So here we are in a new month, October! It’s crazy how close we are to the end of the year, but I plan to enjoy this month as much as possible and really work hard on all of my goals!
I’m more than halfway finished with marathon training for the Philly Marathon, and I’ve got many more long runs in my future! I’m looking forward to keeping up the momentum and making some improvements in my life-balance from September.
I’m linking up with Hoho Runs and Miss Sippi Piddlin for the Weekly Wrap! It’s a great way to see what your favorite health and fitness bloggers are up to each week!
I’m also joining Ange and Carmy for the Monthly Goals Linkup and Marcia, Patty, and Erika for Tuesdays on the Run!
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September Running Goal Recap
Somehow, September turned out to be one of the shortest months of the year. I’m still in disbelief that it went by so quickly! My monthly mileage for September was 96.3 miles..so close to 100 miles! Let me give a recap of my goals for September…how did I do?
- Clean up my eating habits. Grade: F. There has been nothing clean about my eating in the month of September. I ate way too much candy, went out to lunch on several occasions, and I didn’t use PlateJoy once for meal planning. I was extremely lazy about my eating…it’s as simple as that.
- Do yoga and/or barre at least once a week. Grade: A. I’m so happy I was able to knock out this goal! I’ve really fallen in love with my Tuesday yoga class, and while barre is super tough, I do enjoy the challenge! Going to the ZOOMA Cape Cod weekend helped me get in some extra yoga days as well. I am going to keep up the yoga and barre moving forward as it becomes part of my fitness routine!
- Continue planks, squats, and lunges 3 times a week. Grade: B. Planks and lunges have been really solid, but for whatever reason, I don’t squat as often as I’d like. Does chair pose count as a squat? I really struggle with having the right form for that!
October Running Goals
- Plan and prepare my own lunch for every weekday. Not only will I save money, I’ll be eating much more balanced meals that aren’t too high in calories. I had several mornings where I was too busy to make lunch, so I’m going to commit to finally getting a meal plan together.
- Prepare healthy snacks to replace my cravings for sweets. It’s time to shut down the junk food eating. I have so many recipes for healthy snacks on my Pinterest page and most of the ingredients to make it happen. I will try to use Instagram to keep myself accountable!
- Get 10,000 steps on my non-running days. I have such admiration for blogging pals like Tricia who gets in SO many steps during the week. I know that I can do better on my non-running days, so I’m going to move around more at work instead of being tethered to my desk. We also have a Fall Walking Challenge at work that I’m hoping will get me motivated to move!
Week 9 Training Recap:
Monday 9/26: Back to lunchtime yoga at work after a summer hiatus. It was great to be back. The class was short, but I was able to do my first headstand against the wall, on the first try!
Tuesday 9/27: My favorite vinyasa class after work with Darlene! While we didn’t spend any time at the wall this week, we did briefly have the opportunity to another headstand on our mats. I wasn’t able to hold it for long, but that was due to my wrists more than anything. I’m loving the progress!
Wednesday 9/28: I went for a 5-mile run. The splits were supposed to be 11:15, 11:00, 10:45, and 10:30…but I got a little too in the zone and took it too fast! It was a beautiful fall evening and a little drizzly. I felt great!
Thursday 9/29: Spin and floor class after work. This is the first time we’re having spin class through our wellness program at work, and it was a great workout! I need to wear better shoes for the floor portion…we did a lot of jumping and my feet weren’t happy.
Friday 9/30: 3 easy miles on the treadmill at lunch. I definitely felt the soreness from spin class!
Saturday 10/1: Morning yoga class. I originally planned to run 10 miles first thing in the morning, but I had a few too many the night before, haha. In the afternoon, I had a nice and easy 3-mile run.
Sunday 10/2: Finally time for my 10-mile run! I think overall it went pretty well, though my knees weren’t the happiest. For the first time I had to stop for a bathroom break…thank goodness there was one available at my turnaround point! For my next long run I’ll need to remember the goal is 11:20 pace! Since I had already scheduled the class, I went to barre about 30 minutes after my run. This was a BAD idea. I got through it, but the barre portion of class got so tough I had to stop for a quick break because I was getting lightheaded. Bad Janelle.
Spin bikes…30 minutes of torture LOLWeek 9 Report Card:
As you can see, I worked out every single day this past week. I’m not sure, but this may be the first time I’ve done this….ever? I’m very proud of getting all of my marathon training runs in, but I’m not a big fan of doing 2 tough workouts in a day, so I learned a pretty good lesson. Yoga and run the same day? Sure! Barre after a long run? Never again! So I’m going to give Week 9 a grade of A-!
Did you meet your fitness goals for September? What goals do you have for October?
Looks like a great week! I used to be able to do 2 workouts a day and sometimes even work out 7 days a week, but not anymore! I just don’t have the time or energy. I definitely agree that September went by sooo quickly!
Thanks a lot, Lisa! 🙂 Glad I made it through!
Yea, I’m with you. When someone asks me about barre or yoga tone (esp if the instructor is tough) I say no! 🙂 I reserve those for days that I can recover properly.
It’s so important to have that recovery time!
I find that if I don’t have my lunch/snacks planned out and packed, I’ll give in to unhealthy substitutions. Great job on all of your workouts – working out every day is a challenge, especially twice in a day!
Thanks a lot, Sarah! I’m doing a better job with my lunches and snacks so I’m hoping to keep it going!
I literally have no idea how Tricia does it. Just once I want to win a Workweek Hustle challenge, or even Weekend Warrior. I think I’ll have to wait until Tricia is in taper. Haha.
I didn’t have any real fitness goals for September, so I let my gym time slide by the wayside a bit. But I have a few 5Ks I plan to train for now that cooler weather is here. And I’m excited!
Congrats on getting all those workouts in. I think barre after a run would have just killed me dead. So good for you!
We all fall off the wagon with our eating from time to time. I doubt you have an F but good goals for the month. The halloween candy is so tempting
LOL, thanks, Deborah! I don’t want to think about Halloween candy yet, lol!
October’s usually the month where my eating isn’t so clean. I don’t buy Halloween candy, but people at work do, and the snacking urge is too strong.
The snacking is tough!! But we gotta hang in there and resist the temptation! 🙂
Janelle you have very do-able goals and I like that you visit them each month. I really need to do this! I’m afraid since my Stepbet is over with you won’t be seeing the amount of steps I’ve been sporting in the past! But I will strive for 10,000 6x a week so we can motivate each other in that!
October goals for me- Healthy Meal planning just does not work for my family BUT healthy breakfast, lunch and snacking would work for ME alone! I’ve got to implement this! Think I’ll check out your Pinterest board too!
Thanks for joining us each week!
Thanks, Tricia! I definitely recommend logging your goals through the blog to help stay on track. Oh man, your steps are always motivating. Good luck with your meal planning goals this month…always a struggle!
Hi Janelle. I can totally relate to you about the eating. I had a rough month, and whenever I do I tend to crave a lot of carbs. So I didn’t eat as healthy as I could have too. Good luck with Philly, that is on my bucket list. I am hoping to do it next year.
Thanks, Nicole! Carbs are tough to resist! Hope things are going better in October so far! 🙂
I met my September goals, but it is so much easier when I don’t have to travel for work. I have one more month of marathon training, then I am looking forward to taking some time off from officially training for a race. My October goals are to stay on track for marathon training. I am also starting another 6 week carb cycling program. I am looking forward to it.
Good luck with your goals this month! I look forward to seeing how you do in the marathon! 🙂
Goals? What are they, LOL? To survive the craziness, maybe. To enjoy my half and finish without pain. That’s about it!
It would be really nice to maintain my weight, but I know with a long vacation that includes a half, it’s unlikely.
It sounds like you’re doing really well — there’s always something to learn!
Those are all solid goals to have, Judy! I can’t wait to hear how your half goes!
The eating healthy thing (or at least eating appropriately for half marathon training) Has always been an issue for me. Good luck with your goals in October!
Thanks a lot! It’s a struggle, but I’m feeling committed to make better choices 🙂
We tend to be hard on ourselves…overall, I think you did better than you think! Congrats on getting all the workouts in this week. You are well on your way to a solid marathon!
Way to go with your training! I need to work on cleaner eating and adding more barre/piyo to my regular routine instead of just running.
Thanks Tania! I definitely believe that cross-training makes a difference!
With all the time that marathon training takes, something’s got to give. At my house…it was cooking. I think that’s OK as long as we remember to choose healthy alternatives. It’s amazing what you can spend on eating out at lunch. I try to keep the little tuna packs or cans of healthy soup at work so I am not tempted. Your training is really going well. I can’t believe you are already halfway there. Thanks for linking, Janelle!
I almost never get 10K steps on a non-running day. I spend to much time on my computer! Your goals look great.
Thanks a lot, Coco! I’m working on it! The 10K steps is a tough one to meet!
Meal planning is always where I fall off on my goals. Partly because it takes time (but it always worth it) and partly because food is so GOOD! ha.
I try to make bigger dinners and just take leftovers for lunch. There’s something about a hot meal that’s awesome.
Thanks for linking up!
I’m enjoying using dinner leftovers for lunch…it’s a big help! Hopefully I can get into a good groove…so far so good! Thanks, Ange!
I’ve never tried Barre but would love to. I think I’d really like it based on what everyone says about it. I don’t think I’d try it after a long run though. That would be tough! Kudos on another great week!
Why is eating right the HARDEST part of training?! I always struggled with that too. The thing is, I just don’t feel motivated to curtail my eating…I just want to enjoy life, and that includes food!
I know!! It’s tough…they say that it’ll make the training better, so I’m giving it a try….HA!
You are doing great! We are working on some of the same things like food prep…it helps training so much! I agree two hard workouts in a day started whooping my butt when my mileage ramped up. There is a time and season…I am taking a break from heavy weights for a few weeks. Don’t you hate when you have to stop and go to the restroom. I had to do that on several long runs and I am worried race day I am going to lose a few minutes taking a tinkle break – boooo.
Oh and i say chair pose counts 😉
Thanks a lot, Karen! I love to be organized, so I know that when I get the meal prep going, it’ll remove so much stress! I usually don’t have issues with the bathroom during my runs, but I guess I was just unlucky, haha!
Great week of training! I’ve been able to control going for the candy by bringing grapes to work and snacking on them. I have been trying to incorporate squats and lunges into my routine as well, I don’t have any trouble with the squats… it’s the lunges that I really have to force.
Thanks, Vicki! I need to start buying grapes, they are a great snack! Doing a few lunges before my runs have really helped me make it a routine!