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Monday Running update

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Last Week: (Week 5 of HM training)

  • Monday – 2 walks at work, 4 mile Turkey Trot training group run (@RPI) – last one!!
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AM walk

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lunch time – can you believe that temp??

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  • Tuesday – walk at work, 3 mile run during lunch, tennis
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AM walk

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lunch run on the track

  • Wednesday – DAY OFF, STEM group run, 2 mile run, gym, yoga (snowstorm)
  • Thursday – DAY OFF, 10K race, dinner out
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and a PR!!!!

  • Friday- DAY OFF, STEM group run, gym, 3 mile run, movie, mah jongg

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very good

  • Saturday – 5k race + 5 miles (too cold)
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1st in my AG!!

 

  • Sunday – rest, decorate, write out cards, mall walk with bff

This Week: (Week 6 of HM training)

  • Monday – walk at work, STEM group run + ( 4 miles)
  • Tuesday – walk at work, rest, tennis
  • Wednesday – DAY OFF, trip to NYC!!
  • Thursday – walk at work, lunch time run?, hair appt
  • Friday- walk at work, gym, mah jongg
  • Saturday – proctor LSATs, (good luck to the STEM group on their 1st 5k), bake cookies, 5k race at night
  • Sunday – 4 mile run?, paint & sip with my mentee (to celebrate her b-day), dinner out
I’m linking this post up with Tara at Running n’ Reading for her Weekend Update!

Happy Running! How is your running going?  Any races ?

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November Recap

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  • Run 3-4 times each week.YES!
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after STEM volunteering

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on the track during lunchtime

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when the weather is bad

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after work

  • Walk once a day while at work. YES!

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still indoors

indoors when raining or too cold

  • Participate in Turkey Trot Training Group Runs at least once a week. YES!

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  • Volunteer in the STEM training runs once a week. YES!

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  • Complete my 5k races with under 10 min/mile pace (if I run any.) YES!

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  • Complete a 10K race. YES! and a PR!

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  • Complete a 15K race. YES! and a PR!

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  • Do long runs on the weekend in preparation for half marathon #10. YES on most weekends!

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  • Run at least 80 miles. YES!

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  • Go to the gym at least once a week. YES! Most weeks.
  • Start knitting hat #3 YES! and finished it.

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DECEMBER GOALS:

  • Run 3-4 times each week (no matter how cold it gets.)
  • Walk once a day while at work.
  • Run with a group when possible.
  • Complete my 5k races with under 10 min/mile pace.
  • Complete a 15K race.
  • Do long runs on the weekend to train for half marathon #10 on January 17.
  • Run at least 80 miles
  • Go to the gym at least once a week.
  • Start back at yoga.
  • Avoid gaining weight (while attending holiday parties)
  • Spend time with my mentee

Happy Running! How was your November?  Anything special planned for December?

 

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Friday Five: Staying healthy & on track during the holidays

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Every Friday, three DC area bloggers Mar at Mar On the Run, Cynthia at You Signed Up For What?! and Courtney from Eat Pray Run, DC to host the Friday Five linkup.  Anyone can join with their own Friday Five post (yes, it must be a Friday Five!!)  They encourage you to visit other blogs on the linkup, comment, share and engage!

This week, the theme is Staying healthy & on track during the holidays

1.  Bring healthy snacks to work. If you are hungry, you will be tempted to eat something unhealthy. This is what I always have in my lunch bag everyday.

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2. Walk whenever you can. That means taking the stairs rather than the elevator. Eat a quick lunch and go for a walk.  Take a walk after dinner.

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3. Sign up for a race.  If you do, you will be motivated to get out and run. Running burns calories, right?

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4. Do some kind of cross-training activity that you enjoy– work out, do yoga, pilates, zumba, play tennis or whatever you can to stay active.

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5.Get on the scale. I rarely get on the scale but I try to weigh myself more frequently during the holidays. Nothing like several lbs gained to make me lose my appetite.

Will I cheat?  Of course but I try to make them worthwhile cheats on special occasions. (I have a weakness for desserts…)

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christmas cookie exchange at work

Happy Running! How do you stay healthy & on track during the holidays?

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Monday running update

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  • Monday – walk at work, 3 mile group run
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sort of did intervals … it was humid & hilly…met some more nice people to run & chat with 🙂

  • Tuesday – walk at work, rest, tennis
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PM walk

  • Wednesday – 3 mile run, walk at work, 4 6 mile run

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  • Thursday – 3 mile run, walk at work, gym orientation, 2 mile run

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  • Friday- walk at work, rest, gym, mah jongg
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AM walk

  • Saturday – 5k race + 6  7 more miles

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  • Sunday – NYC for lunch & to see Kinky Boots with the tennis ladies

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I won a blog giveaway!

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This Week:

  • Monday – walk at work, 3 mile group run, mall walk with BFF
  • Tuesday – walk at work, rest, tennis
  • Wednesday – walk at work, 3 mile run, yoga
  • Thursday – walk at work, 4 mile run
  • Friday- walk at work, rest, gym, mah jongg
  • Saturday – 5k race + 6 more miles
  • Sunday – gym, rest, last day of boating for the season 😦

Happy Running! How is your running going?  Any races ?

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Monday Running Update

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  • Monday – walk at work, 3 mile group run
  • Tuesday – walk at work, rest, 4 mile run, mall walk with BFF
  • Wednesday – walk at work, 4 mile run
  • Thursday – walk at work, rest, hair appt
  • Friday- walk at work, DAY OFF, 4 mile run, mah jongg
  • Saturday – proctor LSATs, party, rest
  • Sunday – 5K race + 6 more miles, boating

This Week:

  • Monday – walk at work, 3 mile group run
  • Tuesday – walk at work, rest, tennis
  • Wednesday – 3 mile run, walk at work, yoga
  • Thursday – 3 mile run, walk at work, rest, gym orientation
  • Friday- walk at work, 4 mile run, mah jongg
  • Saturday – 5k race + 6 more miles
  • Sunday – NYC to see Kinky Boots with the tennis ladies

Happy Running! How is your running going?  Any races ?

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August Rundown

August Goals:

  • RUN at least 3-4 times each week. YES!

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  • Continue planks. Not often.
  • Go to Yoga at least 2x. Nope! Not at all (but my yoga instructor is out with Lyme disease.)
  • Walk at least once a day at work. YES!

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  • Play tennis outdoors once a week  YES! (got rained out 2x)
  • Continue to use those 5 lb weights on my desk.  Not often!
  • Run any 5k or 10K races under 10 minutes per mile! Yes and No!
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Jailhouse Rock 5K – 28:25 = 2nd in AG

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Camp Chingachgook 10K – 1:04:54 = 2nd in AG

  • Run at least 70 miles this month. NOT QUITE! My lowest monthly total this year 😦

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  • Dedicate all my runs to John Anthony my running buddy. YES!
  • See my mentee Amanda (she is no longer moving away.) YES! We went to an amusement park.

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  • Eat healthy…lose those annoying extra lbs. No! 😦
  • Run at least once a week before work. Yes!

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  • Decide on a winter half. Not yet!

What else?

I spent two days in Connecticut where I went hiking and played a lot of tennis.

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I went for breakfast at the race track with Molly for the 30th summer.

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I went to another tennis weekend on the Schroon River.

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Also I spent some more time boating on the lake with my hubby.

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I went to the US Open.

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 September Goals:

  • RUN at least 3-4 times each week. 
  • Do planks.
  • Walk at least once a day at work.
  • Use those 5 lb weights on my desk.
  • Lose those extra lbs.
  • Run 5k races under 10 minutes per mile!
  • Start training for October 10 mile race.
  • Pick a destination Winter or Spring race.
  • Run at least 70 miles this month.
  • Dedicate all my runs to John Anthony my running buddy.

Happy Running! How was your August?  Anything special planned for September?

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Monday running update

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  • Monday – walk at work, 4 mile run

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AM walk

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after work on the rail trail

  • Tuesday – walk at work, rest, tennis, mall walk with my BFF
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AM walk

  • Wednesday – walk at work, 4 3 mile run

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before work

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AM walk

  • Thursday – 2 walks at work, hair appt

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AM walk

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PM walk

  • Friday-  walk at work (rain), 4 3 mile run, mah jongg
even on the track

on the track after the rain stopped

  • Saturday – tennis party on Schroon River, walking

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  • Sunday  6 5 mile run, more tennis on the river
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just a perfect run, wish I had time for more but tennis was calling me…

This Week:

  • Monday – 2 walks at work, rest
  • Tuesday – 3 mile run before work, walk at work, rest, tennis
  • Wednesday – walk at work, 3 mile run, yoga
  • Thursday – DAY OFF – trip to the US Open
  • Friday- walk at work, 3 mile run, mah jongg
  • Saturday – 7 mile run
  • Sunday –  boating (Xmas on the lake party)

Happy Running! How is your running going?  Any races ?

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Monday running update

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  • Monday – 2 walks at work, 4 3 mile run
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AM walk

PM walk

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  • Tuesday – walk at work, rest, tennis (rain, rain)
  • Wednesday – walk at work, (rain) 3 mile run, yoga
even on the track

intervals in the rain (light rain) after work

  • Thursday – 2 walks at work, 4 3 mile run
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AM walk – almost feels like fall

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PM walk to the park

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  • Friday-  DAY OFF, party at the marina
  • Saturday –5K race + 3 1 more mile, boating
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Jailhouse Rock 5K – 2nd in AG award

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picnic on Log Bay Island (Lake George)

  • Sunday – 3 miles, day at my mentee & family

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This Week:

  • Monday – walk at work, 4 mile run
  • Tuesday – walk at work, rest, tennis, mall walk with my BFF
  • Wednesday – walk at work, 4 mile run
  • Thursday – 2 walks at work, hair appt
  • Friday-  walk at work, 4 mile run, mah jongg
  • Saturday – tennis party on Schroon River
  • Sunday  6 mile run???, more partying on the river

Happy Running! How is your running going?  Any races ?

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Monday running update

20140625-122436-44676505Last Week:

  • Monday – breakfast at the track, rest

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  • Tuesday – 3 mile run before work, walk at work, tennis (rained out)
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before work

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AM walk

  • Wednesday -2 walks at work, rest, 3 mile run, yoga
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AM walk

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PM walk

  • Thursday – walk at work, 4 3 mile run before work
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naked run – no phone and no watch

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PM walk

  • Friday-  2 walks at work, rest, mah jongg
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AM walk

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PM walk

  • Saturday –10K race, boating

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  • Sunday – rest, 4 mile run, boating

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This Week:

  • Monday – walk at work, 4 mile run
  • Tuesday – walk at work, rest, tennis
  • Wednesday – walk at work, 4 mile run
  • Thursday – walk at work, 3 mile run, yoga
  • Friday-  rest, party at marina
  • Saturday –5K race + 3 more miles
  • Sunday – boating

Happy Running! How is your running going?  Any races ?

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July rundown

JULY GOALS:

Repeated goals:

  • RUN at least 3-4 times each week. YES!
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before work

in the park

after work

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during work

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new trails on a day off

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bike path on the weekend

  • Continue planks. Not often 😦
  • Go to Yoga at least 2x. YES! 2X
  • Walk at least once a day at work. YES! Everyday!
AM walk

am walk

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pm walk

  • Play tennis outdoors once a week. YES! 3X (got rained out 1x)

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  • Continue to use those 5 lb weights on my desk. Not often 😦
  • Run any 5k or 10K races under 10 minutes per mile! Barely!
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Turning Point 5k -30:49

  • Run at least 75 miles this month. YES!

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  • Dedicate all my runs to John Anthony my running buddy. YES! Of course.
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his reaction to the race shirts that I sent him

New goals:

  • Lose at least 5 lbs. NOPE!! 😦
  • Add weekly long runs. YES until my half.
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July 5

  • Complete my 9th half marathon. YES!
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a tough one at 2:26:00 but won 2nd in my AG

  • Choose a fall or winter half marathon. Nope!  Still only have the 10 miler in October.
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  • Start training for a fall half. Nope!

I also spent time on our boat on Lake George.

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I spent 2 days at my friend’s on the Schroon River.

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I saw Jimmy Buffet in concert!!

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he was awesome…

August Goals:

Repeated goals:

  • RUN at least 3-4 times each week. 
  • Continue planks.
  • Go to Yoga at least 2x.
  • Walk at least once a day at work.
  • Play tennis outdoors once a week
  • Continue to use those 5 lb weights on my desk.
  • Run any 5k or 10K races under 10 minutes per mile!
  • Run at least 70 miles this month.
  • Dedicate all my runs to John Anthony my running buddy.

New goals:

  • See my mentee Amanda (she is no longer moving away.)
  • Eat healthy…lose those annoying extra lbs.
  • Run at least once a week before work.
  • Decide on a winter half.

Happy Running! How was your July?  Anything special planned for August?

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