I used dailymile to track my workouts since last January, and was surprised to see that they sent me a report for the year. It is so cool to see all of that hard work added up in one place. I recommend joining this site to log your own workouts, and I'd love to know if you do so that we can be "friends".
2012 YEAR END REPORT
Total Distance (miles): 1060
(These miles are a combination of running, walking, elliptical, and biking.)
(These miles are a combination of running, walking, elliptical, and biking.)
Per Week (miles): 22
Running Only (miles): 630
Workouts: 256
Time (hours): 208:56
Pounds Burned: 23 (Hahaha, I wish! I definitely ate enough to NOT lose that
weight!!)
The breakdown per month:
21 miles in JANUARY
65 miles in FEBRUARY
86 miles in MARCH
78 miles in APRIL
62 miles in MAY
86 miles in JUNE
120 miles in JULY
115 miles in AUGUST
157 miles in SEPTEMBER
115 miles in OCTOBER
92 miles in NOVEMBER
64 miles in DECEMBER
Girrl- this makes me tired :) The husband and I are REALLY trying to do the healthy living thing, which has included me signing up for a 5k. I have like, never ran in my life. I have been going to the gym at least five times a week (which, btw, how the heck, with five kids, do you find time to do that). Anyway, due to the 5k *which isn't for another 8 months, I decided I would run yesterday. I ran .1 mile and thought I was going to die :) The plan is to increase the 1/10 of a mile each week, until I am a fancy runner who can run 3 miles...thank God I have 7 months :)
ReplyDeleteYou go Mary! What you're doing is great, small steps to up the running distance. I would even just try walking the 5k distance first and slowly start changing some of that walking to running each time. Running is hard to start - the body and lungs have lots of adjusting to do, but I promise it gets easier and even addicting.
DeleteAs for fitting in the workouts, we have a good system going where 3 days during the week, Phil heads to the gym from 3-4 and I meet him there at 4 after having picked up the baby from the nanny. Then he takes the baby from me and picks up the other kids at school (they stay a little later but get their homework done!) and I workout from 4-5 and we're all home by 5:15. On the weekend, we all go together in the mornings and the kdis play in the childcare room (mostly just watch Nickelodeon/Disney because we don't have that at home) while Phil and I workout for an hour.
Aren't you glad you asked? :)
Mary-
DeleteEVERYONE feels like they will die when they first start running. The first time I began exercising and running again after #3 (he was a year old), it was hard. My first 3 mile run . . . I came home and lost the contents of my stomach. So, we all start there.
You are doing awesome MARY!! You will rock the 5K!
That's so awesome!! I wish I was as motivated as you!
ReplyDeleteEvita, I don't feel like I am overly gifted with motivation, I just know that I NEED to workout to feel good mentally. I sleep better, think better, feel better, breathe easier and am less moody. I guess you could say I'm addicted to the "high" that exercise brings!
DeleteThat is awesome!
ReplyDeleteFun fact: Your running only miles covers more than the distance from Portland, Maine to Washington, DC.
Thanks Meghan, how cool to know I could run from Maine to DC...in a year...with lots and lots of breaks :)
DeleteYou're my hero...Seriously-got back on the treadmill last night...it was quite sad, but at least I started, right?
ReplyDeleteThat's right!
DeleteMy 2012 year in review was pathetic . . . I was averageing over 100 miles a month until I hit May . . . and then I was lucky that I logged some mileage each month.
ReplyDeleteWay to go Collee!
Injuries are the worst. Sorry Katie!
Deletewow, i am seriously impressed! I do 2-3 miles every other day. that is what i have done for as long as i can remember. someday when the kids are older i would like to up my half an hour to an hour and log more miles.
ReplyDeleteI used to be a 3 miler too, and never wanted to run more. But somehow, it just happened!
DeleteWay to go! You rock, I'm not much of a runner but I do like to walk.
ReplyDeleteWalking is better for your joints! I just need that exhausted sweaty feeling that comes with a hard workout :)
DeleteAwesome! I was hoping to run 1000 in 2013 but not by the looks of it this year. Just getting back on board will be good.
ReplyDeleteI am Christian jealous of your accomplishment! Way to go!