ecstatic
Chaperoning my high school's senior trip in the spring! 2 weeks in England and France guided by my former English and French teachers. SUPER excited! i've wanted to take this trip since I was a senior!!!!
What an amazing weekend! I'd been feeling guilty for not going home to see my mom this weekend, being Easter and all, but I really think that it couldn't have been better. Within a 26 hour period I drove ~400 miles, went horseback riding, attended a Navy Ball, danced the night away, spent a night on the beach, and watched the sunrise over the ocean.
Friday night, one of my good guy friends was in town, so we made dinner plans. While I was getting ready for him to show up, one of my Navy friends messaged me. "Want to go to the Navy Ball tomorrow night?" Heck yeah! I proceeded to scour my closet for dress options, discovering in the process that I can actually fit into my senior prom dress again!! It was a little tight in the bust, but fit pretty well.
I really wanted to wear my recent bridesmaid dress though b/c it is gorgeous and much more spring-y, but it had some spots on it :-( I decided to try and take it in to the cleaners 1st thing in the morning, before going horseback riding. Sadly, they couldn't get it back to me until Monday, but when the lady looked at it, she said that they were probably water spots, and that if it were her dress, she'd try to wash it in Woolite and hang dry it.
I took the dress and put it in the car, and headed to riding. It was a PERFECT day to ride too! We did a couple hours of work, per usual, before going for a lovely trail ride. In the process of pitching some leftover hay bales, we disturbed a colony of the cutest mice I've ever seen. Sadly we uncovered a litter too, but we moved them aside so they wouldn't get trampled, and recovered them. Hopefully we didn't cause their death :-(
Then we raced back home, grabbed a quick sandwich, and washed the chiffon layer of the dress.![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
winds_requiem was a dear and worked on drying the dress with my hair dryer while I showered. It worked! I was able to shower, put on full make-up, fix my hair, dress, and was out the door in 30 minutes flat! We made it to the Navy Ball right on time.
The food was good, the company was good, the speech was good (albeit long), and then there was the dancing! I met Navy boy M through swing dancing, so I knew that I had a good partner. The band, Hot Sauce, was just amazing. We were on the dance floor at the 1st song, which bled into the 2nd, and 3rd, and ... I think we danced 5-7 songs in a row! I was worried about my dress getting tangled, because it had at the wedding I went to, but it moved beautifully. Sometimes I'd look down at it in a spin, and it reminded me of own of those gowns that ballroom dancers wear for the Waltz!
After the dance, M offered to go to the beach with me, because I really wanted to see the sunrise. When he was back at the base changing, he ran into Navy boy E, who decided to join us as well. We had a fantastic time at the beach. It was a good bit chilly, but we waded in the water for a while anyway. Had it been warmer, I would have gone swimming, and we decided that we have to go back again when it's warm enough for that.
Shortly before dawn, when it got the coldest, we huddled together in our "foxholes" that the Navy had dug for us. Why we didn't do that sooner, I have no idea, since everyone (meaning the guys) kept complaining about the cold. I found this hilarious because they are both from cold climates (Alaska and Colorado), and I'm from nice, warm South Carolina and was taking it in stride. The sunrise was just gorgeous. There were enough clouds to make the whole sky into a giant rainbow, and then the sun itself was a brilliant orange as it rose.
We packed it up and headed home. I made it back at about 9ish and promptly passed out in my bed. Luckily, I did find an evening service for Easter, as I slept right through the morning. I felt like I had a good sunrise service of my own though, because I did sing the Easter hymns that I could remember on the beach and in the car on the way home. Sadly, there was no communion though. I really just don't understand why any service on Easter would not include communion.
Friday night, one of my good guy friends was in town, so we made dinner plans. While I was getting ready for him to show up, one of my Navy friends messaged me. "Want to go to the Navy Ball tomorrow night?" Heck yeah! I proceeded to scour my closet for dress options, discovering in the process that I can actually fit into my senior prom dress again!! It was a little tight in the bust, but fit pretty well.
I really wanted to wear my recent bridesmaid dress though b/c it is gorgeous and much more spring-y, but it had some spots on it :-( I decided to try and take it in to the cleaners 1st thing in the morning, before going horseback riding. Sadly, they couldn't get it back to me until Monday, but when the lady looked at it, she said that they were probably water spots, and that if it were her dress, she'd try to wash it in Woolite and hang dry it.
I took the dress and put it in the car, and headed to riding. It was a PERFECT day to ride too! We did a couple hours of work, per usual, before going for a lovely trail ride. In the process of pitching some leftover hay bales, we disturbed a colony of the cutest mice I've ever seen. Sadly we uncovered a litter too, but we moved them aside so they wouldn't get trampled, and recovered them. Hopefully we didn't cause their death :-(
Then we raced back home, grabbed a quick sandwich, and washed the chiffon layer of the dress.
winds_requiem was a dear and worked on drying the dress with my hair dryer while I showered. It worked! I was able to shower, put on full make-up, fix my hair, dress, and was out the door in 30 minutes flat! We made it to the Navy Ball right on time.The food was good, the company was good, the speech was good (albeit long), and then there was the dancing! I met Navy boy M through swing dancing, so I knew that I had a good partner. The band, Hot Sauce, was just amazing. We were on the dance floor at the 1st song, which bled into the 2nd, and 3rd, and ... I think we danced 5-7 songs in a row! I was worried about my dress getting tangled, because it had at the wedding I went to, but it moved beautifully. Sometimes I'd look down at it in a spin, and it reminded me of own of those gowns that ballroom dancers wear for the Waltz!
After the dance, M offered to go to the beach with me, because I really wanted to see the sunrise. When he was back at the base changing, he ran into Navy boy E, who decided to join us as well. We had a fantastic time at the beach. It was a good bit chilly, but we waded in the water for a while anyway. Had it been warmer, I would have gone swimming, and we decided that we have to go back again when it's warm enough for that.
Shortly before dawn, when it got the coldest, we huddled together in our "foxholes" that the Navy had dug for us. Why we didn't do that sooner, I have no idea, since everyone (meaning the guys) kept complaining about the cold. I found this hilarious because they are both from cold climates (Alaska and Colorado), and I'm from nice, warm South Carolina and was taking it in stride. The sunrise was just gorgeous. There were enough clouds to make the whole sky into a giant rainbow, and then the sun itself was a brilliant orange as it rose.
We packed it up and headed home. I made it back at about 9ish and promptly passed out in my bed. Luckily, I did find an evening service for Easter, as I slept right through the morning. I felt like I had a good sunrise service of my own though, because I did sing the Easter hymns that I could remember on the beach and in the car on the way home. Sadly, there was no communion though. I really just don't understand why any service on Easter would not include communion.
vexed
So I just called 911 for the 1st time in my life!
My roomate woke me up at approximately 2:00am to tell me that there was some super drunk dude in our hallway, pounding on my neighbor's door. Apparently, she had heard him breathing outside her window at one point, which is what woke her up, and she got me. Unsure what to do (somewhat due to my sleep-deprived haze), we watched him from the peephole for a few minutes. He was pounding on the door, telling my neighbor to let him in. Then I thought that he was leaving, but he came back, repeated the pounding, and then threatened my neighbor saying that he was going to "F*** him up" the next time he saw him. Then he threatened to kill him, because he "didn't care". Thought he left again, but came back.
We finally decided to call when he started trying to break the damn door down, and messing with the breaker boxes. When the cops showed up, of course he took off, and my frantic mind mixed up the Apt #s and they went upstairs instead. But when I was sure that no one else was in the hallway, I went out and talked to them. I was quite impressed with the speed and efficiency of the officers.
Three of them scoured the parking area searching for him, and one came back to ask me more. During this time, I noticed that the dude had been beating on the door so much that there's blood all over it!! So I pointed that out to him. The cops noticed the breakers open and I told them again that he'd been messing with that too. At least there was some physical evidence, so they know that I wasn't making it up. It was scary as hell!
Of course, I can't sleep now. Then I hear the door open again, and look out to see my neighbor come back with couple of folks, one of whom had blood all over his face. Apparently, he'd fallen down drunk and busted it up. At least it wasn't that the other guy had beaten him up or anything. So, I told my neighbor what happened, and he was really concerned, and reassured me that I'd done the right thing, even after I said that I thought I'd seen him here before, hanging out.
I started writing all this down, and just heard the door open again, and the footsteps sounded familiar. Sure enough, it was the drunk dude! Neighbor let him in and I heard him ask if he'd tried to get in earlier. He denied it, and I heard my neighbor ask to see his hands (I'd pointed out the blood on the door). I think that he was still denying it, so I knocked on the door, and told him that he's definitely the guy that I'd seen earlier. He thanked me sincerely, and said that he's actually a good friend. So I guess that everything is sorted on his end.
I have to say... SOME FRIEND!! Not cool, not cool at all. I kinda want to vomit :-\
My roomate woke me up at approximately 2:00am to tell me that there was some super drunk dude in our hallway, pounding on my neighbor's door. Apparently, she had heard him breathing outside her window at one point, which is what woke her up, and she got me. Unsure what to do (somewhat due to my sleep-deprived haze), we watched him from the peephole for a few minutes. He was pounding on the door, telling my neighbor to let him in. Then I thought that he was leaving, but he came back, repeated the pounding, and then threatened my neighbor saying that he was going to "F*** him up" the next time he saw him. Then he threatened to kill him, because he "didn't care". Thought he left again, but came back.
We finally decided to call when he started trying to break the damn door down, and messing with the breaker boxes. When the cops showed up, of course he took off, and my frantic mind mixed up the Apt #s and they went upstairs instead. But when I was sure that no one else was in the hallway, I went out and talked to them. I was quite impressed with the speed and efficiency of the officers.
Three of them scoured the parking area searching for him, and one came back to ask me more. During this time, I noticed that the dude had been beating on the door so much that there's blood all over it!! So I pointed that out to him. The cops noticed the breakers open and I told them again that he'd been messing with that too. At least there was some physical evidence, so they know that I wasn't making it up. It was scary as hell!
Of course, I can't sleep now. Then I hear the door open again, and look out to see my neighbor come back with couple of folks, one of whom had blood all over his face. Apparently, he'd fallen down drunk and busted it up. At least it wasn't that the other guy had beaten him up or anything. So, I told my neighbor what happened, and he was really concerned, and reassured me that I'd done the right thing, even after I said that I thought I'd seen him here before, hanging out.
I started writing all this down, and just heard the door open again, and the footsteps sounded familiar. Sure enough, it was the drunk dude! Neighbor let him in and I heard him ask if he'd tried to get in earlier. He denied it, and I heard my neighbor ask to see his hands (I'd pointed out the blood on the door). I think that he was still denying it, so I knocked on the door, and told him that he's definitely the guy that I'd seen earlier. He thanked me sincerely, and said that he's actually a good friend. So I guess that everything is sorted on his end.
I have to say... SOME FRIEND!! Not cool, not cool at all. I kinda want to vomit :-\
accomplished
that i really do enjoy running? i went for my 1st run in who knows how long, today. i decided that i needed to finally get up off my butt and DO something. i nearly got discouraged while hunting around for all my gear, especially something to keep my hair back, now that it's short. but, i finally got it all together and just took off. i didn't take a watch or my HR monitor or anything.
i told myself, okay, i want you to run at least to the turn around spot without stopping. it was great! i didn't even have to "force" myself at that point. i made the turn around and attempted to finish the whole trip back as well. i got most of the way, but my breathing was falling apart, so i decided to walk a bit, which was good b/c a pretty good stitch started about then. i crested the tiny hill, and ran down the last bit (i LOVE running downhill!) to my house.
i stretched, like a good girl, and got online to map out my run. i was thinking that i'd made it to about 1/2 mile+ before walking... it was actually nearly 1.2 miles when i walked for a short bit!!! i'm so happy with myself. and am vowing to keep it up, even though i hate the cold ;-)
i told myself, okay, i want you to run at least to the turn around spot without stopping. it was great! i didn't even have to "force" myself at that point. i made the turn around and attempted to finish the whole trip back as well. i got most of the way, but my breathing was falling apart, so i decided to walk a bit, which was good b/c a pretty good stitch started about then. i crested the tiny hill, and ran down the last bit (i LOVE running downhill!) to my house.
i stretched, like a good girl, and got online to map out my run. i was thinking that i'd made it to about 1/2 mile+ before walking... it was actually nearly 1.2 miles when i walked for a short bit!!! i'm so happy with myself. and am vowing to keep it up, even though i hate the cold ;-)
so i looked up my steroids that i'm on for my bulging disc....
short-term side effects: insomnia, euphoria, and rarely mania
yeah, i have ALL of those!
but i'm supposed to let the doctor know if i experience "inappropriate happiness"
wtf is that?
i mean, how do you know if happy is inappropriate?
short-term side effects: insomnia, euphoria, and rarely mania
yeah, i have ALL of those!
but i'm supposed to let the doctor know if i experience "inappropriate happiness"
wtf is that?
i mean, how do you know if happy is inappropriate?
So I took all the advice that I was given to heart, and improved my VO2 max score! If you remember, I'm doing the bike test and got a 33 mL/kg/min last time, which was just under the cut off for the study (35).
This time, I had breakfast, just a yogurt, but I'm not much of a breakfast eater. I hydrated, brought some Gatorade along, and made sure to go the restroom beforehand. My weight was exactly the same as last week, which I thought was kind of funny. I tightened those straps on my feet, and just started trucking. He always told me when he was going to up the resistance, so I would make myself push just a touch faster, so that the resistance change wouldn't feel as intense. AND IT WORKED! I increased my max by 10%, up to 35.9! The cool thing, I think, is that this was an average, I actually had spikes up to 40! I'm surprisingly only 1 mL/kg/min from the "excellent" range for my age group, if I was 2 years older, than I'd be solidly in there.
I'm really proud of myself. Again, I think maybe I could have pushed myself a little more, but I'm okay with the outcome. I was starting to get to that wheezing stage, which causes me to panic slightly, and it's just downhill from there.
Hopefully, I won't need to do this test again... for a while at least, and maybe by then I can bump myself up again! Really makes me wonder how I'd do on the running test too.
This time, I had breakfast, just a yogurt, but I'm not much of a breakfast eater. I hydrated, brought some Gatorade along, and made sure to go the restroom beforehand. My weight was exactly the same as last week, which I thought was kind of funny. I tightened those straps on my feet, and just started trucking. He always told me when he was going to up the resistance, so I would make myself push just a touch faster, so that the resistance change wouldn't feel as intense. AND IT WORKED! I increased my max by 10%, up to 35.9! The cool thing, I think, is that this was an average, I actually had spikes up to 40! I'm surprisingly only 1 mL/kg/min from the "excellent" range for my age group, if I was 2 years older, than I'd be solidly in there.
I'm really proud of myself. Again, I think maybe I could have pushed myself a little more, but I'm okay with the outcome. I was starting to get to that wheezing stage, which causes me to panic slightly, and it's just downhill from there.
Hopefully, I won't need to do this test again... for a while at least, and maybe by then I can bump myself up again! Really makes me wonder how I'd do on the running test too.
scared
totally just had the most realistic, the most scary dream that i've ever had in my life! it started sort of weird and is a long story, but the jist was there was this Charles Winchester-like guy who was trying to go somewhere, and there was this native guy trying to take us. then the native guy decided to try to persuade him to sell this super intense scotch-like drink on the island, but "charlie" didn't want to. then the native guy starts this literal song and dance with me, which is supposed to seduce me or something, and i'm just like NO! when he finishes (and he was quite persistent) he gets mad that i want sleep with him, and i yell at him that i told him that i wasn't going to before his dance crap! so he goes and "pouts" in the next room. he was a hairy little guy and i got hairs in my mouth that i was picking out... then there's this one long one and i look through the window into the other room, and native guy is all giant-like and casting some voodoo-type spell on me that makes the hair/string neverending! i told him that he had no power over me and started singing "Oh God you are my God, and i will ever praise you" [i sometimes sing this to myself when i'm feeling freaked out at night, and it helps me feel like God is actually there with me]
so then, i get choked slightly and wake up... or so i thought. i'm still singing and someone behind me tries pulling on my necklace chain. then that guy attacks me. i'm in my mom's house (but not really mom's house), and i just start screaming! i'm fighting off this huge man, who looks very shadow-like and not much of a real face. i'm clawing at him, and screaming, yelling for mom, for help, for dear life! this continues for goodness knows how long, and he's choking me too and fish hooking me, and it was just terrifying.
i don't know how or when or what, but i actually wake-up. terrified of course :-\ anytime i have some sort of nightmare and wake up freaked out, i cannot let myself look into a mirror or such until i've calmed down. from childhood, i've had this sort of fear of the "mirror world", and sometimes i'm convinced that if i look in there, i will see a demon in me or something of the sort. i'm calming down now, finally. whether i sleep again or not, i'm not sure, but the bedroom light sure as heck is staying on!
so then, i get choked slightly and wake up... or so i thought. i'm still singing and someone behind me tries pulling on my necklace chain. then that guy attacks me. i'm in my mom's house (but not really mom's house), and i just start screaming! i'm fighting off this huge man, who looks very shadow-like and not much of a real face. i'm clawing at him, and screaming, yelling for mom, for help, for dear life! this continues for goodness knows how long, and he's choking me too and fish hooking me, and it was just terrifying.
i don't know how or when or what, but i actually wake-up. terrified of course :-\ anytime i have some sort of nightmare and wake up freaked out, i cannot let myself look into a mirror or such until i've calmed down. from childhood, i've had this sort of fear of the "mirror world", and sometimes i'm convinced that if i look in there, i will see a demon in me or something of the sort. i'm calming down now, finally. whether i sleep again or not, i'm not sure, but the bedroom light sure as heck is staying on!
So I got up, trying not to lose my dream-consciousness, and went to the front door. When I got to present a poster! This is same poster for which I took 2nd place in the graduate school competition! Why not 1st you ask? Because there were too many words!ugh! They should have seen my 1st draft, haha! Unfortunately in the chem dept, grad students don't get the summers off. Even more unfortunate, I have to eat them in 4's, alternating sides of my mouth in 4's as well.
i just finished my first "over 1.5 mile" run since that god-awful 5k. i ran 3 miles, and it was just great! just like yesterday with my shorter run, i got into a groove just after 1 mile and it stayed until i finished!! i kept slightly speeding up each 1/2 mile, but it really didn't feel like any more effort (okay maybe just a little with my breathing). i've been trying to force myself to do the "easy" runs really slowly (avg. 14:30/mile), but i just felt like going with the flow today, and i'm glad that i did :-)
it made me feel really good to know that i CAN run a 5k and finish pretty strong. even though i was speeding up, and finished at ~11:00/mile pace (slight downhill), i don't feel exhausted AT ALL!!! i remember when i was just happy to be able to run 5 min at a time, now i'm up to at least 40 min, and it feels just great!
i have another 1.5 mile planned for tomorrow, and i was thinking about a 3 miler on sunday, but i might just try to up to 3.5 or 4 :-) i'm trying to build my base now, so that i can train well for the 10k in october at Disney :-D
it made me feel really good to know that i CAN run a 5k and finish pretty strong. even though i was speeding up, and finished at ~11:00/mile pace (slight downhill), i don't feel exhausted AT ALL!!! i remember when i was just happy to be able to run 5 min at a time, now i'm up to at least 40 min, and it feels just great!
i have another 1.5 mile planned for tomorrow, and i was thinking about a 3 miler on sunday, but i might just try to up to 3.5 or 4 :-) i'm trying to build my base now, so that i can train well for the 10k in october at Disney :-D
i totally passed Jessica Biel!!!! They are filming near my house today, and she must have gone for an exercise break :-)
this is my 1st "real" celebrity sighting. my other one was at the film festival in Cannes, but that only 1/2 counts cuz you expect to see the celebs on the red carpet ;-)
also, this was my first GOOD run since that awful race in Raleigh. so that was another plus!! i've been in this funk where i haven't even wanted to run for at least 2 weeks, and when i did it was just not enjoyable. this run today reminded me why i have started to enjoy running :-) the weather was gorgeous, sunny but not super hot, every now and then a gentle breeze. i had great music (Wicked soundtrack, and for once i didn't try to sing along, running + singing = not an easy run/walk/etc.) i felt good and sweaty afterwards, but not tired or anything. in fact, i just got into a groove and unintentionally sped up (it didn't feel harder) and could have gone further. however, i want to stay motivated, so i just stopped as i planned.
yay for a good run, and the bonus of seeing Jessica Biel at the end!
this is my 1st "real" celebrity sighting. my other one was at the film festival in Cannes, but that only 1/2 counts cuz you expect to see the celebs on the red carpet ;-)
also, this was my first GOOD run since that awful race in Raleigh. so that was another plus!! i've been in this funk where i haven't even wanted to run for at least 2 weeks, and when i did it was just not enjoyable. this run today reminded me why i have started to enjoy running :-) the weather was gorgeous, sunny but not super hot, every now and then a gentle breeze. i had great music (Wicked soundtrack, and for once i didn't try to sing along, running + singing = not an easy run/walk/etc.) i felt good and sweaty afterwards, but not tired or anything. in fact, i just got into a groove and unintentionally sped up (it didn't feel harder) and could have gone further. however, i want to stay motivated, so i just stopped as i planned.
yay for a good run, and the bonus of seeing Jessica Biel at the end!
Moonbeam and the Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Race
Posted on 2008.04.30 at 10:36Current Mood:
aggravated
( The long of it... )
The Good: I finished < 40 min (not bad all things considered), fun idea for the race, didn't get passed by the men until at least 0.5 mile :-), after-party was great fun!, got to meet the inventor of the running skirt personally (who gave me a discount code to use)!!!
The Bad: Didn't even come close to goal of 35 min, walked a LOT (but not b/c of my legs)
The Ugly: my mind gave out, did NOT enjoy the running AT ALL, SUPER hot, SUPER hilly
The Good: I finished < 40 min (not bad all things considered), fun idea for the race, didn't get passed by the men until at least 0.5 mile :-), after-party was great fun!, got to meet the inventor of the running skirt personally (who gave me a discount code to use)!!!
The Bad: Didn't even come close to goal of 35 min, walked a LOT (but not b/c of my legs)
The Ugly: my mind gave out, did NOT enjoy the running AT ALL, SUPER hot, SUPER hilly
giddy
I am determined to go do this 10k . Oh yeah! I freaking LOVE disney, and the food & wine festival is my favorite time there too! w00t!!! Price is decent too, especially with all the goodies you get! AND discounted tkts to either Epcot or Animal Kingdom. not so bad a deal! WHEEEEEE!!
Yeah, so, today I took an "easy run". I used to read that on training plans and would laugh, literally, out loud. I couldn't imagine what an easy run would be, you know, outside of a 10 yd run or something. Today, I learned and ate my words.
I decided that I was going to do 2-3 miles, "easy run". I used the pace calculator thattravelogger keeps mentioning, and determined that I should be running this at an average 14:30/mile pace. Haha, right! That seemed super slow, even before I got started. Typically, I've been doing runs at 12:00/mile pace, which isn't easy, but it's not hard either.
So I set out, you know, a 14:30/mile pace is about what I walk, yet I'm supposed to *run* this. sigh. I have a HR monitor with the shoe pod thing that tells me pace, so I'm constantly looking at it, to check my pace. Sure enough, I'm nearly always creeping into at least a 13:30/mile pace, so I have to keep slowing myself down. I think that it was harder for me to keep the slower pace than it's been to just kind of go what feels 'natural', even though that's faster.
I can't say that during the run it felt easy, at all. My shins and calves were screaming most of the time, but I could easily keep going. I decided to go for the full 3 miles, because overall, I felt good. When I finally got home, I was like, wow, that was kind of easy. I didn't feel exhausted, or sore, or anything negative at all! I stretched and cooled down, and showered, and I still felt GOOD! I should mention too, that this is only the 2nd time ever that I've hit the 3 mile mark, but I felt that I could have kept going, if I'd really wanted. So that's what an "easy run" means.
I decided that I was going to do 2-3 miles, "easy run". I used the pace calculator that
travelogger keeps mentioning, and determined that I should be running this at an average 14:30/mile pace. Haha, right! That seemed super slow, even before I got started. Typically, I've been doing runs at 12:00/mile pace, which isn't easy, but it's not hard either.So I set out, you know, a 14:30/mile pace is about what I walk, yet I'm supposed to *run* this. sigh. I have a HR monitor with the shoe pod thing that tells me pace, so I'm constantly looking at it, to check my pace. Sure enough, I'm nearly always creeping into at least a 13:30/mile pace, so I have to keep slowing myself down. I think that it was harder for me to keep the slower pace than it's been to just kind of go what feels 'natural', even though that's faster.
I can't say that during the run it felt easy, at all. My shins and calves were screaming most of the time, but I could easily keep going. I decided to go for the full 3 miles, because overall, I felt good. When I finally got home, I was like, wow, that was kind of easy. I didn't feel exhausted, or sore, or anything negative at all! I stretched and cooled down, and showered, and I still felt GOOD! I should mention too, that this is only the 2nd time ever that I've hit the 3 mile mark, but I felt that I could have kept going, if I'd really wanted. So that's what an "easy run" means.
I have thunder thighs
and thats a compliment
because they are strong
and toned
and muscular
and though they are unwelcome
in the petite section
they are cheered on in marathons
fifty years from now
I'll bounce a grandchild on my thunder thighs
and then I'll go out for a run
Just Do It
I just completed my 1st 5k since highschool. It was the Go For the Green, St. Patty's Day 5k run. As promised, here is my race report :-)
The short of it:
Goal #1 - RUN the whole race, no walking or stopping - CHECK!
Goal #2 - Finish in under 40 min - CHECK!
Bonus (stretching it) Goal - Finish closer to 30 min - waiting on official results ;-)
Mile 1 - 12:47 (6:34, 6:12)
Mile 2 - 12:01 (5:53, 6:08)
Mile 3 - 11:50 (5:50, 5:59)
Mile 3.1 - ~ 1:06
Watch total = 37:44 (a little off b/c I forgot to stop my watch!!)
YAY for negative splits!!!! I wasn't even trying for it either :-D
I was so excited that I forgot to stop my watch. haha. I think that the clock said 36 min, but I'm not really sure. My roomie was right there at the end, congradulating me while I took of my chip. I was all heady and such, and was drinking down the water that I picked up just before my final burst at the end. We slowly walked down to the place for the free food and official chip times and such. A dude took my picture and gave me a card so that I can get it online FOR FREE!!! yeah baby. We got in line for the food, orange slices, green bagels (which I skipped), bananas, water, and LUCKY CHARMS. hehe, I thought that the cereal was a nice touch :-) It was nice to slowly walk back home, stretch, and wake up my sleeping boyfriend ;-) I can't wait to get my official results, b/c of course, I was still too excited to remember to check them out. haha
The short of it:
Goal #1 - RUN the whole race, no walking or stopping - CHECK!
Goal #2 - Finish in under 40 min - CHECK!
Bonus (stretching it) Goal - Finish closer to 30 min - waiting on official results ;-)
Mile 1 - 12:47 (6:34, 6:12)
Mile 2 - 12:01 (5:53, 6:08)
Mile 3 - 11:50 (5:50, 5:59)
Mile 3.1 - ~ 1:06
Watch total = 37:44 (a little off b/c I forgot to stop my watch!!)
YAY for negative splits!!!! I wasn't even trying for it either :-D
( The Long of It )
I was so excited that I forgot to stop my watch. haha. I think that the clock said 36 min, but I'm not really sure. My roomie was right there at the end, congradulating me while I took of my chip. I was all heady and such, and was drinking down the water that I picked up just before my final burst at the end. We slowly walked down to the place for the free food and official chip times and such. A dude took my picture and gave me a card so that I can get it online FOR FREE!!! yeah baby. We got in line for the food, orange slices, green bagels (which I skipped), bananas, water, and LUCKY CHARMS. hehe, I thought that the cereal was a nice touch :-) It was nice to slowly walk back home, stretch, and wake up my sleeping boyfriend ;-) I can't wait to get my official results, b/c of course, I was still too excited to remember to check them out. haha
Please hire native english speakers for phone services!!!
Posted on 2008.03.11 at 12:55Current Mood:
frustrated
I just spent 30+ min on the phone with Sprint because I wanted to change my plan. They have this great new deal that gives you everything included for $99 a month. However, I don't talk on the phone that much so I want the cheaper plan, that includes everything, but only has 450 anytime minutes for $69. I'm already paying $64 a month, so I get a bunch of extras for only $5 more. w00t
Everything is going ok, until the guy tells me that I will be billed 1 month in advance, which I thought was normal. But then he's like, this is a one time charge. HUH? We danced around in circles about this issue because he couldn't really explain it to me. It was hard enough to understand past his accent, and it was like, if the words weren't on his sheet, he didn't know what else to say.
If saying something once or twice doesn't work, saying it the third-fifth time probably isn't going to work either. SAY SOMETHING DIFFERENT!!!! Why is that so hard to get through to someone? Not everyone understands things the say way, so you have to think of different ways to say the same thing, so that those of us who aren't getting it can understand.
I finally told the guy (AGAIN) that I would just call back and do this later, and he starts on the same scpheal again! UGH! I told him that I was at work and really needed to get off the phone, said have a good day, and hung up.
Everything is going ok, until the guy tells me that I will be billed 1 month in advance, which I thought was normal. But then he's like, this is a one time charge. HUH? We danced around in circles about this issue because he couldn't really explain it to me. It was hard enough to understand past his accent, and it was like, if the words weren't on his sheet, he didn't know what else to say.
If saying something once or twice doesn't work, saying it the third-fifth time probably isn't going to work either. SAY SOMETHING DIFFERENT!!!! Why is that so hard to get through to someone? Not everyone understands things the say way, so you have to think of different ways to say the same thing, so that those of us who aren't getting it can understand.
I finally told the guy (AGAIN) that I would just call back and do this later, and he starts on the same scpheal again! UGH! I told him that I was at work and really needed to get off the phone, said have a good day, and hung up.
Well, I just completed my 1st real run since before Christmas. I've done some walking/power walking, but b/c of my back no running. I'm really proud of myself b/c I completed 3.08 miles in 41:31, which includes my 5 min warm-up. I'm extra happy b/c I really didn't walk much. Maybe another 5-10 min total, and some of that was b/c my workout partner was worn out early. The 1st walk portion was b/c of that, then I had to walk up 1/2 of a hill, and then the final hill. Other than that, it was all running baby!!! ~ 5 mph too, so I'm super happy :-) I didn't feel like I was gonna die, at all, even when I did walk up the hills. Which is kinda funny, b/c my heart rate wa UP THERE (avg - 91%, 175 bpm, but it really didn't feel so bad... until I got home and started stretching, and I felt a little dizzy (and REALLY thirsty), but overall really good feeling.
I have my 1st 5k since high school on the 15th. While I haven't trained properly, I think that I can do decently well. My main goal is to run the whole race (no walking) and I would really like to finish in the 30-35 min range. Which I think might be reasonable, but as long as I'm under 40 min, I will be happy.
This race leads up to my 1st ever 10k on April 5th. After today's run, I feel confident that I can at least finish, even though it was definitely be > 1 hour, but I'm okay with that for my 1st go. Not sure if I can reasonably up my run to a full 10k by then, but I will see what I can do. Gotta remember days like today, when I feel FANTASTIC about running :-)
I have my 1st 5k since high school on the 15th. While I haven't trained properly, I think that I can do decently well. My main goal is to run the whole race (no walking) and I would really like to finish in the 30-35 min range. Which I think might be reasonable, but as long as I'm under 40 min, I will be happy.
This race leads up to my 1st ever 10k on April 5th. After today's run, I feel confident that I can at least finish, even though it was definitely be > 1 hour, but I'm okay with that for my 1st go. Not sure if I can reasonably up my run to a full 10k by then, but I will see what I can do. Gotta remember days like today, when I feel FANTASTIC about running :-)
The semi-annual Gangster Night at Speakeasy has passed. Here are some pics if anyone is interested. Just click on the picture for a good time ;-)
I just finished my 1st exercise since Thanksgiving :-) I'd been out due to knee and then back injuries. I'm still not cleared to run, but I did a nice long walk.
I got my new Polar rs200sd (w/ foot pod) in the mail today, so of course I had to go right out to calibrate it. I walked the mile + to the outside track, walked a calibration mile, then home, for a total of just over 3 miles (maybe 3.3-ish). Yes, I'm a tech-freak, and yes my new HR monitor is what got me going again (well and the looming 10k in April). But whatever works, right ;-)
I'm so happy! My back didn't die on me, though I could definitely feel it, and now (finally) understand why I shouldn't be running yet. But at least I was able to get up off my butt and MOVE.
I got my new Polar rs200sd (w/ foot pod) in the mail today, so of course I had to go right out to calibrate it. I walked the mile + to the outside track, walked a calibration mile, then home, for a total of just over 3 miles (maybe 3.3-ish). Yes, I'm a tech-freak, and yes my new HR monitor is what got me going again (well and the looming 10k in April). But whatever works, right ;-)
I'm so happy! My back didn't die on me, though I could definitely feel it, and now (finally) understand why I shouldn't be running yet. But at least I was able to get up off my butt and MOVE.