Monthly Archives: October 2010

The first thing I noticed this morning was that I am not super sore from yesterdays yoga class like I thought I would be.  My last class on my monthly pass at Ashtanga Yoga Charlottesville was some serious vinyasa with Annie.  The women was on a roll yesterday and instructed us through not 2 (which would have been enough) but at least 12 warrior III’s and as many standing splits.  Yowza!  I was sure my hamstrings and glutes were going to be yelling about it this morning.

I am convinced that the sole reason they aren’t screaming is my run-yoga-run sandwich really warmed my legs up for the practice and cooled it down afterward.  Pre-yoga was 2 miles, nice and easy, and post-Warrior IIIing-until-my-legs-gave-out was 1.15 miles with lunch on the mind with each step.

My yoga practice was dedicated to my dear grandfather who went in for open heart surgery at 7 a.m. that morning.  My thoughts were with him all morning and I was anxiously awaiting news that he had come through surgery well.  About 15 minutes into class I had the most intense and thorough heart-opener ever, my sternum literally popped all the way up, I smiled and got the deep sense that he was fine.   I came home to a message that, yes indeed, he had come through just fine and the surgery went as straightforward as possible.  I am hugely relieved and look forward to speaking with him once he is able.

I’ve decided that my next MISSION is all about the yoga

MISSION: 5 yoga sessions a week for 5 weeks

Most of these sessions will be completed at home but I also would love to find some more classes.  A “session” must be at least 15 minutes but that is the only stipulation.

Anyone else up for the MISSION?  There are some good yoga dvd’s on exercisetv.tv if you don’t have a home practice, or maybe now’s the time to start a home practice!

Yoga on!

Before falling asleep last night I asked Tate to “please do me a favor and go for a run with me when I get home from work tomorrow evening, I’m not going to want to go and I need you to help motivate me”.  Well, I was right, I really did not want to go running at 6:15pm after being super busy and on my feet for 8.5 hours at the orchard (I sat for 15 minutes to eat my lunch).  Tate gave me a quick pep talk like a good husband but I was not convinced and after I shot him down twice he conceded that dinner sounded really good. So much for that strategy on my part.  Maybe it will work next time, you know, when I am not so tired and hungry ;).

Now I have moved on to dessert.

Homemade plain yogurt topped with a spoon of blueberry syrup and two walnuts from a jar of “brie topping”.  So satisfying.

Had I run this evening, I would’ve actually fulfilled week 4 of MISSION: 10k PR (under 55 minutes).  As it stands, I don’t think I ever completed all of my goals set out for any week.  Oh well, sometimes it is best to over-plan, aim high, and all that.  Obviously my training worked because I beat my goal PR by 3 minutes!

The rest of yesterday was all about family and the gorgeous fall day.  I spent some good QT with my dad, stepmom, 2 brothers-in-law, 2 sisters-in-law, a niece, and a nephew, whew!

Throughout the afternoon I walked about four miles, bringing my daily total up to 10 miles covered on foot.  No wonder I am tired this evening!

Work at the orchard was nice and busy today, the time flew!  I always prefer to be busy at a customer service job like this, otherwise you have to keep busy with menial tasks and the time drags on.

Time for bed!  I would adore a good 10 hours of sleepytime.

Good night!