Today was the final day of week one and I ran it perfectly. One week down, eight more to go. My legs were not that sore today and the five minute warm up kept them nice and loose. I was a bit tired because of my three crunch days as I like to call em. (Thursday, Friday, and Saturday I have to get up at 5:20A.M. to be at school at 6:15A.M. for my 5 hour class 7:00A.M. to 12:00P.M.) Even though I was tired I still got out there and did it and it went by easily. Its weird at some points in the middle I am so tired and then by the last two intervals I am pumped or something and I feel like I could just keep going for another minute or so.
I ran again today on the nature walk way and it felt like it went by pretty fast today. During the running part I kept noticing that I was hunching over, probably from being on my feet so long during class and hunching over the table to do knife cuts or what ever I need to be doing. During my cool down walk my lower back was hurting pretty bad so I stopped to pop it and stretch it then kept on walking.
Looks like on Monday I will be starting my second week. I am pretty proud of my self. Week nine looks to be a way off and even the thought of running for multiple minutes straight kinda is scary but I will eventually work up to that. Tomorrow after class I will probably leave a little update with some pictures of the menu this week that we are cooking tomorrow. (Thursday and Friday are prep days for Saturday which is presentation + eating day.)
Miles to date: 6.3
Tyler
Friday, January 26, 2007
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Week One Day Two
Today was a running day again for me and I was ready to go at it. I got home from school and had some lunch then waited a while so I wasn't running on a full stomach. I started out with my walk and went to the nature walk way again and my legs felt a bit sore but not bad enough to not run. The first few intervals my legs were still pretty tight but they went well and by the third or fourth interval they were feeling loose and ready to go but I don't think the rest of my body was feeling the same. I was pretty tired by the half way point. I turned around this time at the fourth interval so that I wouldn't be to far away when I was on my cool down walk. I timed it pretty well I would say because on the last running time I was going down hill, (starts going up to the trolley track.)
Overall I feel great now that I am done again and just happy to have done it twice. By the looks of it I will be moving on next week but I still have one more day to go. I'm ready for Friday and to get into week two.
Miles to date: 4.3
Tyler
Overall I feel great now that I am done again and just happy to have done it twice. By the looks of it I will be moving on next week but I still have one more day to go. I'm ready for Friday and to get into week two.
Miles to date: 4.3
Tyler
Monday, January 22, 2007
Week One Day One
And it has begun.
Day One finally came around and it was pretty much gonna go down just as I had imagined it to. I left my apartment around 3:10 and headed for the trolley walkway. The trolley walk way goes follows the trolley along all its stations and then turns into more of a nature walk way going along the river. For each running interval I slowly moved along and pushed to get it done. By the last interval of running, O, let me tell you. There are people out there that would have paid millions to just video tape it and throw it up all over YouTube and Google Video. It would have been ever where. I must have looked so hideous, but I got through it and then proceeded to my 5 minute cool down. The cool down ended up being about 10 minutes as I had gone to far along the walk way before turning around, but it was alright.
While running I passed a gentle man and just smiled at him and then my running interval came in so I just passed him and knew that I would see him again on my way back cause I was due to turn around soon. After I turned around and was going back past him I saw him say something to me so I pulled my ear buds out and said what was that? He told me I should be running on grass, and not on the concrete. Now, I know that I should be running on asphalt if any thing hard but I have to weigh my options here. I don't know everything around here as I just am living in a dorm for school and all the roads that I walked along before starting this running thing are heavily trafficked. I can either run on this concrete walk way off of the main streets, run in the streets with cars everywhere, or run on the sidewalk of the crowded streets. I also know that there is no park in any sort of close distance, so driving to run everyday is something I would like to do.
Overall, day one went very well and I finished it and I am ready for day two on Wednesday.
Miles to Date: 2.2
Tyler
Day One finally came around and it was pretty much gonna go down just as I had imagined it to. I left my apartment around 3:10 and headed for the trolley walkway. The trolley walk way goes follows the trolley along all its stations and then turns into more of a nature walk way going along the river. For each running interval I slowly moved along and pushed to get it done. By the last interval of running, O, let me tell you. There are people out there that would have paid millions to just video tape it and throw it up all over YouTube and Google Video. It would have been ever where. I must have looked so hideous, but I got through it and then proceeded to my 5 minute cool down. The cool down ended up being about 10 minutes as I had gone to far along the walk way before turning around, but it was alright.
While running I passed a gentle man and just smiled at him and then my running interval came in so I just passed him and knew that I would see him again on my way back cause I was due to turn around soon. After I turned around and was going back past him I saw him say something to me so I pulled my ear buds out and said what was that? He told me I should be running on grass, and not on the concrete. Now, I know that I should be running on asphalt if any thing hard but I have to weigh my options here. I don't know everything around here as I just am living in a dorm for school and all the roads that I walked along before starting this running thing are heavily trafficked. I can either run on this concrete walk way off of the main streets, run in the streets with cars everywhere, or run on the sidewalk of the crowded streets. I also know that there is no park in any sort of close distance, so driving to run everyday is something I would like to do.
Overall, day one went very well and I finished it and I am ready for day two on Wednesday.
Miles to Date: 2.2
Tyler
Saturday, January 20, 2007
The Start of Something New
My First Post, Awesome!
Well, as of January 7th 2007, I have changed my diet and have started walking ( Soon to be Running ). I am using the Weight Watcher's program. I started off not being to strict but my mom recently gave me her old points counter and booklet so I can count a bit more accurately. I have been eating around 18 to 24 points a day which is a few less then what WW recommends, but I don't feel hungry most of the time so I feel like I can do with out the extra points. I just today received my running shoes, Brooks Beast's. Hello comfortable running / walking shoes, Goodbye skater shoes that give me shin splints. I took my new Beast's for a spin around my complex and they feel great.
Monday I am going to start the C25K training program from CoolRunning.com
I will try to post everyday that I run, hopefully Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I'll talk about how the run went, how I am feeling, other experience's and maybe some on my schooling ( Art Institute of California, Bachelor's of Science, Culinary Arts + Business Management ). Looking forward to Monday. Wish me luck!
Tyler
Well, as of January 7th 2007, I have changed my diet and have started walking ( Soon to be Running ). I am using the Weight Watcher's program. I started off not being to strict but my mom recently gave me her old points counter and booklet so I can count a bit more accurately. I have been eating around 18 to 24 points a day which is a few less then what WW recommends, but I don't feel hungry most of the time so I feel like I can do with out the extra points. I just today received my running shoes, Brooks Beast's. Hello comfortable running / walking shoes, Goodbye skater shoes that give me shin splints. I took my new Beast's for a spin around my complex and they feel great.
Monday I am going to start the C25K training program from CoolRunning.com
I will try to post everyday that I run, hopefully Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I'll talk about how the run went, how I am feeling, other experience's and maybe some on my schooling ( Art Institute of California, Bachelor's of Science, Culinary Arts + Business Management ). Looking forward to Monday. Wish me luck!
Tyler
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