tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422685473951866362009-02-20T16:34:19.652-08:00Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580672221995276490cahanson@miners.utep.eduBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-242268547395186636.post-45911825591261881972008-05-03T12:56:00.001-07:002008-05-03T12:59:30.163-07:00So apparently I should run angry all the time. I am still on walk one, run two, but on Thursday when I ran this I felt like I was going to die. Today, being pissed off, I ran it extremely easy, at a faster pace... hmm... <br /><br />Swimming went really well today too. I think I'm going to enroll in a swim class over the summer at UTEP, and run before I go into class. I should be able to really tone up and enhance my endurance both in the pool and out of it.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/242268547395186636-4591182559126188197?l=chaserbd04.blogspot.com'/></div>Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580672221995276490cahanson@miners.utep.edu2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-242268547395186636.post-81198544224528545582008-05-01T14:50:00.000-07:002008-05-01T14:56:59.778-07:00May 1, 2008<br /><br />This week I've started running again. Running is something I've flirted with for the past five years now. I was in drum corps with the Concord Blue Devils in 2004 and 2005 and we ran fairly frequently, especially during spring training. Back then, I was running about two and a half to three miles without stopping (and that's a lot for me!!). I would definitely describe myself as more of a sprinter than a distance runner because I have absolutely no endurance as far as distance goes. I found Ccomplete Running a few months ago, and really loved the tips on it.<br /><br />Right now, I'm doing the 10 beginning running tips routine of starting a run/walk workout. This week, I'm running two minutes and walking one. I also swim daily, usually at least 1000 yards. Here's the catch......<br /><br />I graduate from the Univ. of Texas-El Paso in a week and a couple of days, and will become a band director for one year of my life HOWEVER, I plan on joining the United States Coast Guard around June of next year, provided they take me. I need to start getting in shape now though because I want to qualify the best I can on their PFTs. The swimming, I'm not worried about. It's the running that scares me. I need to be able to run a mile and a half in 15 minutes, and while that may seem slow, I wipe myself out doing it in 18, and that's on a tredmill. Not only that, but I WANT to pass under the men's qual time which is around 12 minutes with a little change. So....... This week I set out on my journey to get the fastest mile and a half I can. I'm going to do it by working my endurance up to at least a 5k, hopefully a 10k, and on days that I don't run for distance I'm going to work the tredmill gradually faster and faster... Wish me luck! Updates will more than likely come frequently as I try to motivate myself up off the couch and out to the road!!!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/242268547395186636-8119854422452854558?l=chaserbd04.blogspot.com'/></div>Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580672221995276490cahanson@miners.utep.edu0