My Nose Bleed Run

So I have been doing well, lifting, running, getting in shape in general. I had a night off last night, and decided to walk my dogs, Lucy and Milton to the baseball game then run back home. The distance was just over a mile, not very far, but a good way to loosen up my legs after a few days of lifting heavy. We made our way to the game (a trick in itself with 2 bulldogs) and enjoyed the 80 degree evening watching the Fort Hays State Tigers beat Washburn.

A side note here: let me tell you, it is quite a workout with those 2 dogs. Both are about 45 lbs of solid English bulldog muscle, and they like to sniff and pee on stuff…

Finally the time came, and I took off on my run. It was a great run! My quads were a little tight, which I should have expected, and the felt tired, I’m assuming from lactic acid, but other than that, I was cruising. I got close to the house and decided I would just keep running for a bit longer.Unfortunately, my plans were suddenly derailed. My nose started running, which was unusual, since it wasn’t cold, and after wiping the drippiness on my hand, I realized that I was bleeding, and not just a little bit! My nose was pouring. I detoured my long run back to the house and took care of my crazy nose.

Who would have thought! I guess crazier things have happened… I have class tonight, but I may give it another shot.

And So it Begins…

Training is hard work, but I have yet to find anything in this world that feels more rewarding when you are done. I love lifting, I love running, I love practice. I am now training MMA, and I can’t wait to actually get to use it in competition. Finding a way to push my body is something that I crave. I’ve started doing some shadow boxing and am okay at it. It interests me, and its something different to try.

I found a great boxing workout to try today, and since my trainer is gone, I get to see if I can push myself a little bit… http://www.menshealth.com/fitness/3-powerful-boxing-workouts

Pain is temporary… (I just have to remind myself sometimes.)

New Year, New Me

Wow… I failed miserably at the 2011 Running Year. It lasted a whole 22 days into the new year. Well it is January 3rd, and I am gonna try it again. 2011 was a very hard year for me. I faced many challenges, and I realized who I am and how strong I can be. Life throws you things that you don’t expect sometimes, and after going almost a whole year with not enough exercise, I am excited to get back into my formerly healthy ways. So here is how the year is going so far.

I have decided to take it slow. No sense jumping into this at 1,000,000 miles an hour if that is not going to help me stick to it. On January 1st, I took Lucy on a run, only about a mile, but it felt good. Today I did a Nike workout, and I am planning a run for tomorrow.

You have to start somewhere, and I am doing ok… I’ll keep ya updated.

Day 1: A Snowy 5k

What a day! 1/1/11… I got up early, let Lucy (my English bulldog http://disneydogblog.com) out, and then went back in the warm bed to cuddle.  For the last 4 months or so, I have been reading Kathy Griffin’s book Official Book Club Selection. I really loved her writing, but I just haven’t had time to sit down and read it. As one of my new year’s challenges, I decided to read at least 52 books… either a book a week or just 52 over the course of the year. Well, I am proud to say that after about 4 hours of reading, and enjoying every minute of it, I finished! What a great book! I love how honest Kathy is, and she really is a very hard-working person. I admire that a lot. Good Job Kathy!!!

I wanted to start my year out right, and I knew that that meant having something fitness-related be involved in it. Well, let’s see. The blog name is The Running Year, so guess what I did! That’s right. Nothing like a new year’s day 5k! It was very snowy and slick out, and I am still getting over a wicked cold, so I took it slow and just planned to finish. My left knee was a little sore, but I haven’t run in a while, so I think it went pretty well. I have decided to include my Daily Mile widget with each run so that you can see my progress…

Day 1 of 2011 down, and I am feeling good!

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