Today Kip and I didn't run together, but each of us ran at different paces, because he has to train for his race on Friday and he's a bit nervous about it. If you're curious about his experience today, check this other blog http://paperclipsaresafer.blogspot.com/
He went ahead of me although I was surprised to see that I could see him the whole time running a bit ahead of me during the whole first mile. I thought 'hmm' either he's not pushing a lot or I am going fast today. Unfortunately, he had the watch so I couldn't time my minutes. I didn't stop when I finished my mile, but I continued running. Today the goal was to complete two miles without stopping, so I was determined to complete that distance. And I did. The first mile was quite easy to run. The second was harder, although I never felt like I was dying, so it looks I'm getting ready to go on to the third mile non-stop. I am very excited about that. Today there was a bit of a breeze, which was the most noticeable when we reached the half mile. When I was running my second mile, I decided to take as much of that wind as I could so I would breathe with my mouth sucking as much air as I could. I felt great and energized to keep going. Then, when there were 500 meters left I felt like I was getting a bit more tired so I started counting meters and cheering for myself telling myself, come on, just 300 meters, etc. It was great. When I had 100 meters left I ran faster which gave me a lot of energy. When I finished I felt great. I suppose Kip didn't cross the mile line a lot ahead of me because I could walk almost a whole mile before meeting him again (after he was done with his 3 miles). He ran his 3 miles in 23':46'', I think, which is less than what he was expecting, so both felt quite accomplished today.
In order to celebrate, we had a Sonoran hot dog after the run, hehe. Yes, very unusual of me to have sausages, especially if they are wrapped in bacon! I normally tell them to remove the bacon, but today I decided to give it a try. I decided that I enjoy it better without the bacon, because so many years without eating meat (just here and there in rare occasions) educate your body to reject very meaty stuff. Otherwise the hot dog was very delicious.
As for the smokes, we're still good, and I believe we'll continue being good because the cravings are almost gone. Physically, I believe, they are gone. Psychologically, they're still there, but less and less. Yay! what an accomplishment!
Anyway, more accomplishments tomorrow.
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Good for you says the banana man...
ReplyDeleteOh, I wanted to ask you guys... so Kip says that to get the most energy, it's better to eat small meals throughout the day rather than regular size breakfast, lunch and dinner. What do you guys think? thanks!!!
ReplyDeleteWow! Sounds like you guys are doing great! Just stay well hydrated and get your workouts in when it's cooler out. As for meals....well I try to eat several small meals throughout the day. I do my best to combine a complex carb with a lean protein and make sure I'm getting lots of vegetables and fruit. I'm mostly vegetarian too and it can sometimes be hard to get enough protein in my diet- it's all too tempting to eat too much bread or starchy foods. Check out this info for good meals and advice: http://www.eatcleandiet.com/
ReplyDeleteIt works, it's not a fad diet and it's nutritionally sound.
Hey Saffy!
ReplyDeletethanks a lot for the tips. I'm going to check out that website right away. We won't be running today because Kip has a bad ankle. Hopefully he'll get better for the run...