December 2010
86 posts
Peace Out, 2010
It’s surreal to think that 2010 is already over, it seems to have passed so quickly. My big goal this time last year that I set for 2010 was to become fitter and to become a better runner. At this point last year I had registered for my first 5k with my sister and I was nervously training for it. Sloowwlly.
12 months later I’ve completed 9 races, the last one being the 10mile race...
Plank Challenge
Baseline time: 2mins. On the elbows. My time goal for January is 4mins!
Plank Challenge
Some of my friends and I are starting the Plank Challenge (http://plankchallenge.com/) in the new year. Currently I can hold a plank for maybe 90 seconds on a good day. I’d like to see how far I can get within a few months.
I’ve taken this before picture and am putting it out there, hoping it will keep me accountable to a good diet and steady planks.
My abs have come a long way but...
I bought new running shoes tonight. Staying loyal to Adidas. Time to break these bad boys in!
“If you’re feeling frightened about what comes next… Don’t. Embrace the...”
– Julia Brown
(I should tape this to my wall.)
Boxing Day 10 miler
That was a really tough race. It must have been -15c with the crazy wind. I feel like half of it was uphill, needless to say - it was very hard. But - I did it!
Thanks to some kick ass music and some positive self talk - race #9 of 2010 is IN THE BAG!
The race started with the same 5k loop that I ran for my first ever race last March. It was kind of a full circle moment for me to run that same...
“I like running because it’s a challenge. If you run hard, there’s the pain - and...”
– Bob Clarke, Philadelphia Flyers general manager, NHL Hall of Fame
Reblog if you are a fitblr! New or veteran!
carladoeslife:
I want to follow all of you fitblrs, new and seasoned so that I can stay motivated by both ends of the journey! Follow me too so I stay on track (Note: live in fear of doing badly and disappointing the Internets)
““If you don’t set a baseline standard for what you’ll accept in your life,...”
– Anthony Robbins
Body Pump
After bumpy day and a night of no sleep I wasn’t sure if I was going to make it to Body Pump this morning. I had a pounding headache and I looked like hell……but for some reason I dragged myself out of bed and made the class.
It was tough, but I’m glad I went. Headache is gone..things still kind of suck, but at least I pumped some iron. That’s always a good feeling.
I’m in so much pain today. That weights marathon kicked my ass yesterday. I haven’t been in this much pain in a long time.
Every muscle hurts. My back muscles are screaming, my ass is sore, my legs….my everything hurts.
No pain, no gain, right?!
Bam!!
It’s a gloomy Sunday around here. I went to the gym for quite a while and did a great weights workout.
Leg press machine - 100lbs 15x4sets Dumbbell bent over rows - 20lbs 15x2sets, 25lbs 12x2 sets Scullcrushers - 20lbs 15x1set, 30lbs 10x3 sets Hammer Curls 10lbs 15x1 set, 15lbs 15x3 sets Deadlift 20lbs + bar - 12x3 sets, 44lbs + bar 6x5 sets Assisted pull up machine, 4 sets of varying...
“I’m a beast, I’m an animal, I’m that monster in the mirror”
– Usher, “More”
Bikram Saturday
Bikram Yoga this morning. It went really well. What a beautiful way to spend 90 minutes. Not thinking about anything but your breathing and your body and your strength.
It’s the best.
Suck it, winter.
Tonight I ran 9kms in an hour in the freezing Southern Ontario winter. It was -10c, I don’t mess around, baby.
It was a really great run. I finished my loop at 6kms at my house and I felt so good that I decided to go again for another shorter loop around the neighborhood. I stopped for walking breaks only twice during the whole run and I felt like I had plenty of energy when I finished. I...
CARDINAL TRUTH OF WEIGHT LOSS #9237: you don't get...
runlikeella:
Isn’t that the truth?! Life is not fair.
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Sweat and Tears
I went to an evening Bikram class tonight. While I felt overwhelmed by the heat for most of the class it went really well. I felt improvement in my poses and that is a great feeling.
During and after the camel pose I felt really emotional. I just felt broken down by the heat and my body was tired, some things that have been making me sad this week flooded to my consciousness and the tears poured...
“To sweat is to pray, to make an offering of your innermost self. Sweat is holy...”
– Gabrielle Roth (via rendoeslife)
Beautiful Bulging Biceps, it's Wednesday!
Body Pump this morning! It went really well. The bicep section almost killed me, which was..great?
Great class!
“Running has taken me in, and continues to comfort, heal and challenge me in all...”
– Kristin Armstrong, Author and runner (via glutastic)
Winter Warrior?
Earlier this fall I spoke to my sister about running. I told her how I would do my best to push my running as far into the winter months as possible.
And I did..until this week. We’ve gotten our first real snow fall here and it has been -20C (with windchill) every day for the past few days.
I want to go running so badly but everything is icy and frost-bity.
Damn - better luck next week I...