need I say more ???
Namaste, everyone.
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Saturday!!
6 miles on the track!!! Whew!!! By the time it was done I wanted to keep going!!! Why oh why does it take me so long to warm up??
Ah well. It was good. Did some Yoga on the track and meditation at home. Then I just jumped into my day!! WHo hoo!
Due to scheduling difficulties I was late typing this up. I try, people, I try.
Namaste!
Ah well. It was good. Did some Yoga on the track and meditation at home. Then I just jumped into my day!! WHo hoo!
Due to scheduling difficulties I was late typing this up. I try, people, I try.
Namaste!
Friday, June 8, 2012
Real Quick - Friday!
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!! 4 miles. run run run. lovely!
Then hop home and jump into arm balancing with Deni!!
Still getting into that one almost scarey pose, but it's less scarey now... process. It's all a process.
Brightest Blessings to you all! I'm not to going to ramble on today - just enjoy the wonderul feeling of health and wholeness. I hope you are too.
Namaste.
Then hop home and jump into arm balancing with Deni!!
Still getting into that one almost scarey pose, but it's less scarey now... process. It's all a process.
Brightest Blessings to you all! I'm not to going to ramble on today - just enjoy the wonderul feeling of health and wholeness. I hope you are too.
Namaste.
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Thursday!
3 miles on the track after a measely 4 hours sleep. Well, at least yesterday's extra rest counted for something... I needed it. My calves felt much better, especially the left. I also found out a few things:
1 - I need a good two miles to warm up on chilly days.
2 - My calves are adjusting to my new foot fall. I used to be a heavy heel striker... but now I land on the balls of my feet. That plus the track, I do believe, require time for my legs to fully adjust to. Note: with this understanding I can't wait to begin doing striders... a whole new thing for my legs to get used to. lol.
Abdominal Yoga today... YIKES!! I work hard on my abs because I've had so many babies... they're weak weak weak. BUt they will be strong strong strong!!! You wait and see. The ab poses KILL, breath breath breath!! Granted in Yoga you are ALWAYS improving your abs, because of the constant bandhas, but extra focus is good once in a while. I can't handle it often yet - but I'm getting there!
It's a beautiful morning!! I hope you are all enjoying it wherever you are. Namaste.
1 - I need a good two miles to warm up on chilly days.
2 - My calves are adjusting to my new foot fall. I used to be a heavy heel striker... but now I land on the balls of my feet. That plus the track, I do believe, require time for my legs to fully adjust to. Note: with this understanding I can't wait to begin doing striders... a whole new thing for my legs to get used to. lol.
Abdominal Yoga today... YIKES!! I work hard on my abs because I've had so many babies... they're weak weak weak. BUt they will be strong strong strong!!! You wait and see. The ab poses KILL, breath breath breath!! Granted in Yoga you are ALWAYS improving your abs, because of the constant bandhas, but extra focus is good once in a while. I can't handle it often yet - but I'm getting there!
It's a beautiful morning!! I hope you are all enjoying it wherever you are. Namaste.
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
WEDESDAY!
Morning, all! Funny thing- last night I woke up at 1 am, and got this feeling that I shoould make today a rest day and just do my yoga. I'm big into following feelings I get - so I reset my alarm and slept in a teensy bit. No running today. When I woke up later, to actually wake for the day, I find that my left calf has tightened up so much that I'm limping. While I'm brushing my teeth t's starting to loosen up a little bit, but I think that perhaps this was a good reason not to run today. At least this one body part needs a little more recovery. So tomorrow, back in the saddle.
Today - Yoga!! With whom? No one other than Deni Preston, of course. Yes, eventually I'll want to break it up a little more with a few other instructors, but for now I'm happy with my set of dvds.
After the first 20 mins or so I felt my calves start to open and lengthen, and my heels began to touch the floor again as I sayed on Down Dog. Big Toe Pose... what does it do?? It says, "Good Morning!!!" to your Hamstrings!!! As it stretches out the hams it stretches it out the calves as well. Half Moon is challenging!! But it feels so good!! Especially when you come out of it, ha ha! Wag the Tail - NOT a favorite! Did a groin opening after Traingles. WOW!! and YOWZAAA! But after the first 3 breathes it began to feel better and open up. Runner have tight groins... but like I mentioned, I am DETERMINED not to have that issue. The only way to keep those muscles open and maintain that fexibility I have (and increase it) is by doing poses that open this area of the body, like Wag the Tail, the Pliet Squat thing (I dunno what it's called), etc. So even when they make me wanna cry, I gotta tolerate it and breathe through it, and as I do breath through it I feel these muscles opening, and the tension decreases as I exhale deeper into the poses.
I love Yoga. It exposes all our weaknesses at once, then challneges us to improve then, maybe even one day to make them strengths.
It looks like it might rain today. awwwwww. I was hoping to get a little sun. Maybe I'll get a little gardening in before it does. So much to do. But it looks like I may be starting to get a handle on the timing of my mornings. It's not quite 8 am. And yesterday I was in the shower before 8 am. Tomorrow I'll just have to get up a tiny bit earlier so I can keep this schedule. I like it better this way.
I hope my ramblings have been fun to read. Brightest Blessings to you all! Namaste!
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Tuesday!!
Up before the sun, and one the road before he's even peaking out from under his covers!! Due to schedule I had to get outta bed BEFORE 4 am. I had to be back home at leats a 1/2 hour early. YAY! Yeah, sleep deprivation is the best, right? Ri-ight.
Aren't those lovely arms?? And just another exmple of how one should not fear sweat! It's great to sweat!
Not my best run, but not the worst. "A little tired" might be an appropriate phrase to us ein describing me this am. By the last mile I was feeling more energized. By the last 2 laps, I was feeling great! I might have gone a few more laps had I had the time to spare. But I didn't so I just did my 3 miles, plus cooldown and a quick stretch. Then home and onto YOGA!!
"It's Basic Flow, everyone! Are you ready for this?" - gotta love Deni Preston! you may eventually get sick of ready her name here... but that really can't be helped. So *smile*, she really does ROCK! Lots of poses I needed today. Big Toe is a MUST!!! I am so sore today. Youch! A good run, some yogam and EXCELLENT stretching is just what I needed.
The sun is up now, and a shower is calling my name. Bright Blessings to you all! Namaste.
Aren't those lovely arms?? And just another exmple of how one should not fear sweat! It's great to sweat!
Not my best run, but not the worst. "A little tired" might be an appropriate phrase to us ein describing me this am. By the last mile I was feeling more energized. By the last 2 laps, I was feeling great! I might have gone a few more laps had I had the time to spare. But I didn't so I just did my 3 miles, plus cooldown and a quick stretch. Then home and onto YOGA!!
"It's Basic Flow, everyone! Are you ready for this?" - gotta love Deni Preston! you may eventually get sick of ready her name here... but that really can't be helped. So *smile*, she really does ROCK! Lots of poses I needed today. Big Toe is a MUST!!! I am so sore today. Youch! A good run, some yogam and EXCELLENT stretching is just what I needed.
The sun is up now, and a shower is calling my name. Bright Blessings to you all! Namaste.
Monday, June 4, 2012
Monday! Huzzah!!
Monday's are terrific days! Don't ya just love Mondays?? Okay maybe they're not the favorite day of the week, but they are my 1st run after my rest day which is N - I - C - E ! !
4 1/2 miles this am. I was late getting there, late starting, so I had some of the youth track runners (who apparently train during the summer months at the highschool) getting in the way. BUt they only did a few wamrups and left. It was a good run. The first few laps were, parhaps, not my best - but getting warmed up takes me a bit. However, I found my stride by mile 2 and then it was just grrreat. I am loving my Brooks PureFlows. This am they put the "Whoo" in my "hoo".
Since I was late and needed to stop at the local Walmart for a few things, I went ahead and did my yoga right there on the track. Many Sun Salutations, Triangle, Big Toe and Hand Under Foot, Pigeon and SCREAMING PIGEON!!!, Loads of stretching and a little meditation thrown in at the end. I'm working to clear out a few chakras, so I can't skimp on the meditation. Yeah- a few ppl stared as they walked around the track - I was the only runner there. But I was on the very outside lane, hopefully not in anyone's way. If I was in someone's way I didn't notce it. It was too wet to do yoga in the grass. Oh well. The Yoga felt AMAZING! The Stretches felt AMAZING! I love Yoga!
I was all sweaty in WalMart, but that eary in the am, no one's there who would care... and after I thought about it, I wouldn't have cared even if someone else had. Ha. I got my carrots and guacamole - mmmmmmmmmmm. I ate a banana on the way out the doors - YUMMY!!!
This week's long run goal is 5 or 6 miles, I forgethaven't decided. Last week I did the 5. I was only scheduled to run 4 this am, but it felt good so I went over. Tomorrow is an easy breezy 3. Looking forward to it.
I don't know how many of you are runners, but when you run you kind of think about it ALL the time. When you get those new shoes in the mail it's difficult not to put them on right then and try them out. It's difficult to rest on your rest day, or on the optional rest day - even if you feel your knees or ankle or whathaveyou needs a little more rest. During the day, after your run, you're thinking about tomorrow's run and the long run coming up, and next week's schedule. You think about the race, if you do races. You think about the food you're putting into your body for the optimal performance, weight loss, strength gain, muscle tone, whatever you're going for. But your brain is always thinking about running and aspects of that part of your life. Even after the race you're thinking about the recoop plan, the next race, etc. I'm even thinking about how to get a treadmill because THIS winter I GOTTA run!!!! I got plans, dude! How am I gonna save that much $$, I have NO CLUE! But it's gotta be done!!
Happy Beginning of the week to ALL of you!! Namaste.
4 1/2 miles this am. I was late getting there, late starting, so I had some of the youth track runners (who apparently train during the summer months at the highschool) getting in the way. BUt they only did a few wamrups and left. It was a good run. The first few laps were, parhaps, not my best - but getting warmed up takes me a bit. However, I found my stride by mile 2 and then it was just grrreat. I am loving my Brooks PureFlows. This am they put the "Whoo" in my "hoo".
Since I was late and needed to stop at the local Walmart for a few things, I went ahead and did my yoga right there on the track. Many Sun Salutations, Triangle, Big Toe and Hand Under Foot, Pigeon and SCREAMING PIGEON!!!, Loads of stretching and a little meditation thrown in at the end. I'm working to clear out a few chakras, so I can't skimp on the meditation. Yeah- a few ppl stared as they walked around the track - I was the only runner there. But I was on the very outside lane, hopefully not in anyone's way. If I was in someone's way I didn't notce it. It was too wet to do yoga in the grass. Oh well. The Yoga felt AMAZING! The Stretches felt AMAZING! I love Yoga!
I was all sweaty in WalMart, but that eary in the am, no one's there who would care... and after I thought about it, I wouldn't have cared even if someone else had. Ha. I got my carrots and guacamole - mmmmmmmmmmm. I ate a banana on the way out the doors - YUMMY!!!
This week's long run goal is 5 or 6 miles, I forgethaven't decided. Last week I did the 5. I was only scheduled to run 4 this am, but it felt good so I went over. Tomorrow is an easy breezy 3. Looking forward to it.
I don't know how many of you are runners, but when you run you kind of think about it ALL the time. When you get those new shoes in the mail it's difficult not to put them on right then and try them out. It's difficult to rest on your rest day, or on the optional rest day - even if you feel your knees or ankle or whathaveyou needs a little more rest. During the day, after your run, you're thinking about tomorrow's run and the long run coming up, and next week's schedule. You think about the race, if you do races. You think about the food you're putting into your body for the optimal performance, weight loss, strength gain, muscle tone, whatever you're going for. But your brain is always thinking about running and aspects of that part of your life. Even after the race you're thinking about the recoop plan, the next race, etc. I'm even thinking about how to get a treadmill because THIS winter I GOTTA run!!!! I got plans, dude! How am I gonna save that much $$, I have NO CLUE! But it's gotta be done!!
Happy Beginning of the week to ALL of you!! Namaste.
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