Sweat365 - Move more - every day!
I got up early and ran before work. I ran better despite the early hour. I threw in a 7:30 mile on my last mile and it felt pretty good!
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I got in a run on the treadmill. Kind of a perfunctory work out. Trying to get it all in. Natasha is in volleyball camp this week, so I’m bringing her to the studio with me at 6 am. It’s been rough on her because she is working out 6 hours a day and isn’t getting much sleep.
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Last night I went to a barbeque at my sister’s, enjoyed a lovely salmon dinner with some wine. We ended up playing poker and staying up late and drinking more wine. When the alarm went off at 6 am this morning, I wasn’t looking forward to going down and meeting the Lucy Group for the Swedish Summer Run. Unfortunately, when you’re the coach you have to show up. Don’t get me wrong. I love running/racing and training with people. The problem I have is that I have a hard time saying no to a party. Sometimes you have to pay the piper….
I rallied and went down to the start and hung out at Starbucks after I registered. I tried to drink a lot of water last night and this morning to prevent the inevitable headache, but I felt a little nauseus. Historically, the weather is in the 70’s at least for this run. Today was the exception. I pulled on my running jacket and even wore sweats until the last minute. When the weather gets bad, people tend to cancel. Robyn has been running with me since 2001, rain or shine. I can always count on her and she can count on me. She was okay with me being a bit hungover today because it evened things out for us, i.e. slowed me down. I was happy to run an easy pace today, although I had to sprint at the end to break 30 minutes. I guess I still have a competitive streak…
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Got in an early morning run and tried a new beginning level yoga class. I was doing a bit of research for some of my clients. Not everyone is ready for 1.5 hours of hot yoga. The class was doable, but not easy. I’m really stiff in my hips and shoulders. http://www.yogacenters.com/ is located in Bellevue. I recommend their level one class for beginners.
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I wanted to get in a quick run because I was lazy and slept in. 75 degrees is a little hot for me for running, especially after eating luch 3 hours earlier. I felt like I had rocks in my stomach!
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Got in a quick run before work.
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Wow! I’m amazed that my HR got up to 188. I didn’t feel like I was working that hard.
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Hot yoga with Andrea and Michelle. Tough class.
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I went out for my second run without paying attention to time or pace. I cut over 3 minutes off my last run. I felt a little fresher. I’m thinking of this as base training. Usually I pay attention to pace and I often tune out by listening to music. Now I am more aware of my body, my breathing and my gait.
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Although I got a late start, I’ve been a serious runner since 1994. I ran my first marathon in 1995 on my 30th Birthday. It’s been my goal to run the Boston Marathon since then. I missed qualifying by 12 minutes that year. I needed to run 3:40 and ran 3:52. Running in the most prestigious marathon, is the ultimate for most runners. The fact that you have to qualify, only fueled my competitive juices.
Over the next 9 years I ran 6 more marathons. I love running so much that I became a personal trainer and running coach in 2001. I continued to train and came within 4 minutes of my goal in 2003, when I ran 3:49. I was seriously hoping to qualify in 2004, but it didn’t happen. I had flare ups of plantar fasciitis off and on since I began running. In 2006 I ran 5 half marathons. Apparently this was too much for my body to handle. My plantar fasciitis became acute. I had to take time off to heal. (more...) 
