Okay so it's been about a month since my last post, so much has happened. They totaled my car. Which wasn't so fun, but at the same time I wouldn't really want it back after how much damaged had been done. A week later I bought my new car. Which is a story in and of itself. I bought a 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid. It is silver. It has 28,000 miles on . . . then again it is now probably 29,000 seeing that I've had it for about month. ha ha ha gotta love commuting to work. I'll post pictures later. But for the most part I love it . . . . I miss a few of the luxuries of my accord. But I don't miss the $180 I spent on gas each month vs my $120 now. Wahoo!
It took them about a month to finally get the police report but almost all is said and done. 100% his fault. We already knew that though. I have already settled my Bodily Injury Claim and now I am just waiting on my reimbursement for my deductible and the car rental.
All of this accident stuff put the training for a 5k off a few weeks, but I am back into training full swing. I just finished my 3rd week of training and I was thinking . . . wow I can do this. Then today knocked me back into humble pie. This weeks training consists of 5 min warm up, 3 min run, 1 1/2 min walk, 5 min run, 2 1/2 min walk, 3 min run, 1 1/2 min walk, 5 min run, and 2 1/2 min walk. After the first 5 min I thought okay that was a little challenging but not too bad. 2 min into the last 5 min I thought I was going to die. I finished . . . I had to stop a little in the middle, but I did it . . . but I guess that is how life is . . . . in the beginning something may seem a little challenging. But after a while you build your muscles (spiritual, physical, emotional, mental) and things seem normal then another challenge comes a long and requires us to work a little harder and flex our muscles a little more. I am really grateful for my many challenges in life. They allow me to grow and learn. Thanks all for your support. More updates later. =)
Showing posts with label running. Show all posts
Showing posts with label running. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Friday, January 8, 2010
To Run or Not To Run
So I have been thinking a lot lately about how I needed to shed quite a bit of weight . . . so I can feel better about myself and feel healthier and happier. I joined a gym like 2 years ago and I haven't really used it that much . . . really pathetic I know. Then with new years rolling around I started thinking about resolutions and how nobody ever actually follows through with resolutions.
I thought to myself . . . why is this . . . and then I thought maybe because they are always unrealistic and people get all gung ho and overwhelm themselves in the beginning. So I thought . . . okay to not set a resolution or overwhelm myself . . . what if I set a goal to loose 5 lbs and to work out 1 time a week. This was on the right track . . . take it slow . . . but there was something missing . . . something lacking from keeping me motivated behind my goal.
I was talking to my friend tonight and she was saying that her mom was talking to her over the Christmas break that maybe she should run another half marathon. In other words . . her mom was telling her that she was getting a little chubby. We laughed a little about how sometimes mom's mean well . . . but sometimes the go about it the wrong way.
As I was driving home I started thinking about it more . . . the whole half marathon thing . . . I don't know why it stuck with me . . . .but that was it . . . I was lacking a deadline. Something that would actually hold me to those lofty ambitions of mine. Some of you may know . . . I HATE running. In fact I loathe it soooo much that I would absolutely exercise in any other way shape or form before I would run. But maybe this is what I need. Everyone that runs a half marathon always tells me how rewarding it feels after you've done it. A sense of accomplishment.
With that being said . . . no, I'm not running a half marathon. My friend said I should start with something a little more simple. I've decided I am going to run a 5K. It's only 3.1 miles. I think I could do that. It would get me off of my duff and get me exercising. So I got online looking for 5k's to do that are local. And started researching on how to get myself prepared. I found this great website that gives you a schedule to go from the couch to 5k in 2 months (cool runnings). I think I am going to give myself about 3 months so I have a little cush time. Now just to find a race. . . . =) More to follow
I thought to myself . . . why is this . . . and then I thought maybe because they are always unrealistic and people get all gung ho and overwhelm themselves in the beginning. So I thought . . . okay to not set a resolution or overwhelm myself . . . what if I set a goal to loose 5 lbs and to work out 1 time a week. This was on the right track . . . take it slow . . . but there was something missing . . . something lacking from keeping me motivated behind my goal.
I was talking to my friend tonight and she was saying that her mom was talking to her over the Christmas break that maybe she should run another half marathon. In other words . . her mom was telling her that she was getting a little chubby. We laughed a little about how sometimes mom's mean well . . . but sometimes the go about it the wrong way.
As I was driving home I started thinking about it more . . . the whole half marathon thing . . . I don't know why it stuck with me . . . .but that was it . . . I was lacking a deadline. Something that would actually hold me to those lofty ambitions of mine. Some of you may know . . . I HATE running. In fact I loathe it soooo much that I would absolutely exercise in any other way shape or form before I would run. But maybe this is what I need. Everyone that runs a half marathon always tells me how rewarding it feels after you've done it. A sense of accomplishment.
With that being said . . . no, I'm not running a half marathon. My friend said I should start with something a little more simple. I've decided I am going to run a 5K. It's only 3.1 miles. I think I could do that. It would get me off of my duff and get me exercising. So I got online looking for 5k's to do that are local. And started researching on how to get myself prepared. I found this great website that gives you a schedule to go from the couch to 5k in 2 months (cool runnings). I think I am going to give myself about 3 months so I have a little cush time. Now just to find a race. . . . =) More to follow
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