tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426484837937435979.post4188146186010071659..comments2023-10-09T10:17:26.366-07:00Comments on The Pursuit of a Quality Life: Get the Balloons...It's Time for a Party!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13477548540626948283noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426484837937435979.post-84970740716771253392014-06-25T07:40:30.179-07:002014-06-25T07:40:30.179-07:00Great ideas, Luisa!! And you're right - the tr...Great ideas, Luisa!! And you're right - the training is as much mental, if not more, than it is physical. Thank you, thank you, thank you for your advice and support!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13477548540626948283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426484837937435979.post-43485130669354280462014-06-25T07:36:05.751-07:002014-06-25T07:36:05.751-07:00And this is what is MOST difficult about the marat...And this is what is MOST difficult about the marathon - the training. I know you are having self doubts. Even the fastest people in the world have self-doubts. Mental training is a part of the marathon training. But I know you can do it. Your goal for the Marathon is to cross the finish line. Keep telling yourself that. "My goal is to cross the finish line." And yes, it is tough to run it alone. I think finding a workout partner that can accompany you will be key to completing the long runs. Enroll a different person - co-worker, sister, son, DIL. Make it a family outing by placing them in different mile markers (water stations). Let them know how important this is for you. I know they will have pride in you and in themselves for supporting you come Marathon day. insipidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08442015011333913779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426484837937435979.post-78135052998033592812014-06-25T07:35:18.438-07:002014-06-25T07:35:18.438-07:00Oh but it does help!!! Because you know it helps m...Oh but it does help!!! Because you know it helps me realize that IF I ever get to the point in training where it truly is absolutely NO FUN, then that is it. Running, for me, is a joyful activity and if the drive to accomplish the goal erases that, then the goal isn't worth it (right now). The other part it helps me realize is that if the stars aren't aligning and it just doesn't come together and I bump down to the half marathon, that's OKAY. It's not the end of the world...there are bigger things in life. Thank you for your unending support!!! I truly, truly, truly appreciate it!! Now if I could just get you here to Cali to actually cheer lead that would be all-caps AWESOME!!! ;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13477548540626948283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426484837937435979.post-51503186746204454592014-06-25T07:31:43.919-07:002014-06-25T07:31:43.919-07:00Oh Kathy...you make me cry!!!! I so needed that......Oh Kathy...you make me cry!!!! I so needed that...I don't even know the words to say just how much I needed to be reminded of how joyful I was that I could run even when it sucked!! hahaha I need to channel that same joy now. I know I can do this. You are right. I AM A RUNNER and my runner's heart can be bigger than my runner's hamster brain. I love you, my friend!! Thank you!!!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13477548540626948283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426484837937435979.post-51726555109314543552014-06-24T19:44:15.100-07:002014-06-24T19:44:15.100-07:00There is this girl that I know from Sparkpeople wh...There is this girl that I know from Sparkpeople who wanted to be a runner. This is what she wrote when she ran on her first day. "Monday - I completed W1D1 of C25K!! That's right - I actually RAN! Okay, so it is jogging for short intervals but I did it! LOL My sister even got up and came and joined me at the un-Godly hour of 4:00 AM!! We both did it...we are training for the 5K at Disneyland in September and have just enough time to completed C25K before doing the 5K. Can't wait!! I am bound and determined to get the medal for finishing because you only get it if you complete at a 15 minute/mile pace. This will be the first time I participate in a 5K that actually has a pace limit. So I am anxious to challenge myself! I'm also excited about starting The Challenge today. I can tell already that it is going to push me to my outer limits! But I'm ready for that! I am going to deviate just a tad and do the strength on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday instead of the M/W/F that they currently have it on. That will work better with my "running" schedule! hehehehe - It just delights me to be able to say that!!! <br /><br />emoticon <br /><br />I guess I need to give a little background - I have always told myself that I'm not a runner. Even as a child when I was skinny and fit I hated to run. After a few minutes when my legs would ache and my lungs would burn I would give in and walk. I always told myself I was a "sprinter". So as I started walking a few years back I still maintained that I just wasn't a runner. Then I stopped even walking and when I started back up again earlier this year that was still the thought. BUT in between I had watched some Biggest Loser and I saw these people actually running and I kept saying to myself, 'If they can do it, why can't I???' And I kept saying it and saying it and saying it...but yet never actually started running. <br /><br />Well, when my sister said we need to do this Disneyland 5K and I saw that to get the medal I would definitely have to run at least part of the way (my walking pace is about 17 minutes/mile) I said, now is the time! It is time to be DONE with telling myself I can't do it! I CAN DO IT!!! And I WILL DO IT!!! I am going to run that 5K in September!!!!! And when I am crossing the finish line I will be able to yell out "I AM SO DONE - GIVE ME MY MEDAL!!!" <br /><br />Can't wait for that day!!! "<br /><br />A little while later she wrote this that sounded so poetic: "Today, I got to run. (Yesterday was a Xtrain day, so that meant only walking). It was hot and it was humid. The only coolness I got was from the breeze I generated by running! But at the same time, one of the things I love most about running is that you DO generate a breeze! Freaking cool if you ask me!! So today I ran. And I think for a lot of it I ran off the frustration I've been feeling lately. I left the iPod at home and just focused on the stars, my form, my rhythmic breathing, the sweat running down my neck, the way it felt to feel my lungs rise and collapse, to feel my feet roll and push me off...It may have been hot and humid, but it was an awesome run and it made so much of a difference." <br /><br />She also wrote about Domino effects and how one domino of negative thinking can spiral you into a lifetime of bad decisions. It bothers me that you reference a "real runner." You are a real runner. You have overcome lethargy, weight, stress, P.M.S., injury, etc and you still run. Listen to your body and make decisions....but don't let negative thinking get you. You've had shin splints before and conquered it, you've done long runs in the hot summer by yourself before and conquered it, You've run a marathon before. You are totally capable. Get your friend to ride, drive to join the group....do what it takes because you are a runner and you can do this! <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14441955273980619936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426484837937435979.post-67888328826890043812014-06-24T17:59:23.108-07:002014-06-24T17:59:23.108-07:00Congrats on not getting your car towed. That woul...Congrats on not getting your car towed. That would've sucked big time! But your poor legs. :-(<br /><br />I wish I knew what to say to make it easier for you to decide on the marathon. Of course I want to cheer lead and say "you can do this!" and be Rainbow Brite. But I also don't want you to push yourself to the point where you're doing this and your body isn't fully ready either, ya know? Only you can answer that question for sure and only you know if it's a physical thing or a mental thing and if it's mental, how much does it mean to you? <br /><br />Does SP have a running group near you? Could you start one in your area? I'm sure others want it too but don't know where to start. <br /><br />I'm sure none of that helped. LOL SorryAnele @ Success Along the Weighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03986921867517926199noreply@blogger.com