Major problems....

Four days til race day. Last week I felt awful and got practically no walking/running done. I'm so screwed for this first race. I'm just hoping to complete it.
To add to my problems, the treadmill broke. Again. So I've got to fix that.
I'm so worried about this. I need to do this race. I need to finish.

Sorry about the lack of posts! In full on panic mode...

Less than two weeks and it's not looking too good. I guess all I can do is try. I did get in my 9 miles on Sunday. Unfortunately I can't give you any times because, well, my treadmill died halfway through and screwed up everything. And then it didn't work yesterday. Talk about panic mode! Thankfully my mother fixed it.
Anyway, got my 30 minutes in today, which was almost two miles, which is pretty good. Hopefully I can keep that pace up race day. I've got a 10 miler this Sunday.... why does this plan not have a 13 mile day scheduled?? I feel so unprepared....

Monthly blahs

Well, I still feel like garbage, although I did get my thirty minutes in. I didn't eat well today, so that combined with a few other things may be why I feel so awful. Thankfully I shouldn't have this problem for either race.
I got under two miles in in 30 minutes- 1.75 miles, to be exact. And it took 17:46 to complete the mile. Still under cut time for the first race, but not very good. But I'm taking some comfort in the fact that I still managed to get up and run even though I felt awful.
Let's see... I got this awesome water bottle called a Bobble which I'm using, combined with a water app on my phone, to drink more water and less soda. So far I've been doing great! I've seriously cut back on my soda intake.
That's all for now. Hopefully I'll feel better tomorrow and get a full workout in!

Back on track!

Well, I got my walking in today! 45 minutes with a distance of 2.68 miles. If I can keep that average for the entire race I'll be able to finish in the alloted time without any problems. My fastest mile was 16:13. I wasn't feeling great, so no jogging. Just walking, with an average speed of 3.5 mph.
Hopefully I'll get more in tomorrow!! Less than three weeks until my first race! I need to be focused!

Not looking good....

Less than three weeks and I feel awful. I tried to get on the treadmill today and felt bad after a few minutes. Today is supposed to be a rest day anyway, but I was hoping to catch up a bit. Anyway, no work out today. I really need to get back into it if I'm going to be remotely ready for the first half marathon. I should be feeling better tomorrow, I hope, so I'll put extra effort in then.
Wish me luck!

Uh oh!

Under a month until my first race!!! I won't lie, I'm really nervous about it.
The good news is that I've been walking every day I'm scheduled to, which is great! The bad news came today with the weekly distance run. I was supposed to run 8 miles and I only got 5 in. It was mainly a time issue- I didn't have the time to finish the last three miles. Unfortunately, with my current job weekends are the worst, so I have little time to get my walking in.
But I'm going to keep at it! At 5 miles (which I completed in 81:22) I was walking at an average speed of 3.66 mph. There was some jogging in there as well- I went 4.9 mph then.
Two problems started to arise when I had to stop:
Firstly, my legs were beginning to feel very tired. After a half hour they don't feel so bad, so I just need to work through that tired feeling.
Secondly, I'm getting very bored. Very, very bored. I grabbed a bunch of old magazines and flipped through them, trying to avoid seeing how far I've gotten. Watching television while on the treadmill doesn't work for me like it does for my mom. I may try putting on a movie for my next workout. I'm also going to create a very long workout playlist for my ipod. I just need to move all of my music from my old computer to my new one....
Anyway, that's all for now! I'll update again shortly!

Just over a month left...

With a month and a few days left I'm really starting to panic. I'm not sure I can do 13.1 miles in one go. I keep forcing myself to think that I can, though, and keep on training.
Today was a 40 minute walk, with an average speed of 3.6 mph. With a fastest mile of 15:54 minutes, I ended up walking 2.43 miles. Since I need to maintain an 18:19 mile I should be okay- as long as I can maintain a 15 to 16 minute mile thoughout the race.
I didn't feel like I was getting into my stride until the end of the walking. I may have started off too fast/without really being fully warmed up and that's why it took me so long.
I'm also having a "fat" night- I night where I feel particularly bad about my body. It's not a good feeling, but as soon as I started to feel bad I got myself up and moving, which made me feel a bit better. I'm moving and getting active. So I'm losing weight very slowly. Considering that I haven't been eating as well as I should (something I need to work on soon!!!), the fact that my weight is going down at all is great.
Tomorrow is an off day, but I may walk since I didn't feel up to it on Tuesday.
Well, ta ta for now!