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September 26, 2007
I'm Itching
I'm itching. EVERYWHERE. And the only thing that I've done differently today, was to eat a new type of bread. And I'm itching. EVERYWHERE. In places I didn't know existed. In places I can't reach. In places I can't scratch. Did I mention that I'm itching? Yes. I'm itching.
The workday is finally finished and I'm awaiting Andy's return so that I can ask him whether he feels like going for a run with me. 159 days until the Los Angeles Marathon. He only needs to go run 30 minutes with me. What's 30 measly minutes? I'm a little crazy right now, but I blame it on the itching.
Right.
Time to go get that shower/bath/calamine lotion/help.
Posted by karinm at 4:52 PM | Comments (0)
All Set
Visa - Check
Flights - Check
Hotel Booking - Check
LA Marathon Entry - Check
Days to go until the LA Marathon - 159
Days to go until the Comrades Marathon - 264
Can anyone say Crazy? I have everything organised for our trip next year and now I only need to get on that plane and get to LA to have my third continent covered. Yes, I've done marathons on 2 continents. well, almost. Because technically England isn't on a continent and therefor I need to get a European marathon covered at some stage, but it isn't going to happen this year ... or next year. I have far too much on my plate for next year as it is.
And now I'm getting ready to travel to Newcastle on Friday to take part in the Great North Run on Sunday - and maybe catch a glimpse of Paula's great big comeback. I really hope she has a good run. It'd be a pity if she didn't.
Posted by karinm at 1:18 PM | Comments (1)
September 18, 2007
The Pain Within
I've always been one to share my emotions best with the world while out on the open road, or as in the case tonight, while on the treadmill. Its when all the stress comes out and shows itself in the form of me pounding my feet on the road and emotion beams from my face.
As a few select people in my life knows, the past weekend was one of the hardest of my life. I came face-to-face with the fact that someone that is very precious to me, has a very real problem and requires a lot of help. Fortunately we see it now, but unfortunately it is at the cost of a lot of feelings of a lot of people. Her parents, her siblings, her grandparents. They all had to see the ugly truth and it hurt her parents so much that her dad hasn't been able to say anything to anyone since Saturday morning.
So tonight, I got on the treadmill and switched on my iPod, set the playlist that I needed to just go. I started running at a slowish pace, but kranked it up to go with the music. My thoughts went all over the place. I looked down to the console and saw that I've run for 22 minutes. And then it happened.
I started crying. Not little tears that stream slowly across your face in silence. Big, huge tears that came along with the very loud bawling. At first I tried to hold back. Then I realised it was hopeless. I hit the Emergency Stop button and got off. I took my towel and only realised that I left my water bottle once I got to the car.
A few people looked at me with concerned faces as I walked down the stairs, across the parking lot and got into my car, sobbing and crying all the way.
It took me thirty minutes to get home. I didn't stop crying. I carried on all the way out of the car, into the house, up two sets of stairs and into the room upstairs. I cried for the hurt I felt. I cried for the hurt the people in her family felt. I cried for the pain she must feel. And I cried because she doesn't seem to feel any pain.
And I sit here now, wondering whether things will be okay. And something in me says : It will. Because she is loved.
Written while listening to : Snow Patrol - Eyes Open (Digital Version) - Chasing Cars
Posted by karinm at 8:45 PM | Comments (4)
Power Song Question
And while I'm out - answer this - what's your powersong? The song that makes you head out the door and really push it?
Mine: Pump It , Black Eyed Peas
Posted by karinm at 6:17 PM | Comments (2)
Moody
Time to head to the gym and lose myself.
Written while listening to : Eminem - 8 Mile (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) - Lose Yourself
Posted by karinm at 6:13 PM | Comments (0)
September 11, 2007
Being Forgetful
I was supposed to head over to the gym tonight and join a spinning class again, but that plan was made before I realised that I had to be at home to make a phonecall to my coach tonight. For some reason it completely skipped my mind and I ended up feeling a tad sorry for myself because I won't be able to make it.
So I booked myself in on the next class which is tomorrow... only time will tell whether I feel the need to kick my own behind again and spread that bruise a tad more.
I guess I should be glad that I remembered :)
Posted by karinm at 3:25 PM | Comments (0)
September 10, 2007
What a Feeling!
Alberto Salazar came for a run with me tonight. He told me to keep going. To push it. To not give up! Yes. With him reaching me from my iPod, I had the most fantabulous exercise.
I also have to declare that Pump It by Black Eyed Peas is my new powersong. It was absolutely great! It really really gets me going.
Posted by karinm at 8:43 PM | Comments (0)
September 9, 2007
The Bruise
As mentioned in a previous post :
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September 8, 2007
It was Purple and Blue and Yellow and Green
I'm lazy. Very lazy. After spending a night bowling with friends and colleagues, I am too lazy to get myself off the couch. And no matter what anyone says, I can't get myself to even consider getting up. Oh, eventually I guess I shall, but for now I'm just being lazy.
I spent four days training this past week - I might make it five a tad later - and have discovered that I still like doing spinning after all these years of not attending those classes.
I used to love spinning to the point that I would rather attend spinning during my mathematics lectures at university. Which is probably why I was delighted to find that the leisure centre offers them during a time that I can attend - I don't even have to take time off work ;)
On Thursday I went for a class - it was the first time that there was an opening - and after setting up my bike, I found myself ready and just started spinning it out. The instructor arrived and a few minutes later we started the pain. Oh, literally. I somehow managed to not put the setup pin right to the back when I setup my seat position and the first moment that we had to "spin it out", I increased speed... and felt a huge amount of pain go through my right calve muscle.
It took a few more hits before I managed to grab hold of the emergency brake, and my leg felt like it was going to explode.
I looked down and didn't see anything, but I somehow realised that I was going to show off a nice blue mark the next morning.
I was right. Although, my bruise isn't just blue. It is purple, yellow, green and blue... the whole range in one.
Andy felt sympathy, but that didn't mean he didn't laugh a lot.
I guess I'll just have to remember to setup the bike properly from now on.
Posted by karinm at 11:05 AM | Comments (0)
September 4, 2007
Its too Early
I wrote out a carefully worded post, then tried to close my Cereal on the Go box and flipped some milk and oats onto my keyboard. After cleaning my keyboard I looked up... and found that my post had magically disappeared!
Last night I went to the gym and did :
Strength training included a fair bit of weightworkouts and by the end of my session there, I was completely exhausted. I crawled into my car and ten minutes later, when I arrived at home, I was rejuvinated and energetic and could not fall asleep until after midnight. I watched various re-runs of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Bones and Standoff and if I could find an episode of Cold Case I probably would've watched that as well.
Then Andy started breathing very deeply and his breathing made me feel like I should be asleep. Which I then did instantly.
Of course, waking up at 6 this morning to be out of the house by 7:15 posed a small problem then, which, thankfully, I was able to overcome with the smell of coffee beckoning me from the lounge.
I'm a little asleep still, but as my Cereal on the Go is tightly closed and my mug of hot tea is steaming up my glasses, I'm ready for the day.
Posted by karinm at 7:32 AM | Comments (1)