Training Log Archive: mariaamaya

0 - 15 min, easy
15 - 20 min, 4 strides
20 - 30 min, stayed at 6% incline for the 30 min required, however I had to decrease .1 mph at every min for the first 10 min, starting at 6.2 mph
30 - 40 min, stayed at 5.5 mph
40 - 45 min, increased to 5.6 mph
45 - 50 min, increased to 5.7 mph

Went back to flat
50 - 52 min, increased to 5.8 mph
52 - 54 min, increased to 5.9 mph
54 - 56 min, increased to 6.0 mph
56 - 58 min, increased to 6.1 mph
58 - 60 min, increased bw 6.1 - 6.6 mph

Quick run, got up late!

Easy relaxing, hilly run on treadmill. I have a lot of work to do to get back to where I used to be.

Wow!!! What a great run! It snowed last night, so it was a perfect day for a run - a light dusting of pretty white snow on a beautiful and sunny day!

So, I've been hurting on the calorie situation, or energy. Anyway, today was my first long run on my new eating. I had a shake for breakfast and then I had the oatmeal that I've been having 1/2 of before my runs. So, I had the full amount, then some time went by as I was waiting to head out so I had some mashed sweet potatoes.

Anyway, I had so much energy, the fact that I was eating high fiber, low glycemic carbs helped. I had an energy supply that just kept going. Since I'm experimenting with my new eating, as you always recommend on long runs, I wanted to see how long I could go before I actually started getting hungry.

At about 1 hr 40 min, I decided to go ahead and eat. I had a KIND bar, which was great. These are about the only bars that don't bother my stomach. Ever since I gave up sugar, gluten - soy - my stomach is sensitive to a lot. Anyway, I also took some clementines, which I know are pretty high in sugar and I thought they would be perfect.

I plan on taking mango slices, chia seeds, clementines, and KIND bars on my next runs and see how that goes.

I had the following before the run:

Shake - 175 calories
Oatmeal - 440 calories
Sweet potatoes - 180 calories

During the run:

1 KIND bar - 190 calories

Drink:

Water

Mile 1 - 10:44
Mile 2 - 11:19
Mile 3 - 10:03
Mile 4 - 10:22
Mile 5 - 10:47 - started trail run
Mile 6 - 11:19
Mile 7 - 12:18
Mile 8 - 12:55
Mile 9 - 12:30
Mile 10 - 12:11
Mile 11 - 13:42
Mile 12 - 11:50
Mile 13 - 11:22 - ended trail run
Mile 14 - 11:27
Mile 15 - 10:57
Mile 16 - 9:58
Mile 17 - 10:22
Mile 18 - 9:27

Nice easy run, good energy! Not a lot of time to do more.

Easy 44 min then 4 strides at 11.0 mph, great energy!

Started at min off at 9:31 m/mile, then did min on at 8:10 m/mile.

Completed about 3 1/2 rotations, finished with 2 min of cool down.

Great run! I figured out how to eat and had energy!! Yay!! Felt much better!

Steve and I went to the White Mountains with a friend of mine from my class last year and his wife. She is 6 months pregnant so we didn't go that far but I got a short little run in after I took my snowshoes off at the end. Good day!

Today I was supposed to do 1 min on and 1 min off @ 8% incline at 9:10 m/mile, however, I was only able to do 1 min on 2 min off. I ended up doing 8 of these increases:

15 min warm up
5 min 4 strides @ 11.0 mph
20 - 21 min @ 8%, 9:13 m/mile, 21 - 23 min flat, 9:13 m/mile
23 - 24 min @ 8%, 9:13 m/mile, 24 - 26 min flat, 9:13 m/mile
26 - 27 min @ 8%, 9:13 m/mile, 27 - 28 min flat, 9:13 m/mile - Oops!
28 - 29 min @ 8%, 9:13 m/mile, 29 - 31 min flat, 9:13 m/mile
31 - 32 min @ 8%, 9:13 m/mile, 32 - 34 min flat, 9:13 m/mile
34 - 35 min @ 8%, 9:13 m/mile, 35 - 37 min flat, 9:13 m/mile
37 - 38 min @ 8%, 9:13 m/mile, 38 - 40 min flat, 9:13 m/mile
40 - 41 min @ 8%, 9:13 m/mile, 41 - 43 min flat, 9:13 m/mile

43 - 65 min cool down, 6.2 mph - tough run!

I did the .1 mph increase every 2 min, I can't remember what I got to but you said finish off at 8:10 m/mile, so I think I did fast enough that I could slow down to 8:10 m/mile... even if not by much.

Easy run with 4 strides done at 44 min, ugh!

Easy relaxed run, need more food for energy!

I did not feel like running today, completely exhausted from these past 4 days! Wow, what a long assignment. 7am - 11pm each day and on my feet most of the day, dress shoes no less on cement or marble floors.

I just did what I could. Now I have to drive to DC!

Easy 6% - 8% incline walk at 3.8 mph.

Sott's Press - 2 X 10 @ 15, 25, 30, 32.5, ", ", ", ", ", "

Okay, tried to do run #2

15 min warm up @ 6.2 mph

6 X .3 miles (supposed to be .5 miles) @ 7:03 mph
2 min walking (supposed to be 3 min) @ 3.5 mph

10 min cool down @ 6.2 mph

Had to get up at 1:30am this morning, ugh! I, maybe, got about 4 hrs of sleep, if lucky.

No energy whatsoever! I did my best, I'm taking your advice - at least 30 - 45 min run.

44 min @ 6.2 mph
4 strides @ 11.0 mph for 20 seconds
5 min @ 6.2 mph (cool down)

Nice easy hilly run. Two hills up to 7% incline, I haven't done this one in a while, tough run!

I got to bed at 12:30am again, but had to get up at 3am for work! So, I can't even keep my eyes open. Argh, I'm beat!

Drove down to DC to move my brother there. So, I planned this amazing run in DC. However, I fell asleep at 12:30am only to wake up at 2:30am and not fall back asleep until 6:30am. Needless to say, it was extremely frustrating!

Hard run! I was supposed to do 10 min warm up, 30 min at 3% incline @ 9:10 m/mile, 10 min cool down.

This is what I mustered:

10 min warm up @ 6.2 mph flat
35 min @ 3% incline @ 9:50 m/mile
10 min coold down @ 6.2 mph flat

I miscalulated and accidentally went over but 9:10 was just a little too muchk, so I kept the same incline and just slowed down the pace.

Tough run! Ugh! I tried to do my old hill run workout, I had to step it down quite a few notches. But I did it, I got up to 7% incline both times, but I was a lot slower, as can be seen from my mileage total. :)

Tough run, my throat was very flegmy and today I was definitely low on energy, not a lot, just enough.

This was tough, I recovered enough to do the next surge but I was taxed.

0 - 10 min @ 6.3 mph
@ 10 min 1:30 min @ 8.9 mph (6:44 m/mile)
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50 - 63 min @ 6.3 mph (barely able to finish)

Nice run. 45 min then 4 strides @ 11.0 mph.

Lots of energy but low on calories - kind of an oxymoron right?

I started the Virgin Diet and I feel amazing! However, I do need a few more calories or maybe at the right times. How do have tons of energy but lack calories? Well, I did today on my run and I could feel the difference. I think I need to have 1/2 of my snack before my run and the other half after the run.

Good to start up again!