Thursday, December 08, 2005
whew I made it
The 5K was rough. Since my foot had been healing I have not been going as far but I finsihed...no walking...time of 33.43. Next time I will do it in 30 MINUTES. My body will comply and I will accept no less. I am going to work hard this year!!!! I am going to work on a training program over the next week. I would be open to any suggestions on training....
Saturday, December 03, 2005
MY MAN
Just wanted to include this picture of my handsome husband. He is at one of his favorite places...the woods. He loves to fish and tromp around in the woods. He will spend hours in the woods..hunting, fishing, rock hunting. I only will go with him in the fall...all the other times...there are too many bugs, its too muddy, its too hot...etc....He spends most of his weekends in the woods throughout the summer. Last summer I was whining (which unlike running I excel at) I whined "How come you never ask me to go" He reponds," Why don't you go with me today!" I respond VERY quickly, "Oh no it is too hot maybe another time!" Poor man he just can't win.
MY LOVELY BINGO PLAYING FAMILY
I am the one sitting on the couch. I am the bingo caller. The young lady that is appears to be disgusted during bingo time is actually having fun...she just has not yet had a bingo and Roger (my neices fiance had three bingos in a row). I am the one on the sitting on the couch. I got to be the bingo calller. We played White Elephant bingo. Which means everyone brings something from home that they no longer want and we use the items for prizes. We had much more family they were just in the other rooms.
Help! Sleep Eludes Me!
Ack! I can't sleep I am too excited and nervous. I know that a 5K is not much for most people but it is for Poor Kim! This is only my second run ever and I want so much to improve my time! Last time was 36 mins and a few odd seconds. However, I have alot against me...weight, sore foot, general sore muscles (got spunky in the weight room this week), and the run does not start till 9:00 am. That stinks because I am an early morning girl. My favorite time is 5:00 a.m. I am also depressed because I am one of the slowest woman out of our group at the Y. I do have one edge....the cold. The other woman hate the cold and I LOVE it. Maybe that will slow them down a little. The other day is was 21 degrees and all I had on was a short sleeve shirt and a hoodie...by the time I was done it was all I could do not to rip the hoodie off because I was hotter then heck. I only kept it on because I was all sweaty and did not want to catch a cold (which I still do not think is caused by that...but better safe then sorry). Okay I am going to post a picture of our Thanksgiving fun and then try to go back to bed. I am going to dream of fleet feet! I am going to dream of myself breathing well and staying strong! Does anyone know how long it will take my breathing to get under control??? I am sick sick sick of sounding like a three pack a day smoker when I don't even smoke! Sprints??? Patience? Both???? Also just to let you know how dedicated I am becoming...I gave up Christmas Shopping last night so I could rest my legs for today...now that is dedication!
Thursday, December 01, 2005
Insanity, Gluttony and More
I have been advised that I have not blogged on matters of general interest so here we go:
Day after Thanksgiving Shopping: Yes I was one of the insane people that stood outside of Best Buy at some horribly early hour. However, my sister is much more insane then I am....she was outside Best Buy by 11:30 p.m. the night of Thanksgiving to save us a spot in line so that I could get a $150.00 computer. I did not get to Best Buy until 2:00 a.m. Oh my...my sister did suffer because it was colder then cold. At 11:30 Thanksgiving night there were already 55 people ahead of her. Because of my sister's ability to withstand the cold and her incredible zest for a bargin hunting I was able to purchase the $150.00 computer. However, as usually, our joy was struck down because BEST BUY inadvertently resold our computers. We had left them at Best Buy for the Geek Squd to upgrade our memory and somehow they thought they were extras and SOLD them. So now both my sister and I are awaiting Best Buy to deliver us two more computers. SIGH....it was just to good to work out easy! At any rate back to the incredibly cold weather. Some people actually had like a little campsite set up...complete with Kerosene heater as for the others all you saw were mounds of blankets with what I am assuming were human forms under them. What a site...next year if the lure of a bargin overtakes my common sense I am going to take pictures....what a sight. Denise did remark while waiting that our $150.00 computer might wind up being a $1000.00 computer after we pay for the doctor's bills, medication and hospitalization from catching pneumonia. (oops can't spell that big word). All that suffering and I still as of today do not have my $150.00 computer.
FUNNY COMMENT FROM MY MOTHER'S DOCTOR: Mother at Doctor's office. Doctor says, "Do you exercise". Mother "Why yes I do" Doctor says "Do you break a sweat" Mother responds: "I do not sweat" Doctor slam dunks her" Perhaps you should" Hahahahahahaah.
My Mother's Delusion: My mother thinks she is a princess... She was born to be a princess. I told her that not one woman in our family is "Hot" enough to be a princess.
Gluttony: I was very hungry the other day because it was past my lunch time. So when I was at Walgreens I bought some sugar free peppermint patties. I then proceeded to eat the entire bag ( I am a GLUTTON). I should have read the back of the bag. It clearly states,"Individuals sensative to sugar substitutes may experience a laxative effect." THE BAG TELLS NO LIES! Runner Susan if you read this don't bother spending more money on yourcolon cleansing product just buy some of the sugar free Peppermints. You can get them this week at Walgreens buy one bag for $1.99 get a second bag of one penny. I can promise your colon will be completely empty within 24 hours (painfully so). So once again I have harmed myself thru gluttony.
RUNNING and EXERCISE: Saturday is the 5 K Sleigh Bell Run. I am so excited. I want so badly to beat my time from last year. Last year was my first run and it took me 36 minutes and some odd seconds. This year would be wonderful if I could make it in 31 or 32 minutes. However, that is unlikely as my foot is just now allowing me to run outside. Poor Kim I was built for endurance not speed. I love to run I just wish I was better at it. However, I am very proud of my work in the weight room. I can now leg press over 220 pounds...woo hoo...I am going to have some kick butt legs. My husband says my calves are disgustingly muscular. I love it! I can kick open a door....( I actually did this in a fit of rage one time...but that was a long time ago before I started lifting so now I could probably kick a door in and make it fly off the hinges) hahahaha. I am much more in control of my temper now. I have channeled my inner rage and feel no inclination to kick doors in now. Just knowing I can is enough!
Poker: My sister defends herself (see previous post). I will no longer believe a word that comes out of her mouth while at a Poker table. I will win all at our next game. I am reading Texas Hold Em for Dummies! I will be "All in" next time.
Pets: My female dog will not stay off my bed. I put a baby gate up..she somehow wiggles under it.. I raise it she jumps over it. She walks past me in the living room..smirks at me and waltzs her little prissy butt up the steps to my room and if I have left my door open (which I always seem to do) she flops herself on my side of the bed. My male dog has taken control of my couch! He lies on my couch and refuses to move so I can sit down. The other day I was actually able to get to the couch first and laid down . He came up to me whined and pawed at me. I told him to go away I had the couch first and I was NOT moving. He actually jumped on top of me did that circling thing dogs do before they lay down and then LAID down on top of me. He would not move...my husband had to drag him off of me. Now if gets to the couch first which he almost always does I have to go to the kitchen and knock on the door then he goes all crazy running and barking to the kitchen door like a crazed lunatic and I have to RUN into the living room to throw myself on the couch to save my spot.. He is getting smarter...he saw me head for the living room, outran me, jumped on the couch and GROWLED at me. I think the dogs have overthrown me and now rule my house. I will probably end up sleeping in their nice soft dog beds I bought for THEM.
Day after Thanksgiving Shopping: Yes I was one of the insane people that stood outside of Best Buy at some horribly early hour. However, my sister is much more insane then I am....she was outside Best Buy by 11:30 p.m. the night of Thanksgiving to save us a spot in line so that I could get a $150.00 computer. I did not get to Best Buy until 2:00 a.m. Oh my...my sister did suffer because it was colder then cold. At 11:30 Thanksgiving night there were already 55 people ahead of her. Because of my sister's ability to withstand the cold and her incredible zest for a bargin hunting I was able to purchase the $150.00 computer. However, as usually, our joy was struck down because BEST BUY inadvertently resold our computers. We had left them at Best Buy for the Geek Squd to upgrade our memory and somehow they thought they were extras and SOLD them. So now both my sister and I are awaiting Best Buy to deliver us two more computers. SIGH....it was just to good to work out easy! At any rate back to the incredibly cold weather. Some people actually had like a little campsite set up...complete with Kerosene heater as for the others all you saw were mounds of blankets with what I am assuming were human forms under them. What a site...next year if the lure of a bargin overtakes my common sense I am going to take pictures....what a sight. Denise did remark while waiting that our $150.00 computer might wind up being a $1000.00 computer after we pay for the doctor's bills, medication and hospitalization from catching pneumonia. (oops can't spell that big word). All that suffering and I still as of today do not have my $150.00 computer.
FUNNY COMMENT FROM MY MOTHER'S DOCTOR: Mother at Doctor's office. Doctor says, "Do you exercise". Mother "Why yes I do" Doctor says "Do you break a sweat" Mother responds: "I do not sweat" Doctor slam dunks her" Perhaps you should" Hahahahahahaah.
My Mother's Delusion: My mother thinks she is a princess... She was born to be a princess. I told her that not one woman in our family is "Hot" enough to be a princess.
Gluttony: I was very hungry the other day because it was past my lunch time. So when I was at Walgreens I bought some sugar free peppermint patties. I then proceeded to eat the entire bag ( I am a GLUTTON). I should have read the back of the bag. It clearly states,"Individuals sensative to sugar substitutes may experience a laxative effect." THE BAG TELLS NO LIES! Runner Susan if you read this don't bother spending more money on yourcolon cleansing product just buy some of the sugar free Peppermints. You can get them this week at Walgreens buy one bag for $1.99 get a second bag of one penny. I can promise your colon will be completely empty within 24 hours (painfully so). So once again I have harmed myself thru gluttony.
RUNNING and EXERCISE: Saturday is the 5 K Sleigh Bell Run. I am so excited. I want so badly to beat my time from last year. Last year was my first run and it took me 36 minutes and some odd seconds. This year would be wonderful if I could make it in 31 or 32 minutes. However, that is unlikely as my foot is just now allowing me to run outside. Poor Kim I was built for endurance not speed. I love to run I just wish I was better at it. However, I am very proud of my work in the weight room. I can now leg press over 220 pounds...woo hoo...I am going to have some kick butt legs. My husband says my calves are disgustingly muscular. I love it! I can kick open a door....( I actually did this in a fit of rage one time...but that was a long time ago before I started lifting so now I could probably kick a door in and make it fly off the hinges) hahahaha. I am much more in control of my temper now. I have channeled my inner rage and feel no inclination to kick doors in now. Just knowing I can is enough!
Poker: My sister defends herself (see previous post). I will no longer believe a word that comes out of her mouth while at a Poker table. I will win all at our next game. I am reading Texas Hold Em for Dummies! I will be "All in" next time.
Pets: My female dog will not stay off my bed. I put a baby gate up..she somehow wiggles under it.. I raise it she jumps over it. She walks past me in the living room..smirks at me and waltzs her little prissy butt up the steps to my room and if I have left my door open (which I always seem to do) she flops herself on my side of the bed. My male dog has taken control of my couch! He lies on my couch and refuses to move so I can sit down. The other day I was actually able to get to the couch first and laid down . He came up to me whined and pawed at me. I told him to go away I had the couch first and I was NOT moving. He actually jumped on top of me did that circling thing dogs do before they lay down and then LAID down on top of me. He would not move...my husband had to drag him off of me. Now if gets to the couch first which he almost always does I have to go to the kitchen and knock on the door then he goes all crazy running and barking to the kitchen door like a crazed lunatic and I have to RUN into the living room to throw myself on the couch to save my spot.. He is getting smarter...he saw me head for the living room, outran me, jumped on the couch and GROWLED at me. I think the dogs have overthrown me and now rule my house. I will probably end up sleeping in their nice soft dog beds I bought for THEM.
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