July 29th, 2009

Hello once again -- seems I am only getting on here to blog once per week. Good, Bad or indifferent -- not to sure.

Eitherway, I ran 6 mi on monday ( up and down a few inclines -- this is what my running partner called them -- I disagreed!! ). I am learning new things as I run, which I think at this point is a great thing for me!!

I am also picking up tools, for the mentality part of races -- this is a huge pc of how to keep yourself running as well as keeping your pace.

Here are a few things I am learning:

• Your feet take a lickin!! -- Taking good care of them is important!! NO COTTON!!!
• Your legs/arms also take a lickin!! -- By maintaining strenth training it is helping me to stay 'fit' and not have injuries OR wear out as fast
• Use something for chapping
• Do not worry or sweat the small stuff ( it comes out anyways -- HA ) -- such as blisters
• Prepare your mind !! -- I am picking up alot of movies an phrases
• Share w/ other runners -- while running or just in general for we all know what it is like out there!!

There you have it -- now on Monday -- I am off to my 7 mi!! Hopefully my running partner will NOT choose a death trail for me !!!

* one other thing -- Ihave lowered my time for my half ( being my first I do not want to let myself down and I do not want to die -- my time is 2.25 )
* I am now dreaming about racing -- HA
* Here is my info for my race/sponser:


SPONSER Page ( ST.Judes )

https://waystohelp.stjude.org/sjVPortal/public/displayUserPage.do?userId=310768&programId=401&eventId=56957

Event Page ( Long Beach Marathon )

http://www.runlongbeach.com

Thanks for stopping by!!

July 22nd, 2009

WOW-- its been 12 days since i have written -- where did that time go??

Well, I will try to stick to this and keep updating. I have been very busy -- not that I have not been exercising because that is NOT the fact.

I ran my long run yesterday -- it ended up being 5.32mi. I was very proud of myself for I walked only a 'lil bit at the turn around!! It felt very good at a very easy slow pace so that I didnt over do it in the heat or the for the training.

I do need to report that I ran a 5K race on sunday. I came in fourth place in my age group -- for the women. I was not happy with my time ( 29.05 ) yet, I am taking from this these lessons learned:

1. NEVER wear NEW insoles for a race ( I have now been told to NEVER wear ANYTHING NEW for a race )
   
2. Go to the bathroom before the race OR wait to hyderate so much until after the race
3. Warm up with slowly running the first/last part of the course ( I felt this helped me due to the fact that I knew when I was coming up on the finish and also what to expect on the path ) I believe this also helped me with my nervousness as well as stretching
   
4. Careful on the energy drinks/help ( to much of this )
5. Have someone there to support you before and after the race ( to lean on someone is nice and also to have someone there at the finish line, feels comforting )
   

So there you have it!!

Now next week I begin 6 mi.!! I also have a running partner now for my long runs so that I am excited about !!

Wish me luck -- for I have signed up for the race in Cali -- I will be posting links .. like I have said before -- after I modify the websites!!

Happy Training -- Exercising!!

Hugs

July 10th, 2009

Today I ran my -- well -- I just ran. I will do my tempo tomorrow. Today I did 2.5mi in 25 mi == 10 min pace.

I ran my run yesterday as well, that was my hard run. I was pleased at it .. for I know that i should not stop and walk, but I did yesterday. My goal for tomorrow and next week is to complete my two harder runs at a longer distance and no walking.

I am off to do my circuit training as well...

Happy running!!

July 7th, 2009

Hello hello hello hello ....

Just came in from my run !! I did an extra one today -- 2mi/17mi/8.30p -- happy happy happy !!

I did my long run yesterday for the week. It ended up not being as long as I wanted or as fast as I would have liked, yet, I NEED to share with you -- how excited I was when I completed it!!! (4.2mi/45mi/10.48p)

I also see that I did not log in my friday exercise -- I believe there was a short run -- 2 mi and I know there was two sets of my circuit training!! I had someone spot me -- OMG !! -- I was cheating myself and I did feel it during the weekend!! WOW....

None the less...

This is what is on the schedule for the year 2009 -- I am now signed up for a 5K on the 19th of July in Brownsdale ( this will be my first race ) and then I am signing up this week for a half marathon in Long Beach Cali!!!

A million and one hugs to all my readers!!

Pain is weakness moving OUT of the body !! YES!! BRING IT!!!

June 29th, 2009

Hello -- I know that today is the 30th and my title is pointing to yesterday -- the reasoning behind this is that I am posting my yesterdays workouts, as the blogger was not working correctly so that I could not post.

I was able to get in my long run yesterday and my circuit!!

I went to take the van to the shop and after I dropped it off I just took off running from there, the total length that I was able to route was 4.2 Mi.. That is my long run for the week, now I will be onto the others ( tempo/hard-med ) for the rest of the week !!

My goal is that by next week/week after to hit 5 mi and sit at that for the month of July. I have now planned a lil trip in Oct!! I am going to sign up to do a half marathon on the coast!!! This has been something that I have wanted to do since I started running and now I am going to do it!! AT least I am signing up for it!!

All the support is going to be appreciated!! For I am going to need it !!!

I will post info on that marathon and also a sponser that I am going to sign up with.

I will be doing my circuit training today, as well.

Hugs to all my readers!!

June 24th, 2009

Today was a good day!!

I ran my tempo run and did it all in the amount of time I did on Monday, for my long run. Of course, I did the same run ( distance )!!

I did not, however, get in my circuit -- there is tomorrow!!

Next week, for my long run on Monday, I will shoot for 4.5 mi!!

Wish me luck!!

Happy reading and thank you for your support!!

June 22nd, 2009

Well Well Well....

Here is a day to remember !! I aged one more year today -- good or bad -- you choose!!

I was able to do what I needed for my exercise regime !!

I ran, in the heat none the less, 3.2 Mi @ 9.8 Pace = 32 min!! Than I came home, drank 32 oz of water and then onto my circuit training.

Afterwards, more water and alot of sweat!! Yet, I felt damn good !!

* Also, to follow up from last week -- I did my workouts -- just got so busy with life that I forgot to blog. :(

Happy Reading and until next time

Thanks for believing!!

June 16th, 2009

Today was amazing!!!!

I did my circuit training, with the cardio intervals ( 2 mi ) in between the exercises.

I have put up a mirror in my basement to view my form and keep up with my definition. It was amazing !!!!

I am very proud of me and hope to continue!! This is my second day of my second week and I am very pleased!!

Now to continue and also to keep up eating healthier!!

To do so well, feel amazing!! Inside and Out!!!

June 15th, 2009

Sometimes in life, the only thing you can do is run!! This is what I am finding out, when it hits you, you just do not know where to place it, so you take off and exercise!! ( OK -- thats what I do/did )

Today was my long run -- this would be my second week on this program. I am sooooooo proud of myself, I bout damn near did a jig at the top of the hill when I hit my home target!!!!

I ran a 3.2 mi at a 9.22 min pace!!!! YES!!

Now for the circuit training... I will do that this afternoon, for I seem to not have stretched my muscles enough so .. I need to intertwine with my trainer.

I ended up walking a 'lil bit for I got a charlie horse in my calf at the halfway mark today, stretched it best I could there and did when I got home. Yet, she is SORE. I need to take care of that, so that I do not injure myself any further!!

I also signed up for a 5K in July!!

Watch out -- I am back in the game!!

WHOOOHOOO....

Happy reading!!

June 12th, 2009

Hello to all my followers,

I have not posted much this week for I have just been to swamped and tired from life, as well as the workouts!!!!

I did complete my circuit routines on Wed/Thurs along with my run being yesterday instead of Wed..

I totally feel/felt it in my quads, yet, I know what this means!! IT IS WORKING!!

Like one of my readers wrote, I love this btw, that pain is weakness leaving the body!!

Hugs to you all...

Tomorrow I will pick up what I didnt get in this week.

Good night!! Happy exercise and healthy living!!

After the new schedule!!

Last week I was given a new workout schedule from my PT.

I have finished the 'run' part for today !! 2.7M in 20 min!!

YES!!!

I have new goals and a new schedule now.

One of my goals -- >> is to run a marathon on a coast!! That is just a reward to myself for the new measurements I have for myself!!

In time, I will do it!!

Thanks for the read -- I will hopefully be able to update later today on my circuit !!

Hugs

June 1st 2009

Who woulda thought that on June 1st, 2009 I would be reporting on Blogger, that I just completed a run of 2.3M??? Not my mother or myself in 1976 ( yep...year I was brought into this world ).


What a beautiful day!! It is Monday and I have been listening to the goals that I set forth.. to start up my exercise regimen once again.

I will be emailing my PT to set up some time to get the strengthening put back in as well...would like more definition on my arms/legs and to loose inches on the middle.

Only way to get to where you wanna be, is to WORK to get there!!

SO DO IT!!

Tuesdays update

Hello to my readers!!

Today was a success for my exercise regime!!

I went my usual 2.3 mi's -- not pushing it -- just making sure that I got my heart rate up there. :)

I am going to cross train tomorrow, or that is the plan!!

What I am noticing after getting back into it now, is that my breathing is more rhythmical and not as difficult for me. The running part of it is coming quite, shall I say, easier than it was before when I was first starting out!!! That is a plus!!!

Till tomorrow -- sleep well ( I am also trying to pick it back up for that exact reason!! I have not been sleeping as well as I would like and so I am trying to exhaust myself!! )

Reminder from my reader ( Thank you BTW!! ) -- Pain is WEAKNESS exiting the body!!!!!!!!

Getting back into it

Today was a success!!

I ran 1.7mi -- yep -- didnt stop to walk at all and that was with a big hill involved and the wind.

Yep -- I am proud of me.

I also threw in some arm exercises and mowed the lawn and weed wacked the weeds.

all in all a good day in the exercise world.

Happy Reading..

This week

First off, Thank you to the 'anonymous' messenger!! I like how you put that -- pain is weakness leaving the body!! ( WOW -- how profound!! It fits in alot of things in life!! )

Second off, I was able to get in 2 days of running this week. My goal for next week, or even with the weekend approaching, is to get Sat/Sun in for my exercise and then begin my weekly regime slowly but surely next week.

I have had a bit of balancing to do with life, being on lifes terms as it is. I really have not been able to justify the schedule quite right to fit in my much needed exercise!!

Like I said, for next week, I am hard pressed to get back at it!!

Thank you to all of you who have followed me all this way. The support and love has been a tremendous help in finding my soul through a much healthier way of life!!

hugs to my readers

Starting over

Today is the beginning of starting over my workout regime - after around 30 days off - the need to get back into the swing of things is there for me. How strange, never thought I would ever think this, yet, I found myself wondering: how good would it feel to get back out there and run again - or complete my circuit training? Yet, this happened the other day, so here I am - on a Saturday, childless, out running!!

I did complete a run of 2 m this morning. I chose not to time myself, since this was the first run or exercise I have done in around a months time.

I did purchase new shoes, for the foot that was injured is what had stopped my exercise in the first place. I am going to also venture to a shoe store and find some insoles for my arches, I feel they are needed. Than I am ready to get movin again!!

I am going to also set up a session with my trainer, so that she can kick me in the duff and help me get back into it!!

A goal that I am going to set is to be able to run a half marathon yet this year, with dropping my size down 4 more inches in a few areas. I will have to take it up with my trainer as to how long I can set a goal time for these, yet, these are what I am going to shoot for.

Hope you are well and all is GREAT in your world!!

Thanks for the read!! Many Hugs...

an Update

I haven't done my updates due to the fact that I was told I needed to rest. So, I took my doc's advice and am doing so.

I went into the doctor on Wed., for him to look at my foot as well as my cold. Here is what I was told:

The tendon on the side of my foot was stretched to it's limit. Hence, my pain on the side of my foot ( this was very intense and hurt extremely when I was walking ). I was told that the best thing for this is an inflammatory medicine and icing it. I was told to take it easy with the running/exercise until this healed a bit - for possibly a week to two. I am able to do my circuit training or biking. I also spoke to my trainer and she said some hour to hour and half bike outings would be good. Some difficult ones at that.

I was also told that the cold that I have is just that and no infections at all. I just pushed it to hard where my cold took a turn for the worst instead of the better. All I need for that is rest.


I have rested since and I will try to do some exercises this weekend at the farm, while visiting the family.

Otherwise, once I get back to the house ( home ) I will pick up some bike runs and also get into my circuit training.

Thanks for the read!!

Hugs to you all

Day #10 Sat 04/04/09

Today we had our group run, which we normally do on Sundays. Yet we changed it up for the storm that is supposedly coming into town.

We ran a total of 7 mi's!!! I can not believe that I actually completed it!! To top it off, I felt good afterwards!! A bit fatigued, but good. With the exception of the bottom of my foot!! It seems to be bothering me lately. I can not remember what my trainer named it, yet, she gave me some things to do to it to make sure that it heals up so that I can keep running!

For next weekend, on Easter, I will have to do an 8 mi run on my own!! I really would like to keep up with the schedule for we will eventually be running 10 mi or 11 mi's and I want to keep up with everyone!!

None the less, I am very proud of myself for completely the 7 today!!

Tomorrow I will take a day of rest, as suggested. For I think my foot needs it.

Felt kinda of bad, I had to stop twice and I slowed the group down. Eitherway, I needed to for me and my foot. I am learning my boundaries. Not only in my exercise, but also in life!!!

How exciting, to learn more about me!!

Hugs to all you who read today!! Have a great night!!

FRIDAY 04/03/09

Well, I am taking today off. For rest or maybe I will do some cross training this evening.

I hurt my foot ( My trainer believes it is trying to compensate for the slanting in the road and the side that I keep running on ). So, for that sake I am taking it easy as we may do our 7 mi tomorrow morning and I wanna be up to PAR for that!!

I have spoke to many individuals about exercising and what it does to them and their lives. It is absolutely amazing how it affects their souls and energy levels. What impact it has on the mental side of their interiors as well as their emotional interiors. How one would not want to work on themselves to better their exterior as well as their soul and interiors, is all beside me. Other than being lazy and procrastinating, I believe my HP provides me with the strength, courage, wisdom and knowledge to get off that chair and move my legs and arms to keep me in tact.

Alot of learning about me is happy while I keep the exercise regime up. It is amazing how we grow, not only in age, yet in wisdom, knowledge and strength as we begin or continue different journeys that are placed in front of us.

To walk/run through the puddle, is much funner than walking/running around it ( NOT to only add that it helps one grow!! )!!

Good luck with your adventures/journeys that are placed before you today.

Hugs to the reader of this!!

Day #9 Thur 04/02/09

Hello Readers:

Today we did the tempo run! OOFTA - it was a bit chilly outside around 30 degrees and a little bit of a wind. YET - we did it!!!!

We went for 4 mi's - 1 mi at a slower pace, 2 mi's at a med/hard pace, 1 mi at a med pace. We ended up completed these in 38 min's!! I am happy with that..for this is my beginning.

I do know that the others may have been able to do it faster, yet, they waited and slowed down for me. I am sooo grateful for them!! For they are experienced runners...so this is very kind of them to help me out!!

We did have a 8.44 mi pace in there!! I was very proud that I kept up with that!!

I am feeling ok right now, but I still have another run to get in before the week is over and that is another 4 mi at med pace. I am trying to hook up with another lady to run with so that I can do it with someone. It seems I push myself harder when I actually do this.

I will see who may be able to run tomorrow. Maybe I can get one done tomorrow, before I have family and for a lunch hour run or something.

SOOO..until tomorrow!!

Thanks for stopping to read!!

Hugs to you

Day #8 Wed 04/01/09

Well, I was not feeling to well...sick with a cold !! Man o Man - wishing the sicknesses would go away!!

Eitherway, took my two days of rest Mon/Tues.. Today I chose to do my cross training as tomorrow morning bright and early we are doing the 50 min run. Hope I do not freeze to death!!

Anywho...I know that sometimes I get into this mode where I just wanna sit and do nothing. Or just sit in front of the computer and not complete my workouts. I am very happy that I am in a group of runners, as I do not know if I would be keeping up with my own workouts!! Now I am accountable.

Until Summer comes, I need to keep pushing myself. That is where the team comes in. I have to stay in shape for them.

So - today it was my cross training and tomorrow the run. Than I will have a tempo run to complete and one more cross training. Than the big run for the week!!

I do know that I feel a million times better after I work out!! So, tonight I feel pretty good.

Hope you all get some good rest and stay well!!

Hugs to all the readers!!

Tata till tomorrow!

Day #7 Sun 03/29/09

WOW - guess I missed a few days in there, yet, lets call this day #7.

I am very wore out and tired, to say that least. It is my bedtime now...yet I wanted to write that today I successfully ran 6 mi's!!!!!!

Its all onward from there..I am bout half way to the half marathon point!! WOOOHOOOO

good night my friends. till the next workout/run

Day #6 Thur 03/26/09

Today I completed the sprints that we have on the agenda. We were to do 3 sprints with a break in between. So I am considering this a successful day of training.

There were times in there that I wanted to QUIT!! Yet, instead I slowed my pace down and kept with it. I heard my trainer in my head " Keep running to keep the endurance, yet, slow it down ". I am not to sure if it is a good thing that my trainer is speaking to me in my head, I am going to take it as a good thing.

I am taking it that I did good for my pace was at 9.12 mpm for my first set of sprints. I have been reading and I would like to bring that down quite a bit, but for today, I DID IT!!

I really had to push myself while running today, for I seem to want to keep backing out. There is a reason that I signed up for this and I KNEW it would not be an easy thing to do. Now I NEED to keep it up.

I was looking at my blogs and noticed that I did not blog since Monday. I have told many people about my blogging, for my own accountability. NOW - I feel as though I gave my word, so I am trying my darndest to keep up!!

For those of you that are still reading, THANK YOU!!

If you could send some prayers, wishes and hope my way I would completely appreciate it!!

hugs to you

Have a great afternoon!!

Day #5 Mon 03/23/09

I was thinking that after yesterdays run that I would be very stiff this morning upon awakening. To my surprise, I was not. I was good to go. It was kinda crazy. Yet, it was very relieving!! Almost like I am doing something right, instead of wrong!!

Today I took the day of rest and turned it into a little walk/jog for about 1.5mi. With some good stretching afterwards. I will continue my workout regime tomorrow with warmup walk/jog and into my cross training. As my muscles in my shoulders are feeling the need to work more, telling me that I am not doing enough of my regular workouts. So, I will try to my darndest to begin my workouts to around 5 days/wk again. I was slipping with that.

I am beginning to think of signing up for the two 8ks that I told myself I will try to complete during my half marathon training. I will hopefully be able to complete these in the next few weeks ( the registrations for them ) and also find a half marathon that I would like to run after the class has finished.

It was very nice running with a group yesterday, more so than I even imagined it would be. It helped me run and also helped me stick it out. I am very pleased with myself and very grateful to the class mates that they helped me through the run!! Bless their hearts and families!!

Hugs to you all....

Day #4 Sun 03/22/09

So, I can say that I successfully ran an 8K!!!

The class ran a little over 5mi this afternoon, in 30 mph winds!! I kept up with them!! Which I am thinking is a huge compliment for they have all ran before and this was my first time running with them!!

I also has my measurements today with my trainer!! I LOST 14% body fat in 9 mo!!!! I am in healthy condition as far as one can be ( when I started this working out with my trainer, I was one percentage away from overfat )!! How cool is that!!

My trainer will be sending me my measurements and I will be submitting a few different articles to a few different fitness magazines!! Hopefully, they will help with my ultimate goal in life!!

Anywho...I did it!! Made it through a 5 mi run with the class and am still alive!!

Thanks for reading and believing.

Day #3 Sat 03/21/09 --- :)

Today was cross train or ez 2 mi run.

I choose to warm up with a lite walk/jog for 10 min, than into my stretches and onto one of my core workouts. Man, did it FEEELLLL good. My muscles were sore from starting to run outside once again. So..this helped it immensely!!

Tomorrow is our run with the team, that is taking the class together. I am little scared, as I do not know if I will be able to keep up with all of them, as I was not there last Sunday due to being down with the flu bug. Yet, I am not going to let that stop me!! I will be joining them and doing all that I can at the best that I can!!

I was thinking while I was doing my stretches and here were the thoughts:

My health has never been better after working out for almost a year. The cardio doc would not be surprised if I complete suppressed the syn copy that I was diagnosed with in '98. The eye doctor says my eyes are better than they were in the past 5 yrs. My cholesterol has never looked better. I have an awesome blood pressure and great heart rate. This just completely blows my mind. They preach to us to eat better, to exercise and take better care of the body that we were given. How many of us actually do this??

As boring or as HARD as it seems to be do that, I am realizing that I was given a gift, my body. Where in lies my soul. Here is where I come in. The gifts that I have been given, I have been given them for a reason. A reason, for I believe that I was allowed the responsibility to tend them gifts. To take care of them, to nurture them. To allow them grow to the best of their ability, not grow for the negative but for the positive. To be all that they can be. As I tend to the gifts, I am also able to watch the miracles that are held within them. To be able to watch the miracles blossom into such absolutely beautiful gifts!!

I am not just going on and on about the gift of my body, where in lies the soul, that I was given to take care - I am also speaking of the people, pets, plants and all living things that were allowed to come into my life!! As I tend to my body and soul, I learn more and more how to tend to the other living beings that are placed in my life. As I am allowed to be able to love them and nurture them, I am also allowed the beautiful gift of watching them blossom into all that they can be!!!!

WHAT A JOY!!!!

TODAY is a joy -- an absolute joy!! To see the miracles placed at my feet!!! To be able to attain responsibility to nurture them. To be able to be all we can be on this journey.

HUGS to all!!

Day #2 Thurs 03/19/09

Ooffta!! Today is number two of the training. I was to run a total of 35 min of a med pace, that what was on the agenda for today. I completed a 2.9 run/jog/walk. I found myself having to take three walk breaks. Good/bad or indifferent, no idea. Yet, I did it.

Yesterday, I met with my Cardio Doc from Mayo. I was referred to him in '98, after a passing out spell that had occurred during work. I ended up being diagnosed with Vaso Depressor Syncope and put on two different medications, which I took up to four times per day. I was able to be taken off of them, with the exercise regime I have been on. He was very impressed with my stats, where my blood pressure resides at 108/56 and my Heart Rate is at 60 BPM and my cholesterol is very good!! YES!!

It is amazing to hear how healthy I am, at 32 yrs old!! I have never been in better health in my life. Where last year was the worst year of my entire existence and now look at me!!! Shinin in '09!!

I was also told that my eyesight is IMPROVING and that I am not a candidate for the laser surgery!!

Life is looking up!! With my HPs help, I might be able to complete a half marathon ( or two ) in '09 as well!!

Today -- I feel very GRATEFUL that I am alive and able to live this life that they call existence.

Hugs and tata for now!!

Wed 03/18/09

Today it all begins.

I have now, signed up, paid for and started the training for a half marathon. I went 2.4mi today, successfully, in the wind and up/downhill. I do hope that I can keep up the training. As it would be so awesome to be able to say, that I was able to run a half marathon in my lifetime.

This is nothing that I have ever wanted or even ever thought of doing, yet, it just seems like it might be something that would fit into where I am today.

I was exercising on a daily basis, until a few months ago. It seems to come to a lull. Me, and my big mouth, decided to tell everyone that I was thinking about running. Than I shared with my GF that there is a class coming up that my trainer is doing for a half marathon. She highly suggested that I join.

After some pondering, I thought it might actually not be such a bad idea afterall. Since, my routine was slipping, this might just be the fire I need lit.

Eitherwho, here I am sharing the experience as it happens as well, as making sure to keep up with my progress.

With my HP on my side, it will work and it will be successful (whether I actually run or not, it is the idea of it all).

Hugs to whomever...tata for now