I hate Aeroplane Jelly

It's been a very busy week and yet again one of little activity.  I did manage to get our Monday morning for a 7km run in the pitch dark along Botany Bay.

Work has been very hectic and I do hope it will settle down a little, I have worked 12 days straight and I'm really looking forward to the weekend.  The early starts and long days combined with just eating at my desk is not helping develop/maintain any form of health and fitness.

I got up bright and early this morning had a cup of coffee and was the out the door before 5am and enjoyed a comfortable 10km at 5:11/km average pace - god it felt good to be out running.  I had a visit from on old enemy this morning - I could feel my abs wobbling as I was running YUK!!!!

It's now crunch time.  I have written my weight and Body Fat on the calender, and have to get myself into some sort of shape (and yes round is a shape) before I pull on the bikini for our holiday.

Sunny Days.

Out of bed nice and early this morning and enjoyed another 10km along the shores of Botany Bay in the dark. Felt  a little tired this morning but was happy to be out there watching the day become alive.  Ran a comfortable average pace of 5:18km/hr so a few calories would have have been shed.

Some exciting news;

* I won the Pre-vet category for Sydney Striders Super Series, which was a nice surprise as I had not targeted the series at all.
* We have booked a holiday that involves a lot of sun, surf and relaxing.

Some Direction

19 October 2010

Due to work commitments and an appointment with my dietitian http://designerdiets.com.au/ I was unable to squeeze in a training session, but after three weeks in the new job I did manage to squeeze in my first lunch break.

My visit to the dietitian was no real surprise, I know my recent diet and exercise pattern were not going to provide A+ results but I've now drawn the line the sand.  I walked out with a revised meal plan and a new level of motivation.

20 October 2010

Out of bed at 4.30am this morning, got dressed, quick coffee and out the door.  Just an easy 10km along Botany Bay with an average pace of 5:06/km.

At the moment I'm just trying to stay focused on eating and sleeping well with a few shorter runs thrown in.  I have an assignment due on Sunday  and have to work Friday night, and all day Saturday and Sunday. 

When things slow down next week I will be getting back into to  some solid weight training again to compliment my running.

:-) Happy :-)

Stuck to my plan and got out of bed at 4.30am this morning to squeeze in a run before another long day at work, followed by the start of my new course this evening, cake decorating. After a quick coffee I was out the door and enjoyed a nice recovery run of 7km (5:27/km average pace) along Botany Bay.  It is still very dark at this time, but I did see the odd fellow exerciser. It was nice a way to start the day

With no time for strength work today, I went in search of my 5.5kg medicine ball and finished off with 60 x leg raises/crunches and 40 push-ups (on my toes naturally).

Finally

 16 October 2010


Well I got my act together and got myself to the gym, felt like I had the training wheels on.  I'll be running the Striders Internal Half Marathon tomorrow and although I will not be racing I decided it was best I avoided leg strength work today.  I pulled out this month's Oxygen magazine and headed to the gym with a plan; back, shoulders and abs followed by 30 minutes on the treadmill.

4 x 10 on arm dumbbell rows (15kg)
4 x 8 lower pulleys (32kg)

4 x 8 lat pull downs (40kg)
4 x 8 seated rows (25kg)
4 x 8 lateral raises (7.5kg)
4 x 8 dumbbell press (10kg)
4 x 8 upright rows (20kg standard bar)

4 x 50 oblique twists (3kg medicine ball)

 

30min on treadmill, 5.75km @ 5:12/km average pace. 

 

17 October 2010

 

This morning was the Striders' Internal Half Marathon, a handicapped race.  My handicap was 1:42 and I knew I had no chance of running that time and had given some thought to contacting Striders to for an adjustment.  In the end I thought who cares what time I run, just get out and do it.  The race is always held at Lane Cove our hilliest 10km course and we get the pleasure of running the 10km course twice with a little extra thrown in.

I lined up at my handicap time, all alone and made the decision to run the best I can and to use the event to gauge my current level of fitness and speed. I was happy to say I finished in 1:47:18, a lot quicker than I expected and feel so much better for getting out there.

Now I had better get stuck into my assignment (my last one.......)

A New Start

Life has sort been a bumpy ride over the last couple of months.  During this time I have tried to maintain some routine and training but it has been difficult and I have randomly thrown in a few training session, but with no real consistency and couple of times I have started and thought "what is this all for".  

Thursday morning (14 October) was a bit of wake up call, I got up at 4.30 to go for a run, 9kms into the run I had to stop due chest pains, I was doubled over and in pain, I started running again and had to stop again.  Sitting in the gutter at 5.30ish in the dark unable to run due to chest pains was a good sign I need to get myself back on track and start looking after myself.

I keep saying today is the day, no tomorrow I'll start, I just need to finish this assignment....... it goes on and on.  I have been following Beki's blog http://www.runwrite.com/ and thinking how I need to take control.  So today I'm going to start;

• a regular exercise routine
• re-start my meal plan
• start taking my medication again (insulin and cholesterol)
• stop drinking every night - only when I go out
• start my assignment
• be the best person I can 

I have looked at the calendar and discovered I will be 37 in six weeks, so I guess it's my own six week challenge.

Some "Before and After Photos"

My Before Photo:  July 2007

July 2010

July 2010