I didn’t quite make my 10 runs in 13 days but I got 8 in. I took all of my running gear to Sacramento with me and brought it all back clean and unused. Even with our best intentions it just doesn’t ever work out (pun intended) which is why I was trying for the 10 runs before I left.
Tonight I was actually afraid to run, not because of the running but I didn’t want to overheat because of this nasty heat rash. But I had to do something so after my yummy salad for dinner I got on the elliptical trainer for 20 minutes. I am very pleased with myself.
One thing that was better on this trip was my food choices. It helped that Chari was trying to make better choices and its always easier to do that with someone else but also I have been doing some positive thinking exercises. Mostly inpired by my support group Char and our daily checking in. She has some great posts here, here and here about positive thinking and how it helps you succeed. Hell all of her posts are mind provoking!
The positive thinking has been helping. Increasingly with my food choices. If I think I make proper food choices, portion size and generally healthy choices. Then I do! It makes it easier to think I choose good healthy fuel to put into my body then my choices follow what my mind is telling me what I already do.
I haven’t found the perfect mantra to repeat, I like Char’s of “I am thin, happy and debt-free” I also have been stressing the healthy choices and like an old mantra I used to say of “I am Fit, Strong and Healthy” so that comes to mind pretty easily.
But I am trying to figure out what I want to Focus on. Healthy Choices and Running for now. So I am also throwing in “I am a runner and fuel my machine with only the best”
So I may not have run in five days but I didn’t gain anything over the weekend and am looking forward to my run tomorrow, even in the rain!
April 21, 2009. Diet, Exercise, Goals, Healthy Food, Marathon, Running, Running Shoes, Weight Journal, Weight Loss. .
checking in.
The week has been long and its only Wednesday. Sunday’s work blended right into Monday so there was no workout on Monday morning, or Monday evening for that matter as I was tapped out. Tuesday morning I was still to tired to get up so I planned on working out in the evening but that just didn’t happen.
This morning I did get up, but the work out was abbreviated but I am starting to feel more myself from working overnight on Sunday.
I am starting to think about the running again. I know it is lame to not be doing it now but peak is over in a month and there will be more light as well. I think when I do start to run I am going to do it outside. Ideally I would love Missy to run with me and I figure that will take training as well on both of our parts so we will both be slowly building up distance and endurance. I don’t ever think I will run her more then 3 miles at a time but she will be a great training partner and possibly running partner for life.
Two people have reminded me lately that I used to run all the time “when they first met me” I want to do that again. I see runners in the neighborhood, usually when I am in a car and I envy them. I want that air on my face, endorphin pumping, ponytail swinging feeling again.
March 19, 2008. Exercise, Goals, Marathon, Motivation, Running Shoes. .
Not that one promotes the other, its just that they happen to both be today.
I bought a new pair of running shoes last week, for the price and for training they are fantastic. I know they wont be the pair I use at the Marathon. I will go through a few pairs by then. These are Saucony running shoes. So how many miles is a pair generally good for.
I did get some exercise this last week on vacation but not enough to count or keep up the pace I was on. But I started again today. Did some running on the treadmill and I think I could do the entire marathon today if it was just about strength. But my problem seems to be lung capacity. I felt like I could keep running but I was sucking air and just couldn’t. Maybe if I run the marathon with an oxygen tank (kidding). 304 days to build up the lungs, completely doable!!!
January 30, 2008. Exercise, Marathon, Running Shoes. .
