impossible is nothing.....

Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men

who find it easier to live in the world they've been given

than to explore the power they have to change it.

Impossible is not a fact.

It's an opinion.

Impossible is not a declaration.

It's a dare.

Impossible is potential.

Impossible is temporary.

Impossible is nothing.

.... a great quote to remind.... keep going, your goals are set before you.... seize the moment.

Sweating while training...... how dare you???

A question was posed to me this morning......

I had just come in from a run-- 5k with 3 x 1 min tempo (at 1 mile pace) runs and 2 min Recovery..... I was muddy, dirty and sweaty.... in fact my clothes were wet from the sweat.

the question:

'what are you doing wrong that you are always so wet and dirty when you finish training? (and so and so isn't)......'

how do you answer a question like that? seriously..... the person asking has low self-esteem, and the person referred to has even less. i have been ridiculed by the two b/c i like to run so much and training is part of my life.... not something i do, it is my life.....

and no matter what i say, it will be used against me later......

so, hmmmmmm.......

my response was non-committal.... i just said, perhaps, i am doing everything right.... and the other isn't? i don't know.... we have different goals and objectives. we have different directives...

Mine is to win a race.

What's your directive? Is your training matching that?

To the guys.....

in my cardio training class...... Thursday mornings have been a blast this semester.

Thank you for the laughs and the hard work.

I know you will be here looking for the post on m&m's... i cant find it either, i know i wrote it...

But to all of you in my thursday morning class, I have truly enjoyed this semester.

Thank you.

Swimming!

1500 yards complete.

300 warm-up
8 x 25 drill (10s R)
5 x 100 swim (5s R)
8 x 25 kick (15s R)
300 warm-down

and now, i feel like i am looking through a haze.... (even though i wore goggles)
and.... par for the course of swimming, i feel like i could eat a small army, perhaps the army themselves, or the food that they would consume.

I managed to contain myself.... and enjoyed a combination of foods i have in my office here at NJCU. Amazing what ends up in my drawer, so that i have food, even when i manage to not prepare thoroughly.

and in 45 minutes, I am teaching spin class. (downside of being in fitness and physical education) the demands that are placed on the body above and beyond my normal training).

i have been adding volume slowly..... so, i trust today will be fine. i just will be exhausted when i get home... shower and probably will fall into bed. tomorrow provides no rest for the weary.... as i teach cardio training and then spin classes, before i head to the gym myself.

looking forward to the challenge. what have you done today?

Running Hills

I had my own cheering section as I blasted up the hill..... doing 3 x 1 minute sprints uphill!

There was a small group of deer, about six.... just watching me perform the hill repeats. I wonder if they wanted to join me.... i wonder if they were curious about my ambitions, and why I wasn't intimidated by my presence.

And the hill kicked my butt this morning.... wow! managed a mile pace tempo for about 45 seconds, and then the hill took over.... The first one wasn't too bad, the last two were ugly.

And so, the battle continues.....

What did you do this morning?

Happy November

It is 1 November 2010.......

And in 61 days this year will come to a close. Forty of these days, I am finishing a 100-day challenge with my students.... I would like to drop another 10-15# and take it from there.....

and the last 21 days, complete the task.

Yes, I have a bigger goal in mind.... I am moving steadily toward my racing weight. I am moving steadily toward the weight I was before the cycling accident.... I am moving steadily closer to the training capabilities I had before graduate school and other things got in the way......

Now, as I am returning to things that were once obstacles.... I am trusting that my insights will keep me focused... that my love for training will supersede the desire to be lazy and I will manage to use my training in study..... (actually learn more, when you study and then go for a run, a swim or a bike, or lift...)

And I am looking forward to seeing the changes occur physically, that I seek.....

I am looking forward to getting reacquainted with my six-pack.

Hiking...

This time of year is an awesome time to go exploring the world......

I spent yesterday afternoon in Hacklebarney State Park, hiking with a friend.

We must have walked the whole park, as we were on every trail!! Not sure how that happened....

But we managed to complete over 5 miles. The difference between a hike and a 5-mile walk, is the terrain. We wanted to see the falls, so we climbed down rocks to the water's edge.... the terrain is not flat, so we were climbing hills and strolling down to the lows after the highs.

I was pleased with my conditioning.... while some of the hills were tough, I managed to stay course and recover fairly easily.

I am looking forward to another adventure.....