Today draws to a close the month of January. I had my second largest mileage month ever at 104.60 miles. Next week, I will put this extra training to the test with the Save the Light Half Marathon on Folly Beach, SC.  Amongst the race shirt and medal, we get an awesome looking print of the lighthouse.

Monday (1/26): I did a 5 mile treadmill run at the gym at lunch. I ran at 7.1 mph at 1% incline. This equated to a 8:27 pace.

Tuesday (1/27): I did an hour yoga class at the gym at lunch.

Wednesday (1/28): I ran 4 miles with my MUSC running group at 5:30 a.m., we averaged an 8:44 pace.

Thursday (1/29): Thursdays are my specialty run day. This week it was a tempo run on the treadmill. I started out with a 10 minute jog at a 10:05 pace. Then I did a tempo run for 20 minutes at a 8:15 pace, then finally a cooldown jog for 10 minutes at a 11:12 pace. The treadmill was at a 1% incline.

Friday (1/30): No workout

Saturday (1/31): Today Dan, Luke, and I ran 12 miles on the Summerville Saw Mill Branch Trail.  It was cold at 28 degrees at the start and warmed to 40 degrees at the end.  It was a great run considering the conditions.  We averaged a 9:47 pace.

Weight Loss Tracker

This week was a rough weight loss week, as I did not lose any weight. On a positive, I didn’t gain either, so I will take that as my motivation.

2015 Yearly Running Goal: 900 Miles
Weekly Mileage: 25.34 Miles
Remaining to Goal: 795.40 Miles

This week I did not blog much as I just needed a break.  I have a lot of irons in the fire right now, so I decided on a little online break.  I still got in all my runs this week, and continued my plan to run at least 20 miles per week.  I also did not lose much weight this week, only .3 pounds.  Time to step up my efforts to go to the next level and get past this next hurdle.

Monday (1/19): I ran 5 miles on the Summerville Saw Mill Branch Trail.  It was a holiday, so I was able to get out on the trail.  It was an awesome run at 57 degrees!  Shorts and short sleeved shirt!  I averaged an 8:19 pace.

Tuesday (1/20): I did one hour of yoga at the gym during lunch.

Wednesday (1/21): I ran 4 miles with my MUSC running group at 5:30 a.m.

Thursday (1/22): No workout

Friday (1/23): I ran speed intervals at the gym at the MUSC Wellness Center.  I ran 10 x 400m in the 7:11 – 7:32 pace range.  After each interval I did a walk/jog for 200m and then repeated the process. I started the run with 2 miles at a jog to warm up.

Saturday (1/24): I had planned to run this morning with a couple of running buddies, even though it was a downpour. However, when we were evaluating, we were seeing lightening in the area and cancelled.  I was actually looking forward to a refreshing run in the rain.  Ha Ha Ha.  However, I did get a 6 mile run in on the treadmill at the house.  I averaged a 8:53 pace on the run.

Weight Loss Tracker

2015 Yearly Running Goal: 900 Miles
Weekly Mileage: 20.77 Miles
Remaining to Goal: 820.73 Miles

Monday (1/12): I ran 5 miles on the treadmill at the gym at lunch.  The settings were 7.0 mph at 1% incline which equated to a 8:49 pace.

Tuesday (1/13): No workout. I had to travel for work all day today so did not have time to get in a workout.

Wednesday (1/14): I ran 4.1 miles with my MUSC running group at 5:30 a.m.

Thursday (1/15): I ran hill repeats at the house on the treadmill.  I started with a 10 minute warmup at a 10 minute pace.  I then began the hill repeats, starting at a 2% incline for 2 minutes, 4% incline for 2 minutes, 8% incline for 2 minutes, & 2% incline for 2 minutes.  I then repeats this 3 times and averaged a 8:45-9:00 pace.  It ended with a 10 minute cool down in the 11:00-12:00 pace range.  Total mileage was 4.5 miles.

Friday (1/16): No workout

Saturday (1/17):  Today I ran with Dan, Luke, & Corel.  It was a bit chilly at 36 degrees with a 8-10 mph wind.  We ran 10 miles, starting out in Mt. Pleasant, and running over to Sullivan’s Island, and on to Isle of Palms and back.  We had to go over to the islands because of the Charleston Marathon & Half Marathon this morning.  Several of our running partners ran the race, so congrats to them!  I know they did well!  They got far better weather today than in 2014, so that was a plus!

Look at these amazing views from Isle of Palms Breach Inlet this morning.  The sun coming up over the Atlantic Ocean!  There were also dolphin everywhere!  What a beautiful morning!

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Weight Loss Tracker

2015 Yearly Running Goal: 900 Miles
Weekly Mileage: 23.63 Miles
Remaining to Goal: 841.50 Miles

Let me start by wishing all my fellow RunDisney runners good luck as they compete in the various races at the Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend.  It does feel weird waking up this morning and just doing a training run.  For the last 3 years I have been down in Florida participating.  Unfortunately, with trying to complete the 50 States Half Marathons and Disney continuing to increase prices, they have now priced me out of their races.  However, good luck to everyone, run safely & enjoy the experience!

Monday (1/5): I ran 5 miles on the treadmill at the gym at lunch.  The settings were 6.9 mph at 1% incline which equated to a 8:52 pace.

Tuesday (1/6): I did one hour of yoga at the gym at lunch.

Wednesday (1/7): I ran 4.3 miles with my running group from work at 5:30 a.m (pace 8;42).

Thursday (1/8): No workout – I was supposed to do a Tempo Run; however, after my chiropractor visit, she said my hip was a mess and needed the night off, so I moved it to Friday night

Friday (1/9): For the second week of my adding a special run, on Friday I did a Tempo Run on the treadmill at the house.  I started with a slow jog for 10 minutes (pace: 10:05).  For the next 20 minutes, the tempo portion, I ran at a 8:16 pace.  Finally, I did a 10 minute cool down (11:00 pace).

Saturday (1/10):  Today we had six coming out for the group run.  It was 36 degrees and felt like 30 degrees with the 7-10 mph winds.  We ran 9 miles on the West Ashley Greenway.  It was a great run other than the cold weather.  We had a few new runners to the group as well.  What was great about running the Greenway, is that we start behind the Starbucks at South Windermere Shopping Center, so when we finished, we went in for coffee and hot chocolate to warm up.

This week I got a surprise in the mail.  I completed multiple races with the Rock ‘n’ Roll Series in 2014 and they sent me a completer medal for their “Heavy Medal Club”.  Check it out, it is pretty sweet.

Weight Loss Tracker

2015 Yearly Running Goal: 900 Miles
Weekly Mileage: 22.64 Miles
Remaining to Goal: 865.13 Miles