Post-P90X
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Ok, so this past week was my worst week yet. I’m going to blame it on PMS. Maybe that’s too much information, but I’m not going to be all holier-than-thou and act like I’m immune to its forces. I bitch and moan and stomp around. Don’t act like you don’t know what I’m talking about.
I only worked out two of the requisite six times last week. According to my calculations, I’m now two weeks behind schedule on this P90X thing but I WILL finish. This week would have been my last week if I hadn’t been such a slacker. So now, three more weeks! I’m going to try my absolute best to just finish strong and not miss any more days. We’ll see how that goes.
My post-P90X plan is to try this running thing again. I’ve mentioned this in earlier posts but I’m just going to expound on this idea for a second. I really like the idea of running. I think in another life, maybe i was a runner. But in this life, I hate running and suck at it. I mean, I can run for a couple minutes and feel fine. But I don’t enjoy doing it for any significant amount of time. I don’t know why I have this feeling that I should enjoy running. I think it’s because I have this romanticized image in my head of me effortlessly running with nothing but a stretch of open road and beautiful landscape ahead of me. But the real image is me huffing and puffing around a track while complaining about how tired I am and how much I just want to stop. It’s not pretty. And yet! I’m still compelled to give it another try.
Any runners out there have any tips for a runner-wannabe?
-c.
Tags: Self
Beth Ann - April 26, 2011 1:58 am
I don't understand "the runner" concept at all. That is the exercise I hate the most…but on that note I wish you the best of luck with it anyways.
-Beth
Andrew and Crystal - April 26, 2011 2:27 am
Thanks! Yeah, I don't know why I WANT to like running either. Like I said, it's just this image I have in my head. I also like the idea that I could outrun an assailant if I had to. A really slow assailant… with a peg leg.
-c.
Rob - April 26, 2011 9:21 am
My only tip from being a reluctant runner myself is that it may be helpful to define the 'success' of a run by the attainment of something that is not necessarily related to distance run or the duration of a run.
For me, due to having symptoms of mild asthma, it is reaching the point where my breathing is deep and consistent. Some days it will be a 4 mile run, others barely a
Andrew and Crystal - April 26, 2011 4:56 pm
Thanks for the advice Rob! That's really interesting about your asthma. I'll have to pass that along to Andrew because he has asthma too. Usually it doesn't bother him much, but when the weather goes from warm to cold to warm it effects him.
I (briefly) followed a 5K training schedule and was surprised at how much my endurance increased. I think really that's what I'