There is a reason, other than her adorableness, that she has made the blog today. I signed her up with her very own BuckeyeOutdoors account. Why, you ask? Nik and Dan from 4 Feet Running started a challenge called "Let's Stop Chewing Things Around the House" for doggies who walk/run! The goal for Mr. Pi and I, is to see how many miles she has to walk/run in a week to be sufficiently exhausted and without extra energy to chew up our stuff! Nik says, 19 miles for the week and her doggies are content to not chew. I'm hoping it takes little 20 lb Zoey less than 19 miles but we shall see. More updates on Zoey and her chewing (or hopefully, lack of) to come!
In other news, I have started my pre-San Diego training plan. Actually, I started last Saturday. The pre-plan includes 2 full weeks of cross training. Tomorrow, Gazelle's and I will be hittin' the pool at 6:00 am! She's nervous and I couldn't be more excited! I LOVE the pool! I don't know why I stayed away for so long. Sunday's swim really got me jazzed about adding swimming back into my life. I'm so excited Gazelle's is willing to give it a go too…for me, the hardest thing about swimming is getting myself to the pool. Once I'm there I'm golden! Also, included in the pre-plan is weight training. I haven't been very good about weight training. I know with my knee injury it's important to keep my leg muscles balanced and strong. And for vanity's sake, we are in the downward slope to summer which means tank tops…which means I need to tone up my arm giggles!
The most interesting thing about this pre-plan is that it includes 0 running. In the weeks leading up to Arizona, all I wanted was a break from running. My knees hurt, my feet hurt, I was sick and just in general, burnt out on running. I wanted a break. Funny thing is, now that I have one, I'm already itching to get back out on the roads (or treadmill…I'm a wimp in any sort of weather…I am certainly NOT a Minnesotan). I'll be runnin' again in no time.
I haven't talked much about eating in awhile. During this time off between marathon training, I've decided to really take a good look at my food intake. Between now and April I'd like to lose a few lbs which will hopefully make those higher mileage weeks easier on my knees. So far, I've been trying to eat slower and really listen to body when it says "I'm full." I've also been keeping my food journal going with FitDay, though I do find their limited catalogue annoying. If anyone knows of other free online food journals, let me know!
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Zoey is so adorable! And yay for getting back into training mode. I think that's cool that you focus on cross training at first. Have fun cross training with Zoey!
And thanks for the Buckeye tip - I'll definitely check it out.
The pool is amazing. It does wonders for me the morning after speedwork days. Your body will love you for it.
I have used thedailyplate.com for an online food journal. I was suprised at how much is in the database and it's very user friendly. I even found a recipe in there for granola bars from Alton Brown among others...check it out.
I've heard good things about Daily Plate. What about Spark People? (I'm not sure if that has a database.)
Zooey is so cute. She looks so innocent in those pictures. Like "Me? Chew something? Never!"
Aww cute!! I love the idea of the doggie challenge.
You talking about swimming gets me excited about it too. :)
It won't take Zoey that long at all! Vaughn poops out after 4 miles tops. Sometimes I really have to encourage him a lot the last mile - and he's twice as big as Zoey!
Also - I second the Daily Plate recomendation for online food tracking. I'm very impressed with that site.
And lastly - we should definitely look into finding ways to train together!
We had two beagles growing up and running was never their first love. Ours would get tired about 4-5 miles into a run--sometimes I'd have to walk or (when she was a puppy) carry her home. Cute pictures. :)
Zoey is soooo cute!
Hooray for pre-San Diego!!!
I've been using fitday lately too and it's soooo annoying. I'm tired of having to bring all my labels over to the computer and having to type every single product in by hand. Boo! Let me know if you find a better one!!!
i need to journal more. good job getting Gazelle in the pool! she's going to love it.
I use sparkpeople.com for my food tracking - they have a pretty big food database, I like tracking my calories in & out - I'll send you a link.
She is SOOOOOO freaking cute. This made my morning. :)
Aww, cute Zoey! I know I stop chewing things well before 19 miles. ;) Hope you had a great swim-- the hardest part is definitely just getting there and getting into the pool (esp. on cold, dreary days).
You know you can manually add items onto FitDay right? It's super annoying BUT once you get most of your staple foods in there it's a breeze.
Zoey is super cute, she definitely deserves some blog time:) I'm not sure how many miles it would take for my crazy dogs to behave themselves, maybe I should look into that.
i love zoey!!! she is so cute :)
yay for pre-training training!! you are going to be in great shape when you hit the roads for SD!
I have to take my dog out everyday. If I ever just want to jump on the treadmill he stares at me from his corner bed and I feel so guilty for not taking him out. I bet you would be surprised by how many miles your beagle can actully run a week. They were bred to hunt. Ernie (my dog) is a pitbull and they arent suppose to be runners. I have done 100 mile weeks with him and he still wants to play frisbee every chance he gets. I think it is because he sleeps the other 20 hours a day. If I slept 20 hours a day I could probably run 200 miles a week.
As for the pool that is great. I have the hardest time swimming laps just staring at the lines on the bottom of the pool. It is an excellent workout but is to hard for me to do. It will for sure keep you in shape though.
I had ITB problems and some minor pains in my knees. I now incorporate weight training to strengthen my legs – No problems for the last two years.
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I added most of my foods in to a downloaded version of fitday and so it works for me now, but yeah that was an initial set up pain in the arse.
good luck with the swim!
A tired dog is a good dog!!
I agree with you and swimming. That initial jump in the pool is always so cold (at least this time of year - actually really anytime in the winter months) but it feels great once you get going. Actually, I think that is true with working out in general. Sometimes it is so hard to start but once you get going it is great.
I have yet to find a good online journal. I am still a fan of the old pen and paper.
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