ok - I can't believe it has been an entire week since my last post. I really try to run (and update) but work, school, and my pitiful social life keeps me busy.
arghhhhh! venting time!!!! I have never been so busy!!!
last week I diligently tackled my grad school assignments on Monday and Tuesday. I read 3 chapters each day and watched 2 videos each day....usually that is all the background work I have to do (even though that is ALOT!!!), and on Tuesday I have time to outline my paper due on Wednesday. Not last week. Ok - no problem I thought, I have a large chunk of time on Wednesday - I can start while my students have PE. Bad idea, I still needed to watch a video, THAT WAS AN HOUR LONG. Good thing it was really interesting! A teacher from Canada who allowed her history class to be filmed and was highlighting a differentiated classroom. Anyway, basically I flew out of school Wednesday afternoon, headed home, wrote my paper in ONE HOUR, and headed back for Parent Night. Paper ended up not bad, but I don't think I want that stress again. Parent Night was also a success.
back to running
due to Parent Night (and complete exhaustion) I only ran on Monday. But Saturday I woke up at the crack of dawn (aka 5:50 am) to go on my long run. This week, there were no clouds. That meant a SUPER hot run even at 6 am. That was just one of my many problems. Friday night (for my allotted social time) I had an extremely unhealthy FATTY dinner. It was wonderful - Filipino
food - I had lechon (pork with fat and crunchy pork skin) and pork adobo. But not much fuel for the run the next day. I also didn't hydrate very much (unless that glass of white wine counted). Then I am going through my insomnia period so I didn't get much sleep all week. Finally, my mind wasn't on running. I was thinking about everything I had to do over the weekend (more reading, another paper, grading of quizzes, planning classes). Ugh! Running for me, is about 150% mental. I can totally psyche myself out of running. As a result it took me about 45 minutes to get into the groove. I decided that I would just run around Diamond Head and then head for home. I mean it was good that I was even outside. Total: 3 miles around Kahala, 5 miles around Diamond Head, water break, and 1.5 miles home.
Today, even though I am still exhausted, I actually felt like running. Those days are rare. So even though I was in my comfy PJs. I changed into running gear and took off. The sun was setting so I couldn't go far (I was in black)....so I decided to go FAST. 2.6 miles at 9 min pace. Wahoo!
This week I head to camp with my students. I will take lots of pics and post. I am excited because I love, love, LOVE to go to camp. The North Shore is beautiful - we hike to the Northern most point on the island. I get to know my advisory REAL well since I spend 3 days/2 nights with them.....and I have my annual run along the beach. This year, I will try to get 5 miles out there (I suspect it will be slightly less since I will run out of road)
aloha :-)
Monday, September 27, 2010
Monday, September 20, 2010
Monday update
aloha! just wanted to write........I RAN ON A MONDAY! Wahoo! I haven't done that for a while.
It was just a quick run (4 miles), but I ran a different route (sort of reverse the normal one). I programed my ipod for distance rather than time. So I kept waiting for the mechanical female voice to say something. At home I looked in the mirror and was horrified at how much I was sweating. I wore a pink shirt which usually hides the sweat, but not today! OMG!
It was just a quick run (4 miles), but I ran a different route (sort of reverse the normal one). I programed my ipod for distance rather than time. So I kept waiting for the mechanical female voice to say something. At home I looked in the mirror and was horrified at how much I was sweating. I wore a pink shirt which usually hides the sweat, but not today! OMG!
Sunday, September 19, 2010
week 9
well, I've been bad this week.....I skipped all but my Tuesday run.....and I really wouldn't really call Tuesday a run. Starting off on my normal route, I decided to see how fast I could go. I picked up the pace up the hill, as a result I stopped at the top to walk. I walked into the valley (which I had never been that far into, and found out there is an even steeper hill). Then I ran down the hill, back around the loop and then home. Total: only 4 miles.
I am not sure what was going on with me. I was completely exhausted everyday. I had so much grad school work. Reading, writing, more reading. I am beginning to dislike being a student.....ha! if my students could listen to me now. They might even convince me to stop giving homework. I am not really sure if I will make it thru this next week. I sneaked a look at the assignments.....it is almost doub
le what I did this week. (sigh!)
of course, I still made time for my long run on Saturday. Nothing will stop me from that.....ha again! I would have never thought a 10 mile run would be on my MUST DO list. I wore my new shoes. Hideously ugly, right? But really cheap. As I laced up my shoes, I realized that it might not be wise to test out new shoes on a long run, but whatever. I was a wild mix of color. Bright orange shirt, black capris and my new purple shoes. 3 miles in, it started to rain.....Not drizzle, but actual downpour. It is really rare for rain in Kahala. The rain stayed with me as I ran along Diamond Head. I was the only one outside on Saturday morning.....eerie, but cool. Again, I am a hard core runner, out while others sleep. At KCC and the farmers market I almost got run over by a truck with a cop standing by.....thanks, man. The rain stopped as I made it to Kapiolani park. Suddenly I was in the middle of a run/walk race. Women in blue shirts, volunteers marking the route, more cops. I passed a slow runner (yay!) but then got smoked by a well-built guy. To avoid the parade in Waikiki (and the meth addicts), I decided I would continue up the hill of Diamond Head. This summer to get ready for running I used to walk this Diamond Head route (it is super steep - but with a great view). I had never made it running.......UNTIL NOW! The only problem was my shoes, which were slippery on the new concrete sidewalk. I slowed down so I wouldn't fall on my face. I weaved my way back home and it started raining again. Once again I was alone. But excited about what I have accomplished. I still have another 2 weeks of 10 mile long runs. But I think I am ready to push myself a bit more. Ha, a third time!
I am not sure what was going on with me. I was completely exhausted everyday. I had so much grad school work. Reading, writing, more reading. I am beginning to dislike being a student.....ha! if my students could listen to me now. They might even convince me to stop giving homework. I am not really sure if I will make it thru this next week. I sneaked a look at the assignments.....it is almost doub
le what I did this week. (sigh!)of course, I still made time for my long run on Saturday. Nothing will stop me from that.....ha again! I would have never thought a 10 mile run would be on my MUST DO list. I wore my new shoes. Hideously ugly, right? But really cheap. As I laced up my shoes, I realized that it might not be wise to test out new shoes on a long run, but whatever. I was a wild mix of color. Bright orange shirt, black capris and my new purple shoes. 3 miles in, it started to rain.....Not drizzle, but actual downpour. It is really rare for rain in Kahala. The rain stayed with me as I ran along Diamond Head. I was the only one outside on Saturday morning.....eerie, but cool. Again, I am a hard core runner, out while others sleep. At KCC and the farmers market I almost got run over by a truck with a cop standing by.....thanks, man. The rain stopped as I made it to Kapiolani park. Suddenly I was in the middle of a run/walk race. Women in blue shirts, volunteers marking the route, more cops. I passed a slow runner (yay!) but then got smoked by a well-built guy. To avoid the parade in Waikiki (and the meth addicts), I decided I would continue up the hill of Diamond Head. This summer to get ready for running I used to walk this Diamond Head route (it is super steep - but with a great view). I had never made it running.......UNTIL NOW! The only problem was my shoes, which were slippery on the new concrete sidewalk. I slowed down so I wouldn't fall on my face. I weaved my way back home and it started raining again. Once again I was alone. But excited about what I have accomplished. I still have another 2 weeks of 10 mile long runs. But I think I am ready to push myself a bit more. Ha, a third time!
Sunday, September 12, 2010
week 8
Yay! I have followers now.....I am not really sure what that means, but I know people are reading my blog.
Since my last post, I have only run once. But my long run was......interesting, let's say.
According to my schedule I was supposed to run 6 miles. At this point in my training, I am not sure why I dropped down in mileage (last week's goal 115 minutes which equaled about 10 miles since I only went about 105 minutes). I should probably check in with fellow runners. Are they resting after a bug hurdle? Also I am basing my training on Dawn Dais. She did mention that she is a slow runner (although I consider myself a slow running, my pace is about a 10 min mile, slow I guess can be relative). Maybe her 115 minutes is only about 8 miles
....anyway, this week I decided to stick with 10 miles and 115 minutes of running. I ran a different route (actually around diamond head, thru Waikiki, around Fort Derussy Park, ending at an ABC store). It was tough. I definitely felt it afterwards; I was limping around the library the rest of the day, but I MADE IT!!!!!!.... here is where it gets interesting.....and maybe I should avoid Waikiki. The Diamond Hill side is scenic. There is the aquarium, zoo, and Kapiolani park, all very safe. Tourists are out and about, even at 7 am, around their hotels. But this Saturday, as I ran, I saw the homeless, the walks of shame, and the meth addicts....hmmmm....I even saw someone actually smoking meth. Next week I think I will change the route.
My challenge for myself this week.....run on Monday. Last two Mondays I have been too tired, too hungry, too much work, to run. I've got to motivate myself - even if I don't go far, at least I get out there. The first run of the week WILL be hard, no matter what I do, but I've got to get past it.
Since my last post, I have only run once. But my long run was......interesting, let's say.
According to my schedule I was supposed to run 6 miles. At this point in my training, I am not sure why I dropped down in mileage (last week's goal 115 minutes which equaled about 10 miles since I only went about 105 minutes). I should probably check in with fellow runners. Are they resting after a bug hurdle? Also I am basing my training on Dawn Dais. She did mention that she is a slow runner (although I consider myself a slow running, my pace is about a 10 min mile, slow I guess can be relative). Maybe her 115 minutes is only about 8 miles
....anyway, this week I decided to stick with 10 miles and 115 minutes of running. I ran a different route (actually around diamond head, thru Waikiki, around Fort Derussy Park, ending at an ABC store). It was tough. I definitely felt it afterwards; I was limping around the library the rest of the day, but I MADE IT!!!!!!.... here is where it gets interesting.....and maybe I should avoid Waikiki. The Diamond Hill side is scenic. There is the aquarium, zoo, and Kapiolani park, all very safe. Tourists are out and about, even at 7 am, around their hotels. But this Saturday, as I ran, I saw the homeless, the walks of shame, and the meth addicts....hmmmm....I even saw someone actually smoking meth. Next week I think I will change the route.
My challenge for myself this week.....run on Monday. Last two Mondays I have been too tired, too hungry, too much work, to run. I've got to motivate myself - even if I don't go far, at least I get out there. The first run of the week WILL be hard, no matter what I do, but I've got to get past it.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
week 7
aloha - I haven't written in awhile.....the teacher headed back to school herself..... and I guess I didn't quite realize how busy I would be. And will be for 1 and 1/2 years.
I am not sure how I am going to handle my more than full time job, training for a marathon AND getting a masters degree. So far every spare moment has been cramming some reading and my "homework" assignments have kept me up WAY past my bedtime. I haven't talked to my family in about 2 weeks.
ok - my fun teacher story. One of my classes was completing a lab - so they looked cute in their goggles and aprons. I accidentally turned on my itunes, "Hey Soul Sister" by Train came on the speaker. Suddenly my WHOLE class broke out in song. "Heyeh.....Heyaaaayeh..." I just had to smile. I excited, they also like GLEE - so we danced to "Don't stop believing" next.
back to running :-)
Saturday's long run was both good and bad.
GOOD, because I went 10 miles (more than the previous week), remembered to bring money, and headed home earlier, so I wouldn't be as far away from home (and water, bathroom, bed, etc). But BAD because I was suppose to go for about 2 hours. 9 miles went by faster than last week, but after that, my body gave up on me. I hit the 10 mile mark, in the bright sun, as I was headed up one side of Diamond Head (the easier side) and had to walk.....So if I want to end my long run on flat ground, I have to run thru Waikiki into town (get ready to walk 3 miles home) or run several times around Kapiolani park (boring!!!!). The next long run, I am scheduled to run ONLY 6 miles (I can't help cracking up :-) But I will probably try for 10 miles.
To recap this week: Skipped run on Monday to get some reading done for school.....Tuesday's planned 60 min run ended after 35 min, shin splits, shuffling feet, even after 30 minutes I wasn't in the groove and I still had to write my paper for school (write the speech I will give at graduation.....interesting assignment).
I have also decided I REALLY NEED new running shoes (Nike Free are too small, second pair should arrive in the next few days.) and that I need to eat an afternoon snack. Lunch is at 11:30 am. There is no way I can do that and still run at 4 pm. I must remember to snack/hydrate about 45 minutes before a run.
Wednesday is meeting day - good thing I made it rest day - too exhausted to get outside.
Brings us to today.....yay! I had energy at the end of the school day....yay! I dug out old running shoes to try......I decided to try for the elusive 60 minutes....The shin splints arrived at about the 15 min mark. I really have to learn how to focus my mind off the pain. I have heard of people who meditate while running. How do they do that? They can't be in Hawaii - since I am convinced cars don't seem to see me when I run and sidewalks have these obstacles. Are these the same people who feel those endorphins while running? I really think these people are urban legends.
I made it to 35 minutes before stopping to asses my blister situation. I forgot, these were the shoes I used to run the marathon. For some reason, I was often plagued with SERIOUS blisters on both feet. After walking for a bit, I finished up the 25 min.
I now have huge blisters on my feet (will they heal before Saturday?) and more reading to do for class. But I am content. I got out there to run.......well, that and I am watching football (yay! NFL season opener!)
I am not sure how I am going to handle my more than full time job, training for a marathon AND getting a masters degree. So far every spare moment has been cramming some reading and my "homework" assignments have kept me up WAY past my bedtime. I haven't talked to my family in about 2 weeks.
ok - my fun teacher story. One of my classes was completing a lab - so they looked cute in their goggles and aprons. I accidentally turned on my itunes, "Hey Soul Sister" by Train came on the speaker. Suddenly my WHOLE class broke out in song. "Heyeh.....Heyaaaayeh..." I just had to smile. I excited, they also like GLEE - so we danced to "Don't stop believing" next.
back to running :-)
Saturday's long run was both good and bad.
GOOD, because I went 10 miles (more than the previous week), remembered to bring money, and headed home earlier, so I wouldn't be as far away from home (and water, bathroom, bed, etc). But BAD because I was suppose to go for about 2 hours. 9 miles went by faster than last week, but after that, my body gave up on me. I hit the 10 mile mark, in the bright sun, as I was headed up one side of Diamond Head (the easier side) and had to walk.....So if I want to end my long run on flat ground, I have to run thru Waikiki into town (get ready to walk 3 miles home) or run several times around Kapiolani park (boring!!!!). The next long run, I am scheduled to run ONLY 6 miles (I can't help cracking up :-) But I will probably try for 10 miles.
To recap this week: Skipped run on Monday to get some reading done for school.....Tuesday's planned 60 min run ended after 35 min, shin splits, shuffling feet, even after 30 minutes I wasn't in the groove and I still had to write my paper for school (write the speech I will give at graduation.....interesting assignment).
I have also decided I REALLY NEED new running shoes (Nike Free are too small, second pair should arrive in the next few days.) and that I need to eat an afternoon snack. Lunch is at 11:30 am. There is no way I can do that and still run at 4 pm. I must remember to snack/hydrate about 45 minutes before a run.
Wednesday is meeting day - good thing I made it rest day - too exhausted to get outside.
Brings us to today.....yay! I had energy at the end of the school day....yay! I dug out old running shoes to try......I decided to try for the elusive 60 minutes....The shin splints arrived at about the 15 min mark. I really have to learn how to focus my mind off the pain. I have heard of people who meditate while running. How do they do that? They can't be in Hawaii - since I am convinced cars don't seem to see me when I run and sidewalks have these obstacles. Are these the same people who feel those endorphins while running? I really think these people are urban legends.
I made it to 35 minutes before stopping to asses my blister situation. I forgot, these were the shoes I used to run the marathon. For some reason, I was often plagued with SERIOUS blisters on both feet. After walking for a bit, I finished up the 25 min.
I now have huge blisters on my feet (will they heal before Saturday?) and more reading to do for class. But I am content. I got out there to run.......well, that and I am watching football (yay! NFL season opener!)
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
week 6
It is midway thru the week, y'all. Again, this work thing is getting in the way of running. Ah, to be independently wealthy.....I mean I love, love, LOVE my job :-) what other job entertains with girls breaking out into gLee songs and boys breaking into snickers over a homework assignment called "What's in the sack?" (after the Shel Silverstein poem). Later in the year, I even get paid to watch movies at lunch.
Monday, after an "easy" day of classes, I was so exhausted. I got home and put on my running gear, but it was still too hot to get outside. So I picked up a book......2 hours later, I woke up. Oops! After dinner, I was asleep again.
Yesterday, I HAD to run. But I was so tired after school. I could have napped again. My shins started smarting after only a mile, I limped on. I felt like a turtle....wait, I am sure a turtle could have passed me. I thought it would get better as I warmed up. NO! Double NO! The entire 55 minutes was pain. I even scuffed up my shoes, because I kept dragging my feet. On the positive side, when I went to the Nike + stats, I had run 5.6 miles. So maybe turtle wasn't an apt description. Anyway, glad it was over.
Today I felt like I had a little more energy. I was excited to run. I got dressed thinking about the hill and running by the park. I even switched shoes and went with the Addias trail. Awesome idea, because my foot felt cushioned. No real pain in the first 20 minutes, I did have to stop to tie my shoe. Also to walk about the second (mini) hill because the recent rain had left a muddy trail and I didn't want to fall. In the end, I ran 6 miles. Not bad.
I will try to run once more during the work week and then prep for the long run on Saturday.
Monday, after an "easy" day of classes, I was so exhausted. I got home and put on my running gear, but it was still too hot to get outside. So I picked up a book......2 hours later, I woke up. Oops! After dinner, I was asleep again.
Yesterday, I HAD to run. But I was so tired after school. I could have napped again. My shins started smarting after only a mile, I limped on. I felt like a turtle....wait, I am sure a turtle could have passed me. I thought it would get better as I warmed up. NO! Double NO! The entire 55 minutes was pain. I even scuffed up my shoes, because I kept dragging my feet. On the positive side, when I went to the Nike + stats, I had run 5.6 miles. So maybe turtle wasn't an apt description. Anyway, glad it was over.
Today I felt like I had a little more energy. I was excited to run. I got dressed thinking about the hill and running by the park. I even switched shoes and went with the Addias trail. Awesome idea, because my foot felt cushioned. No real pain in the first 20 minutes, I did have to stop to tie my shoe. Also to walk about the second (mini) hill because the recent rain had left a muddy trail and I didn't want to fall. In the end, I ran 6 miles. Not bad.
I will try to run once more during the work week and then prep for the long run on Saturday.
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