Run January: Week 4

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Andrea

You can read about Week 1, Week 2, and Week 3.

Sunday, January 22nd:

It was super windy when I got up and instead of putting on my shoes, I changed into my painting clothes. I got the first coat of primer up before I even had my morning coffee!

Two rooms and two coats of primer for each. That took all day and completely wiped me out! I might not have run but I did get a lot accomplished and painting is most definitely an upper body workout!

Monday, January 23rd:

It was windy again and I turned on the coffee pot. I couldn’t sit idle for long though and at lunch I headed out for a quick run. It started raining and the wind was still blowing strong. Ugh!

I completely hate running in the wind AND rain. However you gotta burn it to earn it, right? I was already dressed and already outside, so I might as well run. I did 2.5 miles.

Run January: Week 3

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Andrea

You can read recaps of Week 1 and Week 2.

Sunday, January 15th:

Rest day! There are two reasons why I took this as a rest day:

Body was tired.

Work needed done around the house.

We’ve been really hauling butt this past week to get wallpaper removed and two rooms painted. Saturday, we didn’t get nearly as much accomplished as I was hoping which meant that unfortunately I had to make up time on Sunday, pushing my run aside.

Bummed out? Yes. But at this point it’s necessary. Since I would be scraping walls all day long, I’m considering that as “something”. Because it leaves me dog tired at the end of the day and sore the next day!

Monday, January 16th:

It was slow going and a little rough but I made it happen, 2.5 on the books. I’m beginning to like starting the week off with a run.

Tuesday, January 17th:

Rainy and gross outside. I was orginally going to workout at the end of the day, however, I started painting our laundry room and got sucked into that completely. I’m not calling it a rest day but it wasn’t as active as I would have liked. Let’s go with that!

Run January: Week 1

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Andrea

Last December, I mentioned that I had lost my running mojo. I had lost my everything mojo because I had no umph to get up and workout. Which is really odd for me because I LOVE working out. I also LOVE running, so to have my thoughts change and become “meh” about the whole situation meant that something was going on.

I determined that my hip injury coupled with an unfortunate encounter, left me feeling very uninspired and frustrated which lead to feeling blah about running. In an effort to change this around and find my running mojo again, January has become, Run January.

Let’s recap Week 1!

Sunday January 1st:

I love starting a new month on a Sunday and the fact that this was a brand new year starting on a Sunday was even better! I woke up to a typical Columbus, Ohio winter day. Gloomy, rainy, and windy. Blech! It wasn’t raining at the time but it looked like it was about to start and rain was in the forecast. I sucked it up and decided to head out before the rain rolled in.

Running January

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Andrea

My running mojo has not been around for quite some time. She’s curled up in bed with the covers over her head and she doesn’t want to come out.

It’s been a rough year for me in regards to running. Ever since the dog bite last December and this hip injury that I’ve been trying to work through all. year. long. Running and I have become distant.

Our relationship isn’t what it used to be. In fact, I’m not even excited to see it anymore and this is not okay.

I love running. Running makes me happy, running kicks my ass while also making that ass look awesome.

Running makes my body strong and shapes my muscles.

When I started running three years ago, I ran every day. Every day, no matter what, unless the weather was super bad outside. I knew that if I didn’t do it everyday that my motivation would eventually decrease and I would be back at square one.

One step forward

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Andrea

It’s been a while since I’ve talked about training. Part of that is unintentional, I’ve had other things I wanted to discuss on the blog or I’ve been preoccupied on Sundays and didn’t get a post written.

Part of it was intentional, I don’t really have much to say. It seems like the same old same old lately.

I want to be running full time again. For me, that’s at least four days a week. Apparently Mother Nature has other ideas because getting four days of nice weather lately has not happened. It’s a good week if I get in two runs.

Two runs.

This is not acceptable yet there’s not much I can do about it, I’m at the mercy of the weather.

We’ve been having a lot of rain and wind. It’s Monday morning as I’m typing this and it’s pouring buckets. I have a little pond that developed in my back yard. Any minute now I’m waiting for the ducks to show up and declare it their newest real estate investment.

Chill In The Air

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Andrea

Welcome Fall! Aside from some rain and wind here and there, we’ve been having the best mornings lately.

I am such a cold weather baby. When I step outside in the frosty cool morning I’m completely energized and crave to be outside. I run back in, not because I’m freezing but because I want to quick change my clothes and go out for a run. Or a walk or whatever, just as long as I’m outside.

This is my prime time of the year. My runs are better and I enjoy being outside much more. I really dislike summer running. The only thing that I like about summer running is that I sweat more and I do enjoy getting a good sweat going for a workout.

Otherwise summer can kiss my butt, I’ll take Fall running over that all the time.

I might not be running very far right now but I’ll take what I can get.

Discharged

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Andrea

Last Monday I dragged my feet to PT. Because of my hip struggles, I’ve been going to PT since July.

I was tired of PT.

I was going to walk in and discuss my release because I was pretty much over it. I didn’t even get that far because the therapist said, “At this point, I’m pretty sure we can cut you loose. You can start increasing the miles on you’re own.”

HOORAY!!!

My appointment was all of five minutes long and I was out the door. The receptionist checking me out started singing to me.

“She’s been DC’d! She’s been released!”

Yes, she’s a bit odd but I didn’t care. Because, I’d been DC’d! I’d been released!

I am up to 3 miles now and about to bump that up a little more. I got several runs in last week at 3 miles and they were great. My endurance is starting to come back which makes me so thankful!

Triple Score

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Andrea

We have finally seen some awesome weather this week.

This is what fall is supposed to be like in Columbus! Clear blue skies, sun, and warm during the day. Cool in the mornings and in the evenings. Perfect perfect weather!

Because the weather was so nice, I was finally able to get some runs in this week. I got four runs in this week and two of those runs were 3 MILES.

Heck yes!

Finally able to get past that 2.5 mile plateau that I was at for so long.

And I even got Scotty to go out for a run last week. It was only once but it was something. He’ll be getting more in especially if he’s looking to race next month.

We’re both going to run The Flying Feather next month. It was such fun last year and since he said he would run it with me, I’m holding him to it.

Hard to believe that Thanksgiving is already next month!

October Challenge

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Andrea

A new month can signal new beginnings. It can be the start of change. It’s a fresh slate and you can do with it whatever you choose.

The Fit Approach gang has decided to each take on a personal challenge for the month of October. Each one of us is doing something that is personal with the hope that we’ll notice a change in our life.

October is about creating new habits and getting rid of the old ones that aren’t doing us any good.

This couldn’t have come at a better time for me because there’s one thing that I’ve wanted to start doing and this will give me the push I need.

I want to get up earlier in the mornings.

Sounds easy enough and my nature is that I’m a morning person anyway.

I don’t mean that I’m one of those annoying cheerful people in the mornings who greet you with a wave and a very loud, “Good Morning!!!”. In fact I would rather you not speak to me until I’ve had some coffee and a shower.

Stalemate

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Andrea

I was actually just goofing off in this picture but currently I want to yell in frustration. Just a bit. This pic sort of looks like I’m yelling so I’m using it.

For the past two weeks it’s been raining and if it wasn’t raining, it was terribly windy outside.

Yesterday it was both along with being cold.

Cue the grumbling, foot stomping, and general melodramatic complaining.

All of this is preventing me from getting runs in which means my mileage isn’t increasing but staying at 2.5

This sister is ready for some more mileage, thanks so much.

At my last check-in with physical therapy, I asked about how much longer I needed to keep coming. I’ve been doing PT for over 8 weeks now and frankly I’m ready to move on from it.

The therapist told me that I wasn’t to be let go until they get me to running 5 miles comfortably and with no pain afterwards.