January 2012
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Theme for today's post: Fabulous.
This week has been both fab and crap all in one. It’s been crapulous. According to my training plan, I’ve pretty much fallen off the chart, which hasn’t really done much for my motivation. Whatever though, it’s my birthday week, and that is a FABULOUS excuse.
Where did I last leave off? I think it was Wednesday (CBA to check - whatever, birthday week), when I didn’t...
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Pre-run
I’m really nervous. I have to crack 5 miles this evening.
I’ve had enough sleep, I had a coffee after my lunch earlier, it’s been at least 2 hours since I last ate.
But it’s really cold outside, it’s been raining on and off all afternoon, I haven’t done much training this week and ummmm… It’s cold. Wait, I said that…
On another note though,...
GAAAAHHHH!
WHY IS IT RAINING SO HARD?!
I NEED TO GO OUT AND RUN!
IT’S TOO COLD FOR RUNNING IN RAIN!
I AM NOT THAT MOTIVATED!
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Be Pretty on Rest Days
I so fully endorse this! Motivation at it’s finest…
spikesandheels:
It’s time for a fitness revolution. It’s time for women who train for the love of it. Time to get the focus off calorie counting and scales. Time to focus on how exercise makes us feel. Time to focus on being focused, determined, driven, goal oriented badasses who will race you to the bus stop and get in a lunch...
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The New Regime.
I will use (and ignore) any tactic to get me motivated enough to get up and out of bed in the mornings. If I could choose anywhere to waste hours away it would be my bed (I have The World’s Best Duvet Ever) or the shower (I really love showers, you know?).
This morning was no exception. I have a really long day today so I mentally structured the early part of my day to make sure I...
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Ouch.
My legs have been aching for three weeks now. Every day.
Sometimes they hurt when I move and sometimes my muscles are so tender I feel pain no matter what position I’m sitting/standing/walking/lying in. I have at least four muscle groups in various degrees of pain just because I tried to do some press ups last Friday.
It’s just occurred to me that I’m probably going to be...
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Mumma Runner →
You may already know this, but Bangs and a Bun is one hell of a woman. She is mentoring me through this training and she posted this after our run last Sunday. I just realised that the comments are addressed to me and started smiling.
THANKS GUYZ! ^___^
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3.93miles
See, now, as I’m typing this, I’m wishing I had run that little bit extra to at least make it 4 whole miles. That vacant 0.07 miles is annoying me. Excuse me while I just run up and down the stairs for a while…
… Back.
This morning’s run was quite good. I’m still finding it hard to keep going and not stop, but I did alright considering I haven’t ran...
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Sleep deprivation.
I am 100000% too tired to run this morning but I haven’t ran at all this week so I need to get out and run.
My thighs, arms and chest are aching from Bootcamp on Friday (they made us do PRESS UPS!) so this run is pretty much guaranteed to be painful.
Here goes…
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No miles clocked.
Guess who’s been slacking off this week? Oh… You don’t look very impressed. Hmmm.
I was supposed to run on Tuesday. Oops. Instead I went to the Nike Make It Count campaign exhibition at 1948 (I feel really strongly about this campaign - I think it’s really powerful). So I think because I went to a sport-influenced exhibition, I can let myself off. No? That excuse...
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Monday. Stretch and strengthen.
So today’s plan to get to a yoga class failed. My fault. Lack of planning.
However, to make up for it, I just did 50 crunches. Without stopping.
That’s enough, huh?
(Let’s not mention that I’m now in bed eating chicken wings and waffles, watching House).
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Four-Miler to Mile End.
So… Guess who ran their first four miler today? Guess! GUESS!
Dahahahahaaa! That’s right, I did. Don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t this energetic immediately post-run. In fact I didn’t even manage a victory dance of any sort. I just kind of glared at Bangs for making me run an extra half a block to get back to the start point.
On Friday, after Boot Camp 1.2 (week 1, session 2), Bangs offered to run...
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Rest day.
Totally sucks having to work on your rest day. Especially when there is an emergency evacuation and it’s only 2 degrees outside.
I feel alright though. My thighs aren’t aching as much and my glutes are ok except for when I’m walking up and down stairs.
I’m having an early night and I’m going for a run tomorrow morning. Then I’m going to go to my parents’...
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Alarm clock.
Yesterday, having set my alarm for 6am to get to the gym in time for Boot Camp, I thought I’d give myself a lie in this morning. I set my alarm for 8 with the plan to run early and have enough time to eat, wash my hair and get ready for work at a leisurely pace.
Alarm went off at 8am.
I pressed SNOOZE every 9 minutes until after 10am. Whatever.
I didn’t go back to sleep, but I...
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Horizontal.
I feel as though I should get an award for waking up so early and going to Boot Camp on my day off but no one’s here to present a huge solid gold trophy to me and I haven’t actually written an acceptance speech yet.
Making the most of my day off though as I’m back in bed, lying down under the covers, watching Pocahontas, trying to drink my tea without spilling it all over...
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Concrete.
I’m on my way to Boot Camp. It’s 7 something in the morning and I’m not entirely awake. I’m way more tired than I was on Wednesday, so I reckon it’s going to be a struggle. I spent the whole of yesterday and so far this morning feeling like concrete has been injected into my thighs and the cheeks of my derrière.
I’m dreading this morning’s training...
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Compression heaven.
I think the only reason I can stand up and balance my whole body weight on my two legs without my knees buckling, causing the floor to come rushing up to smack me in the face, is because of these marvellous compression tights. I’ve been wearing them all day and they’ve been holding me together, physically and emotionally.
I’m kind of scared to find out what happens when I take...
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Boot Camp
So… Boot camp (Sexy in the City) at Fitness First was fab. Fab as in painful and exhausting. I’m telling myself I really enjoyed it because I really believe you can fool your own mind.
Right now I’m on the Central Line because I’m rushing to work. There’s nothing like powering through a work out then showering, dressing and putting on your make up so fast that you...
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WatchMORNING!
Please excuse tired face and no make up.
Also please excuse the abrupt finish to the video (my alarm went off on my phone to tell me I was running late). I say “fallen into bed” at the end. No big surprise there.
I was going to re-record it, but there is no time for ego at this time of the morning.
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My thighs are still not cooperating.
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I didn't even know...
… That these muscles existed. Seriously! After doing like 35 squats yesterday afternoon in the garden with my mum and dad laughing at me through the kitchen window, my legs are killing me.
My brother text me this morning to say:
“*French accent* ‘OW ARE YOUR LEGS?”
I replied, quite confidently:
“They feel feel alright actually. Still in bed atm though.”
Of...
jencheema asked: hello! just found your blog through twitter - i'm also training for berlin (pushed into by my practically-a-proffessional-runner boyfriend) and can't yet run a mile comfortably to save my life. reassuring to know theres others setting themselves the same challenge! jen x
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Post-Sunday-Run
Well that was… awful.
I managed to keep running (bouncy-walking) for an entire mile until my lungs decided that no, running is not fun, and I stopped to walk. Chris threatened to throw water over me unless I picked up the pace again, so I ran for another 100 metres or so then walked again. I didn’t tell him this time and when he realised that I wasn’t right behind him, he waited...
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I am...
Jogging on the spot outside my parents’ house waiting for my brother (@yewjin_) so I can run my first and his last lap around the block. He’s already been out running for half an hour. I’m only jogging on the spot to keep warm.
First time back to running since I’ve been ill. Aiming for a non-stop lap.
Fingers crossed!
It’s kinda great being related to someone who...
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Non-running.
Being ill really sucks when you still have to work, but it’s great for my favourite thing ever - non-running. It gives me a legitimate excuse, nay, REASON for not hurtling (bouncy walking, let’s be honest) along a wet pavement, death-staring anyone who tries to block my path.
However, the guilt is starting to set in now. And I’m beginning to feel scared (so scurrrred). Bangs...
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“When you run alone, you go a distance and speed dictated by your ability (one...”
– Marc Parent, Runners World Jan 2012. (via obtund)
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So basically...
I’m ill. I’ve got a really bad cold. I’m losing track of my voice (it keeps going and coming back). I can’t stop blowing my nose. I’m having to breathe through my mouth (and I hate mouth-breathers). I want to drill a hole in each cheek, on either side of my nose, just to drain my skull of any fluid that should not be there and I want to be horizontal for at least...