Mind, Body, Spirit
I'm actually going to start running again. For real this time; not just hopping on a treadmill until i feel tired every once in awhile like i usually do. You have no idea how much it bothers me that my heart rate goes up just from walking up stairs or that many nights i have trouble falling asleep by a decent time. Right now i can say with a fair degree of certainty that i am in the worst cardiovascular shape i've been in since grade school. The problem is that i don't have the time or the necessary talent to do any of the sports i love (Track, Cross Country, Swimming) at the collegiate level, so i haven't been working out much at all. I've always been on teams, so that would give me the necessary motivation to go work out. Now the only person who holds me accountable is me... and i'm not very good at that.
But this time i have a goal that might get my ass out the door once in awhile: Sometime in October or November, I'm going to run a 15k (9.3 miles) at an average of 7 minute miles or better. (that works out to about 65 minutes.) I picked that goal because i've never done it before, but i know that i have the ability to train to that point. If i structure my training around that goal, i'll be in excellent shape for the fall semester, meaning i'll have more energy and be in a better mood most of the time. I'm also going to try and work some weight training into my workouts, so maybe i won't be so flipping scrawny forever.
so yeah, we'll see.
But this time i have a goal that might get my ass out the door once in awhile: Sometime in October or November, I'm going to run a 15k (9.3 miles) at an average of 7 minute miles or better. (that works out to about 65 minutes.) I picked that goal because i've never done it before, but i know that i have the ability to train to that point. If i structure my training around that goal, i'll be in excellent shape for the fall semester, meaning i'll have more energy and be in a better mood most of the time. I'm also going to try and work some weight training into my workouts, so maybe i won't be so flipping scrawny forever.
so yeah, we'll see.