Got another 6 miles in yesterday! And they were even faster than the night before! I’m so motivated and excited and I hope this isn’t just a brief drive for my goal and it lasts for a long time. I want to prepare my body so when it gets nice out I can hit the gravel roads and hills with no problems. I do feel like I need new/different running shoes however. The my feet and knees hurt a little once I was done. Anyone have any good recommendations for shoes???
NEW WORK: Back in September, I teamed up with We Are Fearless agency and Bridgestone tyres to photograph 10 Everyday Battlers taking part in a Chase Your Dreams 10KM run at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Joined by Olympic diver, Chris Mears MBE, here are some of the shots supplied.
Once again a new run - once again a new format. The Gladiator Run is a run in Vossem, Belgium near Brussels. We didn’t know it before, didn’t know if it was a single run or series of events.
At the trip we were a bit nervous because we didn’t know if it will be a good event. How strong are the obstacles? It takes a lot of experience to organize such an event well. There are many more aspects than only the obstacles and some running events fail already with the rudimentary details like toilets or check in.
But we were satisfied and more than that! It becomes a very great event! Well-prepared and organized, well done running course and great obstacles!
It was November and it was cold outside. But for there was a heated tent - wonderful! Not at least for waiting before the race. It was more important to get warm again after the race and not cooling down in the wet clothes. Well done!
As so often I was laughed at the start by my colleagues! But after 5 minutes (as so often too) they knew I was better prepared than they.
In the cold months I always have way too big clothes to wear over my running clothes. I try to wear them until 2 seconds before the start. This time I wore the pullover yet for the first kilometer to run! To prevent any injury it’s really important to be warm. You have to have warm muscles and tendons. So this time I started with a green and withe pullover which I threw away during the run.
It started as usual with a wall to climb over but the intensity of the obstacles increased very well! After around 7 kilometers we got back to the start and it seems we had to do the same round 3 times. That’s not my favorite, but anyway, we would do it.
So it was more than unexpected and a nice surprise as we find out that it wasn’t 3 times the same round.
The second round was almost complete like the first. In the end, however, we turned off differently and the last 7 kilometers were completely different to the first round. Well done again!
All in all a very good event, good obstacles and a good running course! I finished after 2:15 hours at the 15th place and was more than satisfied.
I pretty much left tumblr when they banned the female nipple. It offended me and so I left. Well slowly but surely the nipple is returning…. and sometimes I need a place to write, even if nobody reads it. So, I am back. At the moment. For now.
Sunday I will be attempting to run 26.2 miles in under 6 hours. This is my sixth attempt. I have finished, slower, twice. I have dropped out, once. I gave up before the race and did not show up, twice.
Since April I have lost over 50 pounds. That should help. But it’s going to be close. I don’t know if I can do it. And nobody I know can relate to that. My dad was a bad ass runner so doesn’t know what it’s like to fail as many times as I have. He wouldn’t get it. My ttp (tag team partner) finished with me the first time I crossed the finish line. He had only run a few times before that and hasn’t run since. He was 300 pounds. Now he is bigger. He wouldn’t get it. Everybody else just keeps telling me “I got it” and that I “will do great.” Clearly they don’t get it either. So I’m alone with my thoughts. My doubts. My fears.
Sunday I either succeed or I fail. Doesn’t matter if it rains, we get invaded by aliens, Sacramento gets hit by an earthquake, or my heart explodes and I die on the course. I either succeed or I fail. No excuses.
A pleasant 8 miler in the park under lightly falling snow, just enough on the ground to provide soft landing. The snow reminds me that it’s holiday season…
And along with snow, holiday parties, one of which I went to last evening hosted by a local running ‘club’ called ‘The Bunny Gang’ at a sports bar owned by a runner friend of ours. Beforehand we did 2 x 2 mile tempos in the snow at 6 minute mile pace along with some striders afterwards. 8 miles altogether.
I call these guys/gals a ‘club’, as they are more of an informal group of characters who hang out for the love of running. They hosted this banquet (2nd annual) and gave out ‘awards’, providing a fun festive start to the holiday season. A great bunch.
❄️ I get to go dark blonde soon! {early Christmas gift from my love!} Final touch to my transformation, a little special treat for when I reach the 120s ❄️
I have olive tan skin, green eyes and dark hair. I’ve always been so curious to know what I’d look like with golden honey colored hair! This will help me adjust to my new body and identity (✿◠‿◠)
I look at myself in the mirror & everything I’ve accomplished & transformed for the better, has surpassed my own self. My look is outdated. It doesn’t speak for who I’ve become. She’s in the past. She always hid & wore layers of black & kept her head down. I buried that girl. My new aura is light, happy to be alive & grateful to be walking with my head up. I smile at everyone & make friends with strangers. I love and am grateful for even the bad things people take for granted. All that matters to me is God, family and life.
Exercise:
I ran 3 miles burning 370 cals on the treadmill. Skipped strength training, HIIT and other core/ab workouts for today since I ate so low today I didn’t want to make my nose bleed again like the last time I pushed too hard
Hoping I wake up tomorrow to find I’m in the 130s ╰(◡‿◡✿╰)
Galloping down the sidelines at the stadium the other day. #field #track #sprinting #running #football #practice #workout #training #speed #quickness #muscle #fitness #athlete #author https://www.instagram.com/p/B5q7rphB3C7/?igshid=199qig53utiiv
Bundled up for a run in the cold this evening before I have to go into work and sit on my butt for 8 hours (yay night shift). I’ve got a 5k race this weekend and I’m feeling pretty good!
