I have this bad habit of thinking all or nothing about everything in life. I blame that train of thought for many of my missteps in my life. A perfect example is today's work out. I pulled out my Nike+ and plugged it in just to take if for a test drive to ensure it was still working. The little sensor is something that stops working after so a while and needs to be replaced. Since it had been several months since I used it (Team And Training won't allow you to use an iPod while working out with them, it's a safety thing) I had to make sure it worked.
It worked fine but I wanted to test it out on the treadmill and so I hopped on and then got some sort of strange need to run. As I increased my speed I was feeling pretty jazzed because it's really been a while since I put much effort into working out. And then I hit a wall. Three minutes into my work out a big brick wall (also known as my ex-smokers lungs) flew up in front of me and threw off my stride. I picked myself up but the whole while I was thinking, "Screw this, I am not about to post this lame excuse for an exercise on my blog."
Before I knew it my lungs were back to normal and I felt the urge to push myself again. I pushed and ran until that freakin' wall stopped me again. This time it was the wall of shame. "Who are you kidding? You are not a runner, just give up and walk the rest of the way, and then tell everyone you were just giving the Nike+ a test drive." OMG. Just because my milage is not what it used to be, and my pace is slow for the short distance I went I want to come up with excuses. Because I am not as perfect as I expect myself to be.
GUESS WHAT!!! I am not perfect! You hear that Gina, you're not perfect! Be happy you got off your ass today and even ran at all!!!!!!! My fitness goal for today is actually to do a pilates dvd I have. I still have time as the day is young.
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Saturday, January 24, 2009
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Ch-ch-ch-changes...
It's the little things in life that are changing. The things that once felt so important, but now are so trivial I question why I ever cared. Take for instance my latest purchase.
The Nike Womens Air Pegasus + 2008. Behold their beauty. Or, as I would have thought a year ago, their lack thereof. Today, for one of the first times in my life, I wore athletic shoes in public, with jeans and not as my #1 exercise accessory. I found them to be comfortable. They were bright and flashy, but they were comfortable. I was wearing them in public since I had put off buying a new pair for a couple weeks due to our current financial state. While we are still in said financial state the shoes were a necessity as my old ones were wearing down on tread and my marathon is two weeks away (12 days to be exact). But because I had waited so long to purchase the shoes I needed to break them in before putting 26.2 miles on them. To be honest, I think I might have to purchase another pair of athletic shoes for my every day travels. Every day shoes will be much cuter then the shoes made for running and not for looking cute.
The other purchase I have made is a pair of spandex pants. I have been fighting the idea of spandex since April, but after two long distance training sessions and some very painful chaffed areas I have given in. The first pair I tried on were like putting on black tights. You could see the pattern of my underwear through them. I suppose if my ass were not so big that the material stretched so far they became see through, it wouldn't be a problem, sadly, my ass is that big. So instead I bought a pair that had a thicker material to them, and a handy little pouch where my travel size Body Glide will fit nicely. These are the pants I will be wearing this Sunday October 19th:
Behold the Moving Comfort Women's Endurance Capri. The word endurance means the pants will help my inner thighs endure 7 hours of rubbing against each other without causing horribly chafed patches of skin. There lies the beauty of Spandex.
The Nike Womens Air Pegasus + 2008. Behold their beauty. Or, as I would have thought a year ago, their lack thereof. Today, for one of the first times in my life, I wore athletic shoes in public, with jeans and not as my #1 exercise accessory. I found them to be comfortable. They were bright and flashy, but they were comfortable. I was wearing them in public since I had put off buying a new pair for a couple weeks due to our current financial state. While we are still in said financial state the shoes were a necessity as my old ones were wearing down on tread and my marathon is two weeks away (12 days to be exact). But because I had waited so long to purchase the shoes I needed to break them in before putting 26.2 miles on them. To be honest, I think I might have to purchase another pair of athletic shoes for my every day travels. Every day shoes will be much cuter then the shoes made for running and not for looking cute.The other purchase I have made is a pair of spandex pants. I have been fighting the idea of spandex since April, but after two long distance training sessions and some very painful chaffed areas I have given in. The first pair I tried on were like putting on black tights. You could see the pattern of my underwear through them. I suppose if my ass were not so big that the material stretched so far they became see through, it wouldn't be a problem, sadly, my ass is that big. So instead I bought a pair that had a thicker material to them, and a handy little pouch where my travel size Body Glide will fit nicely. These are the pants I will be wearing this Sunday October 19th:
Behold the Moving Comfort Women's Endurance Capri. The word endurance means the pants will help my inner thighs endure 7 hours of rubbing against each other without causing horribly chafed patches of skin. There lies the beauty of Spandex.
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