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June 9, 2010
WiW: Week 11
Weight: 150.6
Waist: 31.5
Hips: 38
Thigh: 24.5
This week was MESSED UP. I got my period, we were traveling through two runs, I managed to get on a treadmill and learned that my Nike+ calibration is probably off a whole lot in the wrong direction, and I was dehydrated and not doin' right that night so I cut it short. In spite of not eating poorly (I thought) on the trip, I was up a cow and a half when we got home.
Some of those are fixable. I'm hoping some of the weight is water and bloating and will drop off quickly. If I run Thursday and Saturday, I won't technically be down any runs, although I'll still have a hard time making my Nike goal for the month, which is as much due to losing the data for that one run as anything. I managed a full 30 minute run last night, and even though it was on the slow side, I felt pretty good through parts of it.
The biggest bummer that I can't overcome is the calibration issue. I always knew that the "out of the box" calibration was probably off, but I figured it would be close, and that what was most important was being able to compare each run to the others. I figured if I was really lucky, it might even be off in my favor.
My first clue that there was a real discrepancy was on the treadmill Sunday. My Nike ped said 1.74 miles, the treadmill said it was only 1.5. That's a big difference on a short distance. I checked last night's run on mapmyrun. The site said 3.37 miles, my ped said 4 miles even. Yikes!
I still want to check the ped against a measured track, but let's face it, the thing is off and off bad. It's unlikely I've actually run 5K, and my pace is way slower than what I've been counting on.
In my race against myself, I'm doing great. But my race in reality isn't getting too far.
Posted by me at June 9, 2010 9:12 PM
Comments
Hrmph. That's a bummer. I thought your pace seemed quite fast when you told me what it was, but I just figured you were a speed queen ;) Regardless of your pace, I think you are doing awesome. It took me a year of fitness training and getting myself in shape before I even *tried* running as I had such a mental bias against it. I still only love it sometimes, but do love how healthy it feels to be a runner.
Posted by: Bec at June 10, 2010 4:57 PM