Back on track?

So Bubble Soccer put a temporary stall to my training for the half marathon:(. Because I got hit from behind a few times I managed to pull the muscles on left side of my neck.  A trip to Dr Jeff my chiropractor and an hour massage at Jockvale Massage, I feel I am back on track.  I still have tightness on the left side of my neck and lower back but I need to get back into training and maybe it will help loosen everything up.

Tried this today:

Ended up messing up the timing and speeds, so I will attempt it again.  It has me running faster than I ever have on the treadmill:) also did 15 minutes on the rowing machine. Forgot how much I love that machine.  In university I could literally "row" for hours on that machine, listening to The Best Of Queen, on my Sony Walkman! 

Ahhhhhh memories

My hill to climb

So I started my hill training...

On a treadmill:)

I chose a random option and started at 6KPH.  The highest it climbed to was 3.6 but I was concerned about how much incline it would go to at a level 4. I did not sleep well and was a little tight from the day before. So with a French Vanilla from Timmy's coursing through my veins, I sped up to 7KPH and ran the whole 5K without slowing down.  Did take me longer but I just needed a baseline to go from.

It was a really good run and I felt great!

I think tomorrow is a rest day?

I hope:)

At it again:)

So I plan to run my fourth half marathon this spring at Race Weekend.  I would really like to shave a wee bit of time off, so I googled...

I found a few plans:

Runner's World had some plans but you had to pay $25 for them! Whatever! But they did have some advice too:

Speed intervals: 4/2 split run fast for 4 minutes then recover for 2. This is how I started running.  The speed I ran at when I first started is now my "recovery" speed:)

Xt: cross training no running that day but use another machine.  My choice is going to be the rowing machine!

Another suggestion is HILLS!

Oh I love running hills!!!! Sarcasm 

During my races I usually walk any hills to conserve energy?!?!

The thing is I am one of the few out there that likes to run on the treadmill. So this training will mostly take place on a treadmill.  Once the snow melts I will do my Greenbank/Hunt Club/Woodroffe/Strandherd/back path route (19k)but I am going to attempt to use the treadmill for the majority.

My plan is to combine the two plans and tweak em for my pleasure or torture depending on the day.

I even know of a few hills I can tackle. I will call it The Bowl and will blog when I attempt it.

What I struggle with is what to eat and when to eat it?  Any suggestions? And no I won't eat bananas:p

So today I tried interval running but I did it by the kilometre.  1k at 8KPH and then the next was at 10KPH for 5k.  By the 3k I walked a bit at the beginning but got back up to 8KPH. At the 4k mark I did up to 4.70 at 10KPH but I like to run on an empty stomach and didn't want to pass out so I slowed down. Finished the 5K

This (the above)might not matter to you but I am recording it because then it makes me accountable.

Weird moment at the gym:

These were on the boot rack when I got to the gym:

No comment but please if you have any do share:)

So thankful!

Today I am most grateful for:

A grrrreat run!  Third 1/2 marathon so fun!

Very very thankful to Mirka for giving me a ride down, waiting and cheering me on then the ride home:)

Surprise fans cheering me on and even running a bit with me. Thx Kathy best surprise!  Love surprises!

Seeing two familiar faces running!  We are awesome Karen and Chris!!!!

While running, a trip down memory lane.

Getting my boudoir prepped!

Good sleeps!

Tea with some fantastic people!

Forty onederful

I turned 41 today!

Here are forty one things I plan to do this year:

Skydive (booked and ready)

Bungee Jump

Zip line with B&D

Go to the CN Tower

Visit Tremblant

Win my triathlon 

Figure out what I want to be when I grow up

Fall in love

Get stronger

Be healthier

Be smarter

Make good choices for me and my children

Make more art

Grow an awesome veggie garden

Get another tattoo?

Paint my bedroom nouveau boudoir:)

Get my umbilical hernia fixed 

Eat at really good restaurants

Hangout at the beach more often

Grow my hair longer

Read a book

Write a script for a TV show

Travel more 

Drive slower

Sleep better

Continue to eat in bed!

Fix my front steps

Bounce more on the trampoline

Laugh just as much as last year or more

See more good movies

Dance and sing more often

Drink less mix drinks with pop

Smile a lot

Botox?

Go horseback riding

Kiss - missed it for so long really enjoy it

Floss more often

Write better ... For my blog

Get a mammogram

Have a better race time for my next 1/2 marathon 

Be happy

Race Bib Wanted

Looking for a bib for the 1/2 marathon taking place on Race Weekend in May!!! If you hear of anyone selling theirs please tell them I will buy it!!!

So disappointed that I have missed out:(

Or anyone wanna run it as a ghost racer with me?

That's kinda like a zombie...