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
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
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!!
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!!
Monday, March 23, 2009
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....
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....
Sunday, March 22, 2009
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.
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.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
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!!
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!!
Thursday, March 19, 2009
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!!
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!!
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
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
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
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