End of June Stats

So June has come and gone, and I dont feel like I have actually trained all that much. Maybe its because I still havent started my swim, maybe its because I have made new changes to my exercise schedule, maybe its a little of everything.

The big exercise events of the month have been in the last week really. I ran for 6 miles straight, no breaks, no slowing down. I prepped for the run, and anticipated running for more than my normal routine 3.1 miles, but wasn't sure how far I would actually go. I ran the 3.1, and planned on 4 miles, but when I hit 4 miles, I still felt good, so I figured I would continue. Once I hit my normal turn around, I considered running the full 6 miles. Knowing that was a big task, I decided on just running to the house, and see how I felt, if I felt good, I would continue.

When I could see our mailbox, I started to evaluate the situation. It was sprinkling, but tapering off; the wind was gusty, but I have ran in worse, and my body was holding up fine. I knew that the rain was going to start again, and remembered seeing thunderstorm warnings on the news. If I stopped at the mailbox, it would have been 5.6 miles, which is still a huge increase from 3.1 miles... The problem was that I wouldn't have been content, I wanted to see what I could do.

I ran past the mailbox, down to the stop sign, and made my final turn back towards home. I picked up pace a bit, and started to grin. I now knew I would complete it, I had raised the bar. I havent been out running since Monday, but I plan on it tomorrow.

My second big accomplishment this month has been creating an actual schedule for my exercising. This has been difficult, mainly due to work, however we now have a hard copy schedule for work. This has allowed me to design a pretty good workout, based around what I need to work on, and give myself enough time to recover; as well as set times to eat (a big priority).

I am happy with my numbers this month, especially when I look back at the beginning of the month, and recognize I just started running this month. I started our excited that I could run 1.5 miles without stopping, and 30 days later, I am able to run 6 miles without stopping. If I didnt record my exercises, I would feel depressed. Even now its difficult knowing I havent ran in the last 2 days. In fact today, I didnt even get out and walk today!

All in all, this month stats are:
Run: 33.8 miles
Bike: 73.9 miles
Elliptical: 20.2 miles

To recap last month, I had:
Run total: 0 miles
Elliptical total: 38.55 miles
Bike total: 57.6 miles

I dont think I will track my elliptical stats anymore, as I am changing the way I log my info. I have joined a free website, called BeginnerTriathlete.com, where I can log all my info for free. Its pretty easy to use, and is more convenient than writing down everything. The site has some other great info as well. If you want to look at my profile, you will have to register on the site, my username is Layneh.