Diary of a Semi-Health Nut

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{Re-try}: Running: ~10K~ Bonus: 10 Week 10K Training Schedule

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So…
the last time I tried to get into training for a race..I hurt my back at work and had to do physical therapy for a couple of months.

And I was actually getting really into it!

Half-Marathon What? Jan 3, 2011~>This is when I decided to train for a half-marathon for May 1st
Week One of Training Complete Jan 9, 2011
I Ran Yesterday and it was Awesome! 3-2-1 method Jan 23, 2011 ~> my most viewed blog post
Keepin at it! Week 4 of Half-Marathon Jan 31, 2011
Stitches! Week 5 Feb 6, 2011
Marathon is Sold Out What? Mar 7, 2011~>Half-marathon was sold out, but decided on a different race…and paid for it
Happy Birthday to Me! April 8, 2011~>This is when I got my Garmin Running Watch
Being out of Town is NO EXCUSE to Not Work Out April 13, 2011~>went 6 miles this day

Hurt myself April 18th and I was told I couldn’t run for awhile and therefore couldn’t run the race I paid for (3 months ago today!!)
Then the blog turned into more of a food blog..  (Not a bad thing eh?)

Recently I actually tried  to get back into running on the fourth of july and I irritated a cyst/some cysts in my ovary (thought it was just cramps or a stitch in my side from not having run for a long time…) and it ruptured the next day…TMI?  Well, just sayin that I have been a little leery of starting on the journey of running again.

How fast am I? 
To give you a reference point I am somewhere between a snake and a mongoose.  And a panther.  (Dwight K. Schrute, The Office, Season 3)



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I really wish I could be as awesome as Dwight…

Lately I have been a little bored…work is slow, I’m only taking one class online and its not stressful because I LOVE IT (Nutrition), and the BF is now working a real job…40-50 hours a week.  Thus, the reconsideration of running again.  There is a marathon/half-marathon/10K run September 25, 2011 and I’m going to go for the 10K.  Safe right?  6 miles…I have run 6 miles before so shouldn’t be too bad.

I went back into my files and found my training schedules and modified them a bit so now I have a…

10 Week 10K Training Schedule

If you aren’t able to see this, I can send it as an attachment in an e-mail.  This was as clear as I could get it.
I actually ran a mile today…in hundred degree weather…it was awful and amazing at the same time.  I don’t recommend it, but I needed to do it today!  Such a stress reliever and a good ego boost to be able to set a goal and accomplish it…even though the goal was only to run a mile.  🙂
Are you running any races this summer?
Have you ever been injured and had to wait to workout or run for awhile?  Wasn’t it torture??
Thanks for stopping by and have a happy, healthy, blessed evening!
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