Journey Fitness Runs

5k Group Last Run

tory@runtoryrun.com (Tory) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:15:50 GMT

RUNgreat5k Group Longest Run Yet! – 3.54 mi / 00:40 11:17 pace This was our "See, you can do it!" run of over 3 miles so no one is worried about the actual race. They did FANTASTIC! I am so proud of each and every ONE of them! It was awesome, ...

Back Home and Running Long

tory@runtoryrun.com (Tory) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:15:50 GMT

Ahhhhh back home to run! Roy dropped me off at Starbucks and I had coffee with Laura, although I realized I was running WAY later than anticipated. I texted Megan and let her know. After coffee I ran to Everett and met Megan and Sarah at Legion Park where we ...

Boot-ay Busting Bootcamp

tory@runtoryrun.com (Tory) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:15:50 GMT

Great bootcamp tonight! Had a few new faces, which is fun! And some "old" faces, too. Missed Teri and Vickey, though! I think I sprained my ankle on our last trail run. It's REALLY swollen tonight. Hmmm. Must rest it as best I can. I'll wog (water jog) Wednesday and Friday ...

Booty Busting Bootcamp

tory@runtoryrun.com (Tory) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:15:50 GMT

Bootcamp! Great bootcamp tonight, although it was small. (sniff) Really worked Seth's butt off, though. We were ALL huffing and puffing by the end. Worked on hammies, glutes, hips (adductors and abductors) and then did two sets of stairs...or was it three? I forget. Ankle didn't feel too bad. Had ...

Happy (kinda) Sun Run

tory@runtoryrun.com (Tory) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:15:50 GMT

My goodness what a TOUGH run! It wasn't my ankle, either. It was just an overall feeling of heaviness and tiredness. Even stopped to walk a few times and was inexplicably hungry. Hmmm...however, the last 1.5 miles were lovely. The sun came out, I ran under some trees that were ...

Marathon/Half Marathon Class

tory@runtoryrun.com (Tory) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:15:50 GMT

Fantastic run with this group too! My ankle was gimpy at the beginning, but by the end it felt great. I hope that means it's on the healing side. Started with everyone after a great seminar and then ended up running most of it with Eric and Sarah. We talked ...

Ran to Costco with Wiley

tory@runtoryrun.com (Tory) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:15:50 GMT

ust decided to kill three birds with one stone today and 1) Get a nice run in, 2) Get to Costco, and 3) Take my poor, neglected dog for a run before he drove me crazy. So Wiles and I went out with destination Costco. Roy was going to meet ...

Rest Day Walk with my Honey

tory@runtoryrun.com (Tory) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:15:50 GMT

Friday night walk...we used to always walk out to dinner Friday nights and I miss that, so after we saw Alice in Wonderland (wonderful, loved it) we came home and went for a walk together. He still can't run and I have a long run tomorrow, so this was my ...

Run in Beverly Hills

tory@runtoryrun.com (Tory) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:15:50 GMT

Yup...I ran along Rodeo Drive. Since we were close (my bro lives near) I decided to take a run to Starbucks and back in Beverly Hills. It was gorgeous, warm, beautiful, and peaceful. Plane back home tonight. What a trip!

Wogging with Shelley

tory@runtoryrun.com (Tory) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:15:50 GMT

Water jogging is so much more fun when you have a friend with you! Been meeting Shelley once or twice a week to "wog".

Tory's Lettuce Wraps

tory@runtoryrun.com (Tory) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:05:00 GMT

Tory's Lettuce Wraps

Based on the lettuce wraps at The Cheesecake Factory

1/3 head lettuce
1/2 cup cooked rice noodles
1/2 cup carrot(s)
1/2 cup bean sprouts
8 oz Tyson Basted Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts
1 tbsp sesame seeds
1/4 cup canned Thai peanut sauce
1/4 cup teriyaki sauce
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 serving hot pepper jelly

Instructions

Cook chicken. Peel off lettuce leaves neatly and lay in pile. Wash thoroughly. Grate carrots. Serve by laying out leaves on a plate and setting a little pile of noodles, carrots, and bean sprouts. Wrap chicken, noodles, carrots, and sprouts in lettuce leaves. Serve with dipping sauces.

It's Spring Training Time!!

tory@runtoryrun.com (Tory) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:45:00 GMT

It's Spring Training time for a lot of our professional athletes out there, so why not embrace the coming season and start you OWN spring training?

What? Me? Train? What would I train for?

Well let's just stop and think about what Spring Training is for. Our local Mariners meet every spring in a warm, dry climate to start preparing for opening day months ahead. Why? Well could you imagine if everyone just showed up on the field on opening day, undertrained, overweight, and unprepared for the first pitch? The season, not to mention the first game, would be a disaster! The purpose of Spring Training is to prepare physically, mentally, and even emotionally for the season ahead. It is to work on areas that need improvement, set goals and start training for meeting them, and for perfecting skills that have been developed over the year behind them.

So why NOT host your own Spring Training? Think about your next season...no, not swimsuit season. You KNOW how I feel about that if you read my article I'm Breaking Up With My Magazines. I'm talking about Summer! Do you dream of summer and think about hiking, gardening, cycling, kayaking, and playing in the sun every year only to find that after a Winter and Spring of hibernation, that play is actually hard work?

Well that's what we're training for! Start thinking NOW what you want to do this summer? Do you want to tackle a ride down a local Rails to Trails bike ride with the family? Do you want to swim across the lake? Do you want to try out kayaking? Well start training for it now. Don't let your fitness routine become routine. Give it a purpose. Find a picture of you and family or friends "playing" in the sun and post it where you will be reminded why you're lifting those weights, getting on the treadmill, or getting up at o-dark-thirty to swim in a pool!

Run 1:10:23.87

tory@runtoryrun.com (Tory) — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:51:25 GMT

Legs felt strong today! I’ve been having cranky ankle pain but it seemed to be fine today. I could feel it jabbering, but it wasn’t pain it was just “there”. Ran from work to chiropractor then back to Starbucks to grab a sandwich then go to a movie with my favorite Roy. Saw “Wolfman” which was not bad for a movie about a Wolfman. Good music, great effects, sort of predictable but better than I expected.
Stressing some since my mom is sick again. Hopefully it’ll be fine.

Pace was about a 9:30 every mile, but had to stop and wait a bit and take two phone calls.

Workout:

Type: Run
Date: 02/19/2010
Time: 14:51:25
Total Time: 1:10:23.87
Calories: 640
Distance: 6.6 miles
Average Pace: 10:39.89/mile
Max Pace: 7:45.26/mile
Ascent: 701.78 ft
Descent: 766.74 ft

Ran with Shelley and a bit before.

tory@runtoryrun.com (Tory) — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:08:53 GMT

So five miles of speed work in the Newtons last night…not maybe a good idea. My ankle is really stiff today and I can totally feel it in my calf. (In fact I just had a SCREAMING charley horse that is still throbbing.) Oh well!
Parked where Shelley works and did about 2 miles before she met me and we then ran/walked 2.23 miles out to Narbeck Park. Gosh I love that place! It is SO beautiful!

Workout:

Type: Run
Date: 02/18/2010
Time: 16:08:53
Total Time: 00:38:01.43
Calories: 151
Distance: 2.23 miles
Average Pace: 17:02.34/mile
Max Pace: 10:48.14/mile
Ascent: 341.43 ft
Descent: 336.84 ft

Shelley

tory@runtoryrun.com (Tory) — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:37:25 GMT

Workout:

Type: Run
Date: 02/18/2010
Time: 15:37:25
Total Time: 00:19:50.15
Calories: 164
Distance: 1.72 miles
Average Pace: 11:31.57/mile
Max Pace: 9:08.33/mile
Ascent: 256.56 ft
Descent: 498.19 ft

Newton run

tory@runtoryrun.com (Tory) — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:26:19 GMT

Speed workout on the track using my Newtons. I’m finally feeling the mid-foot strike much better. All miles under 10 min, even the ones where I threw in backwards running and stairs. Stopped a few times to lift some weights (didn’t factor that in) and other strength moves. Finished with sun salutation to stretch.

Workout:

Type: Run
Date: 02/17/2010
Time: 17:26:19
Total Time: 00:53:47.48
Calories: 492
Distance: 5.1 miles
Average Pace: 10:33.38/mile
Max Pace: 3:05.07/mile
Ascent: 550.44 ft
Descent: 545.52 ft

Booty Busting at its Best

tory@runtoryrun.com (Tory) — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:47:17 GMT

Booty Busting Bootcamp! Teeny tiny class tonight, but I’m glad I did it. We started with a walk then jog, then did a 6 station circuit that focused on abs, obliques, jump rope (cardio), quads and glutes (squat walk with weights), hip abductors (bands), proprioception (agility ladder), glutes and proprio (backwards squat walk through cones). After two sessions, we went out for a run in the dark….back and did one more circuit, then finished up with some shoulders, triceps, walking plank, side plank, other side plank, supermans, pushups, 80 crunches, and finally the Sun Salutation. WHEW!

Workout:

Type: Run
Date: 02/16/2010
Time: 17:47:17
Total Time: 00:57:18.00
Calories: 242
Distance: 2.33 miles
Average Pace: 24:36.27/mile
Max Pace: 4:53.52/mile
Ascent: 1,495.4 ft
Descent: 1,412.39 ft

Run with Wiley

tory@runtoryrun.com (Tory) — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:28:19 GMT

Not really feeling the love today, but I was glad I went. Wiley and I went out for a quick one because I had SO much to do before bootcamp tonight. Just a shake your legs out. Unfortunately they didn’t want to shake out very nicely. They just felt heavy and leaden.

Wiley had a great run, though! He was VERY happy to have me home and get outside. He greeted a few dogs and was a very good boy.

Workout:

Type: Run
Date: 02/16/2010
Time: 16:28:19
Total Time: 00:45:25.44
Calories: 421
Distance: 4.08 miles
Average Pace: 11:08.02/mile
Max Pace: 3:29.74/mile
Ascent: 435.54 ft
Descent: 413.07 ft

Walking with Roybee

tory@runtoryrun.com (Tory) — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:00:47 GMT

Walked back from Stanley Park with Roy. Enjoyed the city and had lunch at Starbucks.

Workout:

Type: Run
Date: 02/15/2010
Time: 11:00:47
Total Time: 00:49:50.88
Calories: 162
Distance: 2.16 miles
Average Pace: 23:04.69/mile
Max Pace: 0:42.96/mile
Ascent: 1,209.49 ft
Descent: 1,112.38 ft

Stanley Park Seawall during the Olympics

tory@runtoryrun.com (Tory) — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:13:45 GMT

I love Stanley Park. I especially love Stanley Park when it’s quiet and not as crowded. Today it was absolutely beautiful. I started my run after breakfasting with Roy at Starbucks on Robson and Richie in downtown Vancouver. Ran through a SEA of people already out in the Olympic “village” and down to the park. The first few miles weren’t awesome because I had a scone. I knew while eating the scone that it would sit heavy on my tummy, but I wanted the scone. Dumb dumb dumb. Fortunately as predicted, by mile three I was fine. Mile four the run became effortless. I had no idea how many miles I was going to run. Plan was just to run around the seawall until I ran out of Seawall or came to the city. Roy was going to check out of our hotel and meet me coming the other way.
At about mile six I realized that I wasn’t entirely sure where to meet him since there are paths that criss cross the park, so made a few stops for phone calls. We finally coordinated our coordinates and met up at Second Beach Pool. Walked to two miles back to the downtown Robson Square area.
What a wonderful, crazy weekend. I hated to come home last night, although I missed my babies IMMENSELY!

Workout:

Type: Run
Date: 02/15/2010
Time: 09:13:45
Total Time: 1:29:57.00
Calories: 783
Distance: 8.08 miles
Average Pace: 11:07.72/mile
Max Pace: 3:40.64/mile
Ascent: 1,278.56 ft
Descent: 2,536.43 ft