Live Strong

I have been using the dailyplate on LiveStrong.com and found that it helps me "want" to run because it increases the number of calories I can eat.

I ran 4 miles today on the treadmill which gave me about extra 450 calories which is like another whole meal...yummy.

3 miles

I ran 3 miles today on the treadmill.

Keep on keeping on

I was only able to run of 4 occasions during our road trip...I had hoped to run 8 times. But I guess I should be happy that I ran at all because I cannot remember running on vacation ONCE in my whole life before this.

Back on my feet

So I have been running a lot since the beginning of the year. It is way too cold outside so I have been using a treadmill.
I have been building up to today with about 10 previous runs...but I am thrilled to say I ran 5 miles without stopping or slowing down!

Back into it?

After a few weeks of combined work-stress and motivation-lack through which I successfully delayed any running activities, I finally ran again. As I am typing this it is still dark outside...which means I must have started running those two miles very early in the morning. Feeling good. Should run again tomorrow.

Either way its funny

Sam is going through a period of great intelligence...at 3 years old he is acting like a mini teenager. Everything I say is not correct.

Maria was sitting in the drivers seat of our van and she asked me "how do you drive a car?"

Sam was nearby for my explination: "There are pedals and buttons and a wheel and they are all too far apart for kids to use. Cars are not made for kids to drive, they are made for big people." 

In a very indignant voice Sam said "that's NOT right."

At first I thought Sam was complaining about how unfair the world is, but on second thought he was probably just telling me that my answer was wrong. :)

First post

Thank you for inviting me to the group. I started running about 2 months ago, for the first time in my life. I had been a ballet dancer for 10 years before having my 3 kids, and so I never really needed any other sort of exercise, not to mention that fact that I HATED the idea of going for a run! But 7 months after giving birth to my third baby, I decided that I needed to do something to get me back into shape. I finally got up the motivation to start running. I do not know how fast I am now, but I know I am at least a bit faster than I started out. I usually focus more on endurance than speed... I am seriously not fast at all!
I usually only have about 25 to 30 minutes in the morning to run, while Peter is getting ready for work. I end up doing about 1.5 to 2.0 miles in that amount of time. I aim to run 3 to 4 times a week. Combined with a healthy, and somewhat calorie conscious diet, the running has helped me to get back down to my pre-pregnancy weight!!! It also has been great for getting me up and going for the day, and even helps to clear my head once in a while. I do not like it at the time, but I always feel pretty great after a run.
I have not tried running with the kids, but I do like to take walks with them, 2 in the double stroller and 1 in the carrier. I am wondering if anyone knows where to get a good stroller that can go on unpaved roads and hold 3 children??
Anyways, thanks again for the invite.

Hello

My name is Karen. I am not a real runner. Until a week ago I was not a runner at all. I think I actually hate running, but I don't know much about it, so I shouldn't judge. I have given birth to 3 kids in the past 4 years, and my body needs at least a little exercise. Not that I was in great shape prior to having kids, but now seems like the perfect time to get that ball rolling. So thanks for the encouragement, Jesse, and thank you for inviting me to contribute to your blog.

I just finished reading a book called Run For It, about a woman who sounds like me... hated running, embarrassed about"jiggling" (we'll leave it at that), and who just kept hanging on to those extra tens of pounds since adolescence. Her name was also Karen. The key differences between us are that now she has run 3 marathons and taught running clinics.

I do not aspire to running marathons. I aspire to being a) not at all overweight, b) self confident, and c) IN SHAPE for once in my life. I am pretty sure running as a lifestyle can really help me reach those goals. So here I am... posting in the public forum might just help motivate me out the door when I am not feeling like it.

In the past week I have run 3.2 miles (thank you, MapMyRun).

More consistent

In the last couple weeks I have run a handful of occasions. Each one just before dawn--because any later than that and I cannot fit running in to my day. The distances are none too impressive, each about 1.5-2.0 miles. This seems be a distance short enough that I can rationalize it to myself enough that I do not resist putting on my running shoes. Once my shoes are on I actually look forward to bounding down the cool empty pavement, watching the sky slowly turn from a medium blue to aquamarine. One of these mornings when I feel I have more time, and I forget that I am intelligent, I think I'll go for a longer run to see the sky turn from blue to orange.

Plymouth Father's Day 10K race

I finished a 10K in which I was happy with until I saw that 6 people over 60 years old beat my time. Goodness. I have a long way to go for long term fitness.

I ran!

After being sick for a little while with a cold that made me absolutely exhausted I finally decided to run a little bit. I was only thinking about it so i called Sean to make me run because i knew that would be the only way i would actually do it. So i ran 2.2 miles but my hip hurt the whole time which im not quite sure why.

How far is too far?

I couldn't answer that today. I ran nearly 7 miles, at a pretty brisk pace (not so brisk for "real runners"). Emily can vouch for me that I felt great the whole time. I actually feel like I could have kept running for a lot longer...but I don't my endurance to ruin my knees (which historically have had problems if I don't work my way up gradually).

Up to the library and back

Emily came over again after school and we ran with the young-ins to the library for a quick return, and then right back home again. 3.4 miles in all.

4 miles

Emily, my loyal running partner, came over and pushed one of my heavy kids for four miles after school today. I don't know how fast we went, but we went for distance today.

Studying? No

I should have been studying for anatomy because of my test tomorrow... but inbetween studying i decided to have a short run to wake me up. I ended up running 1.2 miles, not much but it woke me up and made me feel better.

Small runs

Last Sunday I wanted to run but it was too cold outside so i ran on the tredmill. The tredmill gets boring and i think everyone knows how that goes. So i ended up only running one mile. Oh well, it was something.
The next Day, Monday the 31st i ran outside for 2 miles. It was better :)

Easter Sunday run

I finally ran after too long of a pause. As I mentioned I am not a "real" runner, and something as silly as a stressful month of studying for a securities license exam and working was enough to keep me from pounding the pavement. (oh yeah, and it has been cold here in Michigan, too).

Emily came over Sunday afternoon and we ran 2 miles. Emily has obviously been running more consistently than myself, but I would just like to mention for the record that I beat Emily up the big hill.

Running isn't as hard as I remember

I went running again today. This time I went 2.7 miles. I wanted to go on but since I ran 4 yesterday I thought my body would end up hating me. So I thought it would be better to keep the miles down today. Jesse, want to come running with me soon?

Its getting warm!

Three days ago I ran 2 miles. Yesterday I was going to run 2 miles but I couldn't stop so I kept going until I reached 4 miles. It felt great and I forget why I stopped running. I gotta keep this up now!...as long as it stays warm outside.

:)

After a month of not running, one mile felt great. It was cold and the wind was hurting our throats and lungs but Jesse and I suffered through a whole MILE! Maria came along for the ride too. I hope to go out more often now that I am not tired and sick all of the time from mononucleosus. We'll post next time.