Things I Hate

Guess which one of us is excited to go play in the snow.

1. Winter
2. Temperatures under 36˚
3. Snow
4. Ice (unless it's in a drink)
5. Being cold
6. The amount of laundry I'm doing for just Gretchen and I.  Thanks to said cold weather.  All the layers.
7. Only being able to run on treadmills because of bad combos of weather and child care.
8. Static electricity
9. Being stuck in the house

The snow was not idea for snow person building but we made it work.

What are you hating right now?

So This Is Happening

I said a 50 mile race was a goal for the year.  So when I saw this race I figured it was the one.  It is only an hour drive from my house, affordable and flat.  My 3 criteria.  It is coming up super quickly, sooner than I wanted but there is not a lot of local choices for the 50 mile.  Then considering that most of my training has to be on the roads or treadmill a hard trail wouldn't be a great choice for my first 50 miler.  

My goal of the race is to finish and not feel like death rather than a certain time.  I am just trying to log 50+ miles a week and hopefully closer to 65 a week at the peak.  The 2nd part of my training is working up to running 50 miles in a two day period.  Right now I'm at 30 miles for a 2 day long run.  Saturday I ran for 15.5 miles total and Sunday I did 14.5.  My legs still felt pretty good after Sundays run so I'm feeling a lot better about this race going well.  My biggest concern is the long runs.  I really can't go that long on a treadmill so I have to work out my babysitting and the weather.  That worked out for me this past weekend but for the most part these winter temps are a little too cold for me.  Especially when trying to run long distance.

Last half mile on Sunday was actually walking the dog but I was also caring this on my shoulders so I think it counts.

I'm looking for a volunteer to drive me home after the race.  Anyone love me enough to drive me home?  This would probably also mean dropping me off since I won't want to leave my car there.  I hear Ottawa is a great place to hang out for 10 hours or not so much.

Charting It Out

I think I finally figured out a super easy way to keep track of all my running, weights and exercise routines.  I made spreadsheets and put them on my phone, something I always have with me, so I can just fill out as I work out.  I know no one has ever thought of doing this before and I am a genius.  No more trying to remember how many miles I ran on the treadmill 5 days ago or keeping track of what weight I am lifting on scraps of paper I lose before my next workout.

	Running	Weights	Cross Training
1/1	10
1/2	6.5		suspension
1/3	4	yes
1/4	12
1/5
1/6	6	yes	cycle
1/7	4		suspension
1/8	7	kinda
1/9	7		suspension
1/10	6	yes
1/11	8
1/12	10
1/13	6	yes	cycle
1/14	2.5		suspension
1/15	6	yes
1/16	3.5		suspension
1/17			ss yoga
1/18	13.1
1/19	12
1/20	5	yes	cycle
1/21

On the first one I am tracking all my running, days I did weights and any other exercise activities.  The other column will mostly just be classes I teach even silver sneaker yoga.

	1-15-14
Push-ups	15	15
Plank	1@1min	1@1mim
wide grip lat pulldown*	10/40	8/40
close grip cable row*	12/35	10/35
assisted chin up	3/70, 3/80
russian twists	100/4kg	80/4kg
braced squats	8/20	3/5
step up*	8/25	8/15
hip press & curl
back extensions	15	20

	1-20-14
push-ups	20	20
plank	1@1min	1@1min
close grip lat pulldown*	12/35	12/35
wide grip cable row*	12/35	10/35
bicep curl w/ shoulder press*	8/15	8/15
assisted chin upmachine	1/70, 3/80, 4/90	5/90
russian twists	100	100
straight leg deadlift	12/68	12/73
split squat*	8/20	10/20
single leg deadlift	8/48	10/48
back extensions	25	25

The next two charts are what I've decided on as my two strength routines for the time being.  I decided on the two groups of exercises to line up with my goal of doing pull ups and perfecting my backside.  I am currently on week 2 of this routine.  I am aiming to do strength workouts 2-3 times a week going back and forth between each workout.  Last week I had the half marathon on Saturday so I only did it twice, this week doing it 3 times.  I will probably keep this up for at least another 4 weeks before I reevaluate and switch things up.

On the charts the 1st number is times done and the 2nd number is weight.  The * symbol means the weight is on each side not total.