It is, what it is.

And that, is that.

I am doing well.  I am actually proud of myself.  I may have lost my stamina, but that hasn't stopped me from pushing through the pain.

Then there is the whole new running path I now take, through the neighborhood, since I am too chicken to run on the road, since The MTI doesn't want me to get hit by a rouge driver, that is awfully hilly.  If I start out going down hill, then I'm literally exhausted by the time I am at the point of going up hill.  And if I start going up hill(the steepest point), then I am too exhausted to keep myself from stumbling onto my face while going down hill.  It's a love/hate relationship, really.

Beautiful visual, eh?

I tried to only run when I could do it alone, as too get my stamina built back up before I broke out the 'ole jogger, but with The MTI's job, that is impossible.

What is the equivalent to pushing 70lbs, up hill at a 10min mile? 

Anyone?  Anyone?

That was the hardest run I have EVER had.  My arms were killing me by the time I got to 1mi, that 2mi was not going to happen.  I did 1.5mi with the boys in the jogger.  It was a lot harder than I had anticipated.

But.

The boys were awesome and now I know they will sit as long as there are things to look at.

I think next time, I will run on base.  Where it is flat.

Next time being when I stop being in pain, made worse by running.  Or any type of exercise for that matter.  Or playing with my boys.  Or picking up my Boys.  Or unloading groceries.

Or anything.

I've dealt with this pain for so long, that I mostly just deal with it.  But I'm beginning to think that isn't going to be possible for very much longer.  We'll just have to see, I guess.

When I go on 'vacation' next week, I am going to see if my sister will go run with me, while the boys stay with my mom.  I think she'll bite, if she doesn't decide to stay back with the boys(because she probably will).

I am tired

Really, really, REALLY tired.

How on earth am I supposed to manage a run when I can barely manage to keep my eyes open, the spawn happy, feed said spawn, the house clean, the spawn happy, shower, keep the spawn from killing each other.

How?

I am tired.

This whole job change/move has literally exhausted all of my resources.  I don't even want to eat.

Yes its that bad.

I am tired.

I am going to run today with the Mestray while the oldes is at school.  Ok, so I am going to try.  I'm not feeling very motivated right now.

I'm not feeling much of anything.

I am tired.

Ideas?  Help!

Back in the Saddle

This week I kept good on my promise(to myself) and started running again.

Holy crap.

My short long hiatus has apparently had an effect on my stamina.

Which totally sucks.

But, to keep that promise(again, to myself), I have started pounding the pavement again. 

Slowly(oh so very slowly) but surely, I will be prepared to run my very first ever race, a 5k, by the end of October.

Once I get this running routine back on track, I will add strength training into my work-outs again.

I need to really focus on my eating.  Or lack thereof.

Tonight, I am eating a baked potato(those that follow my other blog-The MTI is working tonight, so I switched up YOYO).

Toodles for now, happy running!

A Short(Okay, long) Hiatus

Man, I have slacked big time!

Because, ya know. My husband being gone, having 2 boys in a strange place for 2.5m, moving, buying a house, a new city, new job for The MTI that has him gone 18hours a day, that's NO reason at all to not work-out.

*sigh*

I have been racking my brain trying to figure out how I am going to run, do circuit and just simply manage to do this, while The MTI is gone before I wake up, and gets home after the gym closes(and there is NO WAY I am running at night, here. NO.WAY.).

I finally have an outlet and found out that the HAWC on base has a childs room, so I can go to the gym! OMG! YAY!

No gain, surprisingly. Loss actually. I'm excited to get back into this, as I am feeling sluggish and just gross.

G will start school, and after this week of adjustment for all of us and some errands that MUST be ran, I will drop G off at school and proceed to the gym for an hour(or as long as N will be good). Running will be Tues/Thurs, once it cools off(like I said, no running for me in the dark, and even at 7a, its almost 90, no thanks. Sorry, but for real.).

As things in our life begin to slow down and we adjust to our new normal(everday is getting better), I will be blogging more and doing more and more in the gym.

So. This long hiatus is all but over and I am back on the saddle again(after a long and painful fall to ground). I'm just hoping all my hard work with running hasn't been lost. I shudder to think of starting at the beginning again!

Ahhh, sweet relief!

Tonight, for the first time, in three weeks...I ran. I thought for sure I would tank after a mile because my legs are still killer sore from doing circuit with the personal trainer on Thursday. Luckily for me, I have a high(er) thresh hold for pain. Well, that and The Man helped me stretch before I left. Of course, me being the least flexible person that I am, it wasn't pretty.

But.

I ran. Further than I thought and it felt AWESOME! I have really missed running.

Really, Really.

While my legs where aching, it wasn't that bad. When I stopped, I wasn't tired. But I was. Does that even make sense? I'm KNOW I could have ran further, but stopped before I wet myself(yes, I DID just say that). We don't have port-a-potties OR bushes secluded enough here on base ;). Here is a screen shot of my run:

Some kids stopped me to ask me for directions to the Officer's Club for the prom. After explaining the way to get there(turn right, turn right, turn left, follow road around, turn right, on the left hand side) and getting a confused look, I shortened it and told them to follow the signs after they turned left. I sure hope they found it! Anyway, shave about 5min off for that and thats my time!

Not running in 3 weeks, I am proud of myself for running that far! GO ME!

Okay, off to B.E.D. Church tomorrow and I'm gonna be dragging!

Blast From the Past

Does anyone remember that episode of Full House, where Jesse got into the motorcycle accident and broke both of his arms? He then tried to eat a bowl of cereal with 2 really long wooden spoons and couldn't? So then Michelle had to help him eat? Yeah, that is me.

The arm workout was beyond brutal. I couldn't even wash my hair in the shower?! Okay, I could, but only after I stood in the hot water for 15 minutes. Have you ever tried to take a shower with a 18m old and 3.5yr old running around, playing peek-a-boo with the shower curtain, eating shaving cream and throwing toys down the stairs...for 30 minutes JUST so you can wash your hair? Yeah. Fun times.

Running is off the map since I can barely move my arms. I WILL reusme running on Monday. Have to. Tomorrow is my official day off of training since we have church and it is our day as a family.

Training begins on a regular basis on Monday, YAY!

Happy Running!

Busy!

Phew! Its been a while, no?

Not much happening in the world of Amanda.

The Spawn have been sick, so my training has been all over the place since the middle of last week.

I have managed to do circuit training on my own twice, run once and have been doing ab things at home after the boys are in bed.

With The Man in ALS, it is hard to get to the gym. This looks to be until around the middle of May :(

I did however, meet with the personal trainer again today and we did Arms. Wow. You'd think after lugging 2 boys around, that were 10lbs at birth and therefore consistently gaining weight would make my arms strong. Not so much.

I am already feeling it and have a feeling that I will be sleeping with the help of some motrin this evening, thanks to an old shoulder injury from my soccer days.

I'm still around, still working hard, just not having time to blog about it lately.

Happy Running!