Slept through my alarm on race morning! Didn't wake up until 5 minutes before it started so... I missed the actual race. My brother's bike chain broke 1 mile into his race the same morning. My 17 year-old cousin was the only Smedley to make it through his event on Saturday morning, running the half marathon in about 2 hours. Good on him.
The plan...
Run the waterfront 3 times when I get home. I think that gets my 13.2 miles... and get a time from that. And then work on making that time better... I might need to change the name of my blog.
~Sexy out!
18 April 2010
16 April 2010
The day before
Great day today! Family and friends all day. It's great! I might die tomorrow in the race. I've run a few times since I've been home and can not breathe!!! The altitude is worse than I thought.
Guess we'll see...
Sexy Out!
Guess we'll see...
Sexy Out!
22 March 2010
Day 78
UGH! What a few weeks. Took some time off for finals week, then got sick! Whatever is going around work is knocking everyone out.... I've never seen so many CIS's (Call in sick's). Well I had it. I've been out of training for a while.
Back at it this morning... And I can tell I've not run in a while! If I'm going to do this I've got some serious time to make up.
Motivation high (even though it wasn't when I woke up!)
Sun is out and I love it... And so do the Puppies!!!
~Sexy oouutt!
Back at it this morning... And I can tell I've not run in a while! If I'm going to do this I've got some serious time to make up.
Motivation high (even though it wasn't when I woke up!)
Sun is out and I love it... And so do the Puppies!!!
~Sexy oouutt!
02 March 2010
Day 58
I seem to have lost my workout focus... at least for this last week. It's finals week and I'm WAY WAY behind. And I'm way way behind at work to, which I'm sure I'll hear about tomorrow! Plus there is much better stuff to read the closer and closer I get to coming home. But I'll do better. I have to or this 13.2 miles might kill me!
22 February 2010
Day 50
Everything hurts! Most things are swollen...
Have a new running partner. She's even talking of flying to Utah to run the 1/2 with me. I slow her way down but she motivates me! And is pretty dang funny. Makes our runs going by faster...
Ugh... I hurt. I've gained so much weight since the last time I seriously ran that my body seems to think I've never worked out a day in my life... Ugh...
Motivation is super high this week! I can't wait to come home and run this thing! Only one month and 19 days...
Sexy...Out!
Have a new running partner. She's even talking of flying to Utah to run the 1/2 with me. I slow her way down but she motivates me! And is pretty dang funny. Makes our runs going by faster...
Ugh... I hurt. I've gained so much weight since the last time I seriously ran that my body seems to think I've never worked out a day in my life... Ugh...
Motivation is super high this week! I can't wait to come home and run this thing! Only one month and 19 days...
Sexy...Out!
09 February 2010
Day ?
Anyone know what day it is??? Motivation 0. That's Zero! Goose Egg!
Got to find it again. With motivation comes endorphins.
Bob says to trust the process. Jill says I deserve to be here and to dig deep. Elder Holland says "Look ahead and remember that faith is always pointed toward the future." Where's my faith? In anything? In me? In my God? In the process? Well I've learned a few things over these last few days...
I've learned...
Life is a commitment! To live is a commitment! Life is meant to be hard, to have challenges. But every step is commitment. Every choice is a commitment. And living life with those challenges and beating those challenges is what gives and brings happiness.
My heart screams, "Give me my life back! Give me back ownership of my body!" My head says, "Ugh, we can do it tomorrow." Well you know what, tomorrow is herein 1 hour and 26 minutes... And now tomorrow brings 7 miles. The greatest motivation has to be me! It is me!
I've learned...
My life is blessed! I have a roof over my head that doesn't leak. I have a car that runs that I am confident in. I have two puppies that love me and would spend all day at my feet if they could. I have a family who loves me despite the distances. I have a job that I love and that finds ways (to both kill and) kick start my motivation.
I've learned...
That I've spent the last six years of my life hiding. Hiding from me. Hiding from what I thought others expected of me. And you know what, I have no one to blame but me. Who are "others" and where are they now? They left. They don't know me. Because I'm not me!
Q. What's going to get me to change?
A. Spending more time on my knees and less time on my butt in front of the TV. Using my time wisely and not waiting for the last minute. Early to bed, early to rise.
Q. What's gong to push me to my limits??? On that note... what are my limits?
A. My limits now are weaknesses. Lack of confidence and lack of self worth. (Where did that go? Out the door that I opened when I began making bad choices in my life.)
I realise today that I am my worst judge. There is a difference between judging myself and being responsible for myself. No more hiding. No more excuses. (Any excuse will do if the desire is not really there... and I'm going to feed my desire.)
From today I'm holding myself accountable, but I'm not judging myself. Not any more. I've got better things to do. No more being afraid to succeed.
I've got to go. Early to bed starts right now.
Oh and by the way, today is day 37!
Sexy... Out
Got to find it again. With motivation comes endorphins.
Bob says to trust the process. Jill says I deserve to be here and to dig deep. Elder Holland says "Look ahead and remember that faith is always pointed toward the future." Where's my faith? In anything? In me? In my God? In the process? Well I've learned a few things over these last few days...
I've learned...
Life is a commitment! To live is a commitment! Life is meant to be hard, to have challenges. But every step is commitment. Every choice is a commitment. And living life with those challenges and beating those challenges is what gives and brings happiness.
My heart screams, "Give me my life back! Give me back ownership of my body!" My head says, "Ugh, we can do it tomorrow." Well you know what, tomorrow is herein 1 hour and 26 minutes... And now tomorrow brings 7 miles. The greatest motivation has to be me! It is me!
I've learned...
My life is blessed! I have a roof over my head that doesn't leak. I have a car that runs that I am confident in. I have two puppies that love me and would spend all day at my feet if they could. I have a family who loves me despite the distances. I have a job that I love and that finds ways (to both kill and) kick start my motivation.
I've learned...
That I've spent the last six years of my life hiding. Hiding from me. Hiding from what I thought others expected of me. And you know what, I have no one to blame but me. Who are "others" and where are they now? They left. They don't know me. Because I'm not me!
Q. What's going to get me to change?
A. Spending more time on my knees and less time on my butt in front of the TV. Using my time wisely and not waiting for the last minute. Early to bed, early to rise.
Q. What's gong to push me to my limits??? On that note... what are my limits?
A. My limits now are weaknesses. Lack of confidence and lack of self worth. (Where did that go? Out the door that I opened when I began making bad choices in my life.)
I realise today that I am my worst judge. There is a difference between judging myself and being responsible for myself. No more hiding. No more excuses. (Any excuse will do if the desire is not really there... and I'm going to feed my desire.)
From today I'm holding myself accountable, but I'm not judging myself. Not any more. I've got better things to do. No more being afraid to succeed.
I've got to go. Early to bed starts right now.
Oh and by the way, today is day 37!
Sexy... Out
26 January 2010
Day 18-23
The low down!
Today is day 23. Day 21 (the 24th) marks exactly 12 weeks before the Half Marathon.
The exercise part is going well as of tonight. Because Sunday is a stretching day, my workouts started yesterday. And I did what I habitually do and pushed it off and pushed it off and didn't go. So today, I made up for it. I did my 3 miles today at the track with the puppies. And then tonight did 4 miles at the waterfront... Over training a bit but I feel so good (mentally). And tomorrow I'll do my first day of cross training.
My back is VERY stiff! So tonight is stretching and biggest loser on the boob tube!
I'm doing much better than I really thought I would. It's the food part... I'm definitely more AWARE of my eating, but my lack of discipline on the food side of this is winning. I AM GOING TO DO BETTER!
Motivation HIGH!
Endorphins FABULOUS!
Need more water!
Sexy Out!
Today is day 23. Day 21 (the 24th) marks exactly 12 weeks before the Half Marathon.
The exercise part is going well as of tonight. Because Sunday is a stretching day, my workouts started yesterday. And I did what I habitually do and pushed it off and pushed it off and didn't go. So today, I made up for it. I did my 3 miles today at the track with the puppies. And then tonight did 4 miles at the waterfront... Over training a bit but I feel so good (mentally). And tomorrow I'll do my first day of cross training.
My back is VERY stiff! So tonight is stretching and biggest loser on the boob tube!
I'm doing much better than I really thought I would. It's the food part... I'm definitely more AWARE of my eating, but my lack of discipline on the food side of this is winning. I AM GOING TO DO BETTER!
Motivation HIGH!
Endorphins FABULOUS!
Need more water!
Sexy Out!
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