"Looking good Billy Ray! Feeling good Louis!"

Earlier this week I went to the track for a run and forgot my ipod.  I was super pissed.  But I decided to run anyway.  I realized very quickly that it wasn't going to go well.  My calves locked up and hurt pretty bad.  That and without my headphones I could hear all the other people at the track which was remarkably annoying.  So after just two laps I decided  to call it a run.  But as soon as I got to the car I decided to go run near the softball fields which are next to the track where I run.  Well that turned out to be a great idea.  I took time to stretch out my calves every so often and ended up running for about 40 minutes or so.

Tonight's run was really awesome also!  I did a total of 12 laps, walking 4 and running 8.  But for every walking lap except the last one I ran a set of stairs on the visitor side of the stadium 4 times per lap.  It was awesome.  I never got too too tired or in too much pain.  I felt so good , I was inspired to post this as my facebook status:

Things/people that are amazing:
God
My Wife
My kids
My friends
Feeling like a total badass almost every time I run
Getting my shit together
Beginning to really believe the potential in my life that others have seen for a while

Needless to say I'm feeling pretty good about myself tonight :)

HONK!

Matt

Dead Weight

I ran this morning - yay!  The downside is that my body just felt like dead weight the whole time.  And I HATE IT when my body doesn't want to cooperate.  Trying to go longer than 25 minutes was just not in the cards.  So that part sucked super bad.  But I'm glad I went out there.  The Peachtree is only about two weeks away, and I'm not ready, but I want to be as prepared as I can be.  I'm going to run again tomorrow in the morning because I have a meeting tomorrow night in Birmingham and won't be back until later.

I like running in the morning.  I know I've said this a lot.  And I've also said that I'm not a morning person.  Which makes it super hard to get up and out of bed when I need to in order to have enough time to run.  Hah.  Tomorrow morning will definitely be a test because I have staff meeting first thing so I can't take my time to get out the door.  I also read in an article that it takes 3 weeks to get used to waking up early and 6 weeks for it to be habit....?  Something like that.  Either way, I'm going to run tomorrow.  Homegirl has a race to get ready for!

Oh!  I think I need new shoes.  My shoes aren't light in the first place because I like the stability of the arch support, but I've come to realize that my ankle braces make my feet so much heavier.  Plus I think it's just time.  So here's to hoping I'll find new shoes that are lightweight but have a good feeling of stability.  Hah.

Alright, I think this is all for the moment.  Let's make this summer count! :)

HONK!

Workin' on it!

I ran Wednesday and today - yay!  Wednesday's run didn't go very well.  I think part of the reason is that I started off too fast, which totally wiped me out halfway through.  Today's run went really well.  I'm still working on the C25K program on my phone, so it was week 5 day 2.  The running was 8 minutes and I thought that if I could do 3 laps in 8 minutes, that would mean that I would be on track for a 12 minute mile (with the time built in for me getting tired haha).  I know I shouldn't focus on numbers and whatnot, but I almost can't help it.  This is just another example of how I like levels and I love to beat them.  A smaller example is when I play games on my phone - I only download games that have levels, or an acknowledgment of completion.  Make sense?  So that part of me (I think this is the only competitive part of myself - with myself!) is what is taking over when I'm on the track.  I'm planning on going out again tomorrow and the plan is to run for 20 minutes without having to walk.  I'm nervous about it, but I'm confident I can make it work.  Another example of wanting to do well - today when I was wrapping up each 8 minute section I was already thinking that I might go longer than 20 minutes tomorrow.  I should really just listen to my body and see how it's going, but yeah.  Hah.

Anyway, I feel like this post is a bit all over the place.  It probably is, but that's okay.  I also have to tell y'all that I appreciate the encouragement boost lately.  Especially when Matt said today "Gonna lace up those shoes?"  These are things I need - I need to be accountable not only to myself, but to y'all too.  And knowing that you're going to check in with me makes such a difference.  Maybe one day I'll be a self sustaining runner, but right now it ain't happenin' haha.  I'm leaving on Sunday for Birmingham for the week for a youth event, and I'm thinking of taking my running stuff with me.  I'm just not sure if I'll have the time or energy (I'll be outside alllllllllll day working), but well see.  Anyway, I'll let y'all know how tomorrow goes. :)

HONK!