In Search of My Body vol.9 - I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends

[HockeyKat]

Sorry, the rest of my day totally got away from me!

I SO SO SO get this, Kat. And you aren't over the top at all. Not sure if you all remember, but I do--the first time I ran 2 miles without stopping. TWO! I was over the freaking moon. You would have thought I just won Boston or something! And every single milestone has been like that for me.

I know I have said this before, but it's worth repeating--I never take any run for granted. Whether I am doing 3 or 13. Every single one is a victory for me. And even though my shortest runs right now are 4 miles, I still marvel at it every time. Like, WOW, I just ran FOUR MILES!! Even though I have done (and will do) far longer runs, I still get amazed at even every short one.

So you should totally celebrate ALL of it, Kat!

I used to get really down on myself if I had a real stonker of a run. But now I know that that is just part of running. It happens. And sure, it's frustrating, but at least I don't get depressed about it anymore.

My goal for the summer was supposed to be speed. I know I can do the distance. I have proved that several times over now. And I never have trouble with a long run. Just shift it into low gear and go.

But my speed is so erratic. From 9 minute miles to 12 minute miles and everywhere in between. I would love, love, love to do a 9:30 5K. But this heat is sure killing the speed thing for me. *sigh* So I am getting annoyed at not making any progress in my running right now. I am getting 4-5 runs in each week, so I am putting the miles in, but not really going anywhere if that makes sense.

Thanks.

I think by the time I met you, you were already a runner.

Heat is definitely a speed killer. That is honestly why I have moved my speed work inside. Treadmill sucks but I am just not down with getting up at 5, and even then it's still honestly too hot to get real speed work in. Our lows here are usually in the mid-70s.

I am amazed every single time too. Maybe it's because I never thought I could?

I know! Yikes. In this heat, I'd have to file for divorce! I'm not typically a fan of full-time a/c but I *do* value my sleep. If momma's not happy, ain't no one happy



I still hate running. Very much so. I do it, but I don't like it.

There is no way we could sleep without AC. Even with AC, no lights, and blackout curtains, the upstairs is in the mid to upper 70s during the day.

Funny about the hating running... I am starting to like it.

Kat - no apologies for celebrating successes just as there are no apologies for venting about setbacks, mis-steps, etc. We want to hear it all so we can support you through it all. Holler if you need anything this weekend. I am good at talking folks off the ledge. I just suck at doing it for myself.

Thanks!!! D and I already have some of it cut off at the pass. We have offered to bring and cook dinner, since his mom will be recuperating. That way we at least have control over what we are eating!


I totally forgot my sneakers for the gym today, so did 30 min on the recumbent bike in socks before yoga. Oops.

Also, I discovered Kashi Original cereal today. OMG, like someone dumped honey smacks into my fiber cereal!! Also, it's only 10 more cals in a 1/2 cup, and has almost all of the fiber (5g) and twice the protein (6.5g), and is YUMMY.


Okay, food for today:
B: Coffee
L: Turkey wrap (110), salad (50)
S: Cottage cheese (90), strawberries (10), fiber cereal (30), mixed together
S: 1/2 cup Kashi (70), almond milk (10)
D: Grilled Lamb chops (400), mashed cauliflower (100), broccoli (30)
S: Two bud 55s (110)

Total, 1010. 4/7 days tracking and under 1200
Exercise, 30 min on recumbent bike and 1 hr yoga. 2/2 days yoga/pilates, 2/2 days xtraining
Water, 80 oz 4/7 days water

 

[lisaviolet]

so ignore it and weigh in tomorrow - Thursday.

No thanks. You should have seen me - "NO!!!!!".

Ok time for me to go try to find my missing motivation. (Like Austin Powers searching for his missing mojo.)

Made me remember when he's being asked his information for a form.

Sex?

Yes please.

Hope you find it soon Megan. Hey! Did I somehow miss your race report?

It doesn't matter what you wear to weigh in as long as you are consistant right?

Absolutely Paula. I was only kidding about all that.

 

[HockeyKat]

Btw, Lisa, sorry about the weigh-in.

Oh, and have I mentioned lately how UTTERLY right you were about the Yoga and Pilates? They feel like a treat, now.

And the rest of you might be all brave and stuff with the night weigh-ins in jeans, but this chick? Nekkid out of the shower, first thing in the AM, after using the restroom.

 

[adsrtw]

Btw, Lisa, sorry about the weigh-in.

Oh, and have I mentioned lately how UTTERLY right you were about the Yoga and Pilates? They feel like a treat, now.

And the rest of you might be all brave and stuff with the night weigh-ins in jeans, but this chick? Nekkid out of the shower, first thing in the AM, after using the restroom.

Me too but before the shower to avoid unnecessary water weight gain.

 

[lisaviolet]

Absolutely Paula. I was only kidding about all that.

Let me rephrase this response. Kidding might not be the best word. I mean yes you're right Paula and yes I'm ridiculous and I know that. So what Paula said is a given.

 

[3DisneyKids]

Lisa, my darling, you don't need to hear this from me. You are the GODDESS of saying this--but--who cares about the flipping motherf'ing scale?!?!? You KNOW what you are doing. You know when you are doing great and you know when you are off. Don't sweat it. EVER.

And you all know about me and my fear of the scale. I rarely weigh in. I have a lot of other ways of knowing how I am doing. But when I DO get on it--OMG, hell yes. Naked and after going to the bathroom. Jeebus. No other way for me.

Meg--relax. You just finished your first Half. Post-marathon funks are part of it. You'll get out of it quickly, I'm sure. SO excited to see you on Sunday!

Paula--I have been meaning to ask you--how is it going with Jesse? Meaning, are you still getting what you need from him? Or has it become stagnant?

Good day on the lake today. GORGEOUS evening breeze which actually made the temps pleasant! And right now it is perfect outside. Maybe about 70*--which is a low for the day is still super high here. But I will never complain about 70*. It is my absolute favorite--not too hot, not too cold, all of that. Tomorrow is supposed to be a carbon copy of today, which was manageable as long as I work out first thing. Then Friday is more of the same and cooler temps come in for the week-end, thankfully. Meg, you should be all set for the 5k on Sunday. Since it is literally at the ocean, the temps will be lovely.

 

[lisaviolet]

Btw, Lisa, sorry about the weigh-in.

Don't mind me Kat. I'm in a whiny -woe is me - big baby injured knee - life is on hold right now and with hospital personnel that I despise - I can stand this period -suckfest day.

In a nutshell.

The injury is showing how seriously soft I am. I've been VERY LUCKY in life. I've only ever had a sprained ankle. Never any serious stuff so I'm not liking the "not knowing" with the knee. Jean is looking at me like WT H? since she's had many scopes and reconstructive surgery and I'm letting this take me down mentally. Walking is EVERYTHING to me and it's been a struggle just to do that right now. Okay, I need to shut up. I don't know what I would do if God ever gave me something REALLY serious. I am soft. Smiling.

I need to get a kick in the behind.

 

[lisaviolet]

--but--who cares about the flipping motherf'ing scale?!?!? You KNOW what you are doing. You know when you are doing great and you know when you are off. Don't sweat it. EVER.

I know. I know AND let me see I SO KNOW. Ummm, but thank you. I have one crazed out brain around it. Sighing, unfortunately.

I'm laughing. My head is saying, "get off the disboards Lisa - you are very close to a meltdown - save them all".

I am so flippin' frustrated with EVERYTHING this week.

 

[lisaviolet]

Good day on the lake today. GORGEOUS evening breeze which actually made the temps pleasant! And right now it is perfect outside. Maybe about 70*--which is a low for the day is still super high here.

Heaven, eh? Don't love the days but there is nothing like a warm summer night.

 

[3DisneyKids]

I know. I know AND let me see I SO KNOW. Ummm, but thank you. I have one crazed out brain around it. Sighing, unfortunately.

I'm laughing. My head is saying, "get off the disboards Lisa - you are very close to a meltdown - save them all".

I am so flippin' frustrated with EVERYTHING this week.

Um, hello? Remember when I disappeared for like 2 weeks?!?! Yeah, that was a meltdown. Fortunately, I seem to be over it now. And you'll get through it, too. I am NOT saying you should disappear, though. Because I hate it when you aren't here.

 

[lisaviolet]

Um, hello? Remember when I disappeared for like 2 weeks?!?! Yeah, that was a meltdown. Fortunately, I seem to be over it now. And you'll get through it, too. I am NOT saying you should disappear, though. Because I hate it when you aren't here.

This is how crazy my brain is right now - ready?

I actually just woke up a half hour ago - directly out of sleep with the thought "did I type whoa instead of woe?".

Non-stop crazy. I"m sure day 18 isn't helping. Smiling. Honestly, I rhink the scale affects me more right now because of the testing. It just simply worries me in a way it wasn't for a long time. And I think I am really affected by my cousin's death. In different ways than just mourning or missing someone that really wasn't around for the longest time. In a very different way. Hard to explain.

 

[lisaviolet]

So tell us - I mean water loving me - about the boat. Glorious? Was it a surprise for everyone? Did it just arrive one day?

 

[poppinspal]

Nancy- I keep going back and forth about the lack of water at the race. Part of me thinks they just completely failed because they have had a bunch of races in this series. But then I say maybe they weren't aware that in New England we have this thing called humidity that is a killer. Who know.

Jo- Can't help you with what to do in West Palm Beach but I'm glad you made a decision on where to go!

Kat- I know everyone has said it already but you're not over the top. I think it takes a lot to go from not running, to running, to running better and better and better. So I think every milestone is one to celebrate.

Paula- You're good at talking people off ledges? I've been contemplating if I could live off ice cream. Maybe I'm not on a ledge, maybe I've just lost it.

Lisa- The race report is half written in a word file. I will finish it and post it today, with pictures! No more slacking. I'm hoping your knee feels better soon. And just so you know you were with me at work the other day. One of the women I work with was in a fit about all these stupid little things. I reminded her that at least she has legs.... she playfully flipped me off. Oh well.

E- Totally right, I need to relax. I guess its just my hear of slipping into old bad habits that has me so worried about my current funk. I can't wait to see you and maybe rub it in to the rest of the girl here that it took me an hours drive to see you.

Hi to the rest of you. Oh and good morning to all of you.

 

[cantwaitvaca09]

Btw, Lisa, sorry about the weigh-in.

Oh, and have I mentioned lately how UTTERLY right you were about the Yoga and Pilates? They feel like a treat, now.

And the rest of you might be all brave and stuff with the night weigh-ins in jeans, but this chick? Nekkid out of the shower, first thing in the AM, after using the restroom.

Kat, I do it before the shower after the restroom, so that the water on my hair from the shower does not add to the weight.

I know I have issues

 

[cantwaitvaca09]

No workout yesterday.
right after I got home from work a storm came out of nowhere and took out all my patio furniture and my garage roof. DH was on the forks of a neighbors forklift to put shingles on the roof.

I have pics on my phone, I don't know how to email them yet, I know how to text them. I post them on FB when I figure out how to get them off my phone.

The roofer comes today, can you say $500.00 deductible. YUK!
add that to Alaina's party this weekend. I told DH, he need to start selling himself on the corner.

by the way Meg, I love my new phone!!!!

 

[HockeyKat]

E, I am jealous of your 70. Supposed to only be in the low 90s here today, though.

Kat, I do it before the shower after the restroom, so that the water on my hair from the shower does not add to the weight.

I know I have issues

Nah, I am right there with you. Between you and EE, I go hmm, I never thought about shower adding weight... I will have to experiment with this!

Oh, and I weigh just about every day. Yup, crazy.


Lisa, . Hope the knee feels better soon. I would be right there with you. I hate being sick, injured... it pi$$es me off.


Meg, can't wait to read the race report! Did I tell you how after the Princess half I ate my weight in beer, cheese, and chips for a month?

 

[AKASnowWhite]

20 miles done. Bike, that is. Time to re-fuel and catch up!

 

[HockeyKat]

Yay for the bike ride!


3.1 miles... 34:03! 3 mile time was 33:04, and first mile was 10:48.

Oh, and 100 crunches on that dang dirty ball.

 

[poppinspal]

So I tend to be long winded so this race report is long. I also want to keep this to have as a reminder of my first half. So here you go....

Part One

The day before the race I went to a wedding. I will admit it was a bit of a bummer not to have a drink at the wedding but I learned my lesson about drinking the night before sports. (Almost missed the bus to a hockey game in college because I’d stayed out late drinking the night before.) The wedding was early in the afternoon so later that night my mom, sister, uncle, cousins and their kids went to dinner. I have to say this was the perfect thing to do the night before the race, I got a good dinner, it kept me distracted and I was happy because I was with my family. After dinner my mom, sister, cousin and I went to check into the hotel we were staying in. The wedding and the race were close so it made more sense to stay at a hotel rather then go home and drive 45 minutes in the morning. My cousin decided at the last minute to stay with us. Her mother passed away last summer we try to involve her in a lot of our girl stuff because she’s the only girl in her family now. The hotel room was so nice and I laid out all my stuff I would need in the morning and set my alarm for 4:30. My mom braided my hair in two braids for the race and I was ready for bed. I passed right out(around 9:30) while the rest of the girls watched Dateline.

The next morning my alarm went off bright and early, I was surprisingly wide awake. I think I went the bathroom four times before I left the hotel. (Nerves always do this to me, I pee a lot.) My cousin is from so she drove me because she knew the roads to take. I forced down half a banana on my way there but it wasn’t sitting right so I didn’t finish it. My cousin dropped me off and I headed straight to the port-a-potties, just one last time, just in case. While I was in line I saw some Wish shirts in the distance but couldn’t find them when I got out. I kind of just walked around till people started making their way to the start. Now I’m not sure how other people are but I always start towards the back of the time group I should be in. I would rather work my way around people then be the slow person in front of a fast runner. I stretched and listened to the music the Celtic’s DJ was playing. (The theme of the race was sports.) I had my own music cued up. They played the national anthem, the starting gun went off and…. we waited. I was in the 10 minute mile group and it took awhile before we started moving.

Miles one to three, amazing. I had my music on, I was enjoying the nice scenery, the race was in a beautiful area. A couple of times when my music was quiet I was glad we were allowed to use our ipods during the race. I needed to tune out the other runners chattering. (I’ve run bigger races but they were set off in waves and seem to think out faster because of it.) I noted that I was running 10 minute miles at this point. I want to say it was about mile 3 when I saw Gatorade at the water stop but I’d already taken water so I decided I would just get Gatorade at the next stop. This was a mistake, that was the first and last time I would see Gatorade on the course. Around mile five I saw to women wearing Wish shirts and gave them a little shout. Turns out it was Karen(kareneast) and Lilly(Tiger Lily 03). I think it was around this time I realized this course would be challenging.

The middle miles blurred together for the most part. I saw an extremely attractive guy wearing a shirt from the Tower of Terror 13k. I wanted to tell him I ran it too so he would fall in love with me right away but sadly he ran too fast for me. (Yes, I thought about us falling in love. Yes, I laugh at myself. No, I didn’t really think we’d fall in love. But it was a good distraction for a half mile.) I also saw a person wearing a shirt that said “Think running is hard? Ask my mom about her chemo.” I really liked this and I saw the guy a lot along the run. I bonded with a few people as I ran, I always seem to do that. Then the cups for the water ran out. I missed one water stop because there were no cups by the next people were just chugging out of the gallon jugs so that’s what I did. Some people took them and shared with others.

Pulled over for a moment to take a few pictures. Took these with my iphone.

 

[adsrtw]

Awesome RR!

4 interviews today. Joy.