I track my workouts in various ways. To keep me on track personally, I use a combination of my calendar, my Nike+, and Daily Mile. Daily Mile is an excellent tracker website, because it also lets you do social networking. If you use it, add me as a friend!
I decided to also keep a log of my workouts here, starting April 1, 2010.
June 27: A very hot(!) 4 miler. Total time: 39:32. Avg. pace: 9:52 min/mi.
June 25-26: rest days
June 24: 30 minute strength workout
June 23: Easy 3 miler. Total time: 29:52. Avg. pace: 9:56 min/mi.
June 21-22: sick days (sadly, the headache got worse)
June 20: rest day (had a nagging sinus headache all day!)
June 19: Notes for Cliff 5K race! My Garmin said the race was a bit short, so I’ll go by those statistics for now. Total distance: 3.05 miles. Total time: 27:40 (forgot to turn off my garmin right away, so the last .05 mile has a 15 minute pace!). Avg. pace: 9:03 min/mi
Jule 18: rest day
June 17: rest day
June 16: 4.02 miles outside after work (80 degrees!!). Total time: 00:39:56. Avg. pace: 9:55 min/mi. This is my fastest run to date!
June 14: 2.58 mile treadmill run. I was happy that I didn’t have any significant leg pain after this run. Total time: 00:30:01. Avg. pace: 11:35 min/mi.
June 7-13: Dealt with shin splints and some very tight muscles. Double sad face :(
June 6: 6.52 mile run/walk outside. My shins and my right knee were bugging me a little during this workout. Total time: 01:27:43. Avg. pace: 13:27 min/mi.
June 1-5: Can’t remember what I did, but I sure didn’t run. This deserves a sad face :(
55.35 total miles in May!
May 31: 2.17 miles on the treadmill. Total Time: 00:25:00. Avg. pace: 11:31 min/mi.
May 29: 3.94 mile run (in 88 degree heat!). Total time: 00:40:28. Avg. pace: 10:16 min/mi.
May 28: 30 minutes on the elliptical on variety/cross-training level 2. Total of 3.05 miles.
May 27: unplanned rest day (my legs are so sore from my sports rehab appointment yesterday!)
May 26: rest day
May 25: 2-2.5 mile run (no Garmin or Nike+). Abs, arms, and legs for strength training.
May 24: rest day
May 23: rest and recovery
May 22: Maple Grove Half-Marathon! Official time of 2:21:05. Avg. pace: 10:48 per mile.
May 21: rest day
May 20: rest day
May 19: Treadmill run of 2.18 miles (trying out some new shoes—still super hot in the gym!). Total time: 00:25:02. Avg. pace: 11:29 per mile
May 18: rest day
May 17: 3 mile run, 3.63 mile walk (went with the boyfriend and his blood sugar went low after 3 miles). Total time: 01:37:22. Avg. pace: 14:40 per mile.
May 16: 20 minutes on elliptical (variety at level 2). Leg strength training.
May 15: rest day
May 14: 6.86 mile run. Total time: 01:11:31. Avg. pace: 10:15 per mile.
May 13: rest day
May 12: Treadmill run of 2.03 miles. Total time: 00:21:50. Avg. pace: 10:45 per mile.
May 11: rest day
May 10: 6.22 mile run. Total time: 01:04:57. Avg. pace: 10:26 per mile.
May 9: rest day (what can I say? It’s finals time.)
May 8: rest day
May 7: rest day
May 6: 4.07 mile run. Total time: 00:41:50. Avg. pace: 10:17 per mile.
May 5: 2.58 mile run. Total time: 00:28:04. Avg. pace: 10:53 per mile.
May 4: rest day (however, I was cleared to run by the doctor!)
May 3: rest day
May 2: rest day
May 1, 2010: 45 minutes on the elliptical (variety on level 1). My knees started to bother me on this workout.
65.51 total miles in April!
April 30: rest day (still sore)
April 29: 25 minutes on the elliptical (variety on level 1), and 15 minutes on the treadmill (ran 1 mile in about 12 min—still a bit sore, and walked the remaining 3 minutes)
April 28: rest day (still sore)
April 27: rest day (still sore)
April 26: 25 minutes on the elliptical. I went super SLOWLY, because my knees and ankles are very sore from my run yesterday.
April 25: 11.2 mile long run. Total time: 2:07:23. Avg. pace: 11:22 per mile.
April 24: rest day
April 23: 4.5 (runkeeper)-4.7 (nike+) mile run outside. Total time: 53:54. Avg. pace: 11:27 per mile. Day 2/Week 1 of 100 push up challenge; here are my sets: 10, 12, 8, 8, 12. Total push ups: 50.
April 22: Hill walk/run on the treadmill (incline 5.5). First 25 minutes consisted of 3 min walk (4.0-4.2 mph) and 2 min run (5.5). The rest of the workout was walking at a 4.2 mph pace at an incline of 5.5. Total time: 42:38. Avg. pace: 13:36 per mile.
April 21: Day 1/Week 1 of 100 Push Up challenge. Started out in column 3, but dropped to column 2 half-way through. Here are my sets (with 60 sec rest between each): 10, 12, 6, 4, 5. Total push ups: 37.
April 20: 6 mile interval run. I did song/speed intervals (run fast for one song, slower for the next). I ran somewhere between 6.03 (Nike+) and 6.16 (RunKeeper) miles. Avg. pace: 11:32 per mile. Total time: 1:09:40.
April 19: Took initial test for the 100 Push Up Challenge. I managed to do 12 push-ups with good form. Otherwise, it was a rest day.
April 18: Long run day! Total distance: between 10.03 miles and 10.28 miles. Total time: 2:02:56. Avg. pace: about 12 minutes per mile (RunKeeper and Nike+ differ on pace and distance).
April 17: 25 minutes on elliptical at resistance 13. 10 minutes of ab and arm strength training.
April 16: Treadmill run/walk—2 min run (at speed 5.5), 3 min walk (at 4.0) with an incline of 5.5. Total time: 20 minutes. Avg. pace: 12:59 per mile. 20 minutes of strength training after.
April 15: Treadmill 5K run with a 4-5 minutes of cool down. Total time: 40:05. Avg. pace: 11:56 per minute. (P.S. The apartment gym temp is set to 80 degrees! Definitely died from heat here.)
April 14: rest day
April 13: rest day (does walking around Capitol Hill (in Washington, D.C.) in heels count?)
April 12: 30 minutes at resistance 4 on the Precor Adaptive Motion Machine. 21 minutes of walking on treadmill with incline of 9 (avg. pace: 16:24 per mile).
April 11: rest day
April 10: XT Day! Hill walking of 2.20 miles on incline of 9 (total time: 35:23, avg. pace: 16:04 per mile). Precor Adaptive Motion Machine: 11 minutes.
April 9: In D.C.! Ran 4 miles on the treadmill (incline of 1) in 42:19 (avg. pace: 10:34 per mile). Then walked 1/2 of a mile to cool down. Total workout time: 0:50:00.
April 8: rest day
April 7: 20 minutes on the elliptical (resistance 13). Strength training: 2 sets of wall sits and the hundred (abs), 3 sets of bench press and weighted row (back). Total workout time: 40 minutes.
April 6: attempted a 5 mile interval run on the treadmill. I got my [4 x 2 minute tempo, 1-3 minute easy running] intervals in, and then I just about died. Walked a lot in the last 1.5 miles. Total time: 0:57:55. Avg. pace: 11:34 per mile.
April 5: rest day
April 4: Happy Easter! Long run of 7.2 miles. Total time: 1:23:02. Avg. pace: 11:30 per mile.
April 3 (evening): 25 minutes of upper body and core strength training.
April 3 (afternoon): Outdoor run/walk of 3.44 miles. 1.73 miles spent running (avg. pace under something between 10:30-11:00), and then walking back the rest of the way (my running partner, aka the boyfriend, was feeling ill. Total time: 0:50:00. Total avg. pace: 14:31 per mile.
April 2: rest day!
April 1, 2010: 6.2 mile outdoor run (with a break after 2.14 miles to get the boyfriend to come run with me the rest of the way!). Total time: 1:10:30. Avg. pace: 11:22 per mile.
