I’ve gotten really lazy
Fortunately not with exercise, but with posting. Unfortunately I have been lazy about running. Getting up at 5am simply isn’t my thing and going during the day is not a possibility. By the 8pm rolls around the last thing I want to do is go out and run.
At least I’m committed to my yoga practice. I consistently go three times a week. Mondays are a hot Bikram class…it’s now my 3rd Bikram class and it was the first time I didn’t think I was going to pass out or throw up during the class. I suppose my body has gotten used to the crazy heat.
Wednesday is do a hot detox yoga class. It’s a lot of twisting to detox the internal organs.
Thursday I do an Ashtanga class which is a pretty aggressive class, but it’s the only one I go to that’s not in an overly heated room.
My knees have also been giving me grief for about a week now…I don’t know if it’s from the running or from locking my knees in Bikram, but it’s not fun. I feel like an old fogy when I have to squat down and sit on my knees.
I hope I don’t get banished for not running!!! I admitted from day one I’m a runnophobe! Maybe I should change my name to earlyriserophobe!
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Improvement
While I didn’t see any real improvement in my time on my mile run this morning, I didn’t have to stop to walk and catch my breath as much. Today was my third run since I started on October 1. Day 1 I had to stop four times to catch my breath. The second run only required three stops and today only two. I was surprised at how quickly that progress occurred. I thought for sure this would improve my time, but it did not.
I’m not a newcomer to yoga or hot yoga, but this morning was my first Hot Bikram class. Holy cow. One and a half hours at 98 degrees Fareneheit kicked my butt. But it was so worth it!
Workout:
- Type: Run
- Date: 10/06/2008
- Time: 05:00:00
- Total Time: 00:00:20.00
- Distance: 1 miles
- Average Pace: 0:20/mile
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Obviously Expecting
I don’t get it. I did yoga three times this week and ran twice this week. Yet somehow I still managed to gain 1.2 pounds. To top off my week, yesterday someone pointed out to me that I’m “obviously expecting.” I’m not expecting. I haven’t “expected” in two years. What the hell?! Now I can’t help but wonder how many other people have thought or wondered whether I’m pregnant but were too hesitant to ask me.
I went ice skating last night with my daughter. I didn’t add it as a “workout” in here…it didn’t really count. In the two or so hours that we were there I probably managed to only get in about five laps. Neither my daughter nor I were all that steady on our skates. And it killed my ankles. The best part of the evening was the time where we got some hot chocolate. Yum!
Ugh. I cannot get out of my head that I’m “obviously expecting” another child. I think I’ve officially hit rock bottom. It can’t get any worse than that, can it?
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First Run
Set my alarm for 5:30 this morning. It took me a good 10 minutes to get out the door, but I did it! I was pleasantly surprised at how (relatively) well I did. I stopped to walk probably four separate times. I used mailboxes as my “goals.”
Just two more mailboxes, then I’ll slow down to walk.
My lungs thanked me for not letting them burst inside my ribcage. At the next mailbox I’m going to start running again.
I’m not sure how far I ran, but whatever I did, I did it in about 15 minutes. I’m going to go back later and measure the distance in my car. If I had to guess it was probably about a mile.
Three hours later I went to my Hot Detox Flow yoga class. I don’t know what the temperature in there is, I think around 98 degrees. It was a new instructor today and the class kicked my butt. I felt today’s class focused on strength. I should be worthless by dinner-time, but I feel good!
Workout:
- Type: Run
- Date: 10/01/2008
- Time: 05:00:00
- Total Time: 00:00:15.00
- Distance: 1 miles
- Average Pace: 0:15/mile
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Running Day Eve
Wow! If you blog, they will read!
I was so excited to see I had 10 comments to my first blog. I never would have thought that so many people would care to see what I (a virtual stranger) wrote, let alone take the time to comment, offer words of encouragement and give advice.
To answer some of the questions/comments:
- What program am I using?
Well, to be honest, I didn’t know “programs” existed until the topic came up. I had never heard of “Jeff Galloway” either. At this moment, I’m on the non-program. I just want to get out there. - Set short-term goals.
This is a good idea. But what is an appropriate short-term goal? What is a realistic short-term goal? Charleston has a 10K race in April called the Cooper River Bridge Run. Is running that race a good short-term goal to set? Or do I want something simpler like “run one mile without stopping to pant and clutch my chest” to be my first short-term goal? Yeah, I think I’ll stick with that one. - What is significant about October 1 to be my official start date?
Nothing. I just like an easy starting day; it’s psychological.
Here’s my big news: I went walking today. Some big news, I know. I had a playdate scheduled with another mom for this morning. She suggested we meet about a half mile away from the playground, park our cars, and push the strollers to the playground. What a novel idea!
Afterward I checked Google Maps to see how far we truly walked, and it was exactly 1 mile each way, so I walked 2 miles today. The walk wasn’t so bad; it was all those damn mosquitoes that I could have done without! My two year old looked like a huge strawberry by the time we got to the playground with all those bites all over her. What a doll; she never complained either!
I guess I have to set my alarm clock for 5:15 to go running tomorrow morning while the rest of the household continues to sleep. I think waking up that early will be more of a challenge than actually going out for the run.
I smell fear… I fear failure… anyone have a nose plug?
Workout:
- Type: Walk
- Date: 09/30/2008
- Time: 12:00:00
- Total Time: 00:00:45.00
- Distance: 2 miles
- Average Pace: 0:22.5/mile
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Far From Fit
So, this is my first blog post to this site. In fact, this is my first ever blog. And what year is it?
I’m no runner. I ran for about a month in the summer of 2002 in New Orleans. It was hot and grueling. After 3 weeks I began to fall in love with running and would look forward to it. After the 5th week I found out I was pregnant. When horrible nausea set in I couldn’t bring myself to run anymore. By the time the morning sickness passed a couple months later, I no longer had the motivation to start running again. Plus, I was already starting to tow more weight in my midsection.
Six years and two kids later I’m 30 lbs. overweight and miserable that I don’t fit into any of my clothes and have two pairs of pants that I wear on a rotating basis. I took up yoga two months ago and I practice three times a week. Apparently it’s not enough, because my clothes are only getting tighter. I refuse to buy larger size clothes to accommodate my larger body. I love yoga and the way it makes me feel, but I need something else to help me slim down.
So here I am. I’ve set a goal for myself: one year from now I would like to run my first half marathon. I feel that a year to lose the 30 pounds of blob and be prepared to run a half marathon is realistic and entirely doable.
I’m the type of person who fears failure. When I start something new I avoid telling anyone, even close family members, for fear I will fail and embarrass myself. Such is the case with running. I figure if I’m blogging I’m telling SOMEBODY out in CyberSpace that might hold me accountable. I’m counting on you! Just to give you another example of where I didn’t want to tell people what I was doing for fear I would fail was with my marriage. No seriously. I didn’t want people to know I was getting married or have some big wedding just to see my marriage end in divorce a year later (it hasn’t…so far) and everyone talk about what a failure I am and thus embarrassing myself.
Just for your information, I haven’t begun running yet. I will officially begin on Wednesday, October 1. I will blog afterward, assuming my lungs don’t explode during the attempt at running.
Health:
- Date: 09/29/2008
- Weight: 165
- Mood: Normal
- Sleep Hours: 10
- Sleep Pattern: Disturbed
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Hi, I just joined the Sweat365 community
I’m a woman from Charleston SC USA, born in 1980.
My goals are: I want to run a half marathon one year from now.
My other favorite activities include: Yoga. I hope to get back to tennis eventually. First thing’s first.
This is my training blog which I am using to keep track of my fitness progress.
Please come by and read my blog. It will help me stay motivated and keep me on track as I achieve my fitness goals!
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