I feel good, nanananananana

That was James Brown in case you didn't know. We are all three doing our shit right now which is really exciting to me. I LOVE running here in Castle Rock. It will probably make dealing with the heat all the more sucky. Pretty sure I have dropped a few lbs here in CO what with all the painting and running and moving. That helps me want to do better with my food.
That run I did the other day was actually 1.8, and today I did 3. On Sunday I am doing the Run with the Roosters at Old Tucson, and it's a 5-miler. I also signed up for a 4-miler at Sabino Canyon in I think September.
My legs feel firmer already and I feel so good. Marianne it's not so much that I rock, (although I do) but that you are now where I was when I was training for the OC, and so I learned a ton about if something isn't working, think of a way to do it differently. Also listen to other runners, especially the fat and/or slow ones.

Success is my only motherfuckin' option!

Did the three. Outside and with the 2:2 interval and WOW! What a difference! I was enjoying my music! I was enjoying the sunshine on my shoulders! I was running, in a tank top, in my neighborhood, while people were getting up and going to work! I only almost got run over ONCE!

It was awesome and I will definitely be sticking to this ratio on my outside runs. My time was 45:06, so I need to slow it down some, I think, when I try the five miles on Saturday. I don't want to wear myself out and then not be able to finish. I need more successes!

So, thank you so much Missy for the awesome support and sensible suggestion that I clearly would never have considered on my own. Also, I drank a cup of coffee before going out today which may have also made a difference, so I'll make that part of the routine as well. But just one cup, so I'm not peeing all the time, which is my big fear with drinking coffee before I leave. That was also Missy's idea. Missy rocks!

All goodness

I made it again tonight to the gym. Woot! I did 3 and must say it was a difficult 3, but I did it. Before the gym I went and got some new running shoes because I could tell last night that my shoes were getting loosey goosey. I also bought some cute running clothes cause hey, if you look good you feel good, right?

Anyhoo, here's a funny story. There's this cute guy at my gym that I've only seen a couple times, he looks a lot like my Oz guy. Tonight he walked by when I was on the treadmill and there was total eye contact. So I watched where he went, back to this resistance area, and when I was done I went over there to "refill my water". I peeked in and he was in there doing sit-ups. So I lingered a bit and then looked over again, and he was gone. So, I looked around and bam, he was standing in a different area but looking right at me! So totally busted was I!! So I made this sound like "Oh!" and I turned around and walked away. God I'm a dork.

Banana, skim milk, oat squares
chopped chicken salad, protein shake
half whole wheat tuna wrap, fresh fruit, choc chip granola bar

Four

Did four on treadmill at work yesterday. It was all good. First two miles at no incline, my shins were fussing me, third mile at 1, fourth mile at 2.

Tomorrow I will be doing three outside and I am going to try the 2:2 interval and see how that goes. Wish me luck.

Here I Go Again

Praise goddess and allah, I made it to the gym after work today. And, I actually did 4.5 miles. I ran the first three, ran half of the fourth and walked the last half (primarily because I didn't want to leave before Extra was over). Anyhoo, feelin good about that.

So, I am really needing more accountability in eating right and making better choices with food. Its so easy to get lazy, ya know? So I decided to start my food diary again today, because I'm just much better when I'm accountable. But then I thought it might be even better to be accountable here, instead of just to myself. So, here goes

Large banana muffin, 12oz 2% milk
Progresso chicken soup, protein shake
wheat thins, cheese, turkey, grapes

I did pretty good today except for breakfast. Damn awesome muffins at this place right by my work. Probably has 500 calories.

well . . .

I only went once last week, the outside run in Minnesota. Jake and I left Friday to go camping up in Pinetop and got back yesterday. I really couldn't run when camping, as there was no shower and I was stinky enough as is. I was going to go yesterday but after sleeping on the ground for 3 nights, the couch just felt so good! So, I'm resolute, I'm getting in four this week, starting tonight. I had two easy weeks and now back at it.

Seriously though, send some good mojo my way or say a prayer if you will, as I'm really struggling with training through the summer. I don't know what I'm going to do.

day 2

I tried to take the loop that Marianne and I did yesterday but went somewhere else instead. I went for 30 minutes. I tried to g-map it but the route I put in is only a mile. I have a hard time believing that, as heavy and slow as I am right now, it took me half an hour to do a single mile. So, I decided who cares. I did 30 minutes and it was enough to get the stiffness out of my muscles, and it felt good. Sandy are you ok?

yay, I went!

did almost 3 yesterday in marianne's neighborhood, if I kept track right. It was awesome. I am getting ready to go right now for a short 2. I am going to go opposite of yesterday, and start on the downhill. This is a beautiful place to run. I love it! Bonus- I turned in chapter 3 of my thesis and it is good. I am feeling really good.

Me No Likey!

I continue to struggle outside. I only did 2.5 miles today instead of the five I was supposed to do. My Ipod battery died, so that was my excuse, but you know what they say..... lots of good excuses, no good reasons. Stupid outside running!!!

I'm glad Missy is here, she is suggesting that I shorten my intervals for my outside running, and I must agree, because something is sure wrong and I need to figure out what it is. SO, I will be doing a 2:2 ratio rather than 4:4 on Thursday and we'll see how that goes. And treadmill Tuesday will go on as normal. But Thursday I'll go 3 outside and change up the interval and see how that feels. And then Saturday we'll try this 5 mile shit again.

Did four on treadmill at work. First two at no incline, second two at one.