3 major problems right now.
1. My weight is too high and it is making my runs difficult. It is really hard on my joints and I am very uncomfortable when I am on the long runs - need to lose more weight.
2. I hate Nike, Adidas, Champion, New Balance and the rest of the athletic gear people - do they not think that fat people need work out clothes. I spent 2 hours yesterday looking for a simple pair of tights - they just don't make clothes big enough for my size - this sizing problem drove me nuts the past few summers when I was looking for clothes to golf in - it made me quit golfing as I found no clothes that fit and were comfortable except for men's stuff. The colours and the fit suck in the men's department and I find that now that I am looking for stuff for running - what is their problem!?!!! Make clothes to work out in for plus size people that fits and doesn't look like a shower curtain - do you hear me NIKE!!!!!
3. I am taking forever to do the long runs!!! Over 3 hours for a 1/2 marathon are you kidding me - how embarrassing when I am last every time!!! I can not speed up for some reason - I am eating and drinking well in order to prepare but I can not go any faster. I am so looking forward to Fitness Ridge this summer and working on some cross training to speed up my muscles.
What is a fat girl to do!!!??
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Monday, March 22, 2010
1/2 marathon DONE!
Yeah me! I ran 21.1 km yesterday and completed it! It wasn't easy let me tell you.
First of all I started too fast, then my Garmin watch got all screwed up and my bud Sylvia was feeling great and we separated so I ended running it mostly by myself :(.
I was totally feeling great until about 10 km when my feet and knees started killing me so today my knee feels sore. I was last to finish but Sylvia, her friend Mike and the group leader Steve were there to see me finish - it was nice as Steve had water and Gatorade ready for me. (he had his wife and son have a water station 1/2 way through the course too).
I now know what it feels like and will be more prepared for April 11th at Run for Retina - the race we are all doing.
I now can say to anyone that asks, if I can do a 1/2 marathon you can too - trust me!!!!
First of all I started too fast, then my Garmin watch got all screwed up and my bud Sylvia was feeling great and we separated so I ended running it mostly by myself :(.
I was totally feeling great until about 10 km when my feet and knees started killing me so today my knee feels sore. I was last to finish but Sylvia, her friend Mike and the group leader Steve were there to see me finish - it was nice as Steve had water and Gatorade ready for me. (he had his wife and son have a water station 1/2 way through the course too).
I now know what it feels like and will be more prepared for April 11th at Run for Retina - the race we are all doing.
I now can say to anyone that asks, if I can do a 1/2 marathon you can too - trust me!!!!
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Fitness Ridge 2010 here I come!!!
199 here I come. I just got the call from Nancy that I am in for this summer - yahoooooo. I am heading back to Fitness Ridge for 3 weeks this summer and can hardly wait. For 2 of the weeks Lindsay is going to come too - she will love and I know she will kill the "stop sign" route.
My goal is to be 199 when I leave. If I stay on the same plan as last summer I can lose 1 pound a day for 21 days. When I got to Fitness Ridge last summer I was 242 and lost 14 pounds down to 228. I am about 220 now and know that I will work even harder this summer - no blister problems I swear - I will have much better shoes!!!!
I also have set a goal to do the "stop sign route" in less than 1 hour - the best I did it last summer was 1:08 - I can totally break that now with all the help of the Running Room clinics. Really what I am hoping is that this trip will really help finish off my training for the Chicago Marathon - losing weight and pushing myself will really put me over the edge of mental and physical preparation (along with the Running Room marathon clinic starting May 25th).
Anyways, thanks Fitness Ridge and I can hardly wait to get there and work so hard.
My goal is to be 199 when I leave. If I stay on the same plan as last summer I can lose 1 pound a day for 21 days. When I got to Fitness Ridge last summer I was 242 and lost 14 pounds down to 228. I am about 220 now and know that I will work even harder this summer - no blister problems I swear - I will have much better shoes!!!!
I also have set a goal to do the "stop sign route" in less than 1 hour - the best I did it last summer was 1:08 - I can totally break that now with all the help of the Running Room clinics. Really what I am hoping is that this trip will really help finish off my training for the Chicago Marathon - losing weight and pushing myself will really put me over the edge of mental and physical preparation (along with the Running Room marathon clinic starting May 25th).
Anyways, thanks Fitness Ridge and I can hardly wait to get there and work so hard.
Monday, March 8, 2010
My Life Highs and Lows
So, the high.....yesterday I had an awesome day. I ran 18km with the 1/2 marathon club and did it in 2:29 - not bad for being tired and scared to run that far - the reason why I was so happy was because this makes me think that I can complete the 1/2 marathon in less than 3 hours - only a couple of weeks to go.
Then, the low....so I came to work today and someone says that I am negative - are you kidding me. I have been working so hard to remain positive, act positive and modelled positive behaviour to my staff with this difficult year that is upon us. I was upset but only for a minute as I took my secretary that someone said that I was negative she said "you are the most positive person I know". I am choosing to believe her as she is really the only one who knows me, what I am doing here on a daily basis and how hard I am trying to create an atmosphere of positivity.
Then I got to thinking about myself, my work and what I really stand for. This poem has always inspired me and makes me happy.
Robert Frost (1874–1963)
The Road Not Taken
TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
I am a POSITIVE PERSON!!!!!
Then, the low....so I came to work today and someone says that I am negative - are you kidding me. I have been working so hard to remain positive, act positive and modelled positive behaviour to my staff with this difficult year that is upon us. I was upset but only for a minute as I took my secretary that someone said that I was negative she said "you are the most positive person I know". I am choosing to believe her as she is really the only one who knows me, what I am doing here on a daily basis and how hard I am trying to create an atmosphere of positivity.
Then I got to thinking about myself, my work and what I really stand for. This poem has always inspired me and makes me happy.
Robert Frost (1874–1963)
The Road Not Taken
TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
I am a POSITIVE PERSON!!!!!
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