Exercise, Exercise, Exercise (Not the good kind)

Well since Friday night at 2200 hrs. (10PM for you civilians) I have been on 1 hr. standby awaiting for the exercise to kick off here at Kadena. That means that I have to be able to report to work within an hour. So needless to say I have not been able to get in any running since I was put on standby which totally sucks. I am hoping that the Exercise will end on Friday and I will be able to continue my training at that point. But it seems that Kadena is hell bent on not letting me do my Marathon Training so we will just have to see. There are times when I HATE being here, 4 more days to go of the Exercise....I hope!! Until next time...

Running Totals for 15 Oct 09

Well it has been a little of a challenge to figure out when to run now that I am back at work and working 12's once again. On top of that we are preparing for an Base Exercise next week so the preparations for that kind of suck and take up a lot of time. I hope that after next week things will get back to normal, some what before the next group deploys towards the beginning of the year. Then this mess will start all over again. In the mean time I got in a decent run this morning. It has been rainy here all week and I don't mind running in the rain as long as it isn't a torrential down pour. And that is what I found myself in this morning a little over half way through my run. It was bad enough that I ran to my work and waited until it calmed down a little bit. Anyways I got through it and I am still on schedule this week. Today I ran 9.1 miles, burned 1,393 calories, and it took me 98 minutes. I ran the scheduled 8 miles and the other 1.1 was a cool down (for the record). Anyways it was a good run nonetheless. Until next time...

Running Totals for 13 Oct 09

Well today's run occurred in the rain which was a good thing. What is it about running in the rain that is so invigorating. Anyways I weighed in Monday and I was 247.6 so that means I l0st 1 lb. this week. I guess I seriously need to look at my eating habits if I ever want to lose weight again. I mean I run 45 miles and lose 1 pound? Something has got to change. Anyways my week looks like this. Tues- 5 miler, Wed- 8 miler, Thurs- 5 miler, Fri- some sort of run, Sat- Rest, & Sun- 18 miler for 36 miles total. I am on 12's the next two weeks so I need to work in my runs around my work. I hope that I can slip away to the gym in the morning to get in my workouts. I guess it's back to the treadmill unless I can get home and hit the road. Today I did a 5.21 miler, burned 823 calories, and went for 53 minutes. I am going to stick closer to what the program actually says to run and not over do it. I will see how that goes. I hope all is well with everyone. Love and miss you. Until next time...

Weekly Totals & Running Totals for 10 Oct 09

Well my first full week back of running is in the books and I am glad that I am past it. This week has really kicked my butt because of my slacking the past month. I deserve all the pain I have right now but I know it's the "good" kind of pain. I am back on track on my Hal Hidgon training plan and I have 8 weeks to go before the marathon so I need to stay on track. Today was my long run and I got in 17 miles, burned 2,904 calories, and it took me 3 hrs & 20 minutes to complete. The big thing that I took away from this run is that I finished it and I still had more in the tank even if it is at a turtles pace. My weekly totals are as follows: I got in 45.43 miles, burned 7,559 calories, and I ran for 9 hrs & 58 minutes. It was a good week. Until next time...

Running Totals for 08 Oct 09

Well it was actually yesterday but I didn't get around to posting so I need to do a little catch up. I got in 5.28 miles which I took Heather along with me which I am not sure if she is happy about now. She is a little sore today and I hope that it doesn't get worse. Today (Friday Oct 9th) is a no run day according to Hal's program and then tomorrow will be my long run of 17 miles. I hope that the weather will cooperate. Until next time...

Running Totals for 07 Oct 09

Well after no running yesterday, I doubled it up today and got in some good miles. I do another shorter run tomorrow, about 5 miles, Friday off, then 17 miles on Saturday, and that will finish up my week. It will be a good "starting" week after my little hiatus. Tonight I ran 10.13 pounding miles on the pavement, burned 1,908 calories, and I ran for 103 minutes. My knees are used to the cushy treadmill and it is shock therapy running on the roads with these killer hills. They have 8 more weeks to get adjusted before the Naha marathon and I think I will do fine as long as I am committed to my training. Until next time...

Typhoon Melor

No running last night because we were supposed to get hit by Typhoon Melor but it turned North before it ever got to the island. But we did get quite a bit of rain and wind so no running last night. I will just have to make up Tuesday's run on Wednesday. I will combine the two distances and put in another longer run. Until next time...

Weigh In Day & Running Totals for 05 Oct 09

Ok, it's time to get back on track with my goals. I have screwed off for a month now and I am waaaaayyyyyy behind the curve. Because of my laziness I am going to switch my Hal Higdon Training Plan to the Novice Plan. I don't think I can get in 2x 20 mile runs in the time I have left and still have enough left for the marathon. I am going to play this first one conservative and go from there. The ultimate goal here is to FINISH my first marathon and enjoy it enough to want to run more after this one. Well this month has caught up to me and I am back to 248.6 lbs. I am some make up work to do in the losing weight department. Today Heather and I went for a walk this morning and we did 2.03 miles and tonight I went for a grueling 9.03 mile run which kicked my butt. And that is exactly what I needed it to do. So in total I completed 11.06 miles today, burned 2038 calories, and I went for 101 minutes (this time is for my run only). I am going to take this one day at a time and get back on schedule and try to meet my goals I have set for myself. Until next time...