sub 1 hour race.  Wish me luck!  Here is my training schedule for this week:

Monday: Interval Training Workout

Tuesday: Cross Training

Wednesday: 4 mi

Thursday: 4 mi

Friday: Cross Training

Saturday: Rest

Sunday: 10k!!