Back-of-the-pack high school cross country runner striving to become a serious 5k and half marathon contender. Training log, inspirational quotes and pictures, yummy healthy things, and overall motivation. *high school XC PR (10/26/09) 28:26 *5k road race PR (6/26/11) 24:43 *5k treadmill PR (8/17/11) 19:59 *5k road race goal 21:30 *5k road race ultimate goal 19something June 2011-Marlene Watt Memorial 2 Mile Race 15:39 *first place woman, second place overall! <3 A Most Excellent Race 5k 24:43 July 2011-Headwaters Adventure Race, Presque Isle 1/2 Marathon 2:04:20, 7.5 Mile Hill Race 1:09:19 Aug 2011- Lake Erie 1/2 Marathon 1:53:43, 1st in age group September 2011- 19th Bday Bucket List 19 miler :)
Forced rest/injury day :( Done: 1 hour &#8220;Core Balancing&#8221; Yoga, Tone It Up Arms, Chelseaalysse&#8217;s ab workout, Tone It Up Love Handles workout, POP Pilates You&#8217;ve Got Abs, POP Pilates Intense Ab Workout, 50 pushups, POP Pilates Inner Thigh Insanity. Do: 50 more pushups, stretch, look like a complete dweeb wearing my running shoes to the baseball game tonight to avoid hurting my feet even worse :(

Forced rest/injury day :( Done: 1 hour “Core Balancing” Yoga, Tone It Up Arms, Chelseaalysse’s ab workout, Tone It Up Love Handles workout, POP Pilates You’ve Got Abs, POP Pilates Intense Ab Workout, 50 pushups, POP Pilates Inner Thigh Insanity. Do: 50 more pushups, stretch, look like a complete dweeb wearing my running shoes to the baseball game tonight to avoid hurting my feet even worse :(

Exercise Log Monday-Sunday

 

Exercise Log Monday-Sunday

Monday: 1:15 OM yoga, chelseaalysse ab workout, 2x pop pilates you’ve got abs, moving HEAVY boxes, 20 pushups, 5 miles @ 7:03 pace (last .25 @ 6:30) and 10min/.5m @ 15% incline for a total of 5.5 miles.

Tuesday: Pilates, 50 pushups, 4x 800m @ 7:03, 4x 400m @ 8:00, 1 mile @ 6:18. 400m @ 8:00, 400m @ 6:18, 400m @ 8:00, 400m @ 5:27. Total of 5 miles in 35 something including recovery intervals. Nike Training Club 15 Minute Ab Burner Workout. 

Wednesday: Rest day. Jivamukti yoga, 50 pushups. 

Thursday: Pilates, 10.1 miles rolling LSD, “Awesome Abs 2.0,” 50 pushups.

Friday: Sculpting Pilates/Yoga Fusion :) 6.5 miles rolling, 50 pushups, POP Pilates Intense Ab Workout, weighted lunges and squats, “Arm Workout” app 10 minute arm routine x2, Deep Stretch Vinyasa

Saturday: 5 miles rolling, p90x ab ripper x, 50 pushups

Sunday: treadmill PR 20:02 plus recovery mile for total 4.1 miles, weighted lunges, “Ab Workout” app 10 minute ab workout, side planks, 50 pushups

Total mileage: 36.2 miles :)

Other: I’m becoming quite the little yogi/pilates…doer? Idk what you call someone who regularly does pilates. But I’m already noticing an increase in flexibility and stretching more has brought me closer to my goal of doing the splits :) I drank more water this week, stuck to the training plan while listening to my body and taking one rest day, and did everything I needed to earn the rewards I set for myself aka time to shop for school supplies :) Also it could be just an illusion but I think I’m starting to see more definition in my arms! Ahhhh! :) Also accomplished this week was buying & reading most of “Ultra Marathon Man” and volunteering at a local triathlon. Oh and trying all those new recipes :) Definitely a successful week <3

Obsessed with this picture and cravingg an intense, inspiring yoga class. Half marathon recovery today so no running but I got a little carried away with the workout videos..
Abs: 3x this AWESOME ab workout by chelseaalysse, 8 Minute Abs Level 1, POP Pilates Intense Ab Workout
Cardio/Arms: Light weights and this annoying but useful Upper Body Cardio Workout which takes forever but really works your arms and can be done in bed or while watching tv :) 
Legs/Butt: Awesome, painful Super Butt Workout by POP Pilates
Try any/all of these! I did every one while watching tv so you have no excuse!

Obsessed with this picture and cravingg an intense, inspiring yoga class. Half marathon recovery today so no running but I got a little carried away with the workout videos..

Abs: 3x this AWESOME ab workout by chelseaalysse, 8 Minute Abs Level 1, POP Pilates Intense Ab Workout

Cardio/Arms: Light weights and this annoying but useful Upper Body Cardio Workout which takes forever but really works your arms and can be done in bed or while watching tv :) 

Legs/Butt: Awesome, painful Super Butt Workout by POP Pilates

Try any/all of these! I did every one while watching tv so you have no excuse!