Inspirational and great ideas for training
Inspirational and great ideas for training
There are some things I accepted as immutable truths of this world, one of those being that I would never be a long distance runner. I’m just not built for it. I’m 6’6” and broad, not slight like most NBA centers. I’m built like an NFL offensive lineman.
Today, with 179 days to the Warrior Dash, I finished Week 1 of the Couch to 5k program. It wasn’t pretty. My form was atrocious. But I ran for a total of 8 minutes over the course of 20 minutes.
Remember, I’ve never run a mile in my life. And tonight for the third time in a week I confirmed I can do it with short breaks between.
My knees are holding up so far, we’ll see how they progress the further I go. But I’m excited.
I love being proved wrong when I’ve considered something impossible.
179 days to go.
184 days.
I fell off the wagon. And it only took a mini breakdown and my encouraging wife to get me back in gear.
I decided to record a quick conversation with myself, it is completely unedited so there will be long pauses, etc. But you can hear the exhaustion and heavy breathing. And I’m damn embarrassed. But if I’m not hiding my body, I’m not hiding my mind.
My body is a Prison
This was the motivational phrase I focused on during my walk. Right now there is so much my body won’t let me do, both physically incapable of doing, and such that the world won’t let me do. Things like run a mile, do a pull up, or from the world’s limitations: ride some roller coasters (too fat for the safety harness) and fit comfortably in an airplane seat (hips wise, knees are always going to be a problem.)
So I’m breaking out. I’m working to escape this prison.
184 days.
0 plays205 days
2.5 lbs down (taken with a grain of salt) and today I walked 4.5 miles. Eating dinner and cooling down before I do another workout, this one in the house with the kettlebell.
A week ago I realized I wasn’t dipping low enough while working the kettlebell and man what a difference it made!
Dinner is beef, spinach, chicken, carrots. And water. Lots of water to replace what I sweated out, and I do mean sweated. Lots and lots of sweat. Blame the Florida humidity.
So I’ve decided just doing one race isn’t enough, I’m making it a goal to do six races in 2012. And I’ve already got the first three picked out.
Jan. 21-22 - Warrior Dash Central Florida
Feb. 25th - Spartan Race Miami
Mar. 10th - Spartan Race Atlanta
I would commit to a race a month but that’s hard to do, and three races in three months for someone who’s never raced before is already crazy.
As I’m submerging myself in this world of training, fitness, working out, I’m looking for a constant stream of positive message media and this has been a great and inspirational listen.
