I'm kind of excited b/c I signed up for a race today! I suppose it was somewhat impulsive, but when I realized that there's a 1/2 marathon on Saturday that I've always wanted to do (Triple Lakes Trail 1/2 Marathon) and that I don't have to work this Saturday I couldn't help myself. Plus, I haven't raced in over 3 months and have missed the thrill of competition! Not that I will be all that competitive...my training has continued to be sub-par as per my standards. This past week I probably ran somewhere in the viscinity of 35 miles. I'm not totally sure b/c my Garmin has been broken for a while now and I have just been using a regular old Timex watch for my runs. Sometimes this is nice because I can't look down and see how slow I'm going ;) I had planned to run 6/7 days, but ended up skipping one day, for 5/7.
I'll probably see similar mileage this week, as I don't want to kill myself before Saturday. I'd much rather go in rested and undertrained than unrested and overtrained! However, I do want to start upping the mileage soon like I mentioned in my last blog.
Lastly, one very cool thing about my "training" this past week was that I got to run with a seriously fast runner. I met up with a friend for a run and she brought a friend. Over the course of the run, I found out that this woman ran in the Olympic Marathon Trials a couple years ago! How cool is that!!?? Definitely very inspiring and I'm pretty psyched to have met such a bad ass training partner. Now all I have to do is get my ass in gear!
Monday, September 30, 2013
Monday, September 23, 2013
Out of Shape
It's been a few months since I stopped training and I feel so out of shape these days. Still, most people would probably look at me and think I'm in great shape, and if I told my coworkers I wanted to drop a few pounds they'd probably laugh at me.
I also used to eat really healthfully. Like super healthfully. But when I stopped working out I stopped caring about what I put into my body. I still probably eat better than 90% of Americans and if I mentioned to my coworkers that I thought I needed to start eating better they would definitely scoff at me.
But, I can feel the difference. Before I was like a finely tuned machine, everything oiled and running smoother than Roger Federer's shiny hand-crafted Swiss timepieces. My cardiovascular and musculoskeletal systems worked effortlessly and harmoniously in tandem, fueled by plants and water. Training was hard, but easy at the same time if that makes any sense. Now I just feel rusty. I can't find a rhythm, my body feels tired, and I'm afraid I'm always one mis-step away from injury. I feel like I'm physically 10 years older than I really am and I can't stand it! I want to feel the silky feeling of fluidity again.
At this point, I'm transitioning into running with a goal of getting up to 70-80 miles per week, a PR half marathon, and a sub 3 hour marathon in 2014. I've decided to continue my blog and write about the process, as well as other musings that pop into my mind and the day to day minutiae of my life. Plus, I realized that I really do enjoy writing and blogging. Like health, fitness, and nutrition, it has become one of my hobbies.
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I wrote the above post a few months ago and before publicly publishing my blog again wanted to succinctly add this. I've been going through a really tough time personally over the past 6 months, which is why I've taken a hiatus from triathlon & social media. I've had to take a hard look at myself and my decisions and how they affect others. Sometimes its not fun to look in the mirror and see where we fall short of our ideals. As someone wiser than myself put it, "introspection isn't for the faint of heart". At the same time, I do believe that life's lessons are the impetus for positive change, as they provide opportunity to grown and to learn more about ourselves. And one thing I know for sure is that even if it's not all sunshine and rainbows, there is no facet of my life in which I ever want to stop learning.
I also used to eat really healthfully. Like super healthfully. But when I stopped working out I stopped caring about what I put into my body. I still probably eat better than 90% of Americans and if I mentioned to my coworkers that I thought I needed to start eating better they would definitely scoff at me.
But, I can feel the difference. Before I was like a finely tuned machine, everything oiled and running smoother than Roger Federer's shiny hand-crafted Swiss timepieces. My cardiovascular and musculoskeletal systems worked effortlessly and harmoniously in tandem, fueled by plants and water. Training was hard, but easy at the same time if that makes any sense. Now I just feel rusty. I can't find a rhythm, my body feels tired, and I'm afraid I'm always one mis-step away from injury. I feel like I'm physically 10 years older than I really am and I can't stand it! I want to feel the silky feeling of fluidity again.
At this point, I'm transitioning into running with a goal of getting up to 70-80 miles per week, a PR half marathon, and a sub 3 hour marathon in 2014. I've decided to continue my blog and write about the process, as well as other musings that pop into my mind and the day to day minutiae of my life. Plus, I realized that I really do enjoy writing and blogging. Like health, fitness, and nutrition, it has become one of my hobbies.
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I wrote the above post a few months ago and before publicly publishing my blog again wanted to succinctly add this. I've been going through a really tough time personally over the past 6 months, which is why I've taken a hiatus from triathlon & social media. I've had to take a hard look at myself and my decisions and how they affect others. Sometimes its not fun to look in the mirror and see where we fall short of our ideals. As someone wiser than myself put it, "introspection isn't for the faint of heart". At the same time, I do believe that life's lessons are the impetus for positive change, as they provide opportunity to grown and to learn more about ourselves. And one thing I know for sure is that even if it's not all sunshine and rainbows, there is no facet of my life in which I ever want to stop learning.
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