Team in Training Half Marathon Training Walk Schedule For November
11/7 – 1 Mile
11/8- 1 Mile
11/10 – 1 Mile
11/11 Cross Train
11/12 -2 Miles
11/13 Team Training 2 Miles
11/14 – 1 Mile
11/15 -1 Mile
11/17 1 Mile
11/18 Cross Train
11/19 – 1 Mile
11/20 - 2 Miles
11/21 Group Training 3 Miles
11/22 – 2 Miles
11/23 – Cross Train
11/24 – Work on Speed 2 Miles (Less than 30 Mins)
11/26 – 2 Miles
11/27 - 4 Miles (1 Hour)
11/28 – 2 Miles
11/29 – 2 Miles
11/30 – Cross Train
I think I can I think I can!
Today was the Official kickoff event for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Team in Training (TNT). As you probably already know, I’ve signed up to complete a half marathon (13.1 Miles/21 K) and to raise funds to help save lives of cancer patients. We received our training shirts, (I think mine is too snug) and met our coaches and mentors. Our honored teammates, which are cancer survivors, shared their struggles and their successes to remind us why we are racing to save lives. TNT has already raised over 1 Billion dollars that helped discover new cancer treatments and assist patients with medical costs. The honored team mates stories were so heartfelt and a great reminder for me not to take my physical health for granted. One of the guys on my team is a survivor and this will be his 10th race!
We also got our training schedules. I was VERY surprised to find out that we are supposed to run/walk 5 days each week. FIVE DAYS??? Oh my goodness, I just “knew” it would be 3 days or maybe even 4 days of training each week. Where am I going to find time to do that? We have Mondays and Fridays off, and meet for group trainings sessions at least once a week. The group sessions are at 7AM in the MORNING! Ugh… this is going to take a LOT of discipline, but I know I can do it…I just didn’t quite know what “it” really was before today. I signed up with the walk group, because I wanted to make sure I would be able to keep up with the team. When I met with my coach Tina, she told me that the goal is to walk at a 16 minute per mile pace. With my short chubby legs, that’s almost a run and certainly, a really brisk walk. But it’s doable. At that pace; I would finish the half marathon in about 3 1/2 hours. Wow, it seems so long when I type it out like that. But, I’ve decided to use that as my goal. My trainer said that anybody who trained with her that crossed the starting line, also crossed the finish line. That made me feel confident that she will have the tools to help me achieve my goals. So… for the next 5 months, you all will follow my journey to the finish line, and hopefully help me reach my fundraising goals along the way! I get about 900 visitors everyday, and if each of you donate $1, (JUST ONE U.S. DOLLAR) I will have met my goal! We can do it! Thank you in advance for your encouragement, support and your MONEY…LOL! P.S. When I get a chance, I’m going to take down my personal RunningIntoShape.com donation page until I reach my fundraising goals. But in the meantime if you do donate, I’ll just transfer it over to the LLS Fund.
Parmesan Crusted Tilapia
I talked about how good the fish was that I cooked on Friday, but didn’t give you the recipe. So…here you go! Enjoy.
Makes 6 servings
237 calories, 11 g fat, 26 g protein, 0.4 fiber.
Lightly breaded tilapia filets with a cheesy flair.
Ingredients
| 24 |
ounce tilapia fillets |
| 4 |
tbsp margarine, melted |
| 1/2 |
cup bread crumbs |
| 1/4 |
cup grated parmesan cheese |
| 1/2 |
tsp paprika |
| 1 |
tbsp water |
| 2 |
eggs, beaten |
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- Rinse and dry tilapia filets.
- Beat eggs and mix with water in a small bowl.
- Mix bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, paprika, and butter in another bowl.
- Dip tilapia into the egg wash and then into the bread crumb mixture.
- Place in a greased glass dish and bake for 12-15 minutes.
Tips: I used seasoned bread crumbs for better flavor, and added a little bit of lemon juice for a special kick!
Wow, I can’t believe it. It’s already November! Thanksgiving is in a few weeks, but more importantly BLACK FRIDAY! Yes, I’m the crazy shopaholic that gets up at 3AM the day after Thanksgiving for good sales. Last year I got the HP Laptop
that I’m typing on right now for only $198….
Anyway, I put some more thought into why I wasn’t feeling my “run” on Saturday. I read your comments too. We as humans are such creatures of habit, however, I realized, I needed something different. I go to the same park, jog the same trail, and I’ve listened to my Week 3 podcast so many times, that I know every word of every song and can do a 3 second count down before every interval. It was definitely time for a change. I weighed my options. I’m just not comfortable going to the park after dark, so the gym was my only location option. Then I considered using a stop watch to time the intervals….but yeah right, I knew I wasn’t doing that, I don’t even own a stopwatch. Then I thought about other couch to 5K podcasts and remembered Robert’s podcast. His podcast is what helped me run my 1st 5K and inspired me to create my own. I went to his site, and downloaded his Week 3 podcast to my iPod. As I was heading out to the gym, my computer photo screen saver flashed a pic of my family and friends with big poster signs supporting me at my very first race. I smiled knowing that God sent a little reminder that I have people who are cheering me on.
I picked up my Little sister and eagerly climbed the stairs to the indoor gym track. As I walked up the steps, my bad knee started talking to me, asking why I didn’t put on the supportive brace before I left….Oh well, I forgot it, but I was already there and determined to get through Week 3. It was so refreshing to hear something new. I ran every second of every interval, even with the post nasal drip sliding down the back of my throat… It felt so good. Well, mentally and emotionally good, physically, it was quite challenging. Maybe it’s hard because I’m too fat I told myself, and then I rebutted, maybe I’m not too fat since this is the same body that I’ve used to run several 5K’s. It’s amazing how our mind can trick us if we let it. At the end of the run I felt success. I was so happy that I was able to not only acknowledge that there was a problem, but fix the boring parts and move on. Even though sometimes being a creature of habit like working out on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays can be a good thing, doing the exact same work out can get old and make you lose interest. So lesson learned: Keep your routine, but find a fun new way to mix it up so that you don’t get bored.
