And now back to the here and now.
It's official, I have totally bought into the Vancouver yoga craze. I've registered for a course that teaches the correct alignment for yoga asanas. I figure if I am going to do the stuff I should learn to do it correctly and avoid any injuries, especially with my bum knees.
I had an experience today that really validates that I am in the right place, doing the right thing, right now. I recently encouraged someone to participate in an event that they initially thought themselves not capable of doing. It turns out that this encouragement has opened the door to a world of opportunities and new challenges of which they are enthusiastically pursuing. It just goes to show what great things can come from a little encouragement and support. Just something to think about as you head out into the world today.
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
An update on the 5Km run.
Going into the 5Km run this weekend I had some goals in mind. I had hoped to complete it in under 26 minutes which I thought was a very reasonable time goal considering I haven't been doing any speed work and focusing more on distance. I also made a deal with myself that if I could come in under 25 minutes (my personal best is in the 22 min range) then I could buy a new pair of lululemon pants.
Alas, there will be no lululemon pants for me. I came in at 26:40, much slower than I had anticipated. I could make excuses like I had logged over 40 KM in the 7 days prior or that the sun was too bright but really that's all they are...excuses.
Will reattempt the 5Km again once the marathon is done and see what I can with a little more focus on speed in my training.
Going into the 5Km run this weekend I had some goals in mind. I had hoped to complete it in under 26 minutes which I thought was a very reasonable time goal considering I haven't been doing any speed work and focusing more on distance. I also made a deal with myself that if I could come in under 25 minutes (my personal best is in the 22 min range) then I could buy a new pair of lululemon pants.
Alas, there will be no lululemon pants for me. I came in at 26:40, much slower than I had anticipated. I could make excuses like I had logged over 40 KM in the 7 days prior or that the sun was too bright but really that's all they are...excuses.
Will reattempt the 5Km again once the marathon is done and see what I can with a little more focus on speed in my training.
Thursday, March 16, 2006
What I would do for a diet coke right now! I'm tired, my legs ache and I just want to lie down drink dc and eat chips. All of which I could do right now as the fridge here is full of dc and there are still tons of chips left over from yesterday's shower. And...I'm sure if I lay under my desk no one would notice.
NB and I ran about 15K last night. I've got a good thing going here on Wed nights. NB and I run, usually further and faster than I want (but that's a good thing really) then while I shower, NB or JB, if we are really lucky, starts dinner. It's like I have my own personal trainer and chef. (Just so you don't think I am a total princess here, I did finely dice two shallots yesterday for JB's bean dish. )
Tonight I am going to a book club, the book being Zadie Smith's On Beauty. I really enjoyed it and I'm looking forward to hearing what the other clubbers have to say. There's also going to be wine and cheese. Not soo interested in the wine...just the cheese. If I ever host..I'm going to serve bacon.
NB and I ran about 15K last night. I've got a good thing going here on Wed nights. NB and I run, usually further and faster than I want (but that's a good thing really) then while I shower, NB or JB, if we are really lucky, starts dinner. It's like I have my own personal trainer and chef. (Just so you don't think I am a total princess here, I did finely dice two shallots yesterday for JB's bean dish. )
Tonight I am going to a book club, the book being Zadie Smith's On Beauty. I really enjoyed it and I'm looking forward to hearing what the other clubbers have to say. There's also going to be wine and cheese. Not soo interested in the wine...just the cheese. If I ever host..I'm going to serve bacon.
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Its been a few days since I've posted any updates on my activities out here.
Snow was great at Whistler on Friday. NB & JB now have me doing double black diamonds. NB's response to my comment that it said "Experts Only" was that it didn't specify an expert in what. That was all I needed and off to the bowls I proceeded. There was only one run where I pulled out of the fun. It involved a very steep entrance into the bowl, you had to lower yourself down about a meter then had about a foot's width to ski down the side of the mountain for a good 10-12 feet to enter the bowl. I took off my board, proceeded to almost loose it over the edge and hiked back up and found a spot that was a little easier to enter the bowl. My boarding is definitely improving. The ski outs still kill the old calves but I'm getting faster and don't have to stop quite as much.
The rest of the weekend was pretty quiet. A little running, lots of walking in the beautiful sunshine and some Bliss followed by brunch.
I've registered to run the St. Paddy's Day 5KM dash this Saturday. I'm hoping it will give me a good indication of how my running is improving with all the training I have been doing.
Tonight..I grocery shop and rest. With any luck I might be able to find an episode of Smallville to watch...mmmm Clark!
Snow was great at Whistler on Friday. NB & JB now have me doing double black diamonds. NB's response to my comment that it said "Experts Only" was that it didn't specify an expert in what. That was all I needed and off to the bowls I proceeded. There was only one run where I pulled out of the fun. It involved a very steep entrance into the bowl, you had to lower yourself down about a meter then had about a foot's width to ski down the side of the mountain for a good 10-12 feet to enter the bowl. I took off my board, proceeded to almost loose it over the edge and hiked back up and found a spot that was a little easier to enter the bowl. My boarding is definitely improving. The ski outs still kill the old calves but I'm getting faster and don't have to stop quite as much.
The rest of the weekend was pretty quiet. A little running, lots of walking in the beautiful sunshine and some Bliss followed by brunch.
I've registered to run the St. Paddy's Day 5KM dash this Saturday. I'm hoping it will give me a good indication of how my running is improving with all the training I have been doing.
Tonight..I grocery shop and rest. With any luck I might be able to find an episode of Smallville to watch...mmmm Clark!
Thursday, March 09, 2006
Taking the day off tomorrow to head up to Whistler for the day to do a little boarding. Conditions look great as they've had a big dump of snow over the last few days. We even had some snow here. Acck....what's with that?
It looks like I may have a few visitors over the next few months. MV emailed today and may come out next weekend or the one after. He's keen to head up to Whistler and do some boarding. AS & BG are also considering coming out to run the Vancouver Half Marathon. That will be great, I'm crossing my fingers. Diggs is going to be in town that weekend too so we've roped him into running too. I love visitors!
It looks like I may have a few visitors over the next few months. MV emailed today and may come out next weekend or the one after. He's keen to head up to Whistler and do some boarding. AS & BG are also considering coming out to run the Vancouver Half Marathon. That will be great, I'm crossing my fingers. Diggs is going to be in town that weekend too so we've roped him into running too. I love visitors!
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