I so wish I felt up to running today. Perfect weather. Clear and about -1.
Took the dog for a walk instead. Back to working out tomorrow!
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Saturday, November 5, 2011
No race tomorrow
So I already typed this but it disappeared.
Not racing tomorrow. Still not feeling 100% and coughing a ton. I don't want to push it. Can't risk relapse since we leave for Cuba on Friday. The race is just too far to go for an easy run. I didn't even bother picking up the shirt/race packet.
This week I plan on spinning 3 days. When in Cuba I am going to workout a minimum of 3 days.
Not racing tomorrow. Still not feeling 100% and coughing a ton. I don't want to push it. Can't risk relapse since we leave for Cuba on Friday. The race is just too far to go for an easy run. I didn't even bother picking up the shirt/race packet.
This week I plan on spinning 3 days. When in Cuba I am going to workout a minimum of 3 days.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
still sick
at least i am back at work though. doing my job... sorta. still coughing, tired and i really have not much of a voice. so i got dressed and caked on the makeup this morning so i could at least fake feeling better.
starting to think unless i feel drastically better i may be just picking up my race shirt and not racing on saturday. we will see though. it has been over a week since my last workout. i so need a workout mentally but seeing i get winded going up the stairs it would probably be best i don't.
i hate that i do not lose my appetite when i am sick. unless i am puking my guts out i still love to eat. probably even more than when i am not sick. i am bloated and i have put some weight on. hoping that some of it is due to upcoming "girl" issues but i was not happy with the scale this morning.
starting to think unless i feel drastically better i may be just picking up my race shirt and not racing on saturday. we will see though. it has been over a week since my last workout. i so need a workout mentally but seeing i get winded going up the stairs it would probably be best i don't.
i hate that i do not lose my appetite when i am sick. unless i am puking my guts out i still love to eat. probably even more than when i am not sick. i am bloated and i have put some weight on. hoping that some of it is due to upcoming "girl" issues but i was not happy with the scale this morning.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Sick. Round 1 this winter.
Dear Antibiotics,
Please kick in as soon as you can so I can do my race on Sunday and have a healthy vacation starting next Friday in Cuba.
From,
Jen
I wrote a long blog the other day but it was lost. It was a vent blog about asthma sucking and my frustrations EVERY year dealing with this. Seriously, since I was in grade 8. I cried it out while writing that blog while sitting on the tubs edge while steaming my lungs with the hit shower steam.
I went from easily reaching 50 miles last month to not making it. I went from worried about doing well at my 5k this coming weekend to hopefully I can finish it. I haven't worked out since last Wednesday which was even half ass since that was the first day I wasn't feeling well.
When I get a cold I always end up with sinusitis and the resulting cough. Today I finally went to the doc and she thinks I have sinusitis, laryngitis, and bronchitis. I think she ran out of words ending in IS. I am in antibiotics again which I really try to avoid.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Really should blog more no?
I planned on using this blog a ton and it has almost been a year since i used it last. geesh. need to start blogging more again. did my half in seattle in june. i think i did it in 2:11. wow, you know you have done a handful of halfs when your time isn't so important to you any more. the rock n roll in seattle was my 5th? i have a cold right now and my brain isn't working so well. it could have been my 6th? i will just list them.
I do run in other races too. not nearly as many as when i started out though.
i have done a trail race this year and the half. that is it!
my next race is next weekend. it will be my second 5k race. i am looking forward to it and fearing it at the same time. running 5k are more painful for me than running 13? i know to most people that sounds crazy but my fellow runners would understand (unless they are unbelievably gifted speedy).
they cancelled the muddy buddy here in august. i was really upset about that and so was h. next summer we are going to do the mud run outside of seattle cause they do it for sure.
back when i last blogged i was also pretty much vegetarian. i think i need to go back to that for weight and health management issues i am having now. i am sitting in the 147-149 range which is scary. i haven't been this heavy since i was pregnant. bleh.
- Historic Half (2:09) 2008
- BMO (2:04) 2008
- Victoria (2:01) 2008
- Seattle Rock n Roll (walked most of it with a friend) 2009
- Scotia Half (2:16) 2010
- Seattle Rock n Roll (2:11) 2011
I do run in other races too. not nearly as many as when i started out though.
i have done a trail race this year and the half. that is it!
my next race is next weekend. it will be my second 5k race. i am looking forward to it and fearing it at the same time. running 5k are more painful for me than running 13? i know to most people that sounds crazy but my fellow runners would understand (unless they are unbelievably gifted speedy).
they cancelled the muddy buddy here in august. i was really upset about that and so was h. next summer we are going to do the mud run outside of seattle cause they do it for sure.
back when i last blogged i was also pretty much vegetarian. i think i need to go back to that for weight and health management issues i am having now. i am sitting in the 147-149 range which is scary. i haven't been this heavy since i was pregnant. bleh.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Saturday, January 22, 2011
november was my last blog - whoa have things changed
i can't believe m last blog on here was back in november. november feels like an eternity ago. so much has change. i finally shook that "cold" which was really actually allergies. a spark friend suggested it may be allergies. 2 days on aerius and all cleared up. i suffered for no reason. our fall came earlier this year and with it a ton of rain in september so i am guessing my mould and dust allergies were going nuts. at least i am cured and healthy!
back in december i also started toying with the idea of going vegetarian or significantly decreasing the amount of meat i eat. i had watched some documentaries on the food industry. i honestly have been avoiding them because i knew they would disturb me but one night simon was watching and i got sucked in. apparently it didn't change his view on food but momentarily but it has pushed me to really think about my diet and what i am feeding myself.
another spark friend who is also an ultra marathoner has also gone completely vegan and she has inspired me too look at my life and diet in such a new way. i am not sure i will ever go down the vegan road but it is nice to know there are endurance athletes and mainy professional athletes that not only survive but thrive on a vegan or vegetarian diet.
as i don't want to be cooking seperate meals at every meal for all members of the family i decided that when i can i will chose not to eat meat. in reality with shift work and social activities we only eat dinner together a couple of nights a week. so on nights i am solo or it is h and i, i have decided to be as meatless as possible. i am still eating eggs and dairy. i rarely eat fish. in the past couple of weeks i have only eaten tiny amounts of chicken twice. that is it for meat. i am honestly not missing it. it is forcing me to find different foods that are filling and have the protein i was getting from meat. i am using a lot of beans and i am filling up as much as possible on veggies.
as i seem to struggle with food and seem to focus normally on my odd small bad days i am really taking the time on what i did right with food in a day and i am logging that daily. focusing on the positive for this "half empty" girl has been a real mental struggle but super rewarding at the same time.
running has been going great lately. trying some new routes. running lots more miles. i had cut my miles back a ton last year and seemed to have constant hip and itband issues. i looked back at what i was doing when my running was GOOD. what st i was doing, what cross training i was doing, my weight.
well i was running more. averaging about 80 miles a month. last year my highest mileage month was june at 60. most others were 30-50.
i was doing hill runs and repeats. i am not doing them at all anymore. i will get on that.
i was also doing making the cut circuit training type workouts 2-3 times a week. these are full body workouts. this past year i have been focusing on heavy weights. bigger muscles but not good for running it seemed.
i weighed less. i weighed then about 127-130lbs. as of january 1, i was 145lbs. yikes. since january 1st though i am down to 141.5 lbs and i am looking to get back into the 130s and hopefully maintain there again. i have never seemed to be able to be 135ish though. i tend to be 140 or 130. weird?
this year i have 2 races i am doing for sure. i am doing the seattle rock n roll 1/2 at the end of june and the muddy buddy in august. besides that i am trying to find some other smaller races to do. still trying to figure out if i want to trail race or not. when my injury issues started it was the same time as trails. not sure it is related but i get a bad feeling in my gutt about it. i may just train on some trails for less structured hill work.
back in december i also started toying with the idea of going vegetarian or significantly decreasing the amount of meat i eat. i had watched some documentaries on the food industry. i honestly have been avoiding them because i knew they would disturb me but one night simon was watching and i got sucked in. apparently it didn't change his view on food but momentarily but it has pushed me to really think about my diet and what i am feeding myself.
another spark friend who is also an ultra marathoner has also gone completely vegan and she has inspired me too look at my life and diet in such a new way. i am not sure i will ever go down the vegan road but it is nice to know there are endurance athletes and mainy professional athletes that not only survive but thrive on a vegan or vegetarian diet.
as i don't want to be cooking seperate meals at every meal for all members of the family i decided that when i can i will chose not to eat meat. in reality with shift work and social activities we only eat dinner together a couple of nights a week. so on nights i am solo or it is h and i, i have decided to be as meatless as possible. i am still eating eggs and dairy. i rarely eat fish. in the past couple of weeks i have only eaten tiny amounts of chicken twice. that is it for meat. i am honestly not missing it. it is forcing me to find different foods that are filling and have the protein i was getting from meat. i am using a lot of beans and i am filling up as much as possible on veggies.
as i seem to struggle with food and seem to focus normally on my odd small bad days i am really taking the time on what i did right with food in a day and i am logging that daily. focusing on the positive for this "half empty" girl has been a real mental struggle but super rewarding at the same time.
running has been going great lately. trying some new routes. running lots more miles. i had cut my miles back a ton last year and seemed to have constant hip and itband issues. i looked back at what i was doing when my running was GOOD. what st i was doing, what cross training i was doing, my weight.
well i was running more. averaging about 80 miles a month. last year my highest mileage month was june at 60. most others were 30-50.
i was doing hill runs and repeats. i am not doing them at all anymore. i will get on that.
i was also doing making the cut circuit training type workouts 2-3 times a week. these are full body workouts. this past year i have been focusing on heavy weights. bigger muscles but not good for running it seemed.
i weighed less. i weighed then about 127-130lbs. as of january 1, i was 145lbs. yikes. since january 1st though i am down to 141.5 lbs and i am looking to get back into the 130s and hopefully maintain there again. i have never seemed to be able to be 135ish though. i tend to be 140 or 130. weird?
this year i have 2 races i am doing for sure. i am doing the seattle rock n roll 1/2 at the end of june and the muddy buddy in august. besides that i am trying to find some other smaller races to do. still trying to figure out if i want to trail race or not. when my injury issues started it was the same time as trails. not sure it is related but i get a bad feeling in my gutt about it. i may just train on some trails for less structured hill work.
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