Jennifer on August 11th, 2010

I feel silly. I was already in bed but my mind started racing, convincing myself that I had to come back downstairs to type this blog post before I could lull myself to sleep.
Yesterday I ached a little. After Monday’s 45 minute jog/run, I felt pretty good, but yesterday my muscles reminded me [...]

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Jennifer on August 10th, 2010

My first experience with working towards my new goal was awesome! I’m already wondering if my goal wasn’t big enough. I think the 5K portion is right on target, and the two weeks is doable. I’m wondering if the 45 minutes part of my goal is too lax? Anyway, long story [...]

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This was the goal I mentioned in yesterday’s post: I want to be able to run a 5K distance in 45 minutes or less by two months from today.
I plan on using the indoor running track at our local YMCA three days per week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. I have arranged to [...]

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Jennifer on August 9th, 2010

A few months ago you may remember me mentioning a couple of friends that were training for a 5K. It was so motivating for me that I dusted off the treadmill in the basement and tried gradually increasing the number of jogging minutes in a 30 minute interval. While I had gotten that [...]

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Jennifer on March 3rd, 2010

As I posted earlier, I am going to aim for working out more on the treadmill and walking the dog in March and not relying solely on the Wii to keep me exercising! I took my statement seriously, so much so that as soon as I was done posting, I went downstairs and hopped [...]

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