Well, January has come and gone. It seemed to fly by, didn't it? Or maybe that's just me.
Anyway, I completed 89 miles in January. This is 11 miles short of my goal of 100 miles for the month. However, I did complete a marathon early in the month for my Run For The Bling Of It challenge, and during the recovery period my mileage was down a bit. I'm pretty sure I'll kick it up a notch once spring gets here.
I've broken the ten-minute-mile barrier. Not consistently, to be sure, but at least on the shorter runs I'm getting faster. And I managed to get on the bike. I wasn't agile or speedy or even good on the bike, but I remained upright for more than 45 minutes, so I'll count that as a success.
Melissa and I are working through a cycle of Body for Life to build some muscle. So far, it's going pretty well, except for the first week when I thought I needed to do twice the amount of work that I actually needed to do, and nearly incapacitated myself. But, other than that we're doing well with it!
Oh, and I started my doctoral coursework. A minor stressor at this point, but it does take up some of my time and so deserves a mention.
Now I'm looking forward to February. I have a half marathon scheduled in the middle of the month, and my goal is to cover 25 miles a week, and get on the bike several more times. We'll see how that goes. How was January for you? And what are your plans for February?
You had a great month!! You are doing so well with your runs and other workouts. Such an inspiration and you are definitely a great motivator for me. Thank you!!!
ReplyDeleteIn looking at DM it seems I hit 65 miles for the month. I need to go recheck that though, I deleted some of those extra runs it calculated when I synced my Garmin so it could be right! Crazy though if it is that will be the most I've ever ran in a month!!! And January was great for me..... a 7 miler and 8 miler..both firsts!! Woohoo!
Kim, I am very proud of you! :) And now you're training for a half marathon - you are the bomb!
ReplyDelete89 miles in Jan. You rock girl.
ReplyDeletenice job!! you still did 89 miles and started your doctoral coursework! beginning of january was fabulous but the end (with a slight injury) wasn’t so stellar but i’m hoping february is better :) 1/2 marathon in 2 weeks is the plan. i definitely didn’t run my 100 miles goal but thats okay-i’m learning how to be a better runner!
ReplyDeleteBeth, I know 89 miles is all in a day's work for you (albeit in the pool lately!) but thank you for being kind!
ReplyDeleteElizabeth, it's all about the big picture, isn't it?
What a great start to 2011 you had! Excellent mileage!
ReplyDeleteIn Feb I'm hoping to get serious about my half training. Oh and I guess I've got a 10k coming up soon!
Disney was last month? I feel like it was ages ago.
ReplyDeletegreat month. i love the "run for the bling" thing you're doing. great way to kick of the year!
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