26 Day Sixteen
Just a quick re-post from my other LJ before I post about today's workout. I talk about how I feel when I run.
"So... Yeah... Ummm... was feeling that slight panic of there's so much to do (which you can feel even if you're on track) but then... I came back down. A few things ran through my head... I read NonProfit's LJ post, and that made me feel better. But then also... I just started doing things. Started cleaning some more, started taking the rest of the pictures to post on craigslist... well.. and then I started about how I feel when I run... I f'in rock at running now. (Well for me, which is a lot since I've never been a good 'runner'.) I just.. these days when I run... I'm this sort of f'in running machine and I compete with other people in the gym. (Sure they don't know it.) If they're running close enough and I can see their speed/incline... I'll race them. I'll match them and go faster even. Yeah. It's kinda funny. Most of the time though I'm just running in the back alone... and then I'm just in my own head, thinking, concentrating on breathing... and these days... I get to this spot where... my thoughts are so focused, my inner monologue is really conversing with me that I feel slightly separate from my body. Connected to both parts, but they are definitely separated. Running becomes more about controlling my thoughts and focus, and less about how tired my body is.
I kind of reach this place just short of euphoria. Yeah. I know how it sounds, me waxing metaphysical and such about running but... that's how it is for me. I actually reach this place. Where the music, my steps, my body, and my thoughts are in line and... glowing. I used to think that it was just about me being in control of my body and thoughts, but that's no longer the main thing for me. What I really like is how more than anything else I do... when I run, everything is greater. My thoughts are clearer, my body functions like an incredible physical machine, and with each milestone/goal that I surpass (minutes, speed, distance) I just add more reasons proving why I can do anything. Because for me, running is 1st a mental struggle and 2nd a physical struggle... just like everything else in life."
1,100 Calories Burned:
60 minutes - Treadmill Jogging
Yeah. I ran pretty hard today. My legs will probably be sore tomorrow. Just a few thoughts, during the 3rd & 4th sessions ( I run in 15 minutes sessions.) it became increasingly difficult to keep focus. It really took effort. Also, during the 2nd run I got a side stitch. You know, that pain you get in the side of your abdomen when you're running and not breathing enough? But of course I'm too stubborn to stop. What do I do? I start breathing deep and hard... breathing with muscular effort. Sucking air in and then pushing it out, trying to get enough oxygen into my gut so that the stitch goes away. It really doesn't go away during that run, but it doesn't get any worse.
Yeah. That was a difficult run.
"So... Yeah... Ummm... was feeling that slight panic of there's so much to do (which you can feel even if you're on track) but then... I came back down. A few things ran through my head... I read NonProfit's LJ post, and that made me feel better. But then also... I just started doing things. Started cleaning some more, started taking the rest of the pictures to post on craigslist... well.. and then I started about how I feel when I run... I f'in rock at running now. (Well for me, which is a lot since I've never been a good 'runner'.) I just.. these days when I run... I'm this sort of f'in running machine and I compete with other people in the gym. (Sure they don't know it.) If they're running close enough and I can see their speed/incline... I'll race them. I'll match them and go faster even. Yeah. It's kinda funny. Most of the time though I'm just running in the back alone... and then I'm just in my own head, thinking, concentrating on breathing... and these days... I get to this spot where... my thoughts are so focused, my inner monologue is really conversing with me that I feel slightly separate from my body. Connected to both parts, but they are definitely separated. Running becomes more about controlling my thoughts and focus, and less about how tired my body is.
I kind of reach this place just short of euphoria. Yeah. I know how it sounds, me waxing metaphysical and such about running but... that's how it is for me. I actually reach this place. Where the music, my steps, my body, and my thoughts are in line and... glowing. I used to think that it was just about me being in control of my body and thoughts, but that's no longer the main thing for me. What I really like is how more than anything else I do... when I run, everything is greater. My thoughts are clearer, my body functions like an incredible physical machine, and with each milestone/goal that I surpass (minutes, speed, distance) I just add more reasons proving why I can do anything. Because for me, running is 1st a mental struggle and 2nd a physical struggle... just like everything else in life."
1,100 Calories Burned:
60 minutes - Treadmill Jogging
Yeah. I ran pretty hard today. My legs will probably be sore tomorrow. Just a few thoughts, during the 3rd & 4th sessions ( I run in 15 minutes sessions.) it became increasingly difficult to keep focus. It really took effort. Also, during the 2nd run I got a side stitch. You know, that pain you get in the side of your abdomen when you're running and not breathing enough? But of course I'm too stubborn to stop. What do I do? I start breathing deep and hard... breathing with muscular effort. Sucking air in and then pushing it out, trying to get enough oxygen into my gut so that the stitch goes away. It really doesn't go away during that run, but it doesn't get any worse.
Yeah. That was a difficult run.