kettleball workout, my pata!

reposted from a facebook entry:

i recently started training to race competitively in a 5K for the spring that would be running.


i figured since i was new to this particular sport, yes its a sport. i'd start with something small like a 5k and then eventually work my way to a half marathon before moving on to a full fledge marathon. what spurred all of this. well i had been a dedicated runner until a few years ago and have been trying to get back ever since.

i'm finally at a point in life where the opportunity has presented itself to really hit this goal hard. so here i am.

gym membership - check
running shoes - check
trainer - check
diet tracker - check
running playlist - check
the "ganas" to take it to the limit - check
crossing the finish line of my first 5k...priceless

so yes, i'm committed to this new goal/project. I've been at it for about three weeks and re-modified my diet earlier this week. I have an online tracker that helps me track calories and nutrition which has been really helpful.

AND TO ALL OF YOU who offered AWESOME song suggestions....thanks a million!!!!

today, i was determined to press myself and get over 3 miles in. so far i've been around a 14 minute mile. not great, not bad...but today...i wanted to get as close to 12 min as possible...so i hop on the treadmill, fire it up, and get the ipod "running" playlist going.

ok so WHAT IS THE FIRST SONG ON THE PLAYLIST?

this is soooo awesome...

EYE OF THE TIGER....and it was those first few rhythmic sounds that got me fired up and made me smiling while thinking, "OH YEAH...this is gonna be a good one." and i was thinking, this is like a video!

so there's something you should know about running...its not just about taking off out the gate. i mean...you gotta pace yourself and you have to build up endurance. something i'm working on during my early morning workouts with my trainer.

so no workout this morning...wait, i'm getting ahead of myself.

back to the just over 3 mile run. i fire up the treadmill and get going and finish up my first 20 minutes...take a hydration break of 30 sec and get going again. so as i near minute 12 in the countdown...i'm like..agh...endurance!!! where are you? but that's when "break my stride" comes on...and i was thinking about a particular situation and thinking "that's right....you ain't gonna slow me down" right as the chorus fires up.

Ain't nothing gonna break my stride
Nobody gonna slow me down, oh no
I got to keep on moving
Ain't nothing gonna break my stride
I'm running in a one touch ground, oh no
I got to keep on moving

TALK ABOUT MOTIVATION...then i was all kinda mad about the situation and so i channeled that energy towards finishing my run. So today just over 3 miles like 3.12 @ 12.8 min per mile.

so if that wasnt enough, i decided i needed to do a kettleball workout. yes, its basically a weighted ball with a handle on it and you do alot of movements with it. ok can we say, totally kicked my butt...but i can say that i feel really great so it was definitely worth the hard work!

i just gotta say that watching your diet doesnt seem like it would be that hard! But great scotts! its craziness....

alright..this stinky girl must shower. dinner with the family tonight! so glad they're in town...