THE Jog Blog – 18

March 10, 2011 By Tina Moore Leave a Comment

Tina’s Favorite Quote Said To Her While On Holidays:

“You must lead an empty life if you are excited to go jogging”

Tina’s Definition of Dumb:

Eating an entire watermelon right before bedtime. That was a long night…

Tina’s Next Half Marathon In May:

The Daily News Boogie the Bridge in Kamloops, BC

Want To Be INSPIRED? Watch This:

This is an amazing video of strength, courage and a father’s incredible love for his son. Make sure you read the entire description as he completed an ironman competition. Truly incredible.

I had no expectations with my jogging when I left for Mexico. I took my runners and workout gear but decided if I wanted to run, I’d run, if I didn’t, I wouldn’t. My friend and trainer, Jody Kennett from Leapfit, totally agreed that resting is as important in training as challenging yourself, eating well and listening to your body.

Well, my body made the decision for me as I ended up with a couple minor injuries. I don’t know if it was due to dehydration or altitude but I had a severe Charlie horse in my right calf on the plane. It was excruciating and held on for a long time. Sitting on the beach, it happened again. My calf was sore to touch for days following. I decided to jog midweek and was excited to go. That’s when someone jokingly said to me,

“You must lead an empty life if you are excited to go jogging!”

That comment kept me giggling for the rest of the trip.

Midweek my friend and I ran along the ocean. It was gorgeous. Endless. Beautiful. It was also very difficult. The sand is a tough jogging surface and the slant of the beach increased so I crept closer to the water to try and get flatter, more stable ground. I dodged a few waves but eventually I was soaked. I laughed and then jogged in heavy, squishy, sandy runners. The water was warm, the view was spectacular and the company was great. It was a tough jog stabilizing myself in the sand but absolutely worth it.

Unfortunately that jog irritated my right hip flexor and I was literally limping for a couple days probably due to my body constantly having to adjust to the uneven and shifting sand underneath and a sore and tender calf the day prior. From that point onward, I took it easy.

Here’s what I’ve been doing since I got back:

March 4, 2011 – SPEED TRAINING / CROSS TRAINING

It’s been a struggle since my holiday and the funeral. Today I was suppose to run four minutes fast, two minutes slow. I was able to do that for two reps, then the third time I stopped at three minutes…then I tried again and stopped at two minutes, so then I got mad and ran as hard as I could to make up for the lost minutes prior.

March 5, 2011 – REST

March 6, 2011 – JOG 18K (Jog 10 min/walk 1 min)

I went to a free running group today. It was good because I wasn’t running alone but disappointing because I didn’t feel they did a very good job of welcoming people. The woman I ran with was also new to the group so we just ran together. I didn’t really hear instructions nor did they wait for you so people got separated. It was a very hilly route, which was a challenge for me being out of the running routine but I managed to get through it. Towards the end my right hip flexor was irritated but I walked it out with a good 3k walk with my dog afterwards. In total I jogged 14K and walked 3K today. I’m satisfied with that considering the last two weeks.

March 7, 2011 – CROSS TRAIN

I am using my cross training/core training as a meditation. I like it.

March 8, 2011 – EASY 5K JOG (Run 10 minutes / walk 1 minute)

This was the perfect distance for me today because I had to do some processing. I have a little stress and anxiety building over a situation I have to deal with and this jog gave me perspective and completion. I ran at a pace that I could talk to myself, which I did. Yes, I’ve come to the point in my running career that I am now talking to myself.

March 9, 2011 – HILL TRAINING (5-8 minute warm up, 2 blocks of hills, repeat 5x)

I did lots of stretching this morning and warmed up as mentioned with an easy walk and jog but I did not do 5 repeats of hills. I started to feel pain and I stopped because this pain is not going away after I quit jogging, so I know it’s not just my brain trying to convince me to stop. I am monitoring what I am doing because I want to KEEP jogging, not injure myself and have to stop. That would be devastating to me, so I stopped after 3 repeats. I will talk to Jody tomorrow when we go through some new cross training exercises.

I’m only two years into this running thing so maybe this is normal for runners to have aches and pains but I don’t want to ignore those aches and pains and then they turn into a full blown injury. Stopping was hard for me, but the reality is I want to run forever…as long as I can…I also want to push myself…so it’s a fine balance. Today, stopping, I stood there and wept. Maybe I was scared, frustrated, a little angry I couldn’t continue or a combination of all three. Whatever it was, it felt good to cry.

I met with my chiropractor Benita, at Ocean Wellness and she confirmed that I was definitely out of alignment. I’m so grateful to her because I can feel the difference once I leave her office.

If you are training, make sure you are listening to your body. Happy training and have a great weekend. I’ll see you on Tuesday!

Celebrating Women – Celebrating YOU!

March 8, 2011 By Tina Moore Leave a Comment

Today is International Women’s Day. As stated on their website, it is a day to honor, reflect and celebrate the economic, social and political achievements of women past, present and in the future. Today is the 100th anniversary and I am proud to be a part of the female race.

I deeply respect these women having created such change in our world and I am grateful for their vision and direction. Today, however, I would like to honor the every day heroes. The women just like YOU who are raising children, working full time jobs, attending meetings, soccer games, supporting husbands, friends, family and aging parents.

I honor the women who suffer from insomnia because they are worrying about the bills, their child being bullied or their husband being out so late on a Tuesday night. Their fears build and they may feel totally overwhelmed, yet they get up the next morning and move forward.

I honor the women who always think of others first and as a result will stay up until midnight cooking a casserole for a sick friend.

I honor the women who suffer in silence when they see their ex partner with another woman at the grocery store. They handle it with grace but when they reach their car, they weep out loud, for what they wish it could have been…but never was…

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LOL!

March 3, 2011 By Tina Moore Leave a Comment

I’m not a big fan of using slang and acronyms in texts and emails. I like to write out the entire word if I can and will only abbreviate if I am running out of time or room. I understand it’s cheaper to use the acronyms but I miss the use of words. It’s the writer in me.

When I was jogging I began thinking about LOL, or LMAO or ROTFLMAO (laugh out loud, laugh my a** off, roll on the floor laughing my a** off) and came up with my own version of LOL (also applies to LMAO):

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It’s All In Your Head…

March 1, 2011 By Tina Moore 1 Comment

First, I’d like to apologize for not having any blogs last week as promised. They were all ready to go but I had some technical difficulties, which I thought I’d resolved. Unfortunately that wasn’t the case and I couldn’t fix them in Mexico. Thank you for your messages and emails letting me know you’d missed them. I really appreciated hearing from you.

This particular blog now seems like a lifetime ago; however, I feel it’s important to share because that is how I was feeling in the moment. This happened to me a week or so before I left for Mexico.

Here is the scenario:

I am surrounded by beauty. A gorgeous view in front of me: Endless ocean with the seagulls, silver in the sky. The water is a dark but friendly blue. The sky is the color of a happy, robin’s egg. The air is fresh but salty…the smell of the ocean which I love so much. I have a cozy, soft blanket wrapped around me. My hands hold a warm, sweet chai. I am sitting, staring off at the view, my senses completely CONTENT, feeling JOY, PEACE and GRACE…a smile appears on my face, a light in my eyes.

I feel HAPPY.

Then, without knocking, barging in like he owns the joint, arrives my ex. He doesn’t ask to come in, he doesn’t lightly tap on the door to make sure he’s not disturbing me…no, he crashes in like a drunk on a stag night in a stripjoint. Loud. Noisy. Angry. Crude. Totally unaware of my peaceful and happy mood. I tell him to leave but it’s too late. He has sat down, and begins talking loudly, negatively and consistently. Lies. His monologue echoes in my ears like a distorted stadium speaker. I can’t get away.

Now, take that scenario and understand that it doesn’t happen in real life….my ex did not just barge into my apartment and start yelling at me.

No, he entered my head…

That’s almost worse isn’t it? I sit here feeling happy and content when suddenly he enters my thoughts, totally unexpected and unannounced, and destroys the moment of peace I was just enjoying. It’s so frustrating because IT’S IN MY HEAD!! THEY ARE MY THOUGHTS! That is the place I should have some control over.

I decide who enters and who doesn’t.

I decide how it looks in there….whether it’s organized, serene or chaotic.

It’s MY choice.

Yet, somehow he pushed his way in. He seems to have the secret password to get through and I find myself sinking into the negativity that follows: Sadness, anger, jealousy, disgust, pain, self criticism yet knowing it’s sick, dysfunctional and profoundly toxic.

HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH THAT?

I’ll tell you how you deal with it.

You go to your closet, pull out your running shoes, lace them up, grab some water and walk out the door.

You WALK and allow the thoughts of him to push you into an easy STROLL, which slowly turns into a JOG that turns into a RUN and then a full on SPRINT.

Wheezing, gasping, spitting, grunting, swearing and possibly even crying you FORCE him out of your head, you POUND him into the pavement and you LEAVE him in the dust.

THAT’S how you deal with it.

FEEL IT, MOVE IT, PROCESS IT and LET IT GO

It works. Try it. You’ll be glad you did.

With a smile,

Tina

THE Jog Blog – 17

February 17, 2011 By Tina Moore Leave a Comment

Tina’s Beautiful Moment:

Starbucks $3.25, four beautiful firemen in front of me ordering their coffees? PRICELESS

Happy Happy Joy Joy:

My running buddies are coming down in March to visit…I am so excited!

Song Stuck In My Head During My Long Jog:

(Martina McBride – Happy Girl)

Oh watch me go
I’m a happy girl
Everybody knows
That the sweetest thing that you’ll ever see
In the whole wide world
Is a happy girl

Tina’s Favorite Number:

17! And today it’s Jog Blog 17, on February 17th! It’s a good day.

February 10, 2011 – HILL TRAINING (85% pace for 2 min, repeat 5x)

I was suppose to cross train today but decided to run some hills. It was a good workout. I really pushed it and felt strong. The new shoes are good. Thank you LadySport!

February 11, 2011 – RUN 18K (Jog 10 min / walk 1 min)

I jogged 10 miles today at a 10 minute mile pace or faster. That equals 16K, so not the 18K I had planned. I miscalculated the distance. It was a good jog though. I stopped midway to do some stretches as my left glute started to bother me. In the past when I started running longer jogs I had to go to massage, so I have one booked on Wednesday at Ocean Wellness with Kathryn Gaudet. I’m super excited because we are both running the same marathon with a specific time in mind.

February 12, 2011 CROSS TRAIN

I am finding the exercises difficult today. Not able to keep my balance or just not being as strong as I’d like. My muscles are feeling tight even though I’ve been stretching. I don’t feel pain, but I feel like my muscles are holding me in as opposed to being more fluid.

February 13, 2011 – REST

February 14, 2011 – EASY ½ HOUR JOG

I didn’t keep to my run ten minutes walk one minute regime today. I decided to do a five minute warm up and then jog fifteen minutes, walk one minute and jog another fifteen minutes with another five minute cool down. It was a great little jog.

February 15, 2011 – CROSS TRAIN

I was far more fluid in my movements and felt stronger today. I feel great!

February 16, 2011 – OFF

Ug, my schedule is brutal right now trying to get everything done before I leave. It’s a challenge. My plan is to do hill training AND distance tomorrow. I have to get them in before I leave, so will be juggling schedules.

I had a massage today with Kathryn and it was fantastic. It’s great because she’s also a runner doing the same marathon in October so she knows what specific muscles get tight on joggers. We had lots to talk about. I asked her how she got started in running and it was due to her Mom.

I love this:

Her Mom just turned 60 and recently completed a half marathon in 2:20! She’s lost 70lbs and inspired her kids to get moving! I hope to talk to her and learn more about her story because I am very inspired. She is proof that you can start at any time.

Although I will be away next week, the blogs will still be posted, as always. Come back next Tuesday because I’ve got some fun and inspiring blogs to share. Please continue to send me messages; I love connecting with you!

A special note to my trainer and friend, Jody Kennett from Leapfit: GOOD LUCK ON YOUR HALF MARATHON! I’LL BE CHEERING YOU ON!

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