What did I get?!
Most times it's bills. Ick. Our grocery store circulars. Fun! Junk mail. Recycling bin. AARP offers. How old am I?
Then there are the days I am downright giddy.
Packages of "love". Best Gma ever<3
Cards of any sort. Melt my heart.
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| Mosby, Shane's dog at home, says hi! |
And of course, my magazines.
In recent economic times I've had to scale back my magazine consumption. But my Grandma (really, how wonderful is she?!) subscribed me to a couple of DIY/home magazines which are amazing for Shane, me and our little apartment.
But there is one magazine that I renewed myself. And that would be....Runner's World! As Shane tosses me the current issue I feel a rush of emotions. Excitement and joy, mingled with anxiety plus a big dash of motivation.
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| It's here! |
Let me break it down for you. I love, love, love my Runner's World. No duh. They have interesting articles, great tips, motivating interview/profiles, and all the race ads make me want to win the lottery and spend my life running races around the country.
But I feel anxiety because I always am left feeling like there are so many workouts I need to include in my week and I don't know how to fit them in. I want to incorporate hills, speed, distance, strength training, and cross training. But it all feels so overwhelming.
I've come a long way since my early days of running. I used a cell phone to keep track of how long I ran for and ran the same loop over and over in a park which I guesstimated was about a mile. Not the most accurate of methods.
Nowadays I have a basic watch to keep track of time, and log my mileage on DailyMile.com, which gives me an idea of my pacing. I also use the treadmill to work in basic speed intervals, and I've just started incorporating hilly workouts.
I really want to take my running to the next level. I want to rock my hilly half marathon in April. need to start pushing myself out of my comfort zone. I don't want to be content with an average run.
After reading this months issue, I may feel a little overwhelmed, but I'm motivated. And just from writing this blog post, I've come to the realization that I don't need to take every piece of information and use it. It's important to have the knowledge, but I can take what I need, which doesn't make me any less of a runner.
Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed with all the information you read about running?
Do you run according to how you feel or have a strict schedule, incorporating a variety of workouts?
But I feel anxiety because I always am left feeling like there are so many workouts I need to include in my week and I don't know how to fit them in. I want to incorporate hills, speed, distance, strength training, and cross training. But it all feels so overwhelming.
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And I *try* and incorporate them, but I do it my own way because....
Running workouts confuse me! Take this benchmark workout for a 1/2 marathon: 10 to 15 x 1000 meters at race pace with 60 seconds recovery (Runner's World April 2011 issue). I don't know my exact race pace! Do I need to go find a track? I'm gonna loose track counting 10 to 15 times on a track!I've come a long way since my early days of running. I used a cell phone to keep track of how long I ran for and ran the same loop over and over in a park which I guesstimated was about a mile. Not the most accurate of methods.
Nowadays I have a basic watch to keep track of time, and log my mileage on DailyMile.com, which gives me an idea of my pacing. I also use the treadmill to work in basic speed intervals, and I've just started incorporating hilly workouts.
I really want to take my running to the next level. I want to rock my hilly half marathon in April. need to start pushing myself out of my comfort zone. I don't want to be content with an average run.
After reading this months issue, I may feel a little overwhelmed, but I'm motivated. And just from writing this blog post, I've come to the realization that I don't need to take every piece of information and use it. It's important to have the knowledge, but I can take what I need, which doesn't make me any less of a runner.
Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed with all the information you read about running?
Do you run according to how you feel or have a strict schedule, incorporating a variety of workouts?
