"In this tiny palm of mine such a dream, and ambition so big" - BeforeU - Red Rocket Rising-
Time: approximately 35 minutes
Distance: 2.25km or 1.4 miles.
these two just for fun:
calories: 131.9
steps: 4699
I think I have a mental block. I think I over-pysch myself for runs. I get really tense and I BREATH like I'm tense, far more than I have to. Which results in stitching. I know I can do better, because I do in Taekwon-do. It's just easier I suppose when you've got competition and games to win and such. Or you're trying to get out of having to do extra push ups. But when it's just me and my extremely deep mind, I get myself in too deep.
Then again, I'll hardly ever be or do good enough for myself. I push too hard and always expect too much. Which isn't necessarily bad, but it can cause me to never give myself a break. This is why I need a running buddy or something like that. Someone who can have an outside perspective and tell me when it's time to give it a break, when my pace is too fast, or just tell me to freaking relax!
Anyway, I know I have a good ways to go before I can get to where I once was. Besides, I used to run around all day everyday. I haven't done that in a while, haha. And we wonder why we all get so unhealthy with age? We forget to slow down our busy lives and take time to just enjoy a game, like soccer, or ride around the neighborhood. We're seriously never too old for it.
I think I'll cycle a bit later, or maybe play some Dance dance revolution to make up for my mostly walking run. Well and for fun :)
Hoping she can stick to this and not overdo it,
A.J. Ryan
Monday, June 29, 2009
Sunday, June 28, 2009
We tremble and spin, look beyond where hearts can see. Dream in peace, trust the belief. - The Dream Within - Lara Fabian
Time: 30 minutes
distance: ?
I went cycling this morning. It's kind of sad how I enjoy that WAY more than running. I honestly think I might be a treadmill type. I get super tense when I run outside. I'm going to try it again tomorrow morning though.
Had a good birthday, I got to do what I wanted and hang with who I wanted. I also got to hang out with a friend today. I missed people. Haha, which sounds lame, but I know everyone understands how much life can get in the way and how sometimes you just forget to breath things in with people.
I shared the whole idea/concept of my novel with a friend today. I think it went well. I didn't dwell on it for too long.
Anyway, I don't really have anything important to say.
Wishing she could run on the treadmill but can't go to the gym until september.
Also wishing she had a buddy for running,
A.J. Ryan
Time: 30 minutes
distance: ?
I went cycling this morning. It's kind of sad how I enjoy that WAY more than running. I honestly think I might be a treadmill type. I get super tense when I run outside. I'm going to try it again tomorrow morning though.
Had a good birthday, I got to do what I wanted and hang with who I wanted. I also got to hang out with a friend today. I missed people. Haha, which sounds lame, but I know everyone understands how much life can get in the way and how sometimes you just forget to breath things in with people.
I shared the whole idea/concept of my novel with a friend today. I think it went well. I didn't dwell on it for too long.
Anyway, I don't really have anything important to say.
Wishing she could run on the treadmill but can't go to the gym until september.
Also wishing she had a buddy for running,
A.J. Ryan
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Day three, the second beginning....
"I believe I am on the right path. So anything I cast aside or abandoned on the way, I don't think of as sacrifices" - Utada Hikaru - Deep River -
Time: 31 minutes
distance: approximately 1 mile
Well, I kept off the heavy training for the last week because of my final exam which was really three exams spanned over a little over a week. One would hope it worked out despite the usual end of term position in which I cease to care anymore.
Today I really did not want to go out. It's still hot and humid out from yesterday's onslaught of rain and 98% humidity. You could barely breath! It's not so bad today. However,there was no UV rating because of the blanket of fog that's covering the city and imprisoning us in this suffocating springlike weather. Yes, I know it's technically summer, but it's more like spring here. Anyway, along with a little push from my dear friend, I got up to go. It wasn't very impressive, and I regret not wearing shorts, but it's still something to log. Might I add that the humidity is still hovering around 88-92%. Even the wind was think and sticky!
I find myself liking cross training more though. I assume that is just simply because I'm not a very good runner yet. I cannot wait to be able to get to the point where I can run a mile without walking. Alas, patience is the key and consistency.
I'm thinking of trying lane swimming again too. Though I'm admittedly not a water person. My favorite is cycling. I think the speed is what I like so much. I could go for a day on my bike, if I let go of my schedules and plans.
Here's hoping tomorrow will go well, and tonight's Taekwon-do class as well.
Wishing her list of things to buy was shrinking,
A.J. Ryan
Time: 31 minutes
distance: approximately 1 mile
Well, I kept off the heavy training for the last week because of my final exam which was really three exams spanned over a little over a week. One would hope it worked out despite the usual end of term position in which I cease to care anymore.
Today I really did not want to go out. It's still hot and humid out from yesterday's onslaught of rain and 98% humidity. You could barely breath! It's not so bad today. However,there was no UV rating because of the blanket of fog that's covering the city and imprisoning us in this suffocating springlike weather. Yes, I know it's technically summer, but it's more like spring here. Anyway, along with a little push from my dear friend, I got up to go. It wasn't very impressive, and I regret not wearing shorts, but it's still something to log. Might I add that the humidity is still hovering around 88-92%. Even the wind was think and sticky!
I find myself liking cross training more though. I assume that is just simply because I'm not a very good runner yet. I cannot wait to be able to get to the point where I can run a mile without walking. Alas, patience is the key and consistency.
I'm thinking of trying lane swimming again too. Though I'm admittedly not a water person. My favorite is cycling. I think the speed is what I like so much. I could go for a day on my bike, if I let go of my schedules and plans.
Here's hoping tomorrow will go well, and tonight's Taekwon-do class as well.
Wishing her list of things to buy was shrinking,
A.J. Ryan
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Time: 26 minutes
Distance: 1.3 miles or 2.09 km
One of my friends who I confided in first about my running idea (after my mother) sent me this today:
http://www.explosm.net/comics/1682/
I thought it was cute. This friend has the most confidence in me and I really appreciate and thank him for it. It's people like him who are a real motivation, because you just don't want to let them down.
So, Today was my second run. It was on a treadmill because the weather was iffy. I was not keen on running in the rain.
It was good and odd at the same time. I've run on treadmills before, at the university gym, but I never really did it seriously. I never had a plan before, I always pretty much did my workout by ear. Today was different. I tried to walk 4, run 2 rule. Then the clip fell out (stopping the treadmill), so then I ran 3, walked 4 and ended a little early because I took so long to get ready and I'm on a bit of a schedule today. It's doubtful that I'll even find time to write a part of my novel today. It's funny how when I was just a couple of years younger the weekends were where I found time to relax and just be. Now I find myself with absolutely no time on the weekends. Perhaps I'm too tense? I don't know, but I still cant decide if I like being glad to see a weekend over and look forward to Mondays as opposed to the usual norm. of dreading the weekdays like everyone else.
Wow, excuses, excuses. Well, I'll do better next time, which will be Monday. Tomorrow is supposed to be my rest day, but I have Taekwon-do class.
Wishing she could find a stretch for her calves that actually works,
A.J. Ryan
Distance: 1.3 miles or 2.09 km
One of my friends who I confided in first about my running idea (after my mother) sent me this today:
http://www.explosm.net/comics/1682/
I thought it was cute. This friend has the most confidence in me and I really appreciate and thank him for it. It's people like him who are a real motivation, because you just don't want to let them down.
So, Today was my second run. It was on a treadmill because the weather was iffy. I was not keen on running in the rain.
It was good and odd at the same time. I've run on treadmills before, at the university gym, but I never really did it seriously. I never had a plan before, I always pretty much did my workout by ear. Today was different. I tried to walk 4, run 2 rule. Then the clip fell out (stopping the treadmill), so then I ran 3, walked 4 and ended a little early because I took so long to get ready and I'm on a bit of a schedule today. It's doubtful that I'll even find time to write a part of my novel today. It's funny how when I was just a couple of years younger the weekends were where I found time to relax and just be. Now I find myself with absolutely no time on the weekends. Perhaps I'm too tense? I don't know, but I still cant decide if I like being glad to see a weekend over and look forward to Mondays as opposed to the usual norm. of dreading the weekdays like everyone else.
Wow, excuses, excuses. Well, I'll do better next time, which will be Monday. Tomorrow is supposed to be my rest day, but I have Taekwon-do class.
Wishing she could find a stretch for her calves that actually works,
A.J. Ryan
Friday, June 12, 2009
first run
Well, after a very restless night of sleep the day began. It was unlike my usual days in which I groan and drag myself out of bed to my bowl of All Bran at eight o'clock in the morning. No, this day started with more "enthusiasm". I leaped out of my bed and somehow simultaneously wrapped the blanket around myself AND found those pesky slippers which I swear walk around all night on their own because they're never where I leave them the night before (I don't have any pets either). It was like a fright but with wider motion and a longer impulse than usual. Then again, perhaps this is just how one's memory sees it. Everything is always more extravagant in your mind's eye.
Not only did I jump up out of bed, but I did so an hour earlier than usual. This was due to some excited phone calls with the news of a new addition to the extended family.
Anyway, so I had a long breakfast and a good chat with my mom. I enjoy having such time with her.
Now, onto the point.
I've decided to train for a marathon next year. Ive been reading up on running for the past few months. Who would have thought that a hair appointment could inspire you to finally get out there and run again? I think the last straw was a combination of my growing frustration with my lack of exercise schedule, no one to play sports with, and my huge competitive nature that has been unfed for some time. I love all kinds of sports, but I've been away for so long that I don't know of anyone who would take me on.I had a badminton match with a friend last month and I felt pretty lame on the court. Now, I do take Taekwon-do classes but I don't feel like it's enough.
However, though I also contribute my motivation to Taekwon-do I can also thank it for bringing me to the one who inspires me. There are many great people there, but this woman is outstanding. I really look up to her. She is a working mom who does everything possible for her kids like supervising on their sports teams or traveling all over the world for their competitions, and even joining in. All of this, and yet she's also a runner.Well, I don't think anyone's "first run" is ever as spectacular as they first thought is to be. Still the main idea is that you got up and did it. Even after all day on my feet I ran home, got some water in me and suited up. In this cold Maritime weather in which it's still likely to snow I pulled out my tuque, kept on my signature 'hobo' gloves, laced up my old sneakers, with a sweater I used to wear in junoir high and my windbreaker and set off with the keys in one pocket and a pedometer in the other. I did it in spurts. I would say as I looked ahead, "start at that driveway, and once I was a while along I would say, you can make it to that car, or that light poll. I think I did at least 7 spurts of this with tense walking in between.
I think I did't warm up enough, but I jsut wanted to get it done this time. I got a stitch early in my right side but I kept on it. It's funny though. By the end of it, even though my calves are shot, I felt like I could just keep running. There's something about those two streets before my apartment. I wuld like to think that I grasped at that point in which you get the high and you could just go on forever.
A.J. Ryan
Not only did I jump up out of bed, but I did so an hour earlier than usual. This was due to some excited phone calls with the news of a new addition to the extended family.
Anyway, so I had a long breakfast and a good chat with my mom. I enjoy having such time with her.
Now, onto the point.
I've decided to train for a marathon next year. Ive been reading up on running for the past few months. Who would have thought that a hair appointment could inspire you to finally get out there and run again? I think the last straw was a combination of my growing frustration with my lack of exercise schedule, no one to play sports with, and my huge competitive nature that has been unfed for some time. I love all kinds of sports, but I've been away for so long that I don't know of anyone who would take me on.I had a badminton match with a friend last month and I felt pretty lame on the court. Now, I do take Taekwon-do classes but I don't feel like it's enough.
However, though I also contribute my motivation to Taekwon-do I can also thank it for bringing me to the one who inspires me. There are many great people there, but this woman is outstanding. I really look up to her. She is a working mom who does everything possible for her kids like supervising on their sports teams or traveling all over the world for their competitions, and even joining in. All of this, and yet she's also a runner.Well, I don't think anyone's "first run" is ever as spectacular as they first thought is to be. Still the main idea is that you got up and did it. Even after all day on my feet I ran home, got some water in me and suited up. In this cold Maritime weather in which it's still likely to snow I pulled out my tuque, kept on my signature 'hobo' gloves, laced up my old sneakers, with a sweater I used to wear in junoir high and my windbreaker and set off with the keys in one pocket and a pedometer in the other. I did it in spurts. I would say as I looked ahead, "start at that driveway, and once I was a while along I would say, you can make it to that car, or that light poll. I think I did at least 7 spurts of this with tense walking in between.
I think I did't warm up enough, but I jsut wanted to get it done this time. I got a stitch early in my right side but I kept on it. It's funny though. By the end of it, even though my calves are shot, I felt like I could just keep running. There's something about those two streets before my apartment. I wuld like to think that I grasped at that point in which you get the high and you could just go on forever.
A.J. Ryan
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