4 Tips for Outdoor Winter Runs | Active.com
I LUUURRRVE the outdoors. Case in point - I went for my run in 15 degree weather. I need all the tips I can get....
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Saturday, December 11, 2010
A foodie's guide to surviving Christmas
Hehe actually this is not a guide at all. I am very fond of food as a rule. I just feel that you need to compensate. I consumed a fairly large bowl of spaghetti with meatballs not 30 minutes ago. However, I don't feel in the least bit guilty, seeing as I just finished 2 hours of fairly advanced yoga (my entire body will be talking to me tomorrow saying, "what were you thinking?").
Another perfect example is my Thanksgiving fiasco. I ate a tremendous amount of food (enough chestnut stuffing to feed a small country) during Thanksgiving weekend. To compensate I ran just a bit longer each day which for me these days is 4 miles.
Those are the choices you have to make. And it's actually not that difficult a choice. Once you get started, you just need to find that extra 15 minutes. Some people might say, my life is too busy.
I have to say that my last 15 pounds are going to be difficult. I will need to find those 15 minutes each and every day. I will also need to survive Christmas...
Another perfect example is my Thanksgiving fiasco. I ate a tremendous amount of food (enough chestnut stuffing to feed a small country) during Thanksgiving weekend. To compensate I ran just a bit longer each day which for me these days is 4 miles.
Those are the choices you have to make. And it's actually not that difficult a choice. Once you get started, you just need to find that extra 15 minutes. Some people might say, my life is too busy.
I have to say that my last 15 pounds are going to be difficult. I will need to find those 15 minutes each and every day. I will also need to survive Christmas...
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Turkey Trotting
I'm plugging along. I finished my town's 5 mile Turkey Trot in 52:20. It's a great improvement from that Fool's Run in April. I'm going further and faster. This is a good thing with Thanksgiving dinner around the corner.
I'm thinking of making some changes. I need to get rid of my belly rolls. Pilate classes may do the trick. In order to give my legs a rest, I'm also considering swimming lessons. Change is a good thing. In the meantimne, I will keep trotting.
I'm thinking of making some changes. I need to get rid of my belly rolls. Pilate classes may do the trick. In order to give my legs a rest, I'm also considering swimming lessons. Change is a good thing. In the meantimne, I will keep trotting.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
A good place
I really am in a good place right now - down more than 60 lbs, able to run a 5k in 35 minutes, fitting comfortably into size 10 jeans. I just need to keep the momentum going and, in order to so that, I am trying to set goals. The 5 mile Turkey Trot is on November 20. Perhaps I'll do the Reindeer Romp in December. It keeps you honest and motivated. The last thing one needs is to fall into a rut. Perhaps a 10k is in my future. i wouldn't rule it out. Stranger things have happened. And as Coldplay is fond of saying, "If you never try, you'll never know..."
Saturday, October 30, 2010
A 5K Running/Walking Training Plan | Active.com
A 5K Running/Walking Training Plan | Active.com
I myself fall under the "Susan" character...just something to think about....
I myself fall under the "Susan" character...just something to think about....
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Hitting the Wall
It is a daily struggle. For instance, today was a disappointment. I wanted to run well over 5 miles and didn't run quite as far as I had planned. I kept getting stitched in the side. I decided to sleep-in for a change. Excuses excuses excuses...
Remaining at status quo doesn't mean you're losing anything. All it means is that you must get out of the house by 5:45 and no later during the work week in order to work up to your goal. This wall is as temporary as the change in the weather...hmmm...I wish we could keep this nice fall weather...
One rough point - deciding what to wear in the morning, now that there's a chill in the air - tricky and time consuming business. Answer: choose the night before.
Remaining at status quo doesn't mean you're losing anything. All it means is that you must get out of the house by 5:45 and no later during the work week in order to work up to your goal. This wall is as temporary as the change in the weather...hmmm...I wish we could keep this nice fall weather...
One rough point - deciding what to wear in the morning, now that there's a chill in the air - tricky and time consuming business. Answer: choose the night before.
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