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Signs I am becoming addicted to running

10 Mar

It’s happening.  I’m becoming addicted.  Disclaimer: I don’t know if this is due to an actual love of running or a fear that I will give it up if I skip runs.  Either way, I think I am addicted and might need to go to Runners Anonymous soon.  If I do, here is my opening speech.

Hello my name is Bgirl875 and I’m a runaholic.

I’ve been running for 9 weeks now.  At first it was just a passing goal.  I wanted to figure out if my body could actually do it.  The more I did it, the more I felt I wanted to do it.  I quickly became obsessed and sought out other runners that would encourage my habit.  Some even gave me tips on becoming better at it (shame on you ladies!!!)  And thus, I wanted to do it more and more, and faster and faster. (more…)

Competitive streak, much?!?

8 Mar

I wanted to share this hilarious but insightful post on beating your competition.  Not saying that I am bitter about being passed by a 70-year-old or anything, but I’d like to know how to pass more people.  Simply because, I enjoy singing MJ’s I’m Bad when I do.

I think it offers some great advice, though I am slightly surprised that the following did NOT make the list:

-Kicking people in the back of the shins

-Making siren sounds in hopes everyone in front of you will pull to the side

-Wearing Heelys Skate Shoes to your race

Anywho…unless you are planning to race me anytime in the future, take a look Fit & Hungry’s 8 Ways to Win a Race and Fool Your Competition. The blog name is pure brilliance and I have been secretly coveting the owner’s ridiculously fit body for years.

Enjoy!  And if you comment, please tell Ms. Stone that Bgirl875 thinks her right lattisimus dorsi is HOT!

Track Work 101

8 Mar

So I am realizing that the reason it’s taken me so long to write a post about my first track workout is because it was really that boring.  Sort of like a hamster wheel.  No, actually more like running around in circles, which was the epitome of all things fun when I was 5.  But today just seems kind of pointless.  So with that said…here is my post about my first, of many (…sigh) track workouts.

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LOST

3 Mar

Yes, just like this poor puppy.  I’m lost! (more…)

Race day Pics

2 Mar

In addition to dance and sometimes running, I also have a huge love for photography.  I wanted to document race day with a whole assortment of pics.  However, it would have been a huge distraction AND I would never have trusted checking my camera with the volunteer bag check.  So I decided to forgo  that experience and let the real professionals handle it.  Here are some shots I thought worth posting!

Enjoy!!! (more…)

Race one…Check!!!

1 Mar

Ok, so can I first apologize for the lack of updates?

I was in major head case mode this weekend. During the 48 hours leading up to the race, I think I might have contemplated EVERY possible situation in the world where this race was concerned. I was psyching myself out completely and needed someone to give me a firm kick in the butt. However, if they did, then I’d worry about whether I could race on a sore butt. Can you say, “someone call the shrink because Bgirl875 is looking for the purple banana” (anyone get that reference?!? …probably not, oh well!)

Today I woke up to WORST nightmare on record! The weather forecast had changed from 47 and sunny to 36 with possible snow/rain shower before noon. I felt a lump in my throat and prayed that I wouldn’t look out the window and see rain. I decided Jesus and I needed to have a conversation. We caught up on life and then I went in for the kill (probably not appropriate in a conversation with Jesus) but I had to BRIBE him for a clear day, and he gave it to me. But apparently, I should have asked for a CLEAR SUNNY DAY with light wind because that I did not get. I gathered my stuff (which had been packed since Saturday afternoon) made PB & HONEY toast, and met my race partner outside. We were on our way…and I was still freaking out. (more…)

Final Workout and Mucho Sappinesso

26 Feb

Six (7, if you include my “remix” week) weeks later, I am done with the Runners Training Guide “From couch to 5k program” and I couldn’t be more ecstatic.

Last task:

15-20min light jog, confidence run.  I jogged (avg 6.1mph for 15 minutes) and walked the rest.  For no other reason than I just felt like I could.

This journey has been a long, arduous one filled with:

-tears (yes, I cried during a couple of workouts…is that snickering I hear?!?),

-expletives (and cursed worse than I do in DC traffic),

-sweat (like the pig I am),

-pain (damn fronts of ankles, hamstrings, shins, and dry heaving).

On the flip side, I’ve learned a lot about running, meeting goals, and most importantly myself.

When I started this journey, I was scared crapless of failure but also afraid of success.  I didn’t know if I could or if I even wanted to be someone who loved to run.  But I knew I was intrigued enough to try.  Since I hate to fail, I assumed I would finish the program, but that’s about it.  The fact that I didn’t even decide to do a race until a week ago is further proof that my goal up until that point was to ‘finish the program and journal my experience.’ (more…)

The Jogger

24 Feb

So I like to find theme songs for big events in my life.  These theme songs I usually play on my victory ride home…blasting through my very cheap car speakers, annoying everyone in sight.  But I think special moments deserve the right to have a song to commemorate the occasion and, well, I think running my first 5k qualifies.

So I was looking for a theme song all day (and pretty much avoiding any remnants of work in the process) for Sundays race…and I still haven’t found one.

But I did find this interesting little masterpiece.  Apparently written by Shel Silverstein, who I love.  But somehow I’ve never heard of this so I wanted to share with you.

Random right?  And a little quirky.  Like me.  But since Mr. Bare’s voice kind of makes me want to throw up in my mouth then shoot myself in the foot, probably NOT the best choice for a theme song for running.

Thus, I’m still on the hunt.  Please let me know if anyone has any good suggestions.

An anonymous black girl who despises running, though no one really believes it anymore =P

Race Week, Day 1

23 Feb

So it is officially race week.  And more importantly, only two more workouts left in the “non-(beginner) C25k program”.

My task for today was a long jog for 25-30 mins.

I overreached and ran with my Personal Trainer Triathlete cousin.  We did the race course short .03 miles because we couldn’t figure out the EXACT turnaround point.

Maybe not the best idea for my body during race week but great for my confidence.  My goal was to finish in 27mins.  And I finished right at 27mins, (more…)

Week Six, Day 4 + Recovery Run

20 Feb

So I’m not going to spend a lot of time talking about Day 4.  It was basically a repeat from the 3rd run last week.

Task: Run at the fastest pace you can handle for 10 mins & Repeat.  Learning from last weeks (Dry heaving episode) I took it down a notch and ran 7.2 mph the first run and 7mph the second run.

It was a good run.  I got my second glimpse at the awful performance rehearsal going on at noon.  I think I have to stay away from the G at the time they are there, because I just can’t watch bad dancing (I’m a dance snob, I know).  Also, they were clearly annoyed that I was interrupting their preparations for stardom.  The inner me wanted to scream “damn it, this is a G(ym) not a dance studio.”  But I realize my days in there are numbered, as the weather is starting to break.  So I just took in the view and put in my time.

Today, I decided to “take it to the streets” (I am so bad a$$) for my first run outdoors.  (more…)

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