Greetings one and all to a NEW blog entry in the New Year. And I hope you all had a great New Years Eve and I wish you all a best 2012. New memories and new adventures await us all.
I woke up to 2012 and felt ready for the upcoming races and I feel very ready. And on January 1st, I ran a great 8 miles in this bizarre but fantastic weather in North Dakota and I have to say that for January in North Dakota, we hit the record temperature of 60 degrees ABOVE where last year was just bitter and cold. Quite unusual for us in this state.
With my new diet and new training, it has been coming along great and I figured I better start to change things up with my training. I usually just ran after work because it was more convienent but now, I am running at both 5:30 a.m. or even 6:00 a.m. at the latest and also, running after 5:00 p.m. It is part of my new routine, to get used to the milage and I have to say, I am enjoying this to the fullest. However, with my eating habits, I have been doing well. The first 4 days consisted of eating toasted seaweed, carrots and water (it wasn't that great either) but since then, my health food kick started off well. I now move onto the protein shakes and eating gobs of fruit and vegetables.
And on a good note, the article that my friend who is the editor of the local newspaper in town finally did publish the article and I have to say, as an avid reader, I was very impressed. He did a great job to make me seem cheesy and inspirational (it took a lot!), I just hope that many will be inspired to take on their own challenges and jump over their own hurdle.
With my running level, it has been taken to the next level and I feel excited to lace up my shoes and get ready for a tough workout which consists of hours of research and logging in milage and writing out what I need to work on, to prepare myself for the upcoming weeks.
So, thanks for tuning into a new blog in the new year. With the ongoing mission of the upcoming races, I will keep you all updated on what is coming near. Training and runs will be displayed and if anyone wants a copy of the article, let me know and I will try to get copies out to many.
Stay strong and live long!!
Thanks for the inspiration! Your training regimen is a wakeup call for me to be more attentive to my body's needs. And to listen and focus on good nutrition, flexibility, rest, strengthening, and respect. It's too easy to live in our heads, and forget the physical self that "defines" ourselves, and is a vehicle for our spirit. Keep up the good work!
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