Ok. Been a long whatever it's been.
I've been having some kind of sinus draining issues which made it really hard to breathe, let alone run. So basically I get to start over. Swell.
The good news is, even though my body is off a bit still--which is most likely because the air here isn't actually breatheable--I'm going to start running again as of tomorrow. Or today. However you choose to look at it.
I may or may not be completely ready, but I'm going ahead anyway. If my problem is lymph stuckage like my Master Herbalist says it is, what better way to get it moving even better than by running?!
And speaking of running, I walked over to Steven's tonight, and by the time I got to the end of my street, my body almost started running with no command from me! So I'm taking that as a sign that even if my body isn't 100%, it doesn't care. It wants to get going.
Therefore... Lungs be damned, full steam ahead.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Jan 13, 2010
Didn't get any of my running done today.
Intended to get up at about 1230 (I go to bed late) and take care of dog stuff and run which is the usual idea. Today however, I set my alarm... and sure enough it went off... but for some stupid reason the alarm volume was turned down or off so I didn't hear it. I've done that several times of late. You'd think I would learn but apparently not.
I've got some kind of throat thing going on that started suddenly around 1130pm but I just took it as my throat hurting from not being used to singing as well as some allergy stuff I've had going on. During my shower it started feeling worse. I'm hoping for drainage rather than sickage, but as of right now it's going to be business as usual tomorrow. Maybe I'll run an extra time or something to make up for not running today.
When I can get my legs to listen to good advice and GO SLOW I do a whole lot better as far as how far I get before I run out of air. In "Born to Run" it says something along the lines of "Run at a pace that allows you to talk." So when I do that it works. Sadly this usually only works when I run with my lady (which is only about half the time right now), but I figure I'll get better at this due to the fact that I can't get worse! :)
In finishing, because I need to hear it again, I want to repeat to myself what the guy in "Born to Run" said: "Think easy, light, smooth, and fast. You start with easy, because if that's all you get, that's not so bad. Then work on light. Make it effortless, like you don't give a shit how high the hill is or how far you've got to go. When you've practised that so long that you forget you're practicing, you work on making it smoooooooth. You won't have to worry about the last one-you get those three, and you'll be fast."
Intended to get up at about 1230 (I go to bed late) and take care of dog stuff and run which is the usual idea. Today however, I set my alarm... and sure enough it went off... but for some stupid reason the alarm volume was turned down or off so I didn't hear it. I've done that several times of late. You'd think I would learn but apparently not.
I've got some kind of throat thing going on that started suddenly around 1130pm but I just took it as my throat hurting from not being used to singing as well as some allergy stuff I've had going on. During my shower it started feeling worse. I'm hoping for drainage rather than sickage, but as of right now it's going to be business as usual tomorrow. Maybe I'll run an extra time or something to make up for not running today.
When I can get my legs to listen to good advice and GO SLOW I do a whole lot better as far as how far I get before I run out of air. In "Born to Run" it says something along the lines of "Run at a pace that allows you to talk." So when I do that it works. Sadly this usually only works when I run with my lady (which is only about half the time right now), but I figure I'll get better at this due to the fact that I can't get worse! :)
In finishing, because I need to hear it again, I want to repeat to myself what the guy in "Born to Run" said: "Think easy, light, smooth, and fast. You start with easy, because if that's all you get, that's not so bad. Then work on light. Make it effortless, like you don't give a shit how high the hill is or how far you've got to go. When you've practised that so long that you forget you're practicing, you work on making it smoooooooth. You won't have to worry about the last one-you get those three, and you'll be fast."
Monday, January 11, 2010
Jan 11, 2010
So far, so bad. Turns out I suck at staying updating. Which we already knew. So...
Today I ran around TWO blocks not just one.
I know it's sad, and I know it sucks, but everyone says "Go slow," and that's about all I can do right now. Much more out of shape that I had originally supposed. I knew I was getting soft, but holy crap! Around the block?!
It's fine. I'll get there. 1 block at a time apparently.
Today I ran around TWO blocks not just one.
I know it's sad, and I know it sucks, but everyone says "Go slow," and that's about all I can do right now. Much more out of shape that I had originally supposed. I knew I was getting soft, but holy crap! Around the block?!
It's fine. I'll get there. 1 block at a time apparently.
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Coming Soon to Some Jacked Up Feet Near You
So I've decided to give in to the urge I've had my entire life though I never knew the word for it. I've decided to become an Ultra-Runner.
Maybe I should back up. Never in my life (until I started playing music) did I love anything in this world so much as running and being barefoot. The barefoot I learned from my mother, but the running... I can't really explain it, the love of it has always been there. My only dream as a child was to be an Olympic runner.
You can see to look at me that it's pretty obvious that I have not, in fact, been running all these years. But always in the back of my mind the thought and desire have been there-even through everything I've done and been through that have attempted desperately to squash said love and desire.
Now through books and some research (most of which was done by... not me at this point) I'm coming to find out that the best way to run-the HEALTHIEST way to run to gain what I will call a natural muscular strength is to run...BAREFOOT.
Kill me now, my dreams have been fulfilled.
Yes there are those of you out there who don't buy it, but that's fine. I don't require you to. If I've piqued your interested however, just follow along with my madness here, and we'll all see what happens with my injured back and TWO feet with plantar fasciitis.
I'm tired of being tired, I'm tired of having a gut, and I'm tired of being unheathy both physically and mentally. So I've decided to do something about it.
And to prove how serious I am, I'm going to start 2 days ago. In January. I can't run barefoot right now, but I WILL run. I'll show you all. When I get dollars, I plan on getting some Vibram Five Fingers and eventually I will run barefoot. But first things first. I'm going to keep running. And I'm not going to stop.
Maybe I should back up. Never in my life (until I started playing music) did I love anything in this world so much as running and being barefoot. The barefoot I learned from my mother, but the running... I can't really explain it, the love of it has always been there. My only dream as a child was to be an Olympic runner.
You can see to look at me that it's pretty obvious that I have not, in fact, been running all these years. But always in the back of my mind the thought and desire have been there-even through everything I've done and been through that have attempted desperately to squash said love and desire.
Now through books and some research (most of which was done by... not me at this point) I'm coming to find out that the best way to run-the HEALTHIEST way to run to gain what I will call a natural muscular strength is to run...BAREFOOT.
Kill me now, my dreams have been fulfilled.
Yes there are those of you out there who don't buy it, but that's fine. I don't require you to. If I've piqued your interested however, just follow along with my madness here, and we'll all see what happens with my injured back and TWO feet with plantar fasciitis.
I'm tired of being tired, I'm tired of having a gut, and I'm tired of being unheathy both physically and mentally. So I've decided to do something about it.
And to prove how serious I am, I'm going to start 2 days ago. In January. I can't run barefoot right now, but I WILL run. I'll show you all. When I get dollars, I plan on getting some Vibram Five Fingers and eventually I will run barefoot. But first things first. I'm going to keep running. And I'm not going to stop.
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