| Location: Mesa,AZ, Member Since: Apr 04, 2007 Gender: Female Goal Type: Marathon Finish Running Accomplishments: Prs:
1 mile: 6:31
5K: 23:37
Half Marathon: 2:04
My first post-high school 5K, in which I thought I was going to die
The first time I won my age division. Yippee!
My first half marathon, in which I attack Sasha
The time I beat my high school PR for the 5K (as a 31 year-old mommy of 3!)
My first 5K barefooted
Short-Term Running Goals: I'm just getting back into running after a long break to have my last child. I would like to race some 10Ks, a half, and a marathon in the next 2 years. Long-Term Running Goals: Be the oldest woman to complete a marathon. Yea! But hopefully I will also complete some BEFORE I geezer up, like, before I'm 40 for sure. I think it would be fun to dress up really strange for marathons, like impersonating celebrities and stuff. Except I don't really like celebrities, as a rule, so maybe I'll have to stick to the age old question of ninja, or pirate. I say ninja. *Hyah!*
Personal: I am happily married to James W (Cool Runnings). We have 3 boys and 1 opinionated little girl. I love reading and I'm also a news junkie. I am a stinker. Favorite Blogs: |
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I did my yoga class again today, so yea me, I guess. Tomorrow I die, for tomorrow is my "body pump" class which is basically a weights class set to music. Hooooooo-boy.
This is me doing yoga at 4 1/2 months:
Wow, that image turned out inexplicably humongous. An insult from the universe, no doubt. What is it trying to say, that I look FAT?!? How dare it. (Some people have said that I am a teeny bit touchy while pregnant.) |
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Body pump class today. Cool music, painful routine. You spend a WHOLE SONG just doing squats at various speeds (slow hurts the most) with weights over your shoulders. Ow. Then there is the biceps song, the triceps song (that is the one that killed the most), the pec song, the shoulder song, the hamstring song, the back song, and the ab song (I had to modify the movements big time for that one).
My body had the following things to say about it:
Quads: How could you DO this to us? Haven't we served you well?
Biceps: Why do I need to be strong anyway--do you want to look like a guy?
Triceps: You will pay for this...
Shoulders: Good luck brushing your hair tomorrow. HA ha HA!
Hamstrings: We are for sitting on. This is ridiculous.
Etc. etc.
And I should tell you that every single chica in that big, sweaty room could beat me to a bloody pulp if she wanted to. It was filled with she-beasts, I am telling you. Lotta muscles on those ladies.
I, on the other hand, can not even open my own bottle of gatorade. *Blush* It is true. I once melted a hole in the lid just because I couldn't get it off. This will be interesting...and good, I am sure. I don't want to be practically disabled by wimpiness anymore. |
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I did my yoga class today, and it killed more than usual. Of course it killed. My legs are so sore from my weight class yesterday that I can hardly lower myself to the toilet, let alone do the Hindi squat for any length of time. But it was beneficial, I am sure. It felt good to do the stretching portions. Today I wore my fancy new yoga outfit, which makes me look about 3 months further along. So I was like a big letter P in class, but whatever, I got my darn workout in.
Friday is my ultrasound. Please, if there is anyone out there who cares at all, PRAY I WILL HAVE A GIRL. It's not that I don't want a boy. I have nothing against adorable little boys. It is just that I really want a girl. I'm outnumbered here! |
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20 min. on the treadmill (walking fast) followed by 20 min. on the elliptical.
Then I did all the weight machines I could figure out. I basically set them each to a weight that was fairly difficult, and then did as many reps as it took to get a really good burn. But I only did one set.
Four days in a row! That a record for this pregnancy, and I have the blog to thank for it! So thanks, blog. You make me want to work out much more regularly.
P.S. Tomorrow is the day! Oh please oh please oh PULEEEEESE! |
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IT...IS...A...GIRL!
See, she is waving to her adoring fans...
Can you BELIEVE it?!?! Miracles will never cease.
And I'm off to do my 30 min. yoga DVD. It is hard, but short. In general I've been trying to do at least an hour a day, but something's better than nothing. |
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Yipee! I had a perfect week--or at least I worked out every day. And even better, I got GREAT NEWS! Happiness surrounds me. Today I accidentally triggered a little bout of road rage. You know, when they lay on the horn like BEEEEEEEEEE-I-HATE-YOUR-GUTS-EEEEEEEP!!!, complete with nasty look. Well, I was so happy I just smiled at the guy *dork!* like he was my long lost best friend. Bet that got his goat. Hehehe.
I did my yoga class at the gym today, and I am pleased to report that I can already tell a BIG difference in both my strength and my stamina. When I first started just over a month ago, I could barely do about half the moves, and I always took the easy option. Today I was able to do the ENTIRE routine and I did the advanced option almost every time. I am a yogafying FOOL! I looove yoga. My back already feels MUCH stronger. I don't get that uneasy feeling that something might slip out of place if I bend over too many times. My back actually feels better now that it did when I wasn't pregnant. Go figure! |
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