Day 16: Death Bed

Hi All. Sorry I have been totally MIA I have literally been on my death bed. I have been very sick and haven't gotten to train AT ALL. I have been out for 6 days and its literally driving me crazy. On Monday I got some fresh air and walked 2 miles with my sister, but other than that I haven't done a thing. I still don't feel well, but contemplating on getting back in the gym today. All the drainage is starting to go to my chest so I am kind of scared to run and give myself bronchitis, so I may just focus on some lifting today. We will see. Anyways, I do apologize for not blogging and not having anything exciting to say today but I promise that in a couple of days I will be right back at it! Just gotta get well first! I hope everyone has a great day! Pray that I will get better and keep my endurance up! Thanks guys!

Until Tomorrow....Just Keep Running

Day 10: Feeling Good!

Hi All! Its been another crazy day at work so I haven't had time to blog today. So here I am! Today...I CAN WALK! Its great that the soreness is going away. Yesterday was a fairly easy day. It was a cross training day and I decided to ride the bike in the gym. It was much more safer than me riding in the middle of Bowling Green. I swear though I have come to the conclusion that if you can't get yourself to workout then there is something wrong because the gym makes it a pretty enjoyable experience. I biked 6 miles on the bike all while having a fan blowing on me and watching a re-run of Jersey Shore. I mean how much better can I get?! Anyways I did bike for 30 minutes which ended up being 6 miles. I did the rolling hills workout and I think this helped my soreness. Today I am going to be running 2 miles and doing some lifting. I probably won't be lifting legs, just arms and abs! I gonna give them a little break! Anyways, short blog today...VERY busy at work! I hope everyone has a good one!

Oh yea...here is a little video for enjoyment. Its Treadmill Bloopers...I hope this is never me! Just Keep Running!!!

Day 3: Pedal to the Pavement

"Few of us know what we are capable of doing… we have never pushed ourselves hard enough to find out." – Alfred A. Montapert

Yesterday was my cross training day. The afternoon started out kind of rocky though. I went to get the bike from Matt's house and he told me there was a pump at the house I could use to air the tires up. Well this pump was so old that when I went to air them up, the tube broke off because it was dry rotted. So then I resort to the good ole hand pump. That didn't work out very well at all. Finally I remembered I had a can of fix-a-flat in my trunk and this did the job! Wasn't really sure if you are suppose to put fix-a-flat in a bike tire, but hey it didn't explode and I'm alive so I guess it worked! After cleaning off the spider webs and airing up the tires I was ready to go. I set out with no intentions of where to ride, I was just going to pedal towards my house and hope that it didn't take me an hour. I don't want to be an over achiever and bike an hour when I only had to do 30 minutes right. HAHA.

Keep in mind this bike is a mountain bike...that requires shifting. Once I get about 100 yards I realize I have no earthly idea how to shift this thing correctly. I had a mountain bike growing up as a kid but I don't think I ever shifted that thing right. All I know is that I could not ever get the right dial to move no matter how hard I tried. I would just randomly shift...haha and the chain didn't fall off so I guess I did something right? Riding wasn't the easiest thing. I got fairly tired quick, and Bowling Green isn't exactly fully equipped with sidewalks. I tried to avoid the most congested areas. 34 minutes and 4 miles later I made it to my sister's apartment safely! Here is the route I rode:

I could tell last night before I went to bed that I was going to be sore. I woke up this morning and can barely walk! And most of all, my butt is KILLING ME. I'm sure that my seat wasn't adjusted right, and I totally didn't shift correctly, and I looked like a total weirdo riding through town, but oh well! I'm sore as crap this morning so I guess that means I got a pretty good workout in! Today is anther running day, with a 2 mile run and some strength training. The run today is shorter and I am going to try to run this one without any walking. I didn't have to walk last time until right at 2 miles so I think I can do it! After the run I will be riding my bike again with Camille who just got a bike as well! This should be fun! I'm not sure what I'll do for strength though....I'm just going to play it by ear! I hope everyone has a great day.

Until Tomorrow...Just Keep Running!

Day 2: I'm a Runner!

"If you run, you are a runner. It doesn't matter how fast or how far. It doesn't matter if today is your first day or if you've been running for twenty years. There is no test to pass, no license to earn, no membership card to get. You just run."
--John Bingham

Haha I wouldn't exactly call myself a runner quite yet, but I plan on getting there! Yesterday was my first running day and I was very surprised at myself. This is the first time I have ran 2.5 miles in over a year. Not saying I haven't worked out, but I tend to avoid the whole cardio thing. Anyways, my choice of running location was Dowtown Bowling Green. Here is the map of the course. You can make your own on http://www.runkeeper.com/. Its a really cool site!

My distance was 2.56 miles. I ran this in 29 minutes at an average speed of 4.9 mph. I know this is slow but I have discovered that in the past the reason I did not enjoy running was because I was trying to sprint the entire way. I have been reading up a lot on some techniques for long distance running and a lot of them say you should run at a conversational pace. So I put on my Iphone arm strap, got my Speedometer runner app ready, turned on my Nicki Minaj Pandora station and TOOK OFF! While trying to figure out the right pace, instead of talking, I sang. If I could sing while I was running I figured this was a pretty good pace. I really didn't think I would be able to complete this very easily but it wasn't as bad as I thought. I figured I would have to walk like a million times and really I only walked ONCE! The main reason I needed to walk was because I had a wrinkle in my sock! If any of you know me, you know this is my pet peeve. I cannot function with a wrinkle in my sock! I used to have to beg for a timeout during a basketball game so I could fix the wrinkle. Haha a little dramatic I know...but I just can't stand it.

Anyways, so I fixed my sock, took a sip of water, and took back off. Before I knew it, it I was done. I felt great afterwards and was very proud of myself. Today is a cross training day! I think I will ride a bike. I don't really have a bike here, but there is a pretty little pink mountain bike sitting behind Matt's house that I asked him to air the tires up for me. So looks like that will have to do! Hope I can remember how! And if you know any good bike trails or places in bg to ride a bike then let me know!!!

Here is a little inspirational video to remind you to not take simple things in life for granted like the ability to run, bike, or swim. This gets me everytime. I am sure many of you all know the story of Dick Hoyt and his son, but if you don't then here it is. Grab the tissues...gets me everytime.

Have a great day! Until Tomorrow...Just Keep Running