Tonight was inspiring... on a few different levels! this was the first night that i had to run ALONE! i was extremely nervous about running by myself. i didn't know if i was going to have the same drive that i've had when someone is next to me pushing me... running next to me just for me.
but... what i discovered tonight... i'm the one running for me... no one can push me any harder than i'm willing to push myself. i got farther faster and with more ease than even Tuesday night. there were moments during my run... scenery, animals, smells... that awakened me and made me realize that i'm doing this and it's all me!!!! i couldn't help but smile... i was running for me...
there was something else that i realized tonight...
because of the intervals that i did i ended up with a rather long walk home. it's been a long time since i've spent some well-needed "me time". i had a rough day, but i think i'm starting to notice that thing that everyone talks about... i was able to just gain a little perspective, some sense out of my frustration. the weirdest thing... i wasn't even thinking about anything. i was just taking it all in. it was like i was seeing things thru "new" eyes... wow! it was pretty amazing.
if i get nothing out of this whole endeavor, i think i've gained a better sense of self. allowing myself to just be...
bring on the next opportunity...
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
week 3... omg!!
Well run31 fans... i was dreading this week and so i've been thinking about it, preparing my mind for what was to come, eating better, drinking constantly... and all i have to say is OMG!! I'M SO UNBELIEVABLY PROUD OF MYSELF!!! tonight was the best run i've had since i started 3 weeks ago today...
when i started this i didn't think i could do it at all so i started running 1 min intervals with 90 sec walks... last week seemed like a huge jump to 90 sec runs 1 min walks.
tonight i actually ran more than i've run ever in my whole life and i felt GREAT!!!
here's my break-down...
90 sec run/1 min walk
2 min run/90 sec walk
2:30 run/2 min walk
rinse and repeat total of 4 times... all in all i ran for a total of 24 min for a distance of approx 2.75 miles running. that doesn't count the walking it did...
i'm extactic right now... sunday i was very discouraged and worried that i wasn't improving! tonight i realized that even when you have a bad run... or a bad day... that it's only as bad as that run lasts. the next run is a new opportunity to improve... huh that sounds familiar... :)
i wish i could convey how stoked i am right now... but that's the beauty of this whole thing i guess, as much as i share with all of you there's still a piece of it that all mine. this feeling of excitement, this confidence that i can do this, this choice to move forward... it's all mine...
thanks for everyone that is starting to follow me, because your encouragement and your accountability is truly awesome... here's to a week of pushing myself...
when i started this i didn't think i could do it at all so i started running 1 min intervals with 90 sec walks... last week seemed like a huge jump to 90 sec runs 1 min walks.
tonight i actually ran more than i've run ever in my whole life and i felt GREAT!!!
here's my break-down...
90 sec run/1 min walk
2 min run/90 sec walk
2:30 run/2 min walk
rinse and repeat total of 4 times... all in all i ran for a total of 24 min for a distance of approx 2.75 miles running. that doesn't count the walking it did...
i'm extactic right now... sunday i was very discouraged and worried that i wasn't improving! tonight i realized that even when you have a bad run... or a bad day... that it's only as bad as that run lasts. the next run is a new opportunity to improve... huh that sounds familiar... :)
i wish i could convey how stoked i am right now... but that's the beauty of this whole thing i guess, as much as i share with all of you there's still a piece of it that all mine. this feeling of excitement, this confidence that i can do this, this choice to move forward... it's all mine...
thanks for everyone that is starting to follow me, because your encouragement and your accountability is truly awesome... here's to a week of pushing myself...
Sunday, July 25, 2010
wk 2... day 3
well... today was tuff. i really didn't want to get out there and do it today. i didn't run friday or saturday because of the intense heat but i knew i had to get out there tonite. i pump myself for it all day and then when it comes down to it... i really wanted to back out. this is a constant choice... every interval was different. the first 4 felt great... i was taking it all in. then the 5th hurt and my breathing was labored. #6 i couldn't catch my breath and i wanted to stop really bad. by the 7th i was tired and then 8 i found my wind again.
the little things seem to distract me right now. obviously, since i'm new to this, my form is certainly not perfect. everyone tells me that will come in time. first i have to concentrate on the times... but i'm clunky and cumbersome and i know it right now. the improvement from thursday is that i did feel opened up in the chest as opposed to heavy and overheated.
i did eat better the last few days... concentrating on every 2 hours and drinking constantly. i don't know if 48 hours is enough to see a difference or a change. so i'll keep moving forward with that one...
here's my interval schedule for this week... just in from my trainer... :)
Run 2 minutes/walk 90 sec
Run 90 sec/walk 90 sec
Run 2.5 min/walk 90 sec
Run 90 sec/walk 90 sec
rinse and repeat...
i know i can do this, but right now i'm nervous too. it's a different sense of nervous. failure is completely up to me. i only fail if i chose to not try. every time i see a new round of intervals they look so daunting... but then i get out there and realize my body is capable of so much more than i have ever allowed it to do. i have told myself for years that "i can't". the truth... i absolutely can, but will i chose to... in this moment... ABSOLUTELY!!! here's to tomorrow!
the little things seem to distract me right now. obviously, since i'm new to this, my form is certainly not perfect. everyone tells me that will come in time. first i have to concentrate on the times... but i'm clunky and cumbersome and i know it right now. the improvement from thursday is that i did feel opened up in the chest as opposed to heavy and overheated.
i did eat better the last few days... concentrating on every 2 hours and drinking constantly. i don't know if 48 hours is enough to see a difference or a change. so i'll keep moving forward with that one...
here's my interval schedule for this week... just in from my trainer... :)
Run 2 minutes/walk 90 sec
Run 90 sec/walk 90 sec
Run 2.5 min/walk 90 sec
Run 90 sec/walk 90 sec
rinse and repeat...
i know i can do this, but right now i'm nervous too. it's a different sense of nervous. failure is completely up to me. i only fail if i chose to not try. every time i see a new round of intervals they look so daunting... but then i get out there and realize my body is capable of so much more than i have ever allowed it to do. i have told myself for years that "i can't". the truth... i absolutely can, but will i chose to... in this moment... ABSOLUTELY!!! here's to tomorrow!
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Thursday, July 22, 2010
Week 2... Day 2
Ugh... this week has been really tough. it's extremely hot and humid and my body just feels every step, every breath. i've had to remind myself to eat today and didn't get to eat as many times as my trainer would like... translation... very little energy...
so here's the crazy thing... i've been a coach for way too many years and for all that time i've pounded the importance of diet. eating to fuel the body and the movement... why can't i get that for me? there in lies the choices i suppose... i have to choose to get up and run but i have to choose to fuel and prepare all day!!! huh... what a concept...
so goals moving forward... eat consistantly all day... small meals to give me the energy i need to choose to run...
so here's the crazy thing... i've been a coach for way too many years and for all that time i've pounded the importance of diet. eating to fuel the body and the movement... why can't i get that for me? there in lies the choices i suppose... i have to choose to get up and run but i have to choose to fuel and prepare all day!!! huh... what a concept...
so goals moving forward... eat consistantly all day... small meals to give me the energy i need to choose to run...
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Week 2... and so it really begins
Today was the start of week 2 and I have to say it was pretty difficult... i have gotten over the "can i do this", "will it hurt", "i'm scared to try"... blah blah blah. but today was the physical change so to speak... my legs felt tired and cumbersome and uncomfortable.
as of right now, i'm doing interval training right now to work myself up to a continuous run. last week i did 1 min runs to 1:30 walks. tonight i started 1:30 runs to 1 min walks. shew... what a difference. and i didn't feel the difference until the middle of my run. last week it was the high of just completing it. today i got caught up in "how far did i go", "how's my pace", "man, my legs hurt". my trainer encouraged me to just focus on the time.
so tonight i accomplished a run for a longer period of time. on my next run i will focus on just the time... getting past the change and not worrying about my pace or my distance...for right now. baby steps i suppose...
so if anyone actually reads this... i'm curious to hear how you got started running. what made you change your thinking and chose to succeed... or just try something new?
as of right now, i'm doing interval training right now to work myself up to a continuous run. last week i did 1 min runs to 1:30 walks. tonight i started 1:30 runs to 1 min walks. shew... what a difference. and i didn't feel the difference until the middle of my run. last week it was the high of just completing it. today i got caught up in "how far did i go", "how's my pace", "man, my legs hurt". my trainer encouraged me to just focus on the time.
so tonight i accomplished a run for a longer period of time. on my next run i will focus on just the time... getting past the change and not worrying about my pace or my distance...for right now. baby steps i suppose...
so if anyone actually reads this... i'm curious to hear how you got started running. what made you change your thinking and chose to succeed... or just try something new?
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Introduction to Run31
Welcome, to Run31... let me share a little bit about myself and why I'm doing this. I turned 31 this summer and realized that if I put my mind to something I could do anything. I also realized that of all the things that I have accomplished they have been because I have chosen to do them... and I've never let anything stand in my way. I have, however, allowed myself to believe the self-destructive lies that I have told myself on things that I have chosen not to do. For my whole life I have refused to live healthy. Oh, I've dabbled in things... I've "worked out". But I've never pushed myself... I've never accoplished a goal.
So here begins my journey. I have decided that I am going to learn how to do the one thing that I have always said I hated. I'm going to learn how to discipline my body to run...
Right now my goal is to run 20 min 3 times a week. I'm not going for a specified distance at this time and I'm not looking to win the Chicago Marathon... I'm merely looking for that sense of accomplishment each day that I run nothing more. As time goes by I expect my goals and my successes to change. I even anticipate some struggles and failures...
I invite anyone who has ever wanted to remind themselves that they can do something by choice alone to join me... it doesn't matter what it is you are wanting to do. Right now running is my journey, share with me what your journey is...
So here begins my journey. I have decided that I am going to learn how to do the one thing that I have always said I hated. I'm going to learn how to discipline my body to run...
Right now my goal is to run 20 min 3 times a week. I'm not going for a specified distance at this time and I'm not looking to win the Chicago Marathon... I'm merely looking for that sense of accomplishment each day that I run nothing more. As time goes by I expect my goals and my successes to change. I even anticipate some struggles and failures...
I invite anyone who has ever wanted to remind themselves that they can do something by choice alone to join me... it doesn't matter what it is you are wanting to do. Right now running is my journey, share with me what your journey is...
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