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Re: Cool Running for the Week of July 31, 2005
Man I really envy you all and your distances, I just hope that one day I will be able to day, "yeah, I ran 9 miles today". lol
Today for me was last day of week 1 of c25k..and let me tell you, it sucked. I posted the reason in my journal but will copy it here to fill you in.
Man I really envy you all and your distances, I just hope that one day I will be able to day, "yeah, I ran 9 miles today". lol
Today for me was last day of week 1 of c25k..and let me tell you, it sucked. I posted the reason in my journal but will copy it here to fill you in.
Today was a craaaaapppppyyyy morning. Last night I rode to my nephews house on my bike, and if you knew my city, you'd know that its all hills..nothing but hills, on the way there and on the way back, but I did get a great workout. Now here is where my problem came in. I forgot to bring some running clothes since today is Day 3 of C25K and all I had was what I had on, which included a baggy t-shirt and jean shorts that are to big. Not to mention the belt I was wearing doesn even work anymore...I've ran out of holes and doesn't hold my pants up for nothing.
I didn't get much sleep last night because I was on the phone with an ex-girlfriend argueing...imagine that. The total distance between my house and where I was at is 5 miles. So I decided to walk two miles and then start my running for the last 3.
It was brutal, I was tired, dehydrated, holding my pants up with one hand while I ran...it was pitiful.[img]images/smilies/grumble.gif[/img] My brain started to talk to me saying," come on, just quit, we can make it up later" and other comments similair. Then out of nowhere, it shutoff...I found the switch to turn the negativity off. [img]images/smilies/icon_joy.gif[/img]
I just kept on and kept on, telling myself that by overcoming this that it is making me stronger. I must, a soilder must overcome any obstacle. So I finished my run, the last day of week1..on a positive note and am very proud of myself.
I didn't get much sleep last night because I was on the phone with an ex-girlfriend argueing...imagine that. The total distance between my house and where I was at is 5 miles. So I decided to walk two miles and then start my running for the last 3.
It was brutal, I was tired, dehydrated, holding my pants up with one hand while I ran...it was pitiful.[img]images/smilies/grumble.gif[/img] My brain started to talk to me saying," come on, just quit, we can make it up later" and other comments similair. Then out of nowhere, it shutoff...I found the switch to turn the negativity off. [img]images/smilies/icon_joy.gif[/img]
I just kept on and kept on, telling myself that by overcoming this that it is making me stronger. I must, a soilder must overcome any obstacle. So I finished my run, the last day of week1..on a positive note and am very proud of myself.
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I did manage to get in one run, but the other nights I was too wiped out after a day of braving the waves. I consider my time in the ocean "cross training". Hee! My hip is feeling fabulous today and I was a saintly eater on vacation. My sisters and my BIL and I rented a condo and we stocked the fridge with good things. They're not on Atkins, but both are tremendously healthy eaters, so I managed to stick with my regular eating plan almost the whole time. I probably only overdid it on fruit, of all things, and even then not by much. I did have to have someone forcibly remove the bag of cherries from my hands, however. The great thing about this WOE is that I can eat my weight in crab legs and butter and not feel guilty about it, so the beach is the perfect place to vacation. 
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