I should really put a number on these weekly round ups as I have no idea which week I'm up to. In the week just gone I ran:
Mon: 3 ks
Tues: 0 ks
Wed: 0 ks
Thurs: 4 ks
Fri: 0 ks
Sat: 4 ks
Sun: 0 ks
Another week to be not particularly proud of - 11 ks. As I only went for a run three days out of seven in the past week I failed in my goal. My goal for the week was to run 5kms further than last week, I ran 1.22 ks further. Not even close. However, if I had of dragged myself off for a run on just one of the days I didn't I most likely would have made my goal. Thus, I think the goal for this week should be 5 days running.
5 days. Cold is only fleeting, and, to quote General Lewis B. 'Chesty' Puller of the USMC, 'Pain is weakness leaving the body!'
Things I notice: If I don't go for a run, my body punishes me. I find that I have serious difficulty sleeping. Right now I've been up for a good 30 hours. Bit tired, but it got to five this morning and it became either sleep or go to class, not a hard choice. Hopefully one I won't have to make in the future.
So it's an early night for me tonight before I rise at sparrows fart and tear around my 4km run circuit in the icy chill of a windy Wellington winter.
Monday, 14 May 2012
Saturday, 12 May 2012
Chilly Bin's Inside Out
Yes, yes it is now. There is no way, other than that, to describe today. The temperature in Wellington is apparently 14° I can, however, tell you that you would be hard pressed to get a drink of water from an ice cube in our house. After I got past the snow warning in the living room I carefully negotiated the black ice in the kitchen and I was off. Running. In the cold. It's true, exercise does warm you up and I found that I was a little happier when I got home from my run.
It's still cold here in Kelburn though.
Things I notice: A dog would be useful. There was a man on my run today and he was attached to reasonably large dog. I say reasonably as it was bigger than a poodle even though there was no way it was a Tibetan Mastiff(notice the capitals, those dogs really do inspire respect. Or is it fear? I'm not sure). The thing that I noticed was that there was no way that this guy was going to be able to run slowly. Whether he was just going for a short run or a marathon, if he took his dog he would have to race around the course.
So if anyone out there has a dog that needs exercising(yes, it could be a Tibetan Mastiff) I am offering to take your dog for a run. Here's my(very attractive) Facebook, send me a message, and I will run your dog.
Disclaimer:- You must be either in the Wellington(New Zealand) region or if you are somewhere else, say Moscow, be prepared to ship your dog to me in order for me to be able to conduct fitness exercises with said beastie.
It's still cold here in Kelburn though.
Things I notice: A dog would be useful. There was a man on my run today and he was attached to reasonably large dog. I say reasonably as it was bigger than a poodle even though there was no way it was a Tibetan Mastiff(notice the capitals, those dogs really do inspire respect. Or is it fear? I'm not sure). The thing that I noticed was that there was no way that this guy was going to be able to run slowly. Whether he was just going for a short run or a marathon, if he took his dog he would have to race around the course.
So if anyone out there has a dog that needs exercising(yes, it could be a Tibetan Mastiff) I am offering to take your dog for a run. Here's my(very attractive) Facebook, send me a message, and I will run your dog.
Disclaimer:- You must be either in the Wellington(New Zealand) region or if you are somewhere else, say Moscow, be prepared to ship your dog to me in order for me to be able to conduct fitness exercises with said beastie.
Friday, 11 May 2012
A Habit
No running today so we'll just move straight onto:
Things I notice: My time management skills are not as well developed as my procrastination skills. I've been wanting to create a habit, I've been chasing after this habit for a long time. It's not a big change and there's no reason why it should be such a big challenge. I also very much believe that it would improve not only my fitness work, running distances, times etc, but would also improve my entire life, my 'mental health', my physical health and perhaps my time management skills as well.
That elusive habit could really be broken down into two sections, but to attack both parts at the same time would probably be the most effective way to go about it. If one thing happened then the other would fit in very nicely with it. The habit that, so far, has proven to be the most difficult for me to establish, even just to get a toe-hold has been near impossible, is to run in the (relatively) early morning.
I generally don't have classes before 10 in the a.m so it shouldn't really be that hard to get up at (gasp) eight and go for a run, back in time for a steaming hot coffee and breakfast before going merrily to classes. You couldn't even consider eight a.m an early morning, so why is it that I cannot drag my sorry backside from beneath the covers?
I've thought about this, and thought about this. I have come to the conclusion that there are two main reasons for this: 1- I don't pay enough attention to my body's 'language' e.g., my eyes drooping, my muscles screaming 'rest', that strange taste that pops up whenever one is 'super-tired'. 2 - My procrastination skills have been cultivated as a positive for far too long e.g., Just one more article, Just one more level, or even 'I'll make a cup of tea after this sentence, then I'll go to bed'.
I could have used the excuse that 'it's just so toasty under these covers' but that just wouldn't fly what so ever. Once you start running you get sweaty, so you must be warm. Another thing to note, which I believe I've noticed before, is that there is always an excuse not to.
In conclusion, Ladies, Gentlemen, and Other's do not develope your procrastination skills. You will eventually figure out that they serve no real purpose in your life, in fact, if you are a christian you could very well say they were sent by the Devil in order to consign you to the very bowels of hell by actions you just 'never got round to'.
Things I notice: My time management skills are not as well developed as my procrastination skills. I've been wanting to create a habit, I've been chasing after this habit for a long time. It's not a big change and there's no reason why it should be such a big challenge. I also very much believe that it would improve not only my fitness work, running distances, times etc, but would also improve my entire life, my 'mental health', my physical health and perhaps my time management skills as well.
That elusive habit could really be broken down into two sections, but to attack both parts at the same time would probably be the most effective way to go about it. If one thing happened then the other would fit in very nicely with it. The habit that, so far, has proven to be the most difficult for me to establish, even just to get a toe-hold has been near impossible, is to run in the (relatively) early morning.
I generally don't have classes before 10 in the a.m so it shouldn't really be that hard to get up at (gasp) eight and go for a run, back in time for a steaming hot coffee and breakfast before going merrily to classes. You couldn't even consider eight a.m an early morning, so why is it that I cannot drag my sorry backside from beneath the covers?
I've thought about this, and thought about this. I have come to the conclusion that there are two main reasons for this: 1- I don't pay enough attention to my body's 'language' e.g., my eyes drooping, my muscles screaming 'rest', that strange taste that pops up whenever one is 'super-tired'. 2 - My procrastination skills have been cultivated as a positive for far too long e.g., Just one more article, Just one more level, or even 'I'll make a cup of tea after this sentence, then I'll go to bed'.
I could have used the excuse that 'it's just so toasty under these covers' but that just wouldn't fly what so ever. Once you start running you get sweaty, so you must be warm. Another thing to note, which I believe I've noticed before, is that there is always an excuse not to.
In conclusion, Ladies, Gentlemen, and Other's do not develope your procrastination skills. You will eventually figure out that they serve no real purpose in your life, in fact, if you are a christian you could very well say they were sent by the Devil in order to consign you to the very bowels of hell by actions you just 'never got round to'.
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