Thursday, April 15th, 2010
My pal Christine is starting up her #i8this challenge again. If you want to be brought up to speed, here are all the details.
The last challenge was simply to tweet one pic of 1 meal per day with the hashtag “#i8this.” It didn’t have to be healthy. Most were healthy and the ones that weren’t added a fun and relaxed element that I believe is super important in having a nutritionally AND emotionally healthy diet. This time Christine is adding an additional element to the challenge by encouraging an effort to improve upon something.
Want to play along? Here are the rules:
1. Ask yourself “What aspect of my diet/ health would I most like to improve”?
- Find creative ways to incorporate more fruits/veggies into my diet.
2. Look at certain foods or habits that you may want to remove or add.
- No drastic changes. I eat pretty healthy. I just ned to do the super healthy meals a little more often.
3. Decide on a number of days that works for you (maybe 3, 5, 7 or 9).
4. Set your intention by making it known to other #i8this participants (via twitter or email Christine at christine@liveandeatbetter.com).
5. Try to be ready to start by Friday, though it is flexible. You can start now if you want. You’re the boss.
- I like those rules. I’m a really awesome boss.
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Thursday, April 8th, 2010
Run after sunset
Fog descends under track lights
Pain between goal posts
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Tonight’s workout:
1 mile warm up
8x200m all out with 200m jog between each
400m drills: scissors, high knees, kick butts
1.5 mile cool down
Time goal: 40 minutes
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Monday, April 5th, 2010
I said it for the first time ever on Friday.
I can’t. I’m busy training for my ironman.
I hated it.
One of my main goals this year is to get as strong as I can while taking my training seriously as I ramp up to the FullRev at Cedar Point, but also let it have as little of an impact on my social life as possible. I’m hoping this isn’t the beginning of some downward spiral. I’ve still got five more months to go!
Granted I spoke that puke-inducing phrase while spanking one of my college friends in poker and doing some 12 oz curls late Friday night, but it still hurt a little bit saying that I couldn’t go hiking on Saturday and blaming it on ironman training.
I’m thinking that early morning workouts are the name of the game this year. Pound out the miles before the world is awake and then be the normal social Jamie at night. Let’s hope that plan runs as smoothly in real life as it does in my head.
In other news, my 2010 Team Trakkers race kit came in the mail last week. I love it.
Let the flexing party commence.
Thanks Saucony!
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