I run...I run alot.
My cousin has this as her "about me" line on her facebook page. I like it.
I have found since my last post in february that I CAN run. Not as well as I would like, but I get better with every attempt.
Running is the best stress relieving exercise I have ever tried. It is hard and it hurts, and it is worth it. I come back from a run completely spent and relaxed.
I run too. I run alot!
Showing posts with label running. Show all posts
Showing posts with label running. Show all posts
Thursday, October 07, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
Well...I guess I have more work to do
Several weeks ago while standing in line for food, I mentioned to my sister that I was able to complete a mile in 18 minutes. She scoffed at me and said that isn't running that is walking.
I was offended.
Last week I mentioned my indignation at being scoffed at to my brother who runs. He laughed in a "I'm not going to say anything" sort of way. It was a slightly more polite scoff, but a scoff none the less.
I was offended again.
My sister and my brother, aka "The asthmatics" as they love to point out to me, are able runners. They have worked hard to become so. They have run in 5Ks, relays, etc. Even with a potentially fatal breathing condition they are able to out run me by miles.
It hurts...I must admit.
There was a moment, after the scoffs, that I wanted to just give up. Why even try? In fact, I sort of did give up. Running is hard. At least for me anyway. In fact it is the hardest work out activity that I have ever engaged in.
You wanna know what the worst part was? That 18 minutes was down from 22. I had improved and I was proud of that! I sucked as a runner/jogger by 4 minutes less...
Today it was 17 minutes.
I was offended.
Last week I mentioned my indignation at being scoffed at to my brother who runs. He laughed in a "I'm not going to say anything" sort of way. It was a slightly more polite scoff, but a scoff none the less.
I was offended again.
My sister and my brother, aka "The asthmatics" as they love to point out to me, are able runners. They have worked hard to become so. They have run in 5Ks, relays, etc. Even with a potentially fatal breathing condition they are able to out run me by miles.
It hurts...I must admit.
There was a moment, after the scoffs, that I wanted to just give up. Why even try? In fact, I sort of did give up. Running is hard. At least for me anyway. In fact it is the hardest work out activity that I have ever engaged in.
You wanna know what the worst part was? That 18 minutes was down from 22. I had improved and I was proud of that! I sucked as a runner/jogger by 4 minutes less...
Today it was 17 minutes.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Aspirations of health...
As the one, maybe two of you that read this know, I have done an insane thing. I committed to my brother to run on his team next october. My husband is going to run to. So we invested in some good shoes and started training. This is my first real week of training. I am following the "training for novices" schedule on the Ragnar website. I decided today that I am going to blog each day, twitter style (gag), my progress. This is more for me than anyone else. I want to see my progress so that I can keep perspective and the goal in mind.
No excuses. I have a year. I will need the year.
Today- 15 minutes on the treadmill - ran for 6 of it. Longest run of my adult life.
No excuses. I have a year. I will need the year.
Today- 15 minutes on the treadmill - ran for 6 of it. Longest run of my adult life.
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