Maggie\'s Blog http://blog.lsc.edu/malitchy Just another Blog.lsc.edu weblog Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:56:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Week #12 http://blog.lsc.edu/malitchy/2008/06/10/week-12/ http://blog.lsc.edu/malitchy/2008/06/10/week-12/#comments Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:56:31 +0000 malitchy http://blog.lsc.edu/malitchy/2008/06/10/week-12/ Wow.  So it’s really getting close now!  I have learned a lot this week about my training and recovery, which I am very happy about.  I learned that I will really need to take it easy atleast two days before the race so that my legs are not too sore.  I learned that the more food I eat, the better my run will go.  I also learned how important pace is, and that if I am not too careful, I will get too excited and probobly burn myself out.  I got some really good runs in this week which has really boosted my confidence, and relieved some of the anxiety I have been experiencing.  I ran my last real long run on Saturday and am feeling a lot better about my ability to run this marathon!  Well, here is my week #12!

Monday:

Ran six miles.  Ran a steady pace.  Not too fast, not too slow.  Good run.  Was not too tired afterward, or too sore.  Breathing was good.  No real sideache problems.

Tuesday:

ran four miles.  No problems.  Easy run.

Wednesday:

took the day off

Thursday:

Ran eight miles today.  I think I ran way too fast today.  I was so excited to get out there, I just took off and kept going.  I think I ran the first four miles in thirty-five minutes!  Which is pretty fast considering I am averaging amile that is a little under ten minutes.  But, I felt real good afterwards, even thought I ended with a nice long hill.  Maybe all of the carbs I have been eating the last few days have something to do with it…

Friday:

took the day off as to reat up for my long run tomorrow morning.

Saturday:

Ran 11.3 miles today.  I learned a lot today.  First, I tried using Gu today with my run.  Boy, can you feel those things kick in!  I plan on taking three with me the day of the race.  Second, my legs were so sore from the eight mile run on thursday, it made it a lot harder for me to run.  I will keep that in mind as I am preparing for the race.  I also experienced some really bad sideaches and GI issues on miles 8-10.  I have never felt nauseous like that while running.  Possibly from the Gu?  Sidaches felt like it might have been from my athsma.  It was one big ache across my entire front.  Along my entire ribcage.  (Diaphram?) This forced me to walk quite a bit and was very frustrating to me.  But I worked through it and finished the run.  I feel I am prepared now to deal with any problems that I might encounter during the race.

Sunday:

Recovery from Saturday.  Not too sore, but tight.  Did a lot of stretching.

Well, that was my week.  A good week with a lot of valuable lessons learned.  Good luck everyone on your last weeks of training!:)

]]> http://blog.lsc.edu/malitchy/2008/06/10/week-12/feed/ The rest of Week #11 http://blog.lsc.edu/malitchy/2008/06/03/the-rest-of-week-11/ http://blog.lsc.edu/malitchy/2008/06/03/the-rest-of-week-11/#comments Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:25:19 +0000 malitchy http://blog.lsc.edu/malitchy/2008/06/03/the-rest-of-week-11/ The rest of the week went well.  I rested for two days.  Which ended up being good because I didn’t realize how tired and sore my body really was.  Here is the rest of my week!

Thursday:

5 mile run.  Fairly easy. No real problems today.

Friday:

Day off.  Very busy.

Saturday:

Day off.  Really felt the pain in my calves snd shins today.  Made me feel less guilty for taking the day off.

Sunday:

Ran seven miles.  Was a really good run.  I was worried I would have some problems for taking those days off, but I think that it actually helped me more than hurt me!

Well, there you have it!  Hope everyone is doing great with their training!

]]> http://blog.lsc.edu/malitchy/2008/06/03/the-rest-of-week-11/feed/ The Plan http://blog.lsc.edu/malitchy/2008/05/29/the-plan/ http://blog.lsc.edu/malitchy/2008/05/29/the-plan/#comments Thu, 29 May 2008 13:32:02 +0000 malitchy http://blog.lsc.edu/malitchy/2008/05/29/the-plan/ I have wrote out my planned running schedule for the rest of the time left before the race.  I will also pu t a copy in the drop box…

28th: 7 miles

29th: off

30th: 5 miles

31st: 4 miles

1st: 7 miles

2nd: 7 miles

3rd: 4 miles

4th: off

5th: 6 miles

6th: 4 miles

7th: 11 miles

8th: off

9th:  4 miles

10th: 6 miles

11th: 7 miles

12th: 4 miles

13th: 7 miles

14th: 11-12 miles.

15th: off

16th: 4 miles

17th: 6-7 miles

18th: 5-6 miles

19th: 4 miles

20th: off

21st: Race day!

]]> http://blog.lsc.edu/malitchy/2008/05/29/the-plan/feed/ Week #11 http://blog.lsc.edu/malitchy/2008/05/29/week-11/ http://blog.lsc.edu/malitchy/2008/05/29/week-11/#comments Thu, 29 May 2008 13:25:25 +0000 malitchy http://blog.lsc.edu/malitchy/2008/05/29/week-11/ This has been a big turning point week for me so far.  I have really decided to buckle down and train as hard as I can.  I am really concentrating on my eating and listening to my body and how it is reacting during runs.  I notice that it takes me an average of atleast a mile before my body ‘regulates’ per say and I get into a flow.  My athsma has been pretty good, but I do have my days.  I feel that the important part is that I push through them and I make it through the run.  I am eating as much as I can right now concentrating on carbs and some good lean protein.  I am loving what bananas and oatmeal do for me.  They are great energy and sit well with me for runs.  I learned that wild rice feels like a rose thorn in your stomach, (Not a good feeling) and that pasta is the greatest dinner ever.  Fruit has been great for snacking.  Well, here is part of my week #11

Monday:

Memorial day!  Ran for four miles and then followed by doing about a 1/2 hour of strength training concentrating on legs (lunges), arms and chest ( pushups, tricep dips, and a shoulder segment with weights), and abs (weighted sit-ups)

Tuesday:

Ran 6.5 miles today.  Had a terrible run.  Had a side ache the whole time.  I feel like I didn’t prepare the way that I wanted to as far as food goes.  Asthma acted up as well.  Not fun, but, I got through it! 

Wednesday:

Ran 7 miles today.  Felt great.  Had a good run.  I felt that my energy was sustained throughout. My breathing was much better, and I fininshed strong.

Thursday:

Because, I don’t want to over-do it, I took the day off.  Did some strength training.  Pretty much the same routine as above but added some extra sets and some glute kicks.

Well, there is the week so far!  Will post the rest at the end of the week!  Happy training everybody!

]]> http://blog.lsc.edu/malitchy/2008/05/29/week-11/feed/ Week #10 http://blog.lsc.edu/malitchy/2008/05/29/week-10/ http://blog.lsc.edu/malitchy/2008/05/29/week-10/#comments Thu, 29 May 2008 13:13:40 +0000 malitchy http://blog.lsc.edu/malitchy/2008/05/29/week-10/ Yes, it is week #10!  Made some changes this week.  I am not going to be doing so many classes until the marathon is over.  I need to concentrate on running.  I ran the Grandma’s course for my long run this week!  It was great.  It really calmed my nerves.  I plan on running more of my long runs on the course until the big day.  I also have started to change my diet a little.  Eating more frequently and eating a lot more.  Or atleast trying to.  Well, here is my week #10!

Monday:

Ran 2 miles.  Not feeling the greatest.  Still in St. paul.  Ran on Summit Avenue.  Noticing pain in my lateral muscles and in my quads especially.  Am thinking that is from running different terrain…

Tuesday:

Ran four miles.  Felt much better today.  Pain for the most part has subsided.

Wednesday:

Did my classes today.  Toning for an hour and fifteen minutes followed by kickboxing for an hour and fifteen minutes.  Decided today that I need to take break from my beloved classes to concentrate on running.  They really exhaust me and I feel I need to concentrate on running right now.

Thursday:

Day Off.

Friday:

What a crappy day to run!  Really windy, dusty, etc.  Ran four miles and went home!!!  A little out of breath today.  I don’t think my body could relax and regulate with all of the wind and dust.

Saturday:

Long run!  Ran nine miles on Grandma’s Marathon course.  Ended with Lemon Drop hill. (Wasn’t so bad…)  Had a great run.  Took my body a while to regulate, but I think it was because I was so nervous.  Boy, I’m glad I got that out of the way! 

Sunday:

Day off!  Not too sore today surprisingly.  A little sunburned, but not too bad!  That is encouraging.  I was expecting much worse!

Well, there is my week ten.  I hope everyone is doing well with their training and getting as pumped up about the marathon as I am!

]]> http://blog.lsc.edu/malitchy/2008/05/29/week-10/feed/ Week #9 http://blog.lsc.edu/malitchy/2008/05/20/week-9/ http://blog.lsc.edu/malitchy/2008/05/20/week-9/#comments Tue, 20 May 2008 16:28:12 +0000 malitchy http://blog.lsc.edu/malitchy/2008/05/20/week-9/ Well, are we really at week #9???!!! I don’t know about everyone else, but I am getting a little bit nervous. I am so glad that I have such great support through family and friends… This week went well. I spent half of it in St. Paul. This was interesting because I was running different terrain and it was interesting to see how differently my body reacted. Different muscles of my body were sore. I think that the main contrast was that I usually run a more hilly terrain in Duluth vs. quite a flat terrain in St. Paul. Well, here is my Week#9;
Monday:
Toning class for an hour and fifteen minutes followed by advanced step for an hour and fifteen minutes. No weight changes. Felt good. I had consistent energy throughout workout
Tuesday:
Ran four miles. Good, easy run.
Wednesday:
Toning class for an hour and fifteen minutes followed by kickboxing for an hour and fifteen. Usual weights, routine, etc.
Thursday:
Day off.
Friday:
Ran along Summit Avenue in St. Paul. About four miles. Seemed to be a little difficult, I think due to different terrain. Might have started off run a little too fast… Did some sets of push ups, lunges, and tricep dips afterwards.
Saturday:
Ran along Summit again today. Long run. Seven miles. Was much easier today. What a beautiful run…
Sunday: Ran two miles today. Figured some was better than none since I didn’t want to run at all…. I really noticed the sore muscles today. It seems to be all in my hamstrings and back muscles. Interesting…

Well, there is my week #9! I hope that everyone had a very successful and productive training week. Take care!

]]> http://blog.lsc.edu/malitchy/2008/05/20/week-9/feed/ Week #8 http://blog.lsc.edu/malitchy/2008/05/13/week-8/ http://blog.lsc.edu/malitchy/2008/05/13/week-8/#comments Tue, 13 May 2008 19:37:53 +0000 malitchy http://blog.lsc.edu/malitchy/2008/05/13/week-8/ This week was a week of change for me.  I added mileage and increased my long run.  I also changed my diet.  Mainly, I am consuming more calories and protein than before.  That is, when my stomach allows me to.  I have noticed some significant change in my digestion.  Now that finals are almost over, (Yea!!!:)) I plan on concentrating much more on my running.  Well, here is my week eight!

Monday:

Regular Monday!  Toning class followed by advanced step.  Concentrated on arms and shoulders mainly today.  Hopefully they will be a little sore tomorrow!:)

Tuesday:

Ran four miles today.  Felt pretty good, no real problems.  Have strated eating more substantial breakfasts.  Things like egg whites with turkey sausage, even made some breakfast burritos.  This seems to make a difference for energy throughout the day.

Wednesday:

Same routine for wednesday.  Toning and kickboxing.  Did weighted sit-ups today.  Have never done those before.  Places a weight (6 lbs.) on shoulder and twisted. (oblique work)  No running today.  Definitely tired enought form those two classes!

Thursday:

Holy cow do my sides hurt today!!!  Wow!  Ran four miles today outside.  I am getting really tired of my same old route and need to make some changes.  Need to find some longer routes…

Friday:

Took the day off.  Am still really sore on my sides!  If you want to really work your abs and core, use weights!

Saturday:

Ran another four miles.  Was planning on doing my long run, but opted for tomorrow night instead.  Thinking about other routes to take…

Sunday:

Long run day!  Went for it and did eight.  It was an experience.  I noticed that on the last stretch, that I felt like my breathing wasn’t even labored anymore.  I could feel the soreness in my body more. (mainly my legs) The route that I ran had plenty of hills and I think they did the trick.  I also noticed that my pace has improved dramatically and I am very happy about that.  I think that I am at about 6.0 now! Wow!  I think that running outside has had an effect.  I was so wiped out when I got home that my legs almost buckled underneath me.  Atleast I knew that I had pushed myself!

Well, that was my week eight.  A pretty good week I thought!  I hope that everyone had a very successful week!  Congradulations to anyone and everyone that is taking other classes and is finishing this week!  I had to laugh when someone asked me if that I was planning on celebrating the end of the school year by going for a run…

]]> http://blog.lsc.edu/malitchy/2008/05/13/week-8/feed/ Week #7 http://blog.lsc.edu/malitchy/2008/05/06/week-7/ http://blog.lsc.edu/malitchy/2008/05/06/week-7/#comments Tue, 06 May 2008 21:19:57 +0000 malitchy http://blog.lsc.edu/malitchy/2008/05/06/week-7/ A pretty good week all in all. Was able to train regularly and had few setbacks.  Am quite happy to be running outside and am anxious to continue to do so.  For all those that ran the Thrill; congrats!  Here is my week #7

Monday: 

Regular Monday for me.  Toning class for hor and fifteen and then advanced step for another hour and fifteen.  Didn’t change anything today as far as routine or weights went.

Tuesday:

Ran for three miles in the evening.  Easy run.  Picked up the pace in the middle by .5 miles per hour.

Wednesday:

Regular Wednesday for me.  Toning class for an hour and fifiteen and then kickboxing for another hour and fifteen.  Nothing new to the routine.  Regular weights, etc.

Thursday:

Took the day off today, had a long day at school…

Friday:

Long run today!   Only went six miles, but better than nothing.  I plan on adding mileage in the weeks to come!

Saturday:

Ran a quick two miles after work today.  was thinking about everyone running Thrill on the hill… Hope it went well.

Sunday:

Ran four miles today outside. Great weather, perfect day for a run.  Looked around for new areas to run.  Need to find longer routes…

Well, there was my week.  Nothing too exciting, but I like it like that sometimes.:)  Hope everyone had a good week!

]]> http://blog.lsc.edu/malitchy/2008/05/06/week-7/feed/ Week #6 http://blog.lsc.edu/malitchy/2008/04/28/week-6/ http://blog.lsc.edu/malitchy/2008/04/28/week-6/#comments Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:52:42 +0000 malitchy http://blog.lsc.edu/malitchy/2008/04/28/week-6/ So, I feel that I had another tought week.  The beginning and the end weren’t so bad, but the middle was pretty rough.  I seemed to have gotten a stomach bug that lasted for about twenty four hours, however, it decided to linger for about another two days.  My belief is that with all the stress fo school (finals around the corner…Yikes!) and the stress of life in general, my body decided to retaliate.  I decided to take a much needed rest in the middle of the week, got a lot of much needed sleep and by the end of the week, I felt like I was back of track with a new fire!  Here is my week six;

Monday:

Toning and advanced step today!  Totaling about two and a half hours.  Felt good and pretty energetic, even through the last hour.  Am continuing with the heavier weights, Some times it seems easier, however, I think that sometimes everyone wonders; ‘When will this ever get easier?’

Tuesday:

Ran about a mile this morning, pretty tired.  Around noon, my stomach started doing sommersaults, got home just in time.  Was ill the rest of the night.  Went to bed early to get some much needed rest.

Wednesday:

Felt a little bit better when I woke up, had some toast with PB & J and my stomach started doing the same thing as yesterday.  Went to school and handed in my assignments that were due and immediately went home.  I slept for about three hours, felt a little better. I couldn’t bear the idea of missing any more workouts, so I went to my toning and kickboxing classes.  Surprisingly, I felt as good as new when I got home.  Did a lot of jump roping today and a lot, I mean A LOT of lunges.  Felt good though.  It seems that my stomach does not like it when I eat full meals right now, so I will stick to mini ones for a while.

Thursday:

Took the day off.  Thought it might be smart to rest after all that my body has been through in the past few days.

Friday:

Long run today.  Not as long as I would have liked; six miles.  However, I felt like that was better than nothing.  Was hard to keep going at times, pretty tired, but I pushed through.  My glutes still hurt from Wednesday, so I was anxious to get some lactic acid going…

Saturday:

Took the day off

Sunday:

Easy run today.  Four miles, ran really easy.  Ran quite a few hills, and experienced a pretty excruciating side ache.  This told me I need to start running outside more.  If only we would stop having these ’snow storms’!!!!!

Well, I hope everyone had a successful week!  Hopefully I will be able to run more this week, I sure plan on it!  All things considering, I am actually pretty pleased that I ran as much as I did this week.  I feel that a big part of running, especially distance running, is knowing/learning how to push yourself.  I learned some lessons in that area this week.  (My silver lining).  Good luck with week seven everybody!!!:)

]]> http://blog.lsc.edu/malitchy/2008/04/28/week-6/feed/ Week #5! http://blog.lsc.edu/malitchy/2008/04/22/week-5/ http://blog.lsc.edu/malitchy/2008/04/22/week-5/#comments Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:45:28 +0000 malitchy http://blog.lsc.edu/malitchy/2008/04/22/week-5/ Wow!  I cannot believe it is week five!  Overall, this week was not so great for me.  I was extremely tired and sluggish.  School was very busy and I ended up working 30 hours at my job, so I was beat!  I am still very frustrated with my diet and I just cannot seem to find a happy medium. (Between protien and carbohydrate consumption) I am sure that this will occur after or right before Grandma’s!:)  (Murphy’s Law)Anyways, Congrats to all that ran Fitger’s on Saturday!  I really would have loved to run, however, I had to work.  Hopefully next week will be better and I will be able to get more miles in!  With that said, here is my week.

Monday:

Toning class for an hour and fifteen minutes followed by advanced step for about another hour and fifteen minutes.

Tuesday:

Tried to attempt another six A.M. run.  Not very successful. Only ran two miles.  Felt very sluggish and tired.  Got a tip from someone to try eating a banana before running right away in the morning.  I am anxious to try it!

Wednesday:

Toning class for an hour and fifteen minutes.  Increased my weights today!  I struggled, but made it through.  Kickboxing class for another hour and fifteen minutes.  Did alot of jump rope in class today, boy are my calfs going to be sore tomorrow!

Thursday:

I was right, sore calfs!  Took the day off today, no real time to run between work and school.

Friday:

Long run day!  I was really, really tired today.  I think that the week caught up with me over night.  I put six miles in.  Not what I wanted to do, but there is always next week…

Saturday:

Fitger’s Day!  Too bad I’m at work!  I came home and ran for about three miles before I was ready for some studying and then bed.  Felt a little less tired today.  I think that my protein shakes are starting to pay off!

Sunday:

Took the day off.  Was nice to rest up for the coming week!

CONCLUSION: 

Well, it wasn’t my best week, but I felt my body was telling me to take a break, so I did.  Hopefully next week will be better and I won’t feel so exhausted. 

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