A college student taking in the world around her. Becoming the person I want to be and offering advice, my experiences, and random thoughts with those who are interested. ~Started December 3rd, 2018~
Today I ran my Fairhaven Park route backwards and found another part of the Interurban Trail! I’m going to have to run this more often as it reminds me of my XC days in high school.
Tonight I did an abs, arms, and legs workout. Feeling good after my rest day yesterday and hoping to get a run in tomorrow, if I have the time for it.
Today was the first snow day of winter quarter! That means classes were cancelled, which in turn means the gym on campus was closed. I thought about running outside, so decided to go for a walk and check things out… there was ice EVERY WHERE! There was no way I could run safely, so I opted for a longer ab session today as well as some leg and butt exercises. Hopefully the snow will subside later this week and I will be able to hit the gym to run and avoid the ice.
Campus was open today, so I decided to venture out and hit the gym. The sidewalks are still way too snowy and icy to run outside. It felt good to get 3 miles in. Ive been missing running the past couple of days and am glad I’ve finally broken my no-running streak! It’s time to get back on a schedule and push myself to run longer distances.
Classes were canceled again today, so I decided to take an hour walk through the Sehome Arboretum in the snow and out my new camera to work. Hoping to edit and post those photos sometime this week!
Still not feeling good, so I decided to take the day off and try to rest up. I think I’ve slept a total of 13 hours today. Definitely needed the time to catch up on my sleep.
I’m feeling better today and wanted to do a ab routine to try and get in a routine. I am hoping to get a good run in on Thursday when I’m feeling stronger.
This was my first run after winter break. It’s gotten a lot colder out since my last run… Winter is definitely in the air! I decided to do a shorter and easier running route today through Fairhaven Park. It was difficult to find a steady running pace. I often found myself pushing too hard and easing off to quickly. I’m hoping next week to get into a better routine of running and make it part of my schedule again.
Wow! Another year over and another one to look forward to.. Welcome to 2020! I am excited to continue on my journey of staying active and pushing myself to achieve my monthly goals. To view my personal stats of 2019, you can find those here. To start 2020 off in the same fashion I started January 2019, here are some goals I have made for myself:
One long term goal I have for the year is to try and hit within the 65% mark for active days. I was impressed that I hit the 50% mark in 2019, but want to continue to push myself to do more. I am hoping this long term goal will help motivate me on the days I feel that I am too busy to go to the gym. I am pumped to see what January will bring and the things I will be able to accomplish this year!
2019 was a strong year for me. This was the year I decided to get myself into a running/workout routine and stick with it. Of course there were days that went by without getting a workout in, but for the most part I am happy with all I accomplished. I became more aware of what I was putting into my body and listening to it when I was sore, tired, or sick. I learned how to push myself when needed and when it was necessary to slow down and enjoy the little things in my workouts and runs. I also learned how important goals are and what it feels like to accomplish these goals. Each month there were goals that I beat and others I added to the next month to try and overcome. These are things I want to continue in 2020. I want to keep running and pushing myself to do even better than I did this year.
These goals will be laid out in my January 2020 workout blog post. One thing I started doing about half way through my workout routines was keeping track week by week how many days I ran, did abs, and rested. Because of the analytical training I have gotten through my studies at Western, I decided to track this data and see what trends I could pull from it.
The above graph shows how many days per week I was active, this includes both running and gym days versus how many rest days I took. It is also important to note that the weeks are not ordered chronologically, but go from the most days I was active (6 out of the 7 days) all the way down to the one week where I didn’t work out at all. As you can see, a majority of the weeks were spent with 4 days of working out with 3 days of rest. There was only one week where I took the entire week off. If I remember correctly, this was the week where I had the flu and was bed ridden for most of it. I also had a sold amount of weeks where I worked out 5 of the 7 days. I like how this graph visually breaks down how many days per week I spent working out.
Below is another graph that breaks down how active I was for the whole year. This is the graph on the left and labeled “Active Days and Rest Days”. As you can see, I was active 50.82% of the time. This means I worked out 50% of the year. I broke this information down even further and calculated what percent of my active days were spent running versus how many of those days were spent weight training or doing abs. This can be seen in the far right graph labels “Run Days and Gym Days”. As you can see, there was a fairly even split between gym and run days. Gym days were about 10% higher than my running days. This is something I hope to maintain in 2020, if not push to have more running days over gym days.
Overall I am happy with the progress I made this year. I really wanted to get into better shape and I feel like this is something I accomplished. Of course there are things I want to work on in 2020 but I am happy with the progress I made in 2019. I am starting to realize that this blog is a great way to hold myself accountable and reflect on what I accomplished every day. This is something that will continue through 2020. I am excited to see what another year will bring and I can’t wait to update you on all my accomplishments!
Today was another “Day at Sea”. Alex and I planned to hit the gym today but with the boat rocking so much due to the choppy water we decided not to go. By mid day we were both feeling sea sick and ended up trying to sleep it off.
Today we were off the boat by 7:30am and at Disneyland by 9am just in time for opening. I couldn’t believe how busy the park was and how many steps we got in for the day. We ended up walking 11.54 miles the whole day. I could definitely feel it in my legs and knees.
Unfortunately Alex is starting to get sick so we ended up cutting Disneyland short and left around 6:30pm. I’m hoping he can sleep it off before our flight tomorrow.
I’m back home and was just about to crawl in bed when I had an urge to do a quick ab workout. I’m glad I did, as it’s been awhile since getting a run in. Now that I’m back vacation, I’m hoping to get back into a solid routine and start the New Year off right!
I’m starting to feel a little under the weather.. I’m hoping it’s just a cold that will pass soon. This would explain why Abs were so hard to complete yesterday.
The gym on the boat was packed! I had to wait a bit to actually get on a machine. There was an impromptu “Day at Sea” due to rough waters. I’m sure everyone had the same idea we did to hit the gym and get a solid workout in.
It was a lot of fun hitting the gym with Alex and the run felt so refreshing. It reminded me of our time at WWU when we used to go to the gym together and periodically check in with one another. I can’t wait to start this up again once we move in after graduation!
Today we traveled around Esenada Mexico. We did a lot of walking around the local shops and even got to try some authentic churros and tacos! It was a fun day being immersed in such a different culture and way of life. Can’t wait to get back to the boat and celebrate New Years tonight!
While spending the evening in the hotel I decided to put the small gym to use and go for a run. My mile times were a little slower than normal, but it felt good to get back into the swing of things again.
Merry Christmas!
I woke up this morning at 4am to drive up to Alex’s house and catch a flight down to Long Beach for our 4 day cruise and 1 day at Disneyland! I’m not sure how much workout time I will get in while on the boat, but I’m hoping to get a lot of walking in to balance it out.
I’m finally home from Vegas and took the day to rest up. Tomorrow is the Candy Cane Lane 5K! I haven’t trained in awhile but I’m hoping tomorrows race will get me back into a running mindset!
Today was the 5K I’ve been excited for all of December! The course was a lot of fun, as parts of it were from my old Cross Country routes we used to run. It felt good to get back into the swing of things. I am hoping to get more workouts in this week and next to try and push through my 1 year of committing to be healthier.
Wow am I sore from that run yesterday. I should have taken more time to stretch out and cool down after the run. I opted for a 6 min ab workout to give my legs a break from the race yesterday.
I opted in again for a reverse Boulevard Park run. I got up 7:20 this morning and got running around 7:45am. It was super cold out, but I really enjoyed doing a morning run. I want to try and do more of these once classes are over.
Happy Thanksgiving! I’ve been wanting to do a Green Lake run for awhile and I finally make it happen while home for Thanksgiving. I was surprised to see so many people walking and running this morning. It was fun to people watch and made the run go by fast.
Today we got our Christmas with my immediate family and then spend the rest of the afternoon with Alex and his family. We decorated their house and had a Mexican fiesta afterwards. It was fun day spend with family and friends.
My Not-So-Secret Diary 