27 5 / 2012
"I have found that there is no failure in running, or in life, as long as you keep moving. It’s not about speed and gold medals. It’s about refusing to be stopped. You might find that one particular direction proves difficult, but there are many directions on a compass. Infinite, in fact. As long as you keep searching, you’ll find your winning way."
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25 5 / 2012
Obsessed…
…with the scale. I know I said I was going to start on the SoS challenge. Which honestly, I think is bad for me. I weigh myself and then go into a tailspin about the gain or get excited about the loss, only to flip out when it doesn’t stay that way the next day.
I can’t decide if this is a good thing for me. I think it’s not. I think the 4n4 challenge is more up my alley.
In any case …
Today’s weight: 141.6
Ugh.
Which means for the 4n4 challenge I need to lose 5.7lbs. 2 lbs a week. Manageable. And will put me at my happiest weight.
Let’s see if I can do this.
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23 5 / 2012
Chicago shirt covered in dirt, courtesy of my dumb ass putting my water bottle in a dirt pile and not realizing it.
WOD:
2km run - 14ish minutes.
2km walk untimed.
3 repeats of the stairs, which translates to: 888 stairs up, 888 down (obviously).
Legs are toast.
Shower and a beautiful orange and fruit on the menu once I’m clean.
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22 5 / 2012
BRB
Listening to born and raised album on repeat for the next 13 hours.
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21 5 / 2012
This happened today while I was sitting outside painting my nails. It’s clearly too hot when your phone says, SOS!! Put me inside.
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21 5 / 2012
Run details on paper towel.
Basically my run(s) went like this:
It’s 10am and 25degreesC out. COOL. I’ll do this 5km loop 3 times and stop at home each time to get water and fuel because it’s so hot.
3km mark - oh holy shit it’s really hot. I’ll walk for a minute then run again. 1 minute later - oh poor planning there’s a hill here, I’ll walk to the top. Get to the top - fuck a duck I’m gonna lie in this grass and die. NO NO. KEEP GOING. pick up pace, HEY LOOK AT ME! I can do this!! 4km mark - wtf? That was only a km? 5km mark - yesssssss let’s sit on the front porch for a minute.
5 minutes later - oh hell no. We aren’t running any farther.
1 minute later - get half marathon confirmation email, stomach turns and churns and brews something fierce. OKAY I GET IT. MUST KEEP RUNNING.
Challenge myself to speed 1km.
7:09 later - so I’m not speedy but not I’m really sweaty. Let’s sit on the porch again for a minute. Oh the neighbors are watching me. They think I’m actually fit. I should go again. I can do another km. Heck! I can do 2. Okay let’s not get ambitious, let’s go for 1 mile.
Set gps to one mile goal: start running. I can do this oh yes, running is my bitch.
5:54 later - “you’ve reached the halfway point” OH NO. ONLY HALF WAY?! Still have .5 miles to go?! I can’t. Godddd why are there so many people outside today, they’re probably watching me thinking how slow I am. OH LOOK A SPRINKLER, DON’T MIND IF I DO!!!!
12:08. 1 mile finished.
Lie down on freshly cut grass and stain clothes green.
/end workout.
/end ramble.
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21 5 / 2012
long weekend!
happy victoria day friends!!
mhmm. long weekend up here in Canada. and i am rather enjoying it.
Yesterday: 4km run, and dreaded stairs of death two times.
Today: Run until I can’t go any farther in the suffocating heat.
TONIGHT!!!! BBQ and fireworks!! we so excited.
ALSO… I’m going to get in on that 4n4 SoS. Need to lose the extra poundage. Starting tomorrow cause I’m already dressed. And we all know we must weigh ourselves first thing in the morning whilst buck naked. Right?! RIGHT?!
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15 5 / 2012
This just happened. The distance is wrong. How the hell do I fix that?!
Anyway. It’s nearly 30degrees C outside so I guess I’ll take it.
Now I need to shower and get myself together. Going to see a movie tonight with my sister since her d-bag boyfriend broke up with her out of the blue on the weekend. Five year engagement!
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13 5 / 2012
Weekend work outs
Saturday:
Stairs. Once, because I thought I was gonna barf. Then ran the trail. 4km total, 25 minutes 33 seconds.
Sunday:
Run, Nike+ says it was 12km, but mapmyrun says it was 10.5km? WTF? Does anyone else seem to have this issue? Nike GPS is garbage? I usually use the map my run app, but I like that Nike+ shows your best time, and the map is better for viewing, and it gives you distance updates. Ugh, I am annoyed. 1 hour, 20 minutes, 17 seconds.
Bike, 4.5km, 19 minutes.
I feel defeated after realizing the distance is wrong. I was hauling ass and felt good for 90% of the run, which is rare for me these days with my back, and then I realize I didn’t go as far as I needed, and was way slower than I thought I was.
I’m upset. :(
09 5 / 2012
For true healing, you have to.
Really need this reminder. Thank you, internet.
(Source: theangrytherapist)
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