Distance or Time?
I took three days off, and cheated a bit on my no eating after 8pm rule. I still only drank water and a bit of vino, but other than that, I'm feeling okay. My stomach took a hard hit with all the process, restaurant food – which is interesting, but not surprising. I've been eating really well for the last 70 days, so it's no wonder my body went "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU FEEDING ME?"
I've been straying off the Couch to 5K in 6 weeks plan, mostly because it's a little easy for me. I decided to track distance instead, attempting to run a mile in under 12 minutes every session this week, and then upping it to 1.5 miles. However, I'm not really sure if this is the right way to go, and would love to hear from seasoned runners. I'm also going to start running outside as well, because I'm sure that will be more challenging than the treadmill.
I've also been trying to figure out how to track my runs outside (heh) without a fancy watch, and DING! I remembered I own an iPhone. I decided to try "I MAP MY RUN," a free application that uses the iPhone's built in GPS to help you track how far and fast you are going. On the down side, it doesn't have great reviews, so I'm curious to see how it goes. But, it was free, so it's not like I'm losing anything. I'll be checking out some other applications as well, since I know there are a few out there, like Runkeeper, that didn't come up in my quick search on my walk yesterday.
Overall, I'm enjoying the change in pace (literally and figuratively), but definitely feel as though this program requires more dedication. It's easy to do the same workout every day; you form a habit and you don't have to think about it. But switching things up, picking and choosing, and trying to figure out what you want to do on any given day allows for way more opportunities to just choose to do nothing or something that's not as challenging as it could be.
Here's what's coming up this week: SHREDHEADS T-SHIRTS!
Also, if you're doing the 30 Day Shred this month and would like to post here about your experiences, please let me know! I realize a lot of people started reading this blog for that reason, and I'd like to keep that up for those folks. [motherhooduncensored @ yahoo dot com]
I found that running outside was a LOT different than a treadmill, so don’t get discouraged if it’s really tough—but it is so much more interesting too and downhills are the best. I remember complaining about a “hill” I had to run up and had someone say, “there’s no hill there!”—it’s amazing what the slightest incline can do.
It depends what your goals are. If you want a tough and short workout, increasing your speed makes sense (since you’ll have a hard workout that doesn’t take forever). If you’re working toward improving your endurance and running a race, it makes more sense to meet your distance goals (ie run the full distance without walk breaks) instead of your speed goals. You can always improve your speed once you’ve got the distance under control. Hills and intervals are also great ways to make a run more difficult and less tedious, and running outside will definitely target different muscles. Experiment!
I’m no experienced runner (obviously), but I’m doing the full distance every time I go out. I figured I want to at least be able to do the whole 5K somehow, even if it’s part walk part run. I’m slowly upping the run time and decreasing the walk time, and by 5K day I’ll do what I can. Hopefully it’ll work. *laugh*
If you set the treadmill at an incline of 1.5 it will be most like running outside (I read in a runner’s magazine a while back that it takes away the work that the treadmill does for you). That works well if the weather doesn’t cooperate and you need to get a run in.
I’m all about distance, never time or speed. I’ve been running for years now. I’ve done a few half marathons and one marathon. When I first started all I wanted to do was be able to run for 20 minutes. Even during my marathon training I have always trained with 10 and 1s. I found a can run longer and farther if I get those 1 minute walk breaks. That being said, once you have built up your endurance and distance, you can always do hill training and speed work to improve your time. Anyway, that is just my two cents worth, but what do I know, my motto is “Built for Distance, Not for Speed”!
i’m a fan of both time and distance. i like changing it up too — ie long, steady run, quick 5K, hills etc. i love the long steadies the best…lately, tracking wise, i’m using walkjogrun.net — it’s great. for mother’s day, i got the nike + — i am SO EXCITED about it! will take tracking running to a new level. here’s a post about it from another good blog: http://ronisweigh.com/2009/03/my-running-partner-the-ipodnike.html
Kristen, I was training to run a half-marathon, then hurt my knee from working too hard, too fast. Don’t worry that it seems easy, you really need to work into it slowly or you’ll get injured. Even though your fitness level may allow you to work harder, your bones, joints and feet may say “HOLD UP.” At least that’s been my experience.
Now that my knees are feeling better, I am going to start the Shred program over again and work on getting stronger… then I plan to start the Couch to 5K program in about a month.
I’ve never tried the app for MapMyRun but you can always visit the website mapmyrun.com and put in where you ran. I use that all of the time and it works well.
Your other option is the Nike+ system (which I have too). It’s awesome. It’s kind of a big investment with the shoes/ipod/kit, but if you already have the ipod you’re 2/3 of the way there!
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