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my, i have neglected my overall workouts!! but in some ways, i feel accountable to sweat365, like someone is expecting me to keep up. yup, accountable. i like to think that’s a positive trait of mine.
i finally got my medical records sent to get a 2nd opinion. unfortunately, the chest pains haven’t gone away, hence my hiatus. but i still can be active in others, just can’t take off running like i used to. i kid, i never took off running!! i always started with a glide, strut, AND then i started running, lol. anyway.
7 weeks to find a freakin’ job in this recession (are we in a depression yet?!). blah. must. run. now.
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fell off the wagon
i know what “falling off the wagon means.” why? i used to be a substance abuse counselor and i saw plenty of those who “fell off the wagon.” but that’s a post for a whole different blog. i think we all “fall off the wagon” during our lifetime, we’re only human. well, i’ll speak for myself, i’m only human.
but since i’ve been away, i’ve graduated, unofficially. it’s been a great year of awesome achievements!!! i love it :D. i have 9 weeks left in my internship and then i can have my master of social work degree in my hands. anyone need a social worker? or better yet, a medical social worker??????? please????
the heart is doing good. well, i haven’t had the time to get a 2nd opinion but my chest pains are few and far in between. so to me, that means it’s good. now that the weather is a million times better, i WANT to be outside. i’m getting my body ready by drinking more water (it’s so humid in the midwest) and just DOING IT. not thinking twice and having a goal.
still going to try for the honolulu marathon. i need to train for something, otherwise it ain’t gonna happen. i realize my deadline to start training is august, but i can’t wait that long since i’m moving.
so the time that’s lapsed hasn’t been a complete waste :).
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waiting patiently
i’m waiting patiently for monday to come. that’s when my appt is. i really think it’s not going to be worth the money to take the cardiac stress test. i about had a heart attack when they told me the full cost of what the cardiac stress test would cost. good gawd. i am blessed to be healthy in general. but i think i will have to move to the UK after all!!!! england is recruiting social workers :).
as for exercise, i am still going to work with some of my office mates at my internship. i can’t sit in a small office and stare into a computer all day! we usually end up walking around 2 miles total, not too shabby. and it’s nice to get out anyway.
it’s going to be a very looooooooooooooooooooong week for me…
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the cup is half full, not half empty
that’s what i learned yesterday. i’m glad i went to the doctor. looks like something could be wrong with my heart but no definite diagnosis yet! i’m optimistic that it’s just a glitch in the ekg and that i’m fine. though my doctor’s worried expression and concern may prove otherwise. apparently my heart is having some difficulties pumping blood. that may pose a big problem, huh?
i wasn’t feeling so optimistic yesterday though. i began to feel angry. why? because here i am, trying to make a healthy change in my life by running/walking/exercising, cooking at home (and occasional taco hell, i can’t help it), and becoming greener. and then THIS happens. ugh. i was really resenting my so-called “healthy lifestyle.” but my roomie made an excellent point - if i didn’t change my lifestyle, i probably would’ve not felt the chest pains last week and it could have been worse in the long run. point well taken!! i like to believe that there is good in EVERYTHING. and it still holds true for me today.
so i’ve decided that if all goes well in the next week or two, i would like to start training for a full marathon that would occur at some point in december. i chose december because i complete my msw in early august. then i would be relocating somewhere and would need to get settled, etc. so that should give me sufficient time to prepare. honolulu marathon DECEMBER 13, 2009!!!!!!!!!! registration is in june. i’m so excited!! mainly because i love hawaii and miss it a lot. i mean who wouldn’t want to run along the shores of scenic hawaii??? aloha!!
the doctor didn’t say i should NOT run but i think i’ll hold off for now. or at least until the results of my stress test. i’ll get to run on the treadmill with wires stuck all over my chest. fun times ahead, fun times :). oh, and right before i graduate from grad school no less! such is life!!
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ha!!
so i went out for a run before the thunderstorm rolled in. i thought i ran a little longer distance but HA! no. joke’s on me :). oh well, at least my average time has improved!! at this point, i’ll take whatever i can get. the point for this entry is that i went out. i had a ton of excuses to not go. first, i didn’t want to get my mp3 player wet since i knew it was going to rain. then i didn’t want to go run in the rain. then i didn’t want to be outside because it was humid. ugh. if anyone needs an excuse, please email me, i’ll send you over a few…
tomorrow, i go to the health center on campus to get my chest pains checked. nothing happened today but i’m going to go anyway. better safe than sorry.
happy trails~
Workout:
- Type: Run
- Date: 05/07/2009
- Time: 18:00:00
- Total Time: 00:16:00.00
- Calories: 105
- Distance: 1.14 miles
- Average Pace: 14:03.09/mile
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what’s your motivation?
what makes you run/bike/swim when you don’t feel like it? or when you’re so tired that sitting on the couch sounds like the best thing ever? although i haven’t gone running since saturday (oy vey), i have been going on walks during my breaks at my internship. i have a pedometer that i use for steps i take. it’s more difficult to reach 10,000 steps but when i take those walks during my 2 breaks, it certainly helps get closer to it. and it’s so nice to get out of the stale office (okay, it’s not that bad) and just chitchat about whatever. i enjoy good company (who doesn’t?)!
still having chest pains, i guess i’m headed to the university clinic. ugh, otherwise known as “mckillme” (actual name is mckinley). it truly sucks to be an unemployed graduate student. i can’t WAIT for a paid job. august 6…
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those brown, spiky round things that fall from a tree
what are they called? whatever they are, they will likely cause a sprained ankle! damn! i didn’t think they were as hard as they appeared, but i almost sprained an already weak ankle. i forgot how much of my past city life has an impact on me. i grew up in los angeles for 28 years of my life. i’ve lived in the c-u for the last 2 years. i never remembered fall being so pretty when i lived in so.cal. let’s not even start to discuss the weather changes. my, i must’ve been a very nature deprived child lol. i digress.
i put on my headphones (listened to jon mclaughlin, joss stone, & joshua radin) and ran around the neighborhood yesterday. i was at a nearby park, (which i will not be running again, too many sharp turns) and i experienced severe chest pains. i have never felt that type of sharp pain in my chest before. it was the kind where my chest felt like it was closing and i couldn’t breath. it was a bit scary and i was more scared to sit, for the fear of not being able to get up again. so i took it easy after that. i walked but still managed to run a little bit more. i didn’t feel like i needed to push myself and realized i needed to give myself an “introduction” back to running. after all, i haven’t run like that since the half marathon.
i had a realization while i was running/walking back home - i’m a realist, i know i won’t run 8 min. miles. so i’m going to work on becoming stronger rather than becoming faster. i need to learn how to endure and get beyond the initial “i’m tired, so i need to walk” feeling. i’m going to work on my core exercises and just becoming more healthy. part of the reason (a huge part) why i started running was to lose weight. that got pushed to the side as “learning” how to run took precedence. but i’m back on track! so my blog may go down a different road, but my health will always be number one.
Workout:
- Type: Run
- Date: 05/02/2009
- Time: 10:00:00
- Total Time: 00:45:00.00
- Calories: 372
- Distance: 3.5 miles
- Average Pace: 12:50.88/mile
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better late than never
i just realized i have yet to really utilize what sweat365 can offer for me with my workouts.
i’m going to meet with some alumni from TNT tomorrow to go for a run. i’m thinking of doing a 4 mile run. that seems the most appropriate since i haven’t really ran since my half. today is clean my room before my parents arrive for graduation mode. how can i be 30 and still worry about my parents nagging me??? more things to ponder (while i run).
on a side note: it’s interesting when i try to explain to people that i only ran the half marathon. their next question, “so that means you didn’t finish?” yeah. or when people say “wow” when i say my time. and then i have to inform them that my time was for a half and not a full marathon, LOL. i get a kick out of that 
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time flies…
it really does fly when i think about how LONG it’s been since i’ve done anything remotely active. i took extreme advantage of “recovery” from my half marathon. some of it was deserved, most of it was out of sheer laziness. if laziness was a sport, believe me, i would be the olympian of the century for that sport. but since there is no such “sport,” i will have to try something else :).
although i haven’t been training since april 11th, i have had dreams. i had a dream i met with my TNT running team, haha. i suppose that training doesn’t count in real life. and i have dreams about taking off 30 minutes from my first half marathon time. can i do it???????? how in the world do i do that????? things to ponder…
i have been searching for books to read on training, marathon, running, etc, to get me motivated. this time i won’t have the luxury of team in training and will have to do it on my own. i’m not planning on fundraising for the remainder of the year. though i can still practice with them…which i did last night. it was nice to be on the track again, sweating, feeling familiar pains…oh my. i really missed that??? yup. the weather has FINALLY FINALLY above 40 degrees. i don’t know how to display how ecstatic i feel in words, but i am elated :D. but it is april and with april come showers. so needless to say, i building an ark seems more necessary than running.
back to books, any recommendations? the first book i read for training purposes was by dawn dais, “the non-runner’s marathon guide for women.” she was absolutely hilarious and made me cry and laugh, all at once. i have to say i have never read a training book, cover to cover, except hers. i want to get “i am a runner, therefore i am nuts!” by bob schwartz. now that i can understand “the wall” and the excitement of new gel flavors, i will find it rather amusing. there was a book by amby burfoot that i wanted to get as well. wow, running, training, reading, jewelry making, learning how to cook, baking, graduate school, job hunting, SWINE FLU…oy vey.
well, must pretend like i’m working, it’s been fun blogging during my internship. run strong…
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i’m still walking…
so that’s a good sign!! i will say that i am not one to take good care of myself. what does that entail? drinking plenty of water, ice, stretching, eating nutritious foods. and after running/walking a half marathon does not change that! i think my stomach grew so now i’m trying to scale back my food consumption. that’s difficult! especially when food is so comforting. ha, wrong blog. anyway.
so now my goal is another half marathon in 2 months. i REALLY want to improve my time. i want it SO bad. so now i have to do it. because i don’t give up easily. when i want something, i want it NOW. ha, instant gratification. i studied that as an undergrad. anyway. i want to come in under 3 hours. i don’t care if it’s 2:59, as long as it’s 2 hours something. how do i shave off 30 minutes??????? we shall see. perhaps it’s a goal too big to reach in 2 months. i am NOT a runner and i NEED walking to regain consciousness, or at least that’s how i feel when it’s time for me to stop running and take a little break. i hope it’s to my advantage!
i have decided that my first full marathon will be the honolulu marathon. i love hawaii and always wonder how different my life would be if i had taken my chosen univ of hawaii at manoa instead of illinois. i probably saved a lot of money. but i still believe it would have been worth every penny to live and learn there. oh well. at least i can vacation there, maybe look for a job in the future. near future?! anyway, i’m sure the course will be breathtaking, more than words can describe. and they give you 7 hours. haha, typical island time flava!! so maybe in 2010, you will see me cross the finish line in beautiful honolulu, hawaii!
but for now, i have to focus on my half marathon time. i hope i’m not biting off more than i can chew. i’d also like to re-learn how to ride a bike. i say re-learn because my balance is not so good. perhaps i’m better off on a stationary bike huh? or i could just start back at the gym too. gotta love core exercises :).
lots to do and FINALLY, plenty of time to do it!
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