Sunday, January 31, 2010

Sunday Run Yoga Sled

Started this morning before the sun rose. Ate my obligatory oatmeal -- I will not rise without that to look forward to -- and headed out the door for a 12K run. Mileage is a down a tad this week as we are approaching the final weeks of training for the Chilly Half Marathon. I logged 10K yesterday morning in -31C temperatures. Today was a much more humane -10C. However, everyone felt a little heavy and draggy. I chalked it up to a sugar hangover, as I indulged in a piece of birthday cake at an 8 year old's party yesterday. Sugar shock. All this clean eating and the poor bod didn't know what hit it. But I Attended Yoga for Runners just after our run this morning and the instructor (a 2 x Olympian) explained to us that the body really is affected by such drastic changes in temperatures. In the depth of winter, we don't acknowledge 20 degree changes. Cold is cold. But a 20 degree change in temperature would throw us for a loop in the summer -- so in winter, why not? It just gives you something else to factor in.

Today was lovely. A 12K run, followed by an hours worth of yoga, followed by a delicious latte and omelette and then an hour or so of dog-sledding. Frannie (a dog) made me extremely proud of her prowess as a single-leader. Not an easy task for a sled-dog, running single lead. But she has taken very naturally to it. Love her!

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Brief Introduction

I am facing some amazing goals for 2010. I will list my race schedule on here soon. I am just getting my feet wet with this blogging thing.

Back in June 2009, I was at my heaviest weight of 163lbs and feeling like a slug. I started to use SparkPeople and the Nutrition Tracker and kept reading about Eating Clean and the Couch to 5K program. By dedicating myself to both programs, I have am now the leanest I have ever been and have lost 32lbs. I am training for a half marathon, a 50K, two 30K's and two full marathons in 2010. It is remarkable to me what a difference 6 months can make, let alone a year or more. Stay tuned!

"You have control over your own actions and how you think about the events that impact your life. None us can control the outcomes, but your actions can increase the probability that desired outcomes will occur. There are no guarantees in life. The only guarantee is that doing nothing will get you nowhere."
~ Krumboltz & Levin

This blog is going to chronicle the journey of each step I take towards actualizing those lofty goals of mine this year and beyond.