Running Commentary

Run & run & run & run & run December 04 2006

Another run on a broken treadmill. Not REALLY broken but the timer/odometer thingy is pooched.

So I ran for an hour and who the hell knows what speed but I was sweating and sweating hard. I could finally feel it in my legs at the end.

It was fabulous

My last few weeks of running it;s been the cardio that killed me. I was OUT OF SHAPE. I could barely breath after 15 minutes and would need to have a break (which is fine! that’s how we begin) to catch my breath and go again.

Tonight it was almost like I’d never stopped running (almost), finally my legs felt heavy and bulging during my first drink break (30 minutes in and I wasn’t even dieing for one).

So I’m all hopped up on endorphins and feel fabulous…I finally feel fabulous after a run again,

Finally

WW April 26 2005

I just got back from WW and it seems I’m actually .6lb less than I was the last time I was there (before xmas). So I think I’ve only gained about 2lbs (cause I lost more after I started doing it without the weekly meetings). I have 6lbs to lose to be within a healthy BMI and 10lbs to be where I’d like.
Can I get a hurray Pamalama?

10k

So I ran by myself last night. Lately I’ve enjoyed the solitude and the luxury of not having to make conversation. And last nights run was great for that. I had a lots of time to think…and even though during the first 2k I told myself I could go home after one more loop, I didn’t. Happens everytime I run. 5k or 20k. The first 2k SUCK and I hate them. ANYWAY. My run last night was so odd! I can’t say it was a bad run cause it wasn’t. It was good run…just weird. I felt totally off. My form felt squirrely. My legs felt like they were spaghetti but not tired or lead like. My arms felt completely out of place and I couldn’t figure out what to do with them. My water belt was totally in the way. The zipper on my jacket was to heavy and was pulling it too much to one side after I tied it around my waist. Most of this lastest for the whole run. So weird! Then I got home and I forgot to stretch my left hamstring. I stretched my right one just fine and dandy…so today I feel a little lopsided. Kinda tight on the left.

Today is Chris’s birthday…he’s 39. Tuesday also happens to be my busiest day of the week. WW weigh in (yes I’m starting that again…after gaining a couple of stress pounds in the past week…gotta nip that in the bud) and then stained glass until 9:30pm. I can’t even have dinner with them tonight. So we are postponing it till tomorrow. Which is good cause I forgot to get him a present. oops.

ugh January 25 2005

I feel like I haven’t had a good run in ages and ages! I seriously did not enjoy the treadmill thing it was SO hot in that apartment and I got sick of watching TV (as a person without cable for that last 2 years my mom’s satelite dish was more than a little over whelming.)
I had planned to run last night, but things there were supposed to be taken care of while i was away weren’t and I had to stay home to over see their completion.
Tonight is weight watchers, and i know I gained a 1/2 lb. Am i going to pay them $15 to tell me that? No siree. I’m sort of getting sick of paying them $15 a week anyway. I NEVER stay for the “meetings” they are too “Hi I’m Pam and I’m a fatass, this week I ate for heads of lettuce and said NO to chocolate cake”. Like I don’t want to other fat people. I don’t want to SHARE my successes with anyone (except you guys) I don’t need stickers. For some reason though, I do enjoy the ribbons. Must be a runner thing. heeee.
So where was I going with that? I think I’ve lost my mind point. Oh right. Not running much lately. So much for a half at the end of Feb. poopoo. Oh well…May as good a time as any.
Today though? I really feel like I want to run. REALLY.
Probably tonight I will…or wait….the project? still isn’t done and it’s due tomorrow….so I’ll probably need to stay and help with that.
Oh well!
There’s always tomorrow.

Dilemma! January 05 2005

Ugh.
Remember my #1 goal for 2005? Ar0und The B@y? Well that was shot down this week when I discovered that no one at my level was training for it. The one guy that is up for distance at this point (everyone else is either out of shape or injured) suggested instead of The B@y, we train for another half in the spring maybe get our times down. I said great! As long as I have a goal over the winter that’s all I need. he sort of also made it sound like our coach didn’t think we could do it.
Well I came home and looked up the half he wants to train for. And it’s in May. THE MIDDLE OF MAY! Start training now? For a may half? Huh? Anyway, finally our coach type person emailed me asking me if I was still planning on the b@y. I emailed her back telling that I doubted it and that I really didn’t have anyone to train with. Immediately she replied telling me she knew of some women I could train with, and that I could also do that half with the group in Feb (Grimsby half marie…not the chilly half…poopy) and also that she really wanted to see me do the b@y cause she was certain I was capable.
But if I chose not run the b@y she would adjust my training schedule for only a half. So now I’m thinking…great I’ll do a half in feb…that’s good. BUT then what? I watch everyone else increase their mileage and I don’t? Everyone goes out for a 25km training run and I do 18? Ugh. On the other hand, I would still have to do that race alone. well not alone…as there would be 5000 other people there. But you know what I mean. And it’s a HARD race. It’s older than Boston and at km 27 there’s a BIG ASS HILL. I MEAN BIG! Ask cosmo girl she’s done it.

I don’t know what to do.

In other news, my weight has remained the same through out Christmas…so I didn’t sabotage myself TOO badly afterall.
And I’ve been back on track this week so that’s encouraging.

OH AND apparenty today is de-lurker day. Leave a comment OR SUFFER MY WRATH!
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Stolen from Zoot who stole it from Sheryl