nothing

that is what i have been doing on my MAD marathon journey
N O T H I N G at all
no running, no p90x, no nothing.
totally SUCKS too

(and the weather has been freaking COLD in the mornings)

boo

my amazing family

I have so many amazing examples around me
my sisters, my cousins, nieces and nephews
and so many others... I am so thankful for
the presence of them in my life and the example
of good health they show me.
In June (while I was on vaca in Disney) they
did the Sawtooth Relay Run - AMAZING feat!
I am VERY thankful for my AMAZING family!
YOU GUYS ROCK!

Sat evening jog

Finally got myself motivated to go this evening.
Took our exchange daughter Lea with me.
INTERESTING.
OK well long story short, I did about 2 miles
with walk and jog intervals of 1/4 mile each.
My running times were good too, a bit faster than
norm which is cool. Not as fast as the massive
downpour rain run from last week but a bit faster.
I will take it.
WHY? did I run faster? Here is my theory.
Lea is FAST! Really really really fast. She is a
cross country/distance runner. She ran the WHOLE time
and lapped me
ONE...
TWO...
THREE... times! Good mercy!




I think I figured out she runs about a 7.5 minute mile!
That is about twice as fast as me! LOLOL
She was very kind though, I kept telling her she cannot
laugh at me. We had a great time and she kept me moving.
Craziness!!!

procrastinate?

I was all fired up to go for a jog last night
had a 'challenge' from a friend, and I flopped.
I keep having this fabulous 'vision' ... ha!!
So my plan was to get up this morning and go
before it got too late... but again, I didn't.
I stayed up too late, slept in and now I have
too much to do and will have to find time later
this afternoon or evening. UGH!!
I feel like a schmuck for letting my friend down
who simply challenged me to a 2 mile or more jog.
I flopped on not only him but myself.
I just have to get into routine again, if it is
a.m. or if it is p.m. I have to do this regularly!!!

the present moment

"do not dwell in the past,
do not dream of the future,
concentrate the mind on
the present moment."
BUDDHA


{just needed that MAD bit of info
today... glad he was thinking of me!}

Running in the rain! Who knows? The MAD Run could be a rain day right??

So, I keep pushing off my running in the mornings.
This week I did SO good on my foods and was trying
to do good with running. I didn't do so good.
Bring in the rain. So, last night I decided I HAD to
go out for a run. Great idea! Bring in : the rain.
We had this amazing awesome cool storm last night.
Thunder,
lightning,
and rain.
Oh and of course, wind.
Eastern Idaho is just not Idaho without the wind LOL.
I waited till' 9pm to go, was planning to head to the
Jr High track and give myself a little bit of an endurance
test to see where I am right now. Cool.
Well, I got down to the end of our street and head around
the corner and it starts to rain. No biggie, the rain would
cool me off and keep me going. I have run in the rain before.
HA!
HA HA!
OK so by the time I get to the track it is a good rain. I crank
up my tunes, pull my sleeves down over my hands and start running.
Did a nice little cycle of run a lap walk a lap and by the 2nd lap
I was SOAKED wet! The thunder was rumbling the ground and the
lightening was flashing and making the field bright and beautiful!I cranked up the music a little louder and kept going.
I was truly enjoying this!
At one point the rain DID start to smack and sting
my skin a bit but overall I was loving it! Very 'freeing' to be out
there in the dark with the rolling thunder and the flashes of light!
LOVED it!
So, after 2 miles I dragged my soggy butt, body and feet
home. I stretched out really good (NO more hip flexor issues) and
came in to warm up. I was so cold I didn't dare take a shower bc I
was afraid I'd lose what body head I had - instead I bundled up in
my warm robe, had a cup of mint tea and cozied in my blanket.
I felt really good!
Insert this morning. My head is throbbing. I feel yucky. I feel like
a drown rat the morning after.
Lesson learned? Maybe all that fun (and faster run times) was not
worth it?




(I copied this exact post for my personal family blog as well, so if you see it twice you know why....too lazy to write two posts today - sorry!)

So it's Tuesday again

I got in a nice morning walk with Christy yesterday -
we met for our Mon P90X workout but no one was there to let
us in the church, instead we did a 2 mile walk. It was nice.

TODAY however, I feel like a SLACKER big time.

This morning I was planning to get up and do a morning
walk n jog - planning is the key word. I did have my
clothes and mp3 laying out to put on. I did have my alarm set.
I did ask hubby to 'gently' remind me I wanted to go run
when he woke up for work. I did sleep and sleep. I even let the
kids oversleep! LOL

Now, that we have all overslept. The kids were crabby and so
was Mom. I had one of those mornings where I felt off from the
get go. Mostly because I let myself down on the run routine
again. I hated my hair this morning, I hated my face and the
makeup just didn't jive. My clothes feel frumpy. I really wish
I'd gone running. GOT to get myself into a better place. GOT
to get my running in when it is scheduled! Geeeeeeesh!

October is off to a slow start!

So, my 50 mile challenge is off to a slow start
but I am starting!
I was sick with a kidney infection then I overdid
my hip flexor the other day.
So today I at least went out for a brisk walk!
I did about 1.5 miles just cuz' it was so nice out
but I didin't have a lot of time so I felt like I
had to do something... you know?

Anyway, currently I am having an addiction issue
with 44 oz Grape Icee slushes and I don't think
it is helping the cause. LOL So, somehow I need to
kick this all up a notch - hope next week is more
scheduled and on plan!!!