My first 5K

Today was the big day! My first ever official 5K race around the Gilles-Villeneuve Circuit! (It's a Formula 1 thing).


I couldn't sleep last night, knowing we had to be up and out the door by 7:15 am. The drive there was nerve wracking, as I was nervous for some reason. It's just running, what's to be nervous about? It was pretty cold this morning, about 34 degrees fahrenheit, and all I had was my stupid sweatshirt to keep me warm. It's alright though, once we got  moving, I definitely warmed up.

The run itself wasn't terrible. It's definitely different than running on the treadmill at the gym. I wish I trained more outside, so I'd be ready for wind, sun, and a varying temperature, but I survived nonetheless. I got passed up pretty often, but I tried not to let it get me down. Because I wasn't completely ready for the outside conditions, I couldn't run the entire race. I think I stopped 4 or 5 times, but never for longer than 1/2 a song. I tried though, really I did.

At some point, a blind lady passed me with her guide.

I'm not sure of my super official time, but as I passed the thing it said 35-something. So I guess my time is somewhere between 34 and 36 minutes, which is pretty damn good in my opinion. That averages about 7 minutes per kilometer and about 11 1/2 minutes per mile. I can't complain :)

Julien said the first guy who passed the finish line was at about 15 minutes. I cant imagine, that's SO fast!

So it's done. I can't feel my legs. And for some odd reason I signed up for another one next Sunday, May 6th.

Legit, yo

I got a number, I'm like a prisoner. 

Prison Break.

"Shake harder, boy!"

I'm starting to trail off. Not the diet, not about being healthy, about blogging.

I think I'm going to link to my My Fitness Pal diary directly, since it's public, and talk more about other things on this blog.

So here is what happened on Sunday. A pretty good day, only 80 grams over my sugar (lol). When I got back from the gym, Julien and his friend were just leaving to go to Tim Hortons... so I may have asked for a sandwich and an Iced Capp. Julien, though, likes to get me the largest size possible, so my coffee was 470 calories and 62 grams of sugar. Oops. But you know what, I still had 169 remaining calories at the end of the day, so not all is lost, amiright?

Here are some gym stats:

• Treadmill; 5.14 km; 41 minutes; 528 calories.
• Abs; 0 lbs; 25 reps, 4 times.
• Planks; 30 seconds, 2 times.
• Overall strength training; 16 minutes; 108 calories.
• Walking Chubbs; 22 minutes; 148 calories.

I'd like to point out, I tried to run the whole 5K without stopping to walk. I think I maybe walked a total of 2 or 2.5 songs (7-10 minutes). I noted my time when I hit 5K on the dot too. 39 minutes and 31 seconds. That's my best time yet! Last Friday I hat 5K at 42 1/2 minutes, so I shaved off 3 minutes in 2 days.

5 kilometers is about 3.11 miles. If you told High School Aimee that she would nearly be running 3.11 miles straight, without walking much, she would have laughed in your face and called you crazy. I'm really proud at my accomplishments, even if they're minor. 

I think because I ran for longer than I'm used to (I usually run and song, walk a song, until I hit 5K), my legs KILL. When I go to the gym today, my cardio will be on the bike, I need to take a day off of running before I sprain something.

In other news, my career path is taking a turn into crazy-land. Can't say much now, but wish me luck. 

FGFOF: gym edition

Feel-Good: I felt confidant yesterday (and especially today) working out at the gym in my little shorts. I even noticed some definition in my thighs! I tried taking a subtle mirror picture with my iPod, I'm not sure if you can see anything, but it's definitely there in real life! Ignore my grumpy-face, I was in the middle of doing abs. 

Freak-Out: Thigh burn. I now understand why runners want that "thigh gap." It hurts A LOT when you're running and those babies are rubbing together. Note to self: don't wear shorts during the actual 5K.

Speaking of, I'd like to thank the 3 people who have sponsored me thus far! My dad, Alia, and Jennie. You guys rock! I'm so glad I have support for my friends and family. Donations aside, I really am thankful for everyone in my life :)

To end this Feel-Good, Freak-Out Friday, I'd like to share with you a tweet from Miss Kelley Osbourne. 

Today was really, really exciting. A number of eventful things happened, so let's just start a bulleted list:

• I handed in my final 2 papers of the year. Summer vacation time!
• I had lunch with some Library School buddies, and celebrated summer with panini's, chinese food, and breakfast.
• I finally picked up my Easter basked at the post office that my mom and dad sent me. Including: two Lindt gold bunnies, Eiffel tower novelty tissues, toe separators, a 1 foot tall yellow chicken, fun Easter ornament-things, a tape measure, and a chocolate scented bunny, which I gave to Chubbs.
• I watched 3 or 4 episodes of Prison Break.
• Holy crap, I went to the gym! First time in nearly 2 weeks! 
• I went on a happy-end-of-semester shopping trip to Old Navy. I bought an Ironman shirt (on which I performed surgery), a hippie shirt, jogging pants, jogging shorts, 6 pairs of socks, and gladiator-type flip flops. 
• Julien and I might landed an apartment near his parents house. Since tomorrow is (still) Passover, and we'll be heading out that way, we'll be signing the lease. And depending on when someone can move into our current apartment, we might be moving out May 1st... Our landlord wants to take a month to do some renovations, so if he finds new tenants for June 1st, we need to be out by May 1st, and so on. Depending on what actually happens, the rest of the month might be stressful.

Anyway, because I went to the gym left the house today, I managed to rack up exercise calories, so I finally wasn't over my intake, or 10 calories from my limit. I feel so good after leaving the gym, I can't understand how people can just sit around all day without doing any physical movement besides clicking a computer mouse. I get a certain high from feeling my muscles ache, it might be an obsession. Oops. 

Only 16 more days until my 5K race. I can't believe it... I'm raising money for the MS society of Canada. If you'd like to donate, please do here. 

Gym Stats

• Treadmill; 2.64 km; 23 minutes; 276 calories.
• Abs; 0 lbs; 25 reps, 5 times.
• Biceps; 60 lbs; 10 reps, 4 times.
• Triceps; 35 lbs; 10 reps, 3 times.
• Overall strength training; 17 minutes; 112 calories. 

I took "before" pictures today. I feel like you aren't supposed to share "before" pictures until you have "after" pictures though. Does that make sense?

Gym

Treadmill

Top speed: 9 kph

Bottom speed: 5.5 kph

40 minutes

4.85 kilometers

302 calories

I also did very little ab work, but I was so tired from jogging, I just left. This is the longest I've ran thus far at the gym, so it's understandable, right? I'm so close to the 5K mark, it's very exciting :)

I noticed that there are a lot more super-fit, already skinny women at the gym on Sundays, compared to other days of the week. I'm not a fan because I feel like they're more judgmental. I could be wrong, or I could just be self-conscious when my face is beet red, and I'm sweating from every pore on my body...