Still not up to par...

This weekend went well for me. I ate at a wonderful little Italian restaurant named Capone's, and had the best of company with me. Friday night I did happen to get in the gym for a little while, 22 minutes on the ecliptical and 20 minutes jogging. My body is still not at 100%. I figure by the middle of the week I should be able to start running again. Though I will probably begin by jogging. I am missing the Irun01 journals. I wonder what he is up to and if everything is going well with him.
I am excited Finals is coming up, I am definitely ready. I plan to use the weekend to really review and refine over the bulk of my Exams. I also plan to relieve a little stress in the gym. Although I am not working out as consistently as I should, due to the sickness, I am keeping a tight diet. All I need now is to put two, or one and one together!

Feelin' a little down...

Well folks,
It has been a while. ThanksGiving week and weekend at home was enjoyable, although I did contract a small cold that turned into a full blown sickness. It is always good to return home after being away for some time. It keeps you grounded and makes you realize what you work so hard for. Well, I did make it to the gym one day, the day after ThanksGiving, but I didn't do any cardio, just weights. I tried to run outside when I got home, but only ran for a little bit, just didnt have the energy. Then, later that night my small cold set in, but being myself and not listening to my body, I proceeded to go out that night and the next night anyway, which made my small cold progressively worse.
Now, I am here Tuesday afternoon pumped up on antibiotics, which I now have to take for the next seven days, along with a prescription of plenty of rest. My body now is weak and I will probably take the rest of the week off from any type of exercise. I am upset with myself for letting my body get into such a dilapidated state that will now probably cost me. But when my body is back up to par, I will hit he running extra hard and supplement it with weights. My main attention though over the next three weeks is Finals. Once they are over, my attention and focus will shift to the Holiday break, family and friends, work, and running.

Weekend...

Well, the weekend was an adventure. Although I did run Saturday, just twenty minutes, but did some cross training on the bike and elliptical as well. Today I ran for just over 35 minutes, easy pace and I am starting to not get as tired. I realize I am still not pushing myself to the limits I need to be. I am still concentrating most of my efforts to working out and towards a clean diet. I really need to start focusing on my running, with the gym coming in second. The diet I know has to be up there, but I need to do some more reading on what to eat. I do plan to start packing on the miles here within the next couple of monts.
It was interesting to read Rick's journal entry this evening. In it he talks about the inevitablity of change and that once one can accept that "life is difficult", one can move on. This acceptance, he says, doesn't make life any less difficult, but one is more able to focuse on progressive change. One can translate life's difficulties, difficult means, towards more progressive and positive ends. With these new attributes and strengths, one can conquere new difficulties and pursue a higher meaning of life. You become a stronger person, a better husband, friend, human being. The same drive and determination that we have when we run, the same voice in our heads that tell us not to stop, can be heard and used in the same way in which we approach life..

Sorry for the delay...

Well, sorry I have waited so long since my previous entry, but I have been extremely busy with school this week and a little stressed out, and I don't get stressed out. Anyway, I ran Friday afternoon, 4.2 miles in 30 minutes. I ran with my girl and she pushed me. The run was a warmup for her, but it took every part of me to keep pace with her and finish the run. But the point here is I did keep pace and I did finish the run. It felt good to push myself, something I know I need to do more often.
Over the past couple of days I have just been working out and taking it easy on the jogging. I plan over the next couple of weeks to just pack on the times, duration over mileage.

Back on the T-mill

Well, I decided to get back on th eT-mill today. I ran for around 33 minutes and about 3.4 miles, not great I know. But like I have been saying, my goals this winter are to pack on mileage. I will worry about speed and times this upcoming Spring. Although at the steady paces I am running, I feel like I could run for much longer. Next week I am going to up my time to 40 minutes.
What hurts me is I have a stocky athletic build, like a safety or tailbacks build, 5'11' and 185 lbs. My legs are larger than average and when I workout I tend to gain muscle and put on weight vey fast. All this, either in my mind or somewhere else, leaves me with the impression that it will be more difficult for me to run longer disstances. Most distance runners are slightly built, slenderly strong weighing barely over 145 lbs. But seeing Rick gives me inspiration. He has a journal on AoL (peculiar thoughts from a runner's mind) that gives me inspiration. Rick is an athletically build fellow as well and he puts out pretty good times in those long distance endeavors. This gives me hope. With his mental help and guidance, along with hard work, determination, persistant, perspiration, and many long hours with myself, I one day, in the near future, look to be running that 26 miles and 385 yards, I will have the "guts" to finish.

Invigorating

I could have ran forever today. The weather here in Martin was absolutely perfect. This was my second day to run outside instead of on the T-mill, and I smoked my run. I plan to map out the distance here in the near future, but I felt as as though I was keeping a steady, consistent pace, never let up, and actually pushed myself today. Tomorrow will tell though. My legs have been a little sore because I have been pushing myself in the weightroom as well. Tomorrow probably will be T-mill and I plan to push myself to fatique.

Outside jog

I really don't know how far I ran today, but I know I ran outside for around 30 minutes and it was invigorating. Much, much better and more enjoyable than running on the T-mill. I plan to do around the same run, if not a little longer tomorrow morning before class, then workout in the afternoon. Things right now could not be going better. I know I just have to stay focused a disciplined throughout the upcoming weeks and my goals will easily be reached.