Feelin' great today. I have managed 2 complete weeks of making to all scheduled gym days and all scheduled 5K training days. Woot!
I still feel like I must be the clumsiest runner around, but I guess that is just how I roll, or in this case - plod. Perhaps gracefulness may come someday.
I am planning on doing swim lessons this summer and am pretty darned excited at the prospect. The city of Austin has great programs for all ages. It is kind of funny for an island born baby who spent countless hours in any water I could find while growing up to need swim lessons. But the open water swim event in the triathlon is daunting to me, so it is time to get busy learning the necessary skills.
Well I am almost to my destination - lunch and rescuing the bike from where I left it downtown last night. Let's all say a small prayer to the bike gods that it is still there with all wheels attached.
I have been trying to talk Mel into contributing to my little endeavor here, so perhaps next time there will be a post from her here. She is on a similar journey and I may even be able to talk here onto a bike sometime soon ;)
See y'all
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Friday, March 19, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
March Madness: Or why I am wearing pink shoes.
So I talked my lovely partner into training for a 5K (training started
today). In preperation for the months of work we went and got fitted
for actual running shoes. This was a new and humbling experience for
me. Buying shoes has, for me always been about the look of them. You
go to the store, find the coolest looking pair in your price range and
buy them - usually in the wrong size cause they were out of them but
hey I will just wear extra socks or fall down a bit, no big.
Apparently that is not how it works. No, a very pleasent gentleman
makes you roll up your pants, walk for him, run for him, and then he
brings out shoes that are good for your feet. 3 pairs to choose from,
which all feel a bit weird after wearing ill fitting, hand me down
sneaks for so long. So after much deliberation and wearing two
different shoes at the same time, I finally find the ones that I
determine are the best feeling. Of course, they are the pink ones. For
those of you who know even a little bit know that I hate pink. It was
funny listening to the salesman try to tell me they are really red, or
melon, or any other euphamism for the color pink. So anyway, today I
rocked pink sneaks at the gym. At least I rocked them. Oh, did you
know that there are socks that are foot specifc. My new ones have
little R's or L's on 'em. Cool!
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today). In preperation for the months of work we went and got fitted
for actual running shoes. This was a new and humbling experience for
me. Buying shoes has, for me always been about the look of them. You
go to the store, find the coolest looking pair in your price range and
buy them - usually in the wrong size cause they were out of them but
hey I will just wear extra socks or fall down a bit, no big.
Apparently that is not how it works. No, a very pleasent gentleman
makes you roll up your pants, walk for him, run for him, and then he
brings out shoes that are good for your feet. 3 pairs to choose from,
which all feel a bit weird after wearing ill fitting, hand me down
sneaks for so long. So after much deliberation and wearing two
different shoes at the same time, I finally find the ones that I
determine are the best feeling. Of course, they are the pink ones. For
those of you who know even a little bit know that I hate pink. It was
funny listening to the salesman try to tell me they are really red, or
melon, or any other euphamism for the color pink. So anyway, today I
rocked pink sneaks at the gym. At least I rocked them. Oh, did you
know that there are socks that are foot specifc. My new ones have
little R's or L's on 'em. Cool!
--
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Goals 2010
I liked the ring of 1/10/10 so i chose that as my new years eve, mostly because my birthday is right at the first of the year and always derails any grand changes. So in the spirit of my new year here is my laundry list of things I am working on this year.
Show marked improvement in muscle tone and strength.
Show marked improvement in overall weight and BMI.
Go to the gym a minimum of 3 days a week.
Bring my lunch to work at least 2 days a week.
Dub 2010 year of asian food.
Learn to make sushi and pad see yew.
Drink less beer.
Document more of the world around me through art, namely photography.
Become better at balancing my home, work, and play life.
Learn how to say no when I am in danger of overextending myself.
Do yoga at least 2 days a week
Stretch daily
Breathe better
Ride my bike daily.
Outfit my present bike as my commuter bike.
Acquire a road bike for training and long rides.
Attend a core fit class.
Attend camp gladiator.
Go back to school.
Consistently chart my progress on my blog.
Have better follow through.
Reconnect with music.
Document all of my reading for the year.
Run a 5K
Participate in one of the local charity rides.
Procure the proper gear.
Eat more local food.
Start swimming lessons.
Become more involved with homeschooling.
Strive to be more open about my feelings and fears with those close to me.
Learn about Hockey
Daily abs and lower back work
Become more involved with the local bike community.
Do an unassisted pullup
Enjoy having a clean and organized home
Train towards participating in the 2011 Triathlon season.
Strive to be better organized.
Learn to fix my own bike
Combat my pervasive laziness
Play fantasy football next season
Monday, January 11, 2010
Intro...
alright..i signed up for this damned thing ages ago, and made it a goal to do the damn thing (the blog that is). Dude....Girl..... is going to be a bit of a repository for my journey back to strength and health. It will be part training log, part journal, and part whatever the hell else..
About 8 months ago I was at an Indigo Girls concert (go figure, right) when i bumped into a couple of friends of mine, one of whom was about to run her first tri. I am not sure why I decided this is what I wanted to do, but I did and I do and it has opened up a brand spanking new can of worms in my life...It sparked a long term plan of transitioning out of the service industry and into one that promotes a lifestyle that more aligns with my goals for myself.
So a bit about me...35, restaurant manager, bike nut, wanna be badass. Well there are a lot more facets to me, but that will suffice for now. We can get to know each other over the course of this journey.
About 8 months ago I was at an Indigo Girls concert (go figure, right) when i bumped into a couple of friends of mine, one of whom was about to run her first tri. I am not sure why I decided this is what I wanted to do, but I did and I do and it has opened up a brand spanking new can of worms in my life...It sparked a long term plan of transitioning out of the service industry and into one that promotes a lifestyle that more aligns with my goals for myself.
So a bit about me...35, restaurant manager, bike nut, wanna be badass. Well there are a lot more facets to me, but that will suffice for now. We can get to know each other over the course of this journey.
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