Yoga

Well, I am going to start learning to teach Yoga. I like Yoga, I have always been more into the cardio portion of fitness, but now as I find myself getting a little older it's time to start doing activities to promote flexibilty. I am supposed to start teaching the end of August...very scary.
I am going to the class next week.

I sure hope this is a good career opportunity....I really don't want to go back to patient care...although I love it.....the hospital, nursing home adminstration think that once you have an RN license, you are superwoman. Sure take care of 6 very ill people--decide which of the 22 medications a heart transplant pt can do without since he is puking his guts out after surgery and can't keep anything down....sure---- take care of 41 nursing home residents....THEN---make sure your aides are not goofing off...sure...got time for that.....make sure they are not stuffing towels in peoples pants just so they don't soak through their clothes and they don't have to change them....yup...all that wet stuff next to thier frail elderly skin is GOOD...uh huh. Or the fat aides aren't eating the frail little old ladies food from thier tray when they are supposed to be feeding them instead....AAARRGGHHHH!!!!
I thought I could make a difference...but all it did was create new stress and I could never relax...all I did was worry, even during my off time. Not good......so I am pursuing other options, not a good thing in this economy...... new worries.....Take away my difficulties, that victory over them may bear witness to those I would help........
This was a good vent.

training, Howl, etc

I just got back from a 5 mile run. It was a good run. I have been running with others and that has been forcing me to run faster. Today I got to run by myself and actually ran faster than I thought I would.

Still doing the millions of abs I have been doing to get that incredible 6 pack I'll never show anyone...but I'll know I have it. I am going to change it up...its becoming a chore, and I know me, if it's boring or a chore I tend to procrastinate. So I plan to work on that.

Tomorrow I teach water aerobics, fun...I love it. I got some ideas, and we'll see if they work. Then arms since I am at the gym...I think I will do some stairclimber intervals...at 30 minutes we'll see if they make the knees creak.

Sunburn 6 and Howl coming up. AT100 closing in. Signed up for McNaughton in Vermont...to do the 100. We'll see how that goes.

Howl, McNaughton hill repeats and other stuff.

The Howl at the Moon is in a few weeks, before that I have the "Sunburn 6 in the Stix". Since both of those long distance events are in the heat of August I have been TRYING to do some heat training....running in the hottest part of the day...this has not been easy...since it's not been hot. Sure yesterday I did a grueling 8 miles in the sun and 86 degree heat after hill repeats at McNaughton the evening before....but I don't know. I know it will be 104 degrees and hot both runs. So like Dad said....."Go Punt".....meaning....Just Do It. Ok, to be prepared is the best I can do I think.

Today I went to water aerobics across the street, it's my recovery day for my faster miles tomorrow, then Sunday the ABC run....Steve really wants to go to that...mostly for food I think. Should be fun to see some LRC'ers I don't see very often. The ABC runs are for a good cause as well.

Still keeping up with abs, it's arms again today...this time at home with my weights.

Hill repeats at McNaughton were fun the other night...Mike Siltman met Steve and I for them. Mike had just done the Leadville marathon and climbed up Mt. Elbert the next day with his Ironwoman wife Tonya. Those two are good role models for training......and they are fun people. Anyway, I was huffing and puffing the first repeat so when Steve stopped to refill his bottle I told the guys I would go on ahead as I knew they would catch me....well, Mike must have been tired, because I ran like HELL to keep ahead of them....and sucessfully did! When they caught me at the end, they were huffing and puffing.... WOO HOO...that won't happen again....

Off to get stuff done, Have a good day!

training and stuff

Today Steve and I went for a bike ride and I rediscovered an old area of grassy trail I can do repeats on...its flat, a half of a mile long and perfect to run or ride my bike to for some repeats.

Hill repeats will be at McNaughty so far, till I get bored with it or the drive there.

I like the Buffalo Trace trail in Mahomet too, nice flat trail with a couple of rollers, but it's nothing for hill training. I can't do the stairmaster too much as it makes my knees "creaky" and weak feeling...so that will be done minimally....no more 10 milers on the stairmaster I guess. So it's looking like the McNaughty thing or in a pinch the grassy hill at Jersey Ave.

I plan to do some hills during the week and then also some trail runs at Evergreen, I was there with Miss Sophie (see picture) today and ran some rolling hills with her....fun...I love to run with my dog....wish I could just drop and roll like that too....the stinkier the stuff to roll in the better...wish life were that simple for people....I think that animals that are taken care of and loved now were once really good people who are now being rewarded for thier past good deeds, and Miss Sophie must have been someone REAL special.

Anyway....back to training--more trails, twisted my ankle today, so now I have to get the wobble board out and be faithful to it as well as abs and arms....I will post more on that....but it's time to put in the pizza and I am hungry.....My little blog is getting more 'donna-ish" I think too....stay posted....more to come....

this weekend's run and other stuff

This weekend I ran 9 miles on Sat. then 10 on sunday...trying to get my mileage back up for the Howl. Just 3 weeks ago I did the fateful almost or more than 50 at Mohican, so I don't feel to bad. I had no ultras planned for July....I did'nt realize how they drove me...this month it's just la-de-da runs with no purpose it seems- so I am trying to keep my focus for the Howl.

Trying to keep up with the ab routines I have set for myself....trying to change those up to keep the muscles guessing. Need to get back to the arm routines too! Those Kami Semick arms won't appear without work!

Need to see mom this week and spend some time...Tuesday or Wednesday may work.

That's it for now....I can't believe I even have a follower now. Now it's a challenge to keep this interesting.....hmmmm......

Next time I'll post my ab workout and maybe a picture of the dreaded "abe wheel" and the arm routine I do.

Maybe I'll even get another follower!

My new blog

How cool, I have my own blog. I feel very "with the times". Something for a computer challenged ultrarunning fitness instructor/nurse. Sure I can put a tube down your nose in nothing flat....but computer stuff is not my forte.

Whats' new with me...besides my very cool blog???? Well I am helping with the marathon training group again this year...very cool shirts. And getting most of my faster miles that way. I am doing more trail runs at McNaughton since Clinton is grown shut with stinging nettle (ouch!) and wild rose, it's hard to get any decent running in with the downed trees as well.

The "Sunburn Six in the Stix" is my next ultra/marathon distance, then a week later the Howl...and I have a goal for that...but I don't like to post that stuff or talk about it....bad mojo and all...just like wearing the race shirt on race day for the race....Bad Mojo.

Well, I am off to play with my blog more...thanks for reading my first post. I will post more about my training,etc. and of course as the title says....."otherstuff".....