Patience August 26, 2007
Posted by vollenda in : General , 7 commentsNo aches and pains to speak of. Increases are working well for me. I feel like I could make a big jump but I’m not going to. Was checking on Kylie & Mike & BBB & the others through out the day. Wish I was there because Ironmanlive really sucks. But also, I wish I was there crossing the line.
This week’s workouts - seem so piddly…
Mon, Wed, Sat - Yoga/Pilates
Tue - 30 min run
Thu - 35 min run
Sat - 30 min run
Sun - 43 min run w/ a 50 min ride after - reverse brick
Bike to work - Mon-Fri
Must have patience with myself. I’ll get there.
Summer Days August 19, 2007
Posted by vollenda in : General , 2 comments
But of course, I’m not lazying about. And the best part is that I don’t want to. 
Last week was pretty good. All planned workouts in, 10% increase on the previous week with the running.
Mon, Wed, Sat - Yoga/Pilates
Tue - 30 min run
Thu - 30 min run
Sat - 30 min run
Sun - 35 min run
Bike to work - Mon-Fri
This week I want to add a bike on the weekend.
The Path to Eugene, Oregon? August 12, 2007
Posted by vollenda in : General , 4 commentsAnyone ever been to Eugene, Oregon?
This week was pretty good. I successfully hit all work outs as planned:
Yoga/Pilates - Mon, Wed, Sat
Running - Tues (25min), Thu (30min, Sat (25 min), Sun (35 min)
Bike to work - Monday-Friday
I’m starting to feel a little lighter so I might have lost a tiny bit of weight or at least begun to tone up. Which I can feel in my clothes. Haven’t confirmed with the scale because it’s currently lifeless and I have no urge to resucitate it yet. I should.
So running is going great. Everything feels good, better than I expected. So much so that I’m even revisiting a goal that’s been swirling in the back of my head for a while - a marathon before I turn 40. I know what you’re thinking…”what happened to her just enjoying running?”. I’ve asked myself the same question. I don’t know why 40 is the magic number for me. I know there will be many running years after that. I think I picked 40 because it was close (WAY too close now, gasp!). It helps me to have finite goal to reach and just saying I’m going to run a marathon leaves it open to when and that makes it more vague? Don’t you think?
I’ve been looking at marathons close to my birthday next year. To sort of make it a birthday present trip/marathon. I want it to be one some place far away, yet not too far. Since I may be going on a cruise for my birthday too. Anyway, I saw there there is one in Eugene the first weekend in May. Oregon has always been high on my list of places to visit and I like that Eugene is a bike town. It would be a bonus to do some photography exploring around there.
It’s not definite yet, of course. I’ll have to see how the running goes as I continue to increase but I think it’s enough away that I’ll be able to work up to it slowly. Slow being the key word right now. 
P.S. This is the bike path/trail I’ve been running on. Before and during construction. Which is still ongoing. It’s supposed to go for almost 30 miles, if I remember correctly. Most sections will have a seperate bike (paved) and trail (dirt) paths which is nice.
I’ll miss the untouched, naturalness it used to have.
This is the section right above where I live. I’m hoping they’ll add the dirt trail to it still.
One block over and the bike path splits. You can see the dirt trail on the right edge.
It’s not exactly open yet, but it’s getting tons of use.
Life is Good August 5, 2007
Posted by vollenda in : General , 7 commentsI hit all planned running and yoga/pilates workouts again this week, although I did move a yoga/pilates work out to Saturday. Yeah for me.
Yoga/Pilates - Mon, Wed, & Sat
Running - Tues 25min, Thu 25min, Sat 25 min, Sun 30 min.
The legs are doing great. I thought the Yoga/Pilates would bother them but I think it’s helping. The running is also going great and each run feels better than the one before it. I’ve been running in the mornings when it’s cool. It’s been a little muggy but it makes for dramatic skies.
I need to really work on drinking more water this week. Plan for this week is the same as last week with another 10% increase. Wish me luck.