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Showing posts with label Running. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Running. Show all posts
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Pete and Re-Pete
Sometimes when you are the mother of young children it takes everything you have to get just one thing accomplished. After starting the C25K on Sunday, while at my mother-in-law's, who was awesome enough to hang with my kids while I went outside for my first session, my next day should have been Tuesday. Back at home, just me and kids. So when Nico (3yr) woke up at 4 am with a fever all of my Tuesday plans shifted. No pre-k, no grocery shopping, no gym in the morning. I knew that on Wednesday I had to do whatever it took to get my session in or risk losing momentum, because I am just starting out and I am not sure that I have enough momentum yet to handle too many setbacks.
So the boyz didn't get up until NINE-FORTY! Then my mp3 player wouldn't load so that I could add the week-one podcast. But I finally got it on the phone. We made it to the Y. I did my next session. Today's mission accomplished.
It felt good.
Physically, it did not feel great. I am WAY overweight, and my body needs to be lighter before it won't feel like carrying around a ton of pointy bricks. But I did it. And in time not only do I plan to get lighter, but my bones and muscles will be stronger. But my lungs felt good, and my heart felt good, and the rest will come in time.
Motivationally, the podcast is the key. When I timed myself on Sunday, I was convinced that I could not do quite as much as was asked. I lengthened the recovery session from 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Today, with Robert Ullrey's C25K Podcasts, I did it along with the script and nice running music. Plus ESPN to watch on the TV while I ran. Delight! The pre-recorded timings keep you trying, encouraging you to succeed.
Mentally, another perk became clear to me while I was jogging/walking (j/w). Lately I have several conflicting cravings. Craving to get more done around the house, more research and reading, more stitching, sewing & crafting, more time with adults making and keeping friendships, and more time to just think. Often I think I view the time at the gym as social time, but I leave feeling empty in this regard, because even though I am Zumba-ing with other people, it's not like you are really chatting it up with your fellow exercisers. I love Zumba, but the exercise time itself is still not truly social, at least not deeply. J/W time, however, is intensely personal. The music washes over you, and, whatever else you may be hearing or watching, your thoughts have a chance to bubble to the surface. I think this mindset might also be able to improve my Zumba experience.
I still don't know when I will be ready to move on to Week 2, but at least I did 1.1 for realz, and on Friday I will do 1.2. Run and Re-run, until I am ready to take on the next level.
Now I just have to decide what to do about my eating habits!
So the boyz didn't get up until NINE-FORTY! Then my mp3 player wouldn't load so that I could add the week-one podcast. But I finally got it on the phone. We made it to the Y. I did my next session. Today's mission accomplished.
It felt good.
Physically, it did not feel great. I am WAY overweight, and my body needs to be lighter before it won't feel like carrying around a ton of pointy bricks. But I did it. And in time not only do I plan to get lighter, but my bones and muscles will be stronger. But my lungs felt good, and my heart felt good, and the rest will come in time.
Motivationally, the podcast is the key. When I timed myself on Sunday, I was convinced that I could not do quite as much as was asked. I lengthened the recovery session from 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Today, with Robert Ullrey's C25K Podcasts, I did it along with the script and nice running music. Plus ESPN to watch on the TV while I ran. Delight! The pre-recorded timings keep you trying, encouraging you to succeed.
Mentally, another perk became clear to me while I was jogging/walking (j/w). Lately I have several conflicting cravings. Craving to get more done around the house, more research and reading, more stitching, sewing & crafting, more time with adults making and keeping friendships, and more time to just think. Often I think I view the time at the gym as social time, but I leave feeling empty in this regard, because even though I am Zumba-ing with other people, it's not like you are really chatting it up with your fellow exercisers. I love Zumba, but the exercise time itself is still not truly social, at least not deeply. J/W time, however, is intensely personal. The music washes over you, and, whatever else you may be hearing or watching, your thoughts have a chance to bubble to the surface. I think this mindset might also be able to improve my Zumba experience.
I still don't know when I will be ready to move on to Week 2, but at least I did 1.1 for realz, and on Friday I will do 1.2. Run and Re-run, until I am ready to take on the next level.
Now I just have to decide what to do about my eating habits!
Sunday, October 16, 2011
C25K Week One
Running.
I am quite certain I never thought of myself as a runner. But from today on, I will. I am not in shape, I am a shape - round. And I might need to repeat the first weeks in order to not hurt myself. But I need goals. I need something that is cheap and available at different times of the day. Something I can do without getting in the car. I need to get fit. Get fit or risk getting so overweight that there will be no return!
I have friends who run and they love it. I have heard plenty about the C25K program and I am going to do it. This means "Couch to 5K" - about three miles in 30 minutes at the end of 9 weeks.
I might not make it in nine weeks. I did my first session today, and alternating 1 min jogging to 1 1/2 walking was a bit much, so I lengthened the walking to two minutes. I am plenty sore tonight, so I think I will continue with that this week and decide at the start of next week whether I should move straight to week 2 or do a redo on week with the correct time. That's the great thing about the C25K program - it's flexible. The MOST important part is the committment. 3X a week. Keep on going. Be the fit mama I long to be.
Next run on Tuesday! Tomorrow will be House Fitness - laundry, floor sweeping and mopping, raking. Plenty of time for listening to Latinum, the Latin learning podcast!
I am quite certain I never thought of myself as a runner. But from today on, I will. I am not in shape, I am a shape - round. And I might need to repeat the first weeks in order to not hurt myself. But I need goals. I need something that is cheap and available at different times of the day. Something I can do without getting in the car. I need to get fit. Get fit or risk getting so overweight that there will be no return!
I have friends who run and they love it. I have heard plenty about the C25K program and I am going to do it. This means "Couch to 5K" - about three miles in 30 minutes at the end of 9 weeks.
I might not make it in nine weeks. I did my first session today, and alternating 1 min jogging to 1 1/2 walking was a bit much, so I lengthened the walking to two minutes. I am plenty sore tonight, so I think I will continue with that this week and decide at the start of next week whether I should move straight to week 2 or do a redo on week with the correct time. That's the great thing about the C25K program - it's flexible. The MOST important part is the committment. 3X a week. Keep on going. Be the fit mama I long to be.
Next run on Tuesday! Tomorrow will be House Fitness - laundry, floor sweeping and mopping, raking. Plenty of time for listening to Latinum, the Latin learning podcast!
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