Hey Bloggies,
Sorry I have been MIA since I last put pics on from the concert but I have been trying to get back into the swing of things since getting home. I cant tell you how hard it is when you are away from your routine for so long. Finally though, I seem to be settling back into my groove here in the Ville.
I have been running more and more and I am getting so much better and faster. I am finding that I am also really enjoying it. I like putting on my headphones and getting out there. When I first started to even jog and made it one mile I shuffled and it took me 15 minutes for one mile. LOL. Now, I can walk that fast. Anyhow, today I ran two miles in 22 minutes! I am shooting for a 20 minute 2 miles for my short term goal. Long term is to run a 10k. Hopefully that wont be too long term though. I am shooting for being able to do that by end of summer.
I started back to crossfit too. I love Ali's new place. I love the fact that it is an actual box and not a church hallway. So far I have had four workouts there and I have had my hiney handed to me each time. Today was killer. We did 2x each of 400 meter farmers carry with 15lb and 2x each 10 lb waiters carry. In between each of those were 10 situps, 5 push ups and 10 hollow rocks. We had a warm up of 250 meter row sprint and then a cashout of 50 situps and anothe 250 meter sprint on the rower. My traps are killing me from the waiters carry but I never dropped the weight the entire time.
Foodwise I am doing pretty well. I am trying to make good choices and also trying to not beat myself up when I dont. I want to change for the long term so it is unreasonable for me to think that I will always eat perfectly. Life is for living so I am trying to live and live well. I want to incorporate the ideas from Ali and John as well as some of the WW ideals that I love. Some of the paleo ideas I even like. I think there are so many good things about all of them. I just cant be caught up in one way of eating because that is when I get discouraged. I want to fuel my body with nutritious foods and have an occasional treat. I am learning though that there are certain foods that I respond to better than others which is why I have severly limited grains. That isnt to say I dont eat them ever but I dont eat them often. Not for any other reason than I dont like the way they make me feel in my belly.
I stopped going to my church. It made me sad but I wasnt happy. I went to another church last week but I wont go back because it was an all black church and I wasnt comfortable. I will keep looking. I am meeting with Glenda however on Monday to discuss my feeling with the Wesleyan church. I doubt I will go back but I suppose I should at least meet with her. I like Glenda very much so she deserves that.
Pauls deployment is 2/3 over. Yeah! We have three months left. I miss him so very much. I cant begin to describe the sadness I have when he isnt with me. Each day without him is just awful. I will be so happy to have him home for good. He is ready to be over with it too. He really misses me too. I am so lucky to have a man who loves me so much. I see the other wives whose husbands arent so attentive and loving and I appreciate my Paulie all the more. He is so wonderful. What I ever did to deserve such a kind man is beyond me.
June is Puerto Rico month. I got the go ahead from my hunny to go with my cross fit girlfriends to San Juan. I am excited. Meg, Kara and Vicci and me. It will be fun. We are just going to be laying on the beach soaking in the sun. It will be a great way to pass a weeks worth of time. I love having things to look forward to because it just makes it closer to when my baby gets home.
Well thats it for now. I will try to update soon.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
concert pics
These are some pics of George Strait, Reba McEntire and Leanne Womack at the concert on the 9th of April at the Sprint Center in Ks City.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Waaaaa!
I already miss my sister and the chicks!
Tonight I had dinner with them. We had so much fun watching Biggest Loser while eating and putting together a gas grill that mama and I went in on the price for as her early birthday present. It did take us over two hours to put the grill together but we did it. The directions arent as simple as they make it out to be. In the end we only had one scew left but the thing was sturdy so we arent stressing. Heehee.
The chicks cried when I left and I was starting to. Once I got on the road to head back to moms I did shed a few tears. I adore my Missy and we always have sooo much fun together. I miss her when I am not here. A lot!
Earlier today I had coffee with Andi Bradshaw. We had such a nice chat and visit at the Starbucks. I had an iced Americano and boy did it hit the spot. I havent had a decent cup of coffee since Fayetteville.
I went to the PX on Riley and got three shirts and a sundress. It was all pretty cheap. I also got the little girls a pair of capris and a shirt. They loved them. They were little black capris with diamond studs on the hem and the shirts are vibrant purple with the same studs on the collar. Cute cute cute. They said they are wearing them to school tomorrow. I hope Missy takes pictures. The shirts I got are cute. I got a yellow empire waist shirt that I really love. I wish now I would have bought a couple more colors. The other two are swing type shirts, one in orange and the other in slate blue. The sundress is a floral hippie type print. Its really flowy and comfy. Perfect for the beach and lounging around. All told I spent less than $60.00 f or everything.
I dont know if we are doing anything tomorrow. It is my last day here though which makes me sad. I am going to miss my mama and my dad. I have really enjoyed beiing here and I really needed to get away. I do eat poorly and God knows I dont get in enough exercise when I come here but I reckon that is ok too. Friday when I get home I will get back on program.
I mapped out my next few (week)days once I get home:
Friday- run in morning (3 miles total), commissary, bills paid, clean floors in house and clean bathroom in my room, gym (Golds) in the afternoon (elliptical for 20 minutes, biking 20 minutes and abs)
Saturday- SOS and possibly a 2 mile sprint walk. I am not going to go to Wilmington for the baby shower after all. I will likely do some yard work. Call Lowes or True Value about a wet//dry vac.
Sunday- beach day with my crossfit gal pals!!!
Monday- Run in morning (3 miles total), start clearing out the garage, load up the truck of stuff for donation, gym (golds) in afternoon (same as Friday)
Tuesday- crossfit in morning, work on garage, buy rubbermaids for stuff in it.
Wednesday- run (3 miles total), if wet//dry vac is found, work on cleaning the pool
Thursday- short run in morning (one mile of intervals), housework, crossfit in afternoon
Friday- gym (elliptical for 30 minutes, and abs), yard work
Saturday-6 miles run/walk, grocery shop if needed
Sounds like a way to get me back in the groove pretty quickly. I am dreading running so much but I have got to get my mileage up for the marathon in June. Working on five miles for now with the goal of eight by the race.
Paul is sick now. Stomach thingy. Poor guy. I hope he can get well quickly. If you are prayerful please keep him in yours. I really miss him and I cant wait to see him on Skype when I get home.
Well thats it for now. I likely wont update again until I am back in the Ville.
TTFN
Tonight I had dinner with them. We had so much fun watching Biggest Loser while eating and putting together a gas grill that mama and I went in on the price for as her early birthday present. It did take us over two hours to put the grill together but we did it. The directions arent as simple as they make it out to be. In the end we only had one scew left but the thing was sturdy so we arent stressing. Heehee.
The chicks cried when I left and I was starting to. Once I got on the road to head back to moms I did shed a few tears. I adore my Missy and we always have sooo much fun together. I miss her when I am not here. A lot!
Earlier today I had coffee with Andi Bradshaw. We had such a nice chat and visit at the Starbucks. I had an iced Americano and boy did it hit the spot. I havent had a decent cup of coffee since Fayetteville.
I went to the PX on Riley and got three shirts and a sundress. It was all pretty cheap. I also got the little girls a pair of capris and a shirt. They loved them. They were little black capris with diamond studs on the hem and the shirts are vibrant purple with the same studs on the collar. Cute cute cute. They said they are wearing them to school tomorrow. I hope Missy takes pictures. The shirts I got are cute. I got a yellow empire waist shirt that I really love. I wish now I would have bought a couple more colors. The other two are swing type shirts, one in orange and the other in slate blue. The sundress is a floral hippie type print. Its really flowy and comfy. Perfect for the beach and lounging around. All told I spent less than $60.00 f or everything.
I dont know if we are doing anything tomorrow. It is my last day here though which makes me sad. I am going to miss my mama and my dad. I have really enjoyed beiing here and I really needed to get away. I do eat poorly and God knows I dont get in enough exercise when I come here but I reckon that is ok too. Friday when I get home I will get back on program.
I mapped out my next few (week)days once I get home:
Friday- run in morning (3 miles total), commissary, bills paid, clean floors in house and clean bathroom in my room, gym (Golds) in the afternoon (elliptical for 20 minutes, biking 20 minutes and abs)
Saturday- SOS and possibly a 2 mile sprint walk. I am not going to go to Wilmington for the baby shower after all. I will likely do some yard work. Call Lowes or True Value about a wet//dry vac.
Sunday- beach day with my crossfit gal pals!!!
Monday- Run in morning (3 miles total), start clearing out the garage, load up the truck of stuff for donation, gym (golds) in afternoon (same as Friday)
Tuesday- crossfit in morning, work on garage, buy rubbermaids for stuff in it.
Wednesday- run (3 miles total), if wet//dry vac is found, work on cleaning the pool
Thursday- short run in morning (one mile of intervals), housework, crossfit in afternoon
Friday- gym (elliptical for 30 minutes, and abs), yard work
Saturday-6 miles run/walk, grocery shop if needed
Sounds like a way to get me back in the groove pretty quickly. I am dreading running so much but I have got to get my mileage up for the marathon in June. Working on five miles for now with the goal of eight by the race.
Paul is sick now. Stomach thingy. Poor guy. I hope he can get well quickly. If you are prayerful please keep him in yours. I really miss him and I cant wait to see him on Skype when I get home.
Well thats it for now. I likely wont update again until I am back in the Ville.
TTFN
Sunday, April 11, 2010
updates
Hello Bloggies,
Hope all is well with you. As for me, I am doing wonderfully. I have really enjoyed being with my family and I get a little shoulda coulda when I think about the fact that I could have come here for the deployments. I would have had the support system of my family and that would have been so awesome. I know that when I was sad on Saturdays because I was missing Paul or on Sundays after church I would have had somewhere to go. But, since we bought the house it would not have been possible because although my folks would have never had a problem with me staying with them I would never have done that. Also, I would have really missed my friends and especially those crazy friends from crossfit. These ladies have become my family and I love them. When I am sick they bring me soup and 7up, they come visit me when they dont hear from me or I sound off, they have invited me to hang out and they have shared so many meals with me and they have cried with me over my stresses and heartbreak. My gym family is honestly closer to me than my Church 'family'. Speaking of church, I am still in prayer over the situation and do not think I will come to a final decision until after I get back. I think I am hanging out at the beach this weekend and will come to a decision then. I know where I am leaning... the only reason I have so much trepidation is because of my kids. I love those kids in the class and I would miss them but I also have to do what the Spirit leads me to do and so we'll see.
Now, the concert was so awesome!! It began at 7:00 with Leanne Womack and Reba was in the middle followed by the King!!! George Strait was so good and I loved Reba. The concert wasnt over until 12:30. Missy, mom and me had so much fun. We stopped on the way to see Lori in the rehab hospital. She is doing so well. She is beginning to have some MOVEMENT!! The Dr has changed his prognosis to possibly she will walk again! This is so exciting. She showed us some of her physical therapy and she was really in good spirits. After we left Topeka we went to KS City and found the Sprint Center easily. We stopped for dinner at The Flying Saucer. It was so good. I had a turkey burger and once it was cut in half traded Missy half of it for half of her chicken filly. Mom had a grilled chicken avacado wrap. Once we ate it was 6:00 so we went to the arena and got shirts. I chose a simple grey one with George Strait on the side of it in pink. Missy got one like mine and moms was in olive drab. Our seats were in the nosebleed section but with all the screens it wasnt a big deal. We saw everthing really well and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. We drove back after the show another route only because I missed the exit. It didnt really take us out of the way so it wasnt a big deal.
On Saturday I was exhausted!!! I got up early on Saturday morning after not getting to bed until 3:00 because I took Missy to the commissary and then we spent the day cooking her some freezer meals. That evening we took the little girls to dinner at Chinese. I couldnt believe that they actually like that stuff but they do. We all ate really well and then we went to go and see the movie, How to Train Your Dragon in 3D. The girls were so cute and they loved it. I loved it! It was a great movie and I saw a bunch of previews for some upcoming 3D movies. I spent the night at Missy's house last night, slept with Kaelyn who is a horrible sharer of the bed. LOL. We went to church at my folks church this morning. I loved it. I loved the preacher. What made me so happy was the genuine concern they showed to me and also their outpouring of support for Paul. The pastor asked me for Pauls email and said he would like to send him word of encouragement if that was ok. I almost cried. He isnt even Pauls pastor and well the fact that he would email him touched me. Its just as nice to me as my friend Helens pastor sending Paul CD's of the messages. It is the little things because the way to keep me happy is to make sure that Pauls well being is taken care of.
After church we came home to a wonderful dinner. Mom made a ham, sweet potatoes and I made some roasted veggies. Also mom made Pauls favorite yeast bread. We had cheesecake for dessert. It was so good. After dinner I got a call from my man. I had been really missing him which is so normal on Sundays. I was really glad to hear his voice. Why are Sundays so much harder than the other days of the week?
Tomorrow I am hanging around the house. I do plan on running for the first time since I got here. *bad Jo* I also am going to do some crossfit. My parents will be gone a couple hours for a doctor appointment so I will do it then. Other than that I dont plan on doing too much tomorrow. I may take a nap. Hahaha
Dreading but also looking forward to going home on Thursday. I miss my dogs too. I also miss being able to once in awhile skype with my hunny bunny. I cant do that here. I need to clean the house too. I didnt do it before I left other than changing the sheets on my bed but I should have all day until I pick up the dogs on Friday to get it done. I may also try to get to crossfit on Friday afternoon if she has classes then because I will be home. I do plan on the SOS Saturday though. I am excited for that.
Well, I suppose that sums up the updates. More to follow.
TTFN
Hope all is well with you. As for me, I am doing wonderfully. I have really enjoyed being with my family and I get a little shoulda coulda when I think about the fact that I could have come here for the deployments. I would have had the support system of my family and that would have been so awesome. I know that when I was sad on Saturdays because I was missing Paul or on Sundays after church I would have had somewhere to go. But, since we bought the house it would not have been possible because although my folks would have never had a problem with me staying with them I would never have done that. Also, I would have really missed my friends and especially those crazy friends from crossfit. These ladies have become my family and I love them. When I am sick they bring me soup and 7up, they come visit me when they dont hear from me or I sound off, they have invited me to hang out and they have shared so many meals with me and they have cried with me over my stresses and heartbreak. My gym family is honestly closer to me than my Church 'family'. Speaking of church, I am still in prayer over the situation and do not think I will come to a final decision until after I get back. I think I am hanging out at the beach this weekend and will come to a decision then. I know where I am leaning... the only reason I have so much trepidation is because of my kids. I love those kids in the class and I would miss them but I also have to do what the Spirit leads me to do and so we'll see.
Now, the concert was so awesome!! It began at 7:00 with Leanne Womack and Reba was in the middle followed by the King!!! George Strait was so good and I loved Reba. The concert wasnt over until 12:30. Missy, mom and me had so much fun. We stopped on the way to see Lori in the rehab hospital. She is doing so well. She is beginning to have some MOVEMENT!! The Dr has changed his prognosis to possibly she will walk again! This is so exciting. She showed us some of her physical therapy and she was really in good spirits. After we left Topeka we went to KS City and found the Sprint Center easily. We stopped for dinner at The Flying Saucer. It was so good. I had a turkey burger and once it was cut in half traded Missy half of it for half of her chicken filly. Mom had a grilled chicken avacado wrap. Once we ate it was 6:00 so we went to the arena and got shirts. I chose a simple grey one with George Strait on the side of it in pink. Missy got one like mine and moms was in olive drab. Our seats were in the nosebleed section but with all the screens it wasnt a big deal. We saw everthing really well and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. We drove back after the show another route only because I missed the exit. It didnt really take us out of the way so it wasnt a big deal.
On Saturday I was exhausted!!! I got up early on Saturday morning after not getting to bed until 3:00 because I took Missy to the commissary and then we spent the day cooking her some freezer meals. That evening we took the little girls to dinner at Chinese. I couldnt believe that they actually like that stuff but they do. We all ate really well and then we went to go and see the movie, How to Train Your Dragon in 3D. The girls were so cute and they loved it. I loved it! It was a great movie and I saw a bunch of previews for some upcoming 3D movies. I spent the night at Missy's house last night, slept with Kaelyn who is a horrible sharer of the bed. LOL. We went to church at my folks church this morning. I loved it. I loved the preacher. What made me so happy was the genuine concern they showed to me and also their outpouring of support for Paul. The pastor asked me for Pauls email and said he would like to send him word of encouragement if that was ok. I almost cried. He isnt even Pauls pastor and well the fact that he would email him touched me. Its just as nice to me as my friend Helens pastor sending Paul CD's of the messages. It is the little things because the way to keep me happy is to make sure that Pauls well being is taken care of.
After church we came home to a wonderful dinner. Mom made a ham, sweet potatoes and I made some roasted veggies. Also mom made Pauls favorite yeast bread. We had cheesecake for dessert. It was so good. After dinner I got a call from my man. I had been really missing him which is so normal on Sundays. I was really glad to hear his voice. Why are Sundays so much harder than the other days of the week?
Tomorrow I am hanging around the house. I do plan on running for the first time since I got here. *bad Jo* I also am going to do some crossfit. My parents will be gone a couple hours for a doctor appointment so I will do it then. Other than that I dont plan on doing too much tomorrow. I may take a nap. Hahaha
Dreading but also looking forward to going home on Thursday. I miss my dogs too. I also miss being able to once in awhile skype with my hunny bunny. I cant do that here. I need to clean the house too. I didnt do it before I left other than changing the sheets on my bed but I should have all day until I pick up the dogs on Friday to get it done. I may also try to get to crossfit on Friday afternoon if she has classes then because I will be home. I do plan on the SOS Saturday though. I am excited for that.
Well, I suppose that sums up the updates. More to follow.
TTFN
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Oz
Hey Peeps,
Well, Tuesday I flew home to KS for almost two weeks. I am happy to be here. I really wanted to get away from Fayetteville for awhile. I needed to clear my head of all the things going on and I also thought being here away from the church situation would help me to have some clarity.
I am not a good flyer to put it mildly but for the most part my flights were ok. The flight from Charlotte to KS City was a bit hairy near the end and I nearly lost my cookies. I really thought that I would vomit. I had never been so happy to land.
On Wednesday I stuck close to home with Mom. We went to the grocery store but other than that didnt do much. I was glad though because I was so exhausted from not sleeping on Monday night. Even though I did sleep on Tuesday night I was still pretty tired yesterday.
Today I went and had lunch with my first grade neice, Kaelyn. We also went to recess together. I had so much fun. I enjoyed my time with her very much. After that I went to the preschool and had snack with my other neice, Carlee. That was also enjoyable. I got to take her home and so we had some alone time. We walked the dog together and then Missy and Kaelyn got home and we all went to dinner. We went to IHOP and it was awful. I ordered something I thought would be less bad than pancakes. I got roast beef but they had everything about my order all wrong. Not only did they mess up my order they got Carlees wrong and Missys too. In the end, we didnt pay for the meal. Not any of it. The management was really great about it. After dinner we took the chicks to Baskin Robbins. I got a scoop of coffee ice cream which was quite tasty. I had planned on running today but didnt. I am going to get up and do it tomorrow before we leave to go to the concert.
Tomorrow is the concert in KS City. We are seeing Leanne Womack, Reba and George Strait. It is going to be a good concert. If George sings, "you're something special to me" I might cry. That is me and Pauls song... We are going to stop in Topeka to see Lori on the way. I'm glad because it will likely be the only time I would get to see her while I am here.
I talked to Paul today. I had been missing him a lot. He called me though when I was in a place where it was hard for me to talk so it was hard to have a decent conversation. I think he thought that something was wrong but that wasnt the case. Its really hard to have conversations with him in public though.
Im really thinking of going to Puerto Rico for my birthday with my crossfit friends. Mom said she would help me out with some of the money as my birthday gift. It isnt that expensive anyhow with all the accomodations and flights included. It sure beats being all by myself again. I know Paul will think its ok so that isnt an issue. He isnt one of those guys who makes me or expects me to sit home all the time while he is deployed. Mostly because he trusts me and also because it isnt fair.
I heard lots of good things about ASI and I am so excited for Ali. Yah. I cant wait to be back in it. I am going to do only twice a week. With the run it just makes sense for one, I also have a gym membership for two, and the rates are higher than they were at DIF for three. I dont know if they will go down to the $80.00 if she has a military discount like John did or not... I think the new rates are sort of high though and even though I love crossfit and would love to come three days a week I dont think I can justify that price when I have a gym membership already.
Well, that is it for now. I am going to get to bed so I can try and get in at least a two mile run in the morning. If I end up not doing any running while I am gone I will have a lot to try and catch up on when I get home. As it is I think I will end up walking most of the half at this point... Bummed for sure but we'll see how it plays out in June.
Updates and photos from the concert later. Likely when I return to NC.
Chow for Now!
Well, Tuesday I flew home to KS for almost two weeks. I am happy to be here. I really wanted to get away from Fayetteville for awhile. I needed to clear my head of all the things going on and I also thought being here away from the church situation would help me to have some clarity.
I am not a good flyer to put it mildly but for the most part my flights were ok. The flight from Charlotte to KS City was a bit hairy near the end and I nearly lost my cookies. I really thought that I would vomit. I had never been so happy to land.
On Wednesday I stuck close to home with Mom. We went to the grocery store but other than that didnt do much. I was glad though because I was so exhausted from not sleeping on Monday night. Even though I did sleep on Tuesday night I was still pretty tired yesterday.
Today I went and had lunch with my first grade neice, Kaelyn. We also went to recess together. I had so much fun. I enjoyed my time with her very much. After that I went to the preschool and had snack with my other neice, Carlee. That was also enjoyable. I got to take her home and so we had some alone time. We walked the dog together and then Missy and Kaelyn got home and we all went to dinner. We went to IHOP and it was awful. I ordered something I thought would be less bad than pancakes. I got roast beef but they had everything about my order all wrong. Not only did they mess up my order they got Carlees wrong and Missys too. In the end, we didnt pay for the meal. Not any of it. The management was really great about it. After dinner we took the chicks to Baskin Robbins. I got a scoop of coffee ice cream which was quite tasty. I had planned on running today but didnt. I am going to get up and do it tomorrow before we leave to go to the concert.
Tomorrow is the concert in KS City. We are seeing Leanne Womack, Reba and George Strait. It is going to be a good concert. If George sings, "you're something special to me" I might cry. That is me and Pauls song... We are going to stop in Topeka to see Lori on the way. I'm glad because it will likely be the only time I would get to see her while I am here.
I talked to Paul today. I had been missing him a lot. He called me though when I was in a place where it was hard for me to talk so it was hard to have a decent conversation. I think he thought that something was wrong but that wasnt the case. Its really hard to have conversations with him in public though.
Im really thinking of going to Puerto Rico for my birthday with my crossfit friends. Mom said she would help me out with some of the money as my birthday gift. It isnt that expensive anyhow with all the accomodations and flights included. It sure beats being all by myself again. I know Paul will think its ok so that isnt an issue. He isnt one of those guys who makes me or expects me to sit home all the time while he is deployed. Mostly because he trusts me and also because it isnt fair.
I heard lots of good things about ASI and I am so excited for Ali. Yah. I cant wait to be back in it. I am going to do only twice a week. With the run it just makes sense for one, I also have a gym membership for two, and the rates are higher than they were at DIF for three. I dont know if they will go down to the $80.00 if she has a military discount like John did or not... I think the new rates are sort of high though and even though I love crossfit and would love to come three days a week I dont think I can justify that price when I have a gym membership already.
Well, that is it for now. I am going to get to bed so I can try and get in at least a two mile run in the morning. If I end up not doing any running while I am gone I will have a lot to try and catch up on when I get home. As it is I think I will end up walking most of the half at this point... Bummed for sure but we'll see how it plays out in June.
Updates and photos from the concert later. Likely when I return to NC.
Chow for Now!
Sunday, April 4, 2010
updates
Well, its been a bit but I have taken longer hiatuses than this so I think we should all just count our little blessings. Since it is Easter anyhow. So, Happy Easter or Happy Passover. Whatever applies to you and yours. I hope you are finding your rest in the Lord today.
The last couple of weeks have sort of gone by quickly. Praise the Lord. I have had a lot on my mind with regard to my church and it hasnt been good. I am thinking of leaving... I am still praying about it so if anyone from my church reads this they can know that I have not yet made a final decision. I think there a tons of good intentions in my church but not a lot of follow through. I not only have issue with things on my end but with things on Pauls end. I have strong opinions on my churches role in Pauls spiritual growth, his emotional well being and etc an I feel a total disconnect with regard to him on that aspect... Pray for me if that is something that you do that I will be given the discernment to make the right decision.
Training for the run is going well. I am still not progressing at the point I would like to though. At this rate I doubt I will be running even 8 miles of the half in June. Right now I am struggling with three nonstop miles before my knees are hurting. I joined up at a gym again and am incorporating some elliptical and biking in with my running so hopefully I can get in the cardio while taking a load from my knees. Ive adjusted my goal to running at least 5 nonstop then walking a mile and running again a cycle of 10 minutes on and 2 minutes off till the finish unless it seems like I can go further than 5.
Today I ran out two miles and walked back one then ran in the last mile. I did this because yesterday we did a 5k so I didnt want to push it too much. I ran all of the run yesterday with the exception of the last hill. (Why are there always a long hill at the end of a race?) Anyhow, the run was in honor and in memory of John Velandra. It was a bittersweet day. Yesterday would've been his 44th birthday. I still miss him very much.
Tuesday I leave to go to moms. I am so excited to get out of here for awhile but also scared of what it does to my diet and fitness. I will need to be really diligent while I am gone. I am glad I have the marathon to keep me motivated to run. When I come back Ali will have A Star open and I can start back up with cross fit. I think I am only going to do twice a week until the marathon is over though. I like to run on Saturday and with grueling SOS on Saturday I know I wont run and with a marathon I pretty much need to run ya know. So anyhow, I am thinking either Tuesday and Thursday for CF or Wednesday and Friday.
The weather has gotten quite warm and the grass is growing and the weeds too. Last week I mowed and tomorrow I will do the same as well as weed the flower bed again. I am going to try and keep on top of it. When I get back from moms I am going to get the pool ready to open. I am thinking by May 15th I will open it but I also plan on rewarding myself with the beach if I get my run out of the way early on Saturdays.
Well thats it for now. I will update again later.
Stay safe.
The last couple of weeks have sort of gone by quickly. Praise the Lord. I have had a lot on my mind with regard to my church and it hasnt been good. I am thinking of leaving... I am still praying about it so if anyone from my church reads this they can know that I have not yet made a final decision. I think there a tons of good intentions in my church but not a lot of follow through. I not only have issue with things on my end but with things on Pauls end. I have strong opinions on my churches role in Pauls spiritual growth, his emotional well being and etc an I feel a total disconnect with regard to him on that aspect... Pray for me if that is something that you do that I will be given the discernment to make the right decision.
Training for the run is going well. I am still not progressing at the point I would like to though. At this rate I doubt I will be running even 8 miles of the half in June. Right now I am struggling with three nonstop miles before my knees are hurting. I joined up at a gym again and am incorporating some elliptical and biking in with my running so hopefully I can get in the cardio while taking a load from my knees. Ive adjusted my goal to running at least 5 nonstop then walking a mile and running again a cycle of 10 minutes on and 2 minutes off till the finish unless it seems like I can go further than 5.
Today I ran out two miles and walked back one then ran in the last mile. I did this because yesterday we did a 5k so I didnt want to push it too much. I ran all of the run yesterday with the exception of the last hill. (Why are there always a long hill at the end of a race?) Anyhow, the run was in honor and in memory of John Velandra. It was a bittersweet day. Yesterday would've been his 44th birthday. I still miss him very much.
Tuesday I leave to go to moms. I am so excited to get out of here for awhile but also scared of what it does to my diet and fitness. I will need to be really diligent while I am gone. I am glad I have the marathon to keep me motivated to run. When I come back Ali will have A Star open and I can start back up with cross fit. I think I am only going to do twice a week until the marathon is over though. I like to run on Saturday and with grueling SOS on Saturday I know I wont run and with a marathon I pretty much need to run ya know. So anyhow, I am thinking either Tuesday and Thursday for CF or Wednesday and Friday.
The weather has gotten quite warm and the grass is growing and the weeds too. Last week I mowed and tomorrow I will do the same as well as weed the flower bed again. I am going to try and keep on top of it. When I get back from moms I am going to get the pool ready to open. I am thinking by May 15th I will open it but I also plan on rewarding myself with the beach if I get my run out of the way early on Saturdays.
Well thats it for now. I will update again later.
Stay safe.
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