After talking to my mom about my frustrations of being stuck in the middle of nowhere with no way to run she sent me home with her stationary bike. I have to admit that I hate stationary bikes. For one, they take up too much room... second, they make my butt sore and not in a good way... third, BORING!!!
BUT... in the last three mornings I have woken up, gone out to the shed (where I put the bike which is pretty cool cuz it has windows and I can watch the kids playing while I'm in there) and biked for 30 minutes!
It kills me... but I have to remember that I need to get acclimated. I went from living at sea level to living back on the mountain at 6,000 ft above sea level... and, well, that makes a HUGE difference when your trying to breathe and workout at the same time. I figure another week or two of doing 30 minutes in the morning and I should be feeling good enough to push it to 45 min... and then eventually an hour.
To get a little boost I also signed up for the Iron Girl again in Phoenix, Az!! It is a 10K in December (which is perfect running weather in Arizona!) To make it even better, my best friend said she would start training and do it with me!!
I dont know how much I weigh right now because my nemesis (the scale) is still packed away in a box in storage... but judging by my clothes... I need to lose about 15 lbs to get back to where I was last year when I was running at my best. Its doable!
Frustration is still there... but every morning that I sweat it out makes me feel a little bit better about the whole thing. :)
1 comment:
totally doable and it sounds like youre getting back on track
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