4 posts tagged “running”

Don't tell anyone, but this diva has taken up running again.  And while she can (and often does) fuss about it before actually going out there, she feels so much better about EVERYTHING when she runs.

Oh, yeah, and she ran a full mile yesterday.  And will do so again tomorrow.

5K over Christmas break, anyone?

as I ran .25/mile not once, but TWICE this morning.  Not exactly "half a mile of running", as I power-walked for.25/mil between those spurts.  Still not unimpressive for a chick who couldn't make it to a quarter of a mile ONCE a week ago.

The dog is not impressed with me right now (I make her go with me, and she doesn't like to run in a straight line.  Circles yes, straight lines no.  Don't ask me why; I'm sure it makes perfect sense to her walnut-sized brain).  Too bad.  She'll get over it.  Besides, I'll be taking her out again on Wednesday (evil grin).

Am I sore?  A little, particularly in the mornings.  However, I warm up well before starting running, so I don't think I'm injuring myself.  My body is still getting used to this.

And, during my voice lesson today, I was told I was "opening up better" in my low register.  I wonder if the running had anything to do with this?  One thing is certain: my range is expanding.  I used to think my range was F below middle C to E above the C over middle C.  Now I am regularly warming up to the D below middle C and the A above the C above middle C.  Are either of those notes really comfortable yet?  No.  Are they getting there? 

YES!!!!!!

(note to self: come up with more creative titles for blog posts re: running)

Yes, I ran for a quarter of a mile today without stopping!  Actually, I went over a quarter; once I passed the quarter-mile mark, I wanted to see how much further I could go.  Nope, didn't make it to a half mile--but still, progress!  Before and after the run I power-walked up and down the (many) hills in my neighborhood.  Honestly, I feel good, and the run was even kind of fun.  It was neat to see that my body could do that, and to push the limits.  I felt so good that after I came home, I did a bunch of abdominal and leg toning exercises.  I found that I could do all of that in an hour, so if I just set the alarm back an hour four days a week, this may work.  As a side note, I slept SO much better Friday night (ran/walked Friday AM) than I have in weeks.  I'd forgotten about that truly WONDERFUL benefit of exercise.  (hey, I'm a college student; since I can't go for quantity on sleep, I'll go for quality! :P)

Next week: perhaps a half mile?

Another side note: running is so very much easier with contacts than it was with glasses!  Nothing sliding down your nose, no weird peripheral vs regular vision, no fogging up.  I love my contacts!  (starts happy dance, gets strange look from cat, stops)

I'm alive.  At least, I'm fairly certain that I am.

I didn't make it to quite the .25 mile I was hoping for for today.  Ah, well.  I did try hard.  It's been a long time since I've run, and I didn't like to even as a kid, so...

I took my roommate's dog with me; that helped a lot as that dog cracks me up.  She is SUCH a city dog; we have to walk over maybe 50 feet of grass to get from the road to the path, and she complains the whole way, trying to keep her feet as far away from the grass as she can.  Once she's on concrete, she's happy again.  Crazy dog...

Overall, I feel good about the "run" this morning.  I actually got up an hour early and went, it worked me out, and when I wasn't running I was walking fast.  I pushed myself, and while I am out of shape, I'm doing something about it.  Finally, it was nice to be outside that early, even though it was a bit chilly (mid 40s).

The only adverse affect (which may not be all that adverse) that I noticed was that I was taking sufficiently deep breaths after I ran that I coughed up some crud.  Not pleasant today (my poor voice teacher gave me a lesson several hours later and I still had a little gunk in my throat; not one of my more stellar performances), but I think better overall, as my "adopted mom," who has asthma, tells me that once that crud is out I'll be able to take much deeper breaths and have more stamina--which were two of my reasons for taking this up!

In short, I have every intention of doing this again Sunday.  And maybe I'll reach that quarter mile next week....