Mexico

I'm BAAACK! =0)

Had a great time in Mexico and am back on my running schedule, but I will have to fill you all in later, 'cause now I have to get ready for work. Yeah, they are finally letting me go back to work, but if I feel sick at all I have to go home. =0)

Love to all,
eryn

Finally!

It's been almost a whole WEEK since I have gone out to run!!! WoW! I don't know how people who work 9-5:30 everyday accomplish anything.
It felt really good to get out and jog. Not nearly as hard as it has been before, but I am only running 2 minutes each set. My walk time has decreased though. Now, unless the dog delays, my walk time is down to 3 minutes. I am still striving for that 2 minute mark before I increase my run time consistently.
Okay, gotta go check the dimensions of a carry-on for Continental before I fly out to Mexico tomorrow!!! And I'm NOT PACKED YET!!!
Hope you all have a beautiful week.
See you soon.

Running Journal

Bare Bones today:
(some times are approximations)

Walk 2:30
Jog 2:15
Walk 4
Jog 2:15
Walk 3
Jog 2
Walk 2
Jog 1:30 (up and down hill. sticth in side ~ not enough deep breathing)
Walk 3
Jog 2 (Yes!! almost gave up on that one, stitch came back)
Walk 3
Jog 1:30 (chose to stop)
Walk a leisurely 3:15
Cross threshold for a grand total of 28:20.

Worked on breathing correctly today. It is very hard to regulate your breath when you have more CO2 wanting to come out than you expelled. I think a more forceful exhale will help with that. Also, tried to pay attention to alternating footfalls with exhales, so that each foot shares in the joys of pounding the pavement with equal pressure.

Must go stretch now and get down to the business of cleaning.
See you out there.
eryn

Running Journal

Wow. It has been almost 2 weeks since I was on here! What a crazy week trying to figure out how people who normally work 9-5 fit everything in. I did not fit a whole lot of training time in, so when I go out today I'm sure that my legs will ask what I am doing! =0)

Saturday, I tagged along with Gloria to a TNT practice at zero:dark-early up in Tacoma with the intention of running with the team, but as I got started I realized I really needed to use the bathroom and that she is a LOT more fit than I am, so I stopped, found the bathroom, and then wandered around taking pictures. Oh! Miracle story there. I did not have my second battery with me and the one in the camera was not fully charged, so about 30 min. into my picture taking time the battery symbol started flashing at me (which means no more pictures!!!). I was thinking "oh man, I really wanted a picture of the team when they were coming back in" and "Lord, all this beautiful scenery and I just have to enjoy it with my eyes!!!!" "Lord, please charge the battery for me. You've done it before...please!" Do you know that He put the thought to shake it in my head. It totally wasn't my thought, because I was resolved to wander around for another hour waiting for the team to come back with out my camera. (I even thought I would try my "hand" at running around the hilly park.) At first, I shook the camera a bit. No luck. More pleading. He said, "Take it OUT of the camera." DUH!! He's so smart. =0) I took it out and shook it a while,trying to figure out how this might help. Shaking creates static, which creates electricity! Brilliant! Do you know it worked!!! Not only that...it lasted for another 2 hours at least, and was still working when I got home and put it on the charger! How incredible is that!!! God is truly an amazing God. How amazing it is that He loves us so much that the little things like camera batteries are important to Him because they are to us. WoW!!!

Today is my Mom's 60th birthday and my gift to her is to have the house "put together" and clean when she gets home from work, so I better go out and run before the rains come and then get to work on that. I'll let you know how it goes.

Here is the picture God graciously charged my battery for. Enjoy. eryn

Running Journal