Run Log: January 2013

The first month of the new year ~ I've signed up for the May Cleveland Half Marathon and I'm running.  The first month is a LONG time that I ran consistently and increasing my distance.  That feels FANTASTIC.  My foot is less than fantastic, but it's not horrible.  If I ice and stretch it is ok.  It does 'hurt' when I run, right in the arch, but it's not bad...and I can't stop running...I CAN'T.  I finally faced reality.  The reality is that I've over 20 pounds heavier than I was in 2010 when I ran my first half.  20 pounds in two and a half years is no muy bueno.  So, I've become a calorie counter.  I found an app on my phone and I log my calories and exercise.  I started at 153 pounds and sent my goal to be 129 by half marathon day.  That works out to 1 and a half pound weight loss a week...which sets my caloric intake at 1250 calories a day.  That is REALLY hard...and I think it's low {or going to be low} when I'm running 20 miles a week.  But I'm learning that my glass of milk at lunch is 244 calories.  I can have a cup of light soy milk {which tastes like melted ice cream} for 60 calories.  That makes more food I can put in my belly.  I've really lived with a false truth.  I've always believed that if it's good for you, you can eat it.  Well, the calories are still calories...{and I think I wrote about this yesterday, so I'll stop.  I just thought my monthly log would also be a good time to record my weight too...keep me honest}


January's totals:
72.5 miles for the month {more than DOUBLED December!}
72.5 miles for the year
0 biking miles for the month
0 biking miles for the year
218.5 miles in my pretty white & blue Asics...which now have a little bit of dirt on them...how can they still be so clean?  I got them in JULY for goodness sake.

My WEIGHT:  149 pounds {as of yesterday morning...that's down 4 in just a few days.  Sounds great, but my 'weigh in' happened at 8:00 at night.  This 149 was first thing in the morning.  That's why I'm not weighing myself today...probably a little over that & I never want to see 150's again.}
Some interesting facts:
Longest run this month: 5.5 miles 
Favorite place to run this month: that 5.5 was with run club on that 60 degree day in January ~ just me and Cheryl running a totally new route for both of us.
# of bags of Candy Cane Kisses left in my cabinet: THREE...I'm assuming 3 since I'm not looking at them.
# of books I read this month: Three
Monthly mileage record: 80.5 miles March 2012 {ohhhhh...I'm close!}
Highest mileage ever-at-one-time:  13.1 miles ~ May 16, 2010 (Cleveland 1/2) 


PR's:
5K: 22:45 (Rabbit Run 10/30/11~ but I think it was a short course)
10K: 52:02 (Cleveland 5/15/11)
10-miler: 1:21:29 (Hermes Cleveland 10-miler 4/28/12)
half-marathon: 1:55:04 (Cleveland 5/16/10)
marathon: 3:50:05 (Akron relay {team run} 9/24/11)