NIGHTMARE!!!!! total nightmare!!!
Todays plan was........7am run for 45 mins. None of which actually happened lol.
Idea was, i was gonna have to get up and do an early morning run for first time ever as I am working till 7 tonight, then going straight out to meet my friends as it is one of their birthdays and we'r meeting for Dinner....great idea in theory, piss poor performance in reality lol. Had been moaning about the fact I was having to get up so early for a run to some other new running beginners on the runnersworld forum and they put me to shame by telling me of their 5:30 and 6:30 runs so i decided to man up and go for it.
Got to bed last night at around 1am but was accompanied by the puppy as the noise of the wind was freeking the poor macDuff out, thing is the pup snores like a bull......
after what felt like very little sleep my alarm went off at 7am SNOOZE BUTTON, 8am SNOOZE BUTTON, 7:45am........conscience got the better of me.
Got up and it turned out most of my running gear was still in wash....had to don some of Asda Georges finest cotton black leggings which made a very visable panty line underneath an old running jacket that was far to short.........so looking like an absolute embarrassment, i headed out.
As I always tend to drive to a route and then run, i keep my inhaler in the car and take 2 puffs before any exercise.......................this morning, what with it being far too early and the tight jacket restricting the blood flow to my brain, i completely forgot to take it.......i had only run about 2 minutes before i began feeling like i was breathing through a straw, horrible sensation, wasn't gettin the breathes i needed, and so, as a result, i ended up having to run 1 min, walk 1 min which i kept up for the grand total of 30 mins before giving up......so disappointing. as i had to leave for work at 9 i had no time to do anything else, so off to work i went :( very upset........had to get a jumbo chocolate and cream donut from greggs to help cheer me up lol, worked only for 5 mins then i hated myself more hahaha NIGHTMARE!!!!
I must apologise for giving you such a boring read today, probs be more interesting if i told you what i've chosen to eat tonight as i'm soooo hungry i've already googled the menu and selected all three courses:-
Potted Prawns (House Speciality)
Sautéed in butter with finely chopped
onions, garlic, mushrooms, dry Sherry, freshly grounded white pepper, demi-glace and cream. (Served Hot with grissini)
Carved Roasted Gigot of Lamb, Tuscany Style
Seasoned with garlic, rosemary, white wine, mint, coarse black pepper, a little chilli, wine vinegar and blended with a tangy tomato sauce. Served with baby roast potatoes and vegetables.
Tiramisú
Classic Italian dessert with Mascarpone semifreddo, sponge finger, coffee & cocoa.
.................Far more intesresting isn't it?
So, going to have to make saturday a run day instead of a rest day :( ah well, all for the cause....
Thursday, 12 January 2012
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
Day 3 (Last 5 mins of the 35 min run would have killed me)
OOUUUCCCCCHHHH!!!!!
So......tonight was scheduled to be a 35 minute run....as 5 o'clock approached while i was sitting in work and darkness poured across the sky lol, last thing i wanted to do was run, all i could think about was going home, getting in to the jimjams with a cuppa and getting an early night, but you'll be glad to hear i fought the urge....how i don't know!!!!
Soon as i got in i threw running gear on and didn't so much as stand still at home through fear of sitting down and never getting up ever again.
so running gear on, i set out to the park. My football coach and equally competitive as myself father decided to come with me tonight. couldn't lose face, had to do it.
Didn't feel great from the off, had decided to have a larger lunch today as i'd read last night that people find it more benificial to have lunch as their biggest meal of the day, run in the evening, and then have a small dinner. tbh i don't know if this is gonna work for me....even 5 hours after lunch i still felt bagged up and was so aware of it all through my run.
Ran 10 mins, walked 2.....so far so good.............the run was 2 thirds completed when the father took a short cut through the park while i took the high road lol.....for me this was a moral victory :D he obviously touched back to base before me, but trying to catch up with him gave me the motivation to keep running without another break. as i approached my 30 minute mark i could go on no longer............gutted, probs a mixture of the massive winds i was pushing against in the last 7 minutes of run, and probably because i never took another 2 minute walking break....reckon these little walk breaks will do me good during these early training stages.
so i finished 5 minutes short of my planned run but feel i really pushed myself to my limit tonight so feel good for it.
muscles are killing me already, have to walk down the stairs backwards at the moment through fear of my thigh muscles just falling off lol :D
so another day done.....another day looms.......and whats worse......tomorrows a 45 min run.....at 7am.
I dont think i've ever been out of doors at 7am. wish me luck.
Kirstin x
So......tonight was scheduled to be a 35 minute run....as 5 o'clock approached while i was sitting in work and darkness poured across the sky lol, last thing i wanted to do was run, all i could think about was going home, getting in to the jimjams with a cuppa and getting an early night, but you'll be glad to hear i fought the urge....how i don't know!!!!
Soon as i got in i threw running gear on and didn't so much as stand still at home through fear of sitting down and never getting up ever again.
so running gear on, i set out to the park. My football coach and equally competitive as myself father decided to come with me tonight. couldn't lose face, had to do it.
Didn't feel great from the off, had decided to have a larger lunch today as i'd read last night that people find it more benificial to have lunch as their biggest meal of the day, run in the evening, and then have a small dinner. tbh i don't know if this is gonna work for me....even 5 hours after lunch i still felt bagged up and was so aware of it all through my run.
Ran 10 mins, walked 2.....so far so good.............the run was 2 thirds completed when the father took a short cut through the park while i took the high road lol.....for me this was a moral victory :D he obviously touched back to base before me, but trying to catch up with him gave me the motivation to keep running without another break. as i approached my 30 minute mark i could go on no longer............gutted, probs a mixture of the massive winds i was pushing against in the last 7 minutes of run, and probably because i never took another 2 minute walking break....reckon these little walk breaks will do me good during these early training stages.
so i finished 5 minutes short of my planned run but feel i really pushed myself to my limit tonight so feel good for it.
muscles are killing me already, have to walk down the stairs backwards at the moment through fear of my thigh muscles just falling off lol :D
so another day done.....another day looms.......and whats worse......tomorrows a 45 min run.....at 7am.
I dont think i've ever been out of doors at 7am. wish me luck.
Kirstin x
Tuesday, 10 January 2012
Day 2 (Scheduled Rest)
day 2- rest day......................THANK GOD LOL!!!!!
WOW!!!! I'm feeling muscles today that i never realised I had. I desperately, desperately, desperately need to invest in a proper sports bra, the pain under my chest today is quite something, not to mention the trauma it has caused to my fake tan lol. My legs feel solid, stepping down from the kerb today was an ordeal, but to be honest.......love the feeling knowing that you've gave your body a good work out.
Bizzarely I had a pain today that I've never had as a result of running or any sport for that matter. the base of my spine felt like it was almost jarring today or something, was really unpleasant, kept winding me, not what i needed first day back at work.
Fortunately as I work in a salon and my mother is the gaffer, the Dutchess was kind enough to treat me to a back massage which did ease the pain slightly but still aware of it even now.
Absolutely wiped out tonight, maybe sticking with the running will help my sleeping pattern, can hardly keep my eyes opened tonight... so gonna have a quick hot bath to try ease the muscles then up for work tomorrow - Day 3 - another 35 minute run after work.
This weeks plan:-
Mon - 35mins, Tues - Rest, Wed - 35mins, Thurs - 40mins, Fri - Fitness class, Sat - Rest, Sun - 45mins.
Over and Out x
WOW!!!! I'm feeling muscles today that i never realised I had. I desperately, desperately, desperately need to invest in a proper sports bra, the pain under my chest today is quite something, not to mention the trauma it has caused to my fake tan lol. My legs feel solid, stepping down from the kerb today was an ordeal, but to be honest.......love the feeling knowing that you've gave your body a good work out.
Bizzarely I had a pain today that I've never had as a result of running or any sport for that matter. the base of my spine felt like it was almost jarring today or something, was really unpleasant, kept winding me, not what i needed first day back at work.
Fortunately as I work in a salon and my mother is the gaffer, the Dutchess was kind enough to treat me to a back massage which did ease the pain slightly but still aware of it even now.
Absolutely wiped out tonight, maybe sticking with the running will help my sleeping pattern, can hardly keep my eyes opened tonight... so gonna have a quick hot bath to try ease the muscles then up for work tomorrow - Day 3 - another 35 minute run after work.
This weeks plan:-
Mon - 35mins, Tues - Rest, Wed - 35mins, Thurs - 40mins, Fri - Fitness class, Sat - Rest, Sun - 45mins.
Over and Out x
Monday, 9 January 2012
Day 1 (apparently the biggest hurdle *bullshit)
So today was the official start of the 266 day journey to Marathon.
gotta admitt, even at day 1, i was lying in bed, last day off before i start back work, crap weather........it took a lot to get me out of bed and to the park, but i did it :D
all the way round the park. covered 3.5k in 35 mins. i'm pretty happy with that for day one. hoped to get all the way round with out stopping but started to feel a little bit of straining in my ankle. obviously, this is the first i've ran in a year since my accident so i'm really cautious about my ankle, wasn't sure wither to push through pain or ease off and walk it off, i decided to walk it off by runing 10 mins, then walkin two, then running 10 mins again, continued this till end of run. I've asked the runnersworld forum wither this is a good idea or wither its safe to push through the pain, look forward to see some other opinions later.
its so funny how your mood automatically changes the minute you start running again. took me a while to get out of bed and to the park, but once i was there i couldn't have felt better and felt really positive-running tights were on, the old faithful running trainers were ready for it, tunes wer pumpin', i was set.
Though positive encouragement and motivation is really important to me, i love to do things to prove people wrong. i've told a few friends that I'm gonna do this and a couple of them think its hillarious and that i'll have given up by february, though I know their only having a laugh, part of me really wants to do it just to say "I told you so!". This is what helps me push on if i'm feeling really tired, though the real motivation is from myself, to prove to myself i can do it, to prove to myself i can complete something i set out to do, to prove that there is life after injury and to prove i can get fit and hopefully finally gain a body and a confidence that i can be proud of!! this is my runnin mantra for now!!!!
so......Day 1 :- 3.5km/2.17miles, 4142 steps, 165 cal.
1 down .....265 to go!!!!
gotta admitt, even at day 1, i was lying in bed, last day off before i start back work, crap weather........it took a lot to get me out of bed and to the park, but i did it :D
all the way round the park. covered 3.5k in 35 mins. i'm pretty happy with that for day one. hoped to get all the way round with out stopping but started to feel a little bit of straining in my ankle. obviously, this is the first i've ran in a year since my accident so i'm really cautious about my ankle, wasn't sure wither to push through pain or ease off and walk it off, i decided to walk it off by runing 10 mins, then walkin two, then running 10 mins again, continued this till end of run. I've asked the runnersworld forum wither this is a good idea or wither its safe to push through the pain, look forward to see some other opinions later.
its so funny how your mood automatically changes the minute you start running again. took me a while to get out of bed and to the park, but once i was there i couldn't have felt better and felt really positive-running tights were on, the old faithful running trainers were ready for it, tunes wer pumpin', i was set.
Though positive encouragement and motivation is really important to me, i love to do things to prove people wrong. i've told a few friends that I'm gonna do this and a couple of them think its hillarious and that i'll have given up by february, though I know their only having a laugh, part of me really wants to do it just to say "I told you so!". This is what helps me push on if i'm feeling really tired, though the real motivation is from myself, to prove to myself i can do it, to prove to myself i can complete something i set out to do, to prove that there is life after injury and to prove i can get fit and hopefully finally gain a body and a confidence that i can be proud of!! this is my runnin mantra for now!!!!
so......Day 1 :- 3.5km/2.17miles, 4142 steps, 165 cal.
1 down .....265 to go!!!!
Friday, 6 January 2012
Getting Ready to Start (Its an effort in itself)
Hi.
So today is my very first blog entry. I've decided to keep a blog because I'm aiming to run a Marathon on the 30th of September and reckon this will be a good way to keep me motivated.
Why have I decided to run a Marathon? Good Question - couple of reasons:
Firstly, I Had a bad fall this time last year where I broke a couple of bones in my ankle, It was a long and tough road to recovery with operations and screws and plates and two beautifully attractive scars, but the last thing the Asshole-McChip-on-his-shoulder Surgeon said to me at my last medical assessment was "Basically you'll be able to run a marathon on this ankle eventually" immediately follwed by "though it is amost certain that athritis will set in early" - Cheers buddy!!!!
So I've decided to take cheery chops at his word, and attempt to run a marathon on this ankle - before athritis sets in of course.
Secondly, I rarely ever complete things in which I set out to do, everyone I know will back me up on this one, but I'm fed up of it, now this time, I reckoned, if i tell the world bout this idea of mine, it will be far more humiliating to pull out of.
Finally, sad as it may sound, I don't personally feel I've done anything in my life in which I can be truely proud of. sure people say "aw but you completed college bla bla bla" yeah thats great, but people do that every year and its a pretty normal thing.......marathon on the other hand, not everyone can say they've done a marathon, and if i can prove to myself that i can be strict enough to do this, it'll definately be the proudest moment of my life so far :)
Training officially starts on Sunday. I have a 9 month schedue on my wall by my bed so that its the first thing looking back at me when i wake up in the morning. it's my birhday at the end of the month and everyone has been instructed to only provide running gear in my presents. the stuff i have just now has seen better days.
SO>>> Pretty excited tbh, been running round the local park most days this week, just trying to get a feel for running again and get the ankle moving for Sunday!!! let's see how long this excitement keeps up lol.
Follow my progress with me a feel free to comment or give any advice, all much appreciated.....unless its rude or abbusive in which case i'm sure it'll give me a laugh :D
Wish me Luck
So today is my very first blog entry. I've decided to keep a blog because I'm aiming to run a Marathon on the 30th of September and reckon this will be a good way to keep me motivated.
Why have I decided to run a Marathon? Good Question - couple of reasons:
Firstly, I Had a bad fall this time last year where I broke a couple of bones in my ankle, It was a long and tough road to recovery with operations and screws and plates and two beautifully attractive scars, but the last thing the Asshole-McChip-on-his-shoulder Surgeon said to me at my last medical assessment was "Basically you'll be able to run a marathon on this ankle eventually" immediately follwed by "though it is amost certain that athritis will set in early" - Cheers buddy!!!!
So I've decided to take cheery chops at his word, and attempt to run a marathon on this ankle - before athritis sets in of course.
Secondly, I rarely ever complete things in which I set out to do, everyone I know will back me up on this one, but I'm fed up of it, now this time, I reckoned, if i tell the world bout this idea of mine, it will be far more humiliating to pull out of.
Finally, sad as it may sound, I don't personally feel I've done anything in my life in which I can be truely proud of. sure people say "aw but you completed college bla bla bla" yeah thats great, but people do that every year and its a pretty normal thing.......marathon on the other hand, not everyone can say they've done a marathon, and if i can prove to myself that i can be strict enough to do this, it'll definately be the proudest moment of my life so far :)
Training officially starts on Sunday. I have a 9 month schedue on my wall by my bed so that its the first thing looking back at me when i wake up in the morning. it's my birhday at the end of the month and everyone has been instructed to only provide running gear in my presents. the stuff i have just now has seen better days.
SO>>> Pretty excited tbh, been running round the local park most days this week, just trying to get a feel for running again and get the ankle moving for Sunday!!! let's see how long this excitement keeps up lol.
Follow my progress with me a feel free to comment or give any advice, all much appreciated.....unless its rude or abbusive in which case i'm sure it'll give me a laugh :D
Wish me Luck
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