THE Jog Blog – 5

November 11, 2010 By Tina Moore Leave a Comment

Vancouver BC, Early Morning Jog

Tina’s Happy Place:

Jogging along the ocean at high tide in the brilliant sun on a crisp November morning.

Tina’s Favorite Quote:

I continue to be in love with jogging. I feel so clear in my thoughts when I’m out there.

Tina’s Favorite Quote (it’s a tie):

I just kicked anxiety’s a**!

Tina’s Challenge:

The holiday’s are coming up. Do you think you could commit to 3 days a week of some sort of exercise? All you have to do is commit to a half hour each time. I’m suggesting this NOW so you have a head start in the New Year. I’m suggesting this NOW so you will have a way to handle the stress over the holidays. It will be the greatest gift YOU give YOURSELF over the holidays, and in turn it will be a gift to others.

Think about it…

November 4, 2010 – DAY OF REST

It’s my ‘day of rest’ with no jogging or cross training…it’s been a tough day. I am now looking forward to tomorrow when I have to do a 6k plus cross training. It’ll be good for my anxiety, which is higher than I’d like right now.

November 5, 2010 – CROSS TRAINING AND 6K JOG

Wow, what a difference cross training and jogging can do to your state of mind! I just kicked anxiety’s ass! I was so anxious yesterday…on a scale of 1-10, I was probably at a 6 (it’s never as high as it was when I was with my ex)…but much higher than I like. I was really looking forward to today because I knew the extra exercise would push me to a place I needed to go to…

I can honestly say, I feel like I’ve come back to myself…anxiety seems to push its way inside of me and I get pushed outside of me…jogging does the opposite…jogging pushes out the worry, the pain, the fear and all that anxiety brings…jogging pushes it out, so I can climb back inside myself….my mood now is lighter, happier, hopeful and not weighed down with worry and fear. I feel like I’m back to who I really am.

November 6, 2010 – DAY OF REST

November 7, 2010 – 10K JOG

I was looking forward to today’s 10k jog but I was worried last night because it just poured and I wondered what I was going to wear since I still don’t have any rain gear. I feel truly blessed that today the sun shone and the sky was a lovely shade of blue. The seawall was busy but I jogged my 10k in basically an hour

I continue to be in LOVE with JOGGING. I feel so clear in my thoughts when I’m out there.

November 9, 2010 – CROSS TRAINING

What a FUN cross training session. I was scheduled to do a 6k jog with some hills but I looked outside and it was sooo miserable! I looked at my training schedule that Jody from Leapfit created then I looked at the weather report (smart girl) and realized I could switch things around a little.

Normally I don’t really have music on when I cross train, but today I rocked it. I finished all my exercises and pushed myself a little more with the pushups and sit ups then I danced my butt off. WHAT FUN! I’m sure my neighbours thought I was crazy because I was laughing, dancing and having such a great time!

What could have been a lousy, grey, cold, miserable day was a dancing, laughing, cross training “THIS IS SO MUCH FUN!” kind of morning.

Life is good. Life is really really good.

November 10, 2010 – 8K JOG

I had such an amazing jog this morning. It was colder than I thought but the sun was shining so bright and the ocean was high. The mountains were tipped with bright white snow. It was so beautiful that I jogged the entire 8k with a huge SMILE on my face. My calves were a little tight, I got a little tired but the beauty that was around me and the joy and love I felt, far outweighed anything else.

Jogging is such a gift. I feel incredibly happy and blessed right now.

Have You Hit A Wall?

November 9, 2010 By Tina Moore Leave a Comment

I have been asked many times,

“Have you ever hit a wall?”

I always reply,

“No, so far, I’ve never hit a wall.”

Sometimes joggers will say they’ve hit a wall and they have to stop running because their body just doesn’t have the strength to go on. So far, I’ve been able to push myself through, either by sheer determination or by changing my walk / run ratio.

Now, ask me that question again,

“Tina Moore, have you ever hit a wall?”

My response is,

“Yes, absolutely…many times.”

What is the difference? The difference is the wall I am referring to now is a wall I was hitting before I started jogging. It is a wall built of fear, guilt, depression, anxiety, shame, insecurity, frustration, and abuse. That wall was built high and very strong.

I used to hit against that wall, so frustrated I couldn’t break through. I would claw at the wall, desperate to see the other side. I would sit against the wall, exhausted from trying to get past it. I would look up at that wall and think,

“How will I ever get through it?”

It was exhausting, depressing and sometimes felt so hopeless.

Then one day I realized the way to get through the wall was the same way the wall was built. One brick at a time.

First I had to recognize the wall even existed.

Then I had to examine each brick and label it so I knew what it was and where it came from. Some of the bricks I put there and some of the bricks, others had put there.

Once the bricks were labeled clearly, I had to decide how I was going to take them down.

What did I need to do? IT WAS A CALL FOR ACTION.

Some of the bricks were PEOPLE and once I realized those people were stopping me from being my authentic, true self, I had to deal with them. This is an ongoing process but I got rid of a couple real big ones. That was very difficult, but very healing and it opened up a large portion of the wall for me. Now, the light was shining through and I could see clearly what was ahead of me.

Dealing with FEAR is a life-long challenge, but being aware of what you are fearful of is the first step. Sometimes it can be tricky…procrastination, for example, can be fear in disguise.

The bricks can be negative thoughts and emotions, people, actions, your past, your job, your relationships. It can be addictions and behaviors. It can be the negative voice inside that tries to sabotage your life when you are doing well. It can be guilt, shame, bitterness, anger, chaos, denial, loneliness. It can be isolation, control, abuse, insults, broken promises, lack of action, and blaming others.

The wall is a puzzle, and each brick is connected to the other. With a true desire to understand where they came from and then the courage to change, YOU WILL TEAR DOWN YOUR WALL.

I hope today you look at what kind of wall you have in front of you and YOU decide that you aren’t going to hit that wall anymore. YOU have the control and the ability to tear it down, brick by brick. YOU are strong enough; start with one brick…

With a smile

Tina

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THE Jog Blog – 4

November 4, 2010 By Tina Moore Leave a Comment

Tina’s Longest Minute in Training:

Minute 9 of 10 in my jogs.

Tina’s Shortest Minute in Training:

The one little minute that I get to walk, it goes by so fast!

Tina’s Quote of the Week:

“Hill training is hard, really hard but I’d rather cry over a hard workout than an ex-boyfriend…and that’s the truth!”

October 28, 2010 – CROSS TRAINING

Oh my, I procrastinated and procrastinated…it was bad…but I made myself pay for the laziness that came before. I did more exercises than I had to and I would throw in an extra rep if I was really complaining. I made myself accountable. That will bring me success.

I received a text this morning from a family member and she said she was committing to jogging a portion of the marathon next October with me. I was so excited for her! I am so happy, proud, and inspired that I can motivate someone to exercise. I now know from experience, that it can change your life for the better and that makes me shine with joy.

October 29, 2010 – HILL TRAINING

I wrote on my facebook status:

“Tina Moore feels like a two year old regarding hill training today: I don’t wanna, you can’t make me…NO! Waaaaa!!”

It’s true, that’s how I felt and it didn’t get much better…well it did a little but it was bloody hard. I bargained with myself that I didn’t have to do the 4th set of 2 block hills if I jogged all the way up to my driveway…a steep hill just before it…by the time I got to the top, I was crying. It’s hard. Really hard. But you know what? I’d rather cry over a hard workout than an ex boyfriend…and that’s the truth.

October 31, 2010 – 10K JOG

It’s Halloween; I’m going to surprise my trainer, Jody from Leapfit and dress up as a bunny for our jog.

November 2, 2010 – CROSS TRAINING

I started thinking about some of my family and I got really sad. I didn’t cross train as well as I’d like but I’m going to give myself a break. This family stuff is not easy, it’s deeply sad and I need to be kind to myself today.

November 3, 2010 – 8K JOG

It was a beautiful morning and I feel blessed when it doesn’t rain…

I was thinking about my life before I exercised, and how unhappy I was. Jogging is so beneficial to me. Although I complain, I truly feel so grateful because jogging opened up the person I always knew was inside. Jogging brings me more LAUGHTER, more ENERGY and more STRENGTH than I ever imagined. I am very grateful …

Put A Little Bounce In Your Step

November 2, 2010 By Tina Moore 3 Comments

Somebunny Loves Me!

As you know from previous blogs, I have been having some financial challenges with my car breaking down among other things. This week was no different. I had some pretty high anxiety, which I put into my hill training and managed my stress by going for a good long hike.

The physical outlet keeps me sane.

People ask me:

“How do you keep yourself motivated?”

Yes, when you feel the weight of your stress pressing down on your shoulders, pounding in your head, keeping you up at night the last thing you feel like doing is going for a jog.

You want to stay in bed because it’s dark outside and you are feeling dark inside.

My motivation comes from two things.

  1. Knowing to my core that if I go jog, I will come back feeling lighter, happier, stronger and far more able to handle what is in front of me. I see the value it has in my life. I see the change in my behavior. I now am being the person I always knew was inside.
  2. I am so fiercely determined to create a happy, joyful and inspired life for myself that going for a jog on a dark morning is just one of the steps to get there. I am digging to the very root of issues, patterns and behaviors and examining them, understanding them and finally changing them. Is it fun? Nope, it’s painful. Is it worth it? ABSOLUTELY.

Put A Little Bounce In Your Step

So I ask you, does this woman, in a bunny outfit, jogging 10k on Halloween along the seawall making people laugh, clap, honk and cheer look like she’s given up to you? No, despite my stress and the anxiety I was feeling the night before (heavy sobs into a pillow), the next day I got up, put my ears and bunny tail on and had a great morning with my trainer and friend, Jody Kennett. We laughed and had such a good time!

It’s all a matter of thinking in terms of being a victim or empowering yourself through actions. So, I left the broken car home, ‘hopped’ into Jody’s vehicle and we drove to the seawall to jog. I could have stayed in bed and cried some more, but instead I had a morning full of people smiling and wishing us a good morning, cheering, laughing, honking and even taking my photo.

That was the better choice. That was the choice that lifted me up and in turn, lifted others up too. Stress can weigh you down, but there are healthy choices that can lift you back up again.

My wish for you today is that you choose to EMPOWER yourself and that you shift your thinking from “I can’t do it” to “I’m doing something about it!”

With a smile

Tina

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THE Jog Blog – 3

October 28, 2010 By Tina Moore Leave a Comment

Now I have my own version of “Eat Pray Love” by Elizabeth Gilbert.

It’s appropriately called:

“Eat, Jog, Vomit”

Yes, not as pretty, not as adventurous and perhaps a little too visual, BUT it is enlightening. It is about the virtue of PATIENCE and that I am clearly impatient.

Melanie has told me how to avoid this problem but…..I have this thing where I’ll eat, knowing I have to fuel up before I jog, but then can’t seem to wait the proper alotted time. Because I don’t wait, I end up feeling SO SICK during and after my jog that I sometimes….vomit…in my mouth….while I’m jogging… (ewwww, I know, it’s totally sick but I share this with you so you don’t do as I do, but rather learn from my character flaws). It’s so disgusting…and one day I did exactly that, and then inhaled (because I kept jogging)…and started to choke.

Yes, now you have a 41 year old woman, choking on her own vomit as she jogs the affluent seawall area in her ghetto jogging outfit which consists of boyfriend shirts (from my 20’s!) and pants I bought to lounge in, not run in. It’s a beautiful thing.

Ok, so here’s my tip:

Give yourself plenty of time to prepare your food, eat your food and digest your food BEFORE you start jogging. It’s just not worth rushing that process because your body will without a doubt let you know if you’ve been impatient.

Your body tells you all sorts of things if you listen.

Eat ,Pray, Love – beautiful

Eat, Jog ,Vomit – not so much…..

Actual Journal Entries:

October 22, 2010 – DAY OF REST!

I took today off. It was suppose to be a cross training day but my body is very tired and sore so I slept in till 8:00 a.m. I emailed my trainer, Jody Kennett, and asked if that was ok and she said that was a sign of a true professional because I was listening to my body! I love that…I am listening in general – my body, my instinct, my thoughts and my emotions. It’s a great gift, to listen…

October 24, 2010 – ANOTHER DAY OF REST!

I took two days off in a row! I have to say, I feel much better. I feel rested and ready for the 9k jog. It will be another milestone in the sense it’s the first time I’ve ever jogged 9k with a jog 10 minutes, walk one minute ratio. The route incorporates hills so it’s not just a flat run.

I am so grateful to be training towards something right now. Stress in life whether it’s from money, old relationships, family or jobs can really weigh you down. Jogging gives me the outlet to let it go. Ultimately it’s always leading me in the direction I see for myself:

A life of happiness, laughter, inspiration, achievements, helping others, healing myself, and truly living in color.

I LOVE LIVING IN COLOR.

Even with stress, the difference in my life because of jogging is astounding. I feel grateful and blessed every day. My life is so much better now, than before I took up jogging.

Here’s the lesson I learned today:

I started my jog and then the sky opened up and it started to pour! It was coming down pretty good but I laughed out loud because I thought,

“That’s life, you can plan and organize and hope and pray but if it’s going to rain, it’s going to rain.”

So, like life, you can either stop and turn back, obviously not an option for me…you can keep moving forward but complain, bitch and moan about it, making a challenging situation, all the more difficult, OR you can look up, let the rain fall on your face, open up your arms and laugh out loud.

And that’s what I did. Accept, laugh and keep moving forward.

October 25, 2010 – CROSS TRAINING

Today was a cross training day. They’re hard, challenging, difficult…I like it.

October 26, 2010 – DAY OFF (rest)

October 27, 2010 – JOG 8K (Jog 10 min / Walk 1 min)

I have to jog 7-8k today…

I beat the rain and actually the sun came out. There’s this lovely light that shines on the ocean when the grey clouds are in the sky but they are thin enough that the sun, which is behind them, can shine through. It makes the ocean turn almost white….I love that light; it’s gorgeous. It’s not warm looking but it is serene and heavenly. So many blessings, each day. You just have to look…and listen…

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