Monthly Archives: October 2010

October 21, 2010 · 7:41 pm

Lost + Found

I could tell it was going to be a good and gorgeous day even before I fully opened my eyes.  The sun has returned!  And with it, my motivation to RUN!

As an appetizer to lunch I had a yoga sandwich 🙂

My run-yoga-run was super delicious and filled with my best yoga class yet at AYC.  Tracy Wood led a challenging and fun noontime vinyasa filled with old favorites and new twists.  My balance was rock solid today and I felt oh-so-strong!  Love those days.  Running felt good too, although I winded fast on the hills.  Pre-yoga was 3 miles and post-yoga was 1.3.

I started getting hungry about mid-class so after a slow run home and a quick shower it was all about EATING!

Luckily I had a bunch of food made up so my plate was filled in about 55 seconds.

Leftover roasted butternut and delicata squash, roasted broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, and turnips, homemade sauerkraut, homemade hummus, and some avocado chunks.  Wow, it was very tasty but my eyes were bigger than my appetite and I ate about 3/4 of this (large) plate.

These little guys are popping up all over my yard!

I think they are a bit confused, I thought that crocuses bloom in the late winter/early spring?  Virginia must be extra special!  In any case, it’s awesome to have flowers busting through the fallen leaves.

I have never been into astrology but I happened to check my horoscope today in this weeks C-ville and it is SUPER relevant to my life right now.

It made me smile and remember that as life ebbs it will again eventually flow.

Time to get back outside in this beautiful day!  I am off to bike over to Kath’s for a walk.

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October 20, 2010 · 2:04 pm

Where’d My Motivation Go?

Today is the first time in a looooooong time that I am really craving a gym workout.  It’s dark, cool, and wet outside and my scheduled run is not sounding very appealing :(.

I am planning on a noontime Vinyasa class that should be warm and cozy.  My intro pass at Ashtanga Yoga Charlottesville is up next Tuesday and I plan on fitting in 3 or 4 more classes.  I skipped out on my planned class yesterday and opted instead for 30 minutes of a kickboxing dvd and a 45 minute yoga sesh with Baron (on dvd).

My MISSION more or less went to hell last week.  I seem to have some mental/physical blockage when it comes to long runs, even if I am not sore and/or wiped out from them I think that I need a lot of recovery.  The 8.31 miles on Tuesday left me feeling good but by the end of the week I had NO desire to run and felt like I had done enough for the week.

So, last weeks grand running milage was 8.31!  And yoga, well I only made it to one class.  Life goes on.  I was active most days at least.

It’s already Wednesday but I still want to set some goals for the last week of MISSION: 10k PR.

  • 3 yoga sessions √
  • 2 strength workouts (upper, lower, and abs) √
  • 2 easy runs (4-5 miles)
  • 10K in less than 55 minutes!!!!!!

The weather for Saturday looks perfect, sunny and high of 75 degrees.  Let’s hope it sticks!

My father-in-law is driving over from WV this afternoon to see our house for the first time (better get cleaning!).

How do you motivate yourself to get moving?  Do you run outside in the rain?

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