Sunday, September 5, 2010

"We Could Be Anywhere"

Look for an update later today!  I'm looking forward to doing some running later this morning!

Friday, August 27, 2010

"Let's Take This Town"

I feel really healthy today.  Running another 5K felt great!  I managed to keep my heart rate at an average of 163bpm, but I wanted to run faster!  It was a depressing forty minute run, but it felt like ten minutes.  I followed it up with some elliptical heart rate training, and I kept my heart rate at 155bpm for an additional fifteen minutes.  I will get to where I want to be, that is if it doesn't kill me first.  Mu-whahahaha!

Take this [POW!] ...heart with extra beats!

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

In Need of A Ramble

I've got a lot on my mind lately.  A lot of it, I'm sure, is simple, emotional frustration.  This is me letting go.  And, there it goes.  Tomorrow is a new day.  :)

I had a two mile run today on an incline, but I ran too hard for my heart.  Back to the heart rate monitor.

I'm excited for vacation time.  It's a great motivator for healthy, happy days!

I feel like I missed quite a bit, having been sick most of the summer, and am looking forward to Monday's appointment.

Tomorrow is a new day, and it's almost here already! :)

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

RESTRICTED

Some days some things just seem strange.  Today is one of those days.  Eminem's song is perfect for today.

In running news, I ran two miles Saturday, passed out on a friend's couch, had the best wine and chicken, pineapple, bacon pizza Sunday, then passed out on my brother's sofa.  Today I ran two miles on the track and felt great.  Friday will be three point one timed on the track.  Wednesday, tomorrow, should be another two miles on an incline, but we'll see how that goes.

Some days some things just seem strange.  Today has been one of those days.  Goodnight.

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Endurance Running: 8 Miles Completed Successfully

Whoo!  So, I made the eight miles! [BIG SMILEY FACES!]

The program repeated 1mile at 165bpm, .2 at 185, and .2 at 140 until I reached 8 miles.  To my happiness, 185bpm turned out to be too high.  I doubt that I'll run this far again for a while, but it was nice to do it for the first time in over four years.  This is a milestone, and life can only get better.  I'm hoping the fact that I'm off the large amounts of caffeine I used to be on is helping too.  I am down to only tea, and the running feels great!

8 miles in 118 min, 166 bpm avg, 4.1m/h avg... which did leave me walking at times
Having completed the eight miles planned ... priceless.
Knowing that I could have gone further if I hadnt ran out of my Gatorade substitute... even better.  :)