Two voices inside while running

One of them was saying, let's see how do the body reacts today. The body's voice is like more quiet, a voice without sounds, a presence which is there and that just makes act of presences while if is being disturbed.
It was funny to listen to my mind today, talking to me about the body. Not very good as a matter of fact.

Good start today. Is nice to be at the beach with sun, and able to run at 140 bpm, which is 75% of my MHR. Now as I said before, is the tropical winter, which means that for us who live here is the nicest weather of the year. You can be without cold or hot most of the day, and the sun is still shining.
Finishing the fourth mile I was ok, able to run more, enough energy, but with nausea. I think this should be about potassium low levels, I will research some about it since yesterday the same happened. I listened the silence voice of the body, and stopped there. That puts me finishing the month with 92 miles. Nice.
After that I went for a 20 minutes stretching session. I find it very important part of the running, the day I don't make it, pain appears.

I am very excited because I ordered a garmin. It should be arriving at any moment, finally I will be able to make real measures since now I calculate most of my distances with time, 12 minutes per mile, which most of the time I think is at least some better times... But I didn't wanted to lie to myself.

All is related to exercise

Well, how wasn't I going to be sad if I was not exercising? It is the first time in a long time that this happens, (staying in bed awake and not sleepy) now I can see it just like a relief maybe needed. Sometimes the body reaches the mind to finally understand you need a stop.
Still the bad part is that getting so used to workout in anyway makes you feel worst when you feel just bad. The body always wants those extra endorphins.

Monday started much better. Inspired by a magazine and because I didn't work on my own program last week I was very enthusiastic. I worked out legs, shoulder and chest. I normally was training only one muscle a day... But I felt so strong that I just wanted to save time that I can use for running longer in other days.
In the afternoon the kickboxing session, left me full with energy. Also worked abs there. My body is used to the kicking now... It seems.

Today went for a run. Not a good one, but I am not as angry as in other occasions, I have to face that working out three parts of the body wasn't a very good idea.
Still I went since in fact I was feeling ok.
Walked for 10 minutes first. Started running at the beach. I seemed that the soft sand wasn't an important fact for it. It was very windy. In fact I didn't noted that the tides were higher than normal, incredible, the funny is that I noted it until I reach a side of the beach where you can't continue because the waves are hitting rocks.
Turned back and I started feeling tired... Maybe it was a very hard beginning. Writing helps to realize, while remembering.
As I reach the hotel running appeared to be easy. I was just bouncing over the road. Nice. But sooner than thought I was very tired.

I finished without thinking about it a lot. Not guilty. And not bad feelings...

I am finishing the month with 88 miles will see how it finishes tomorrow. Is not bad, I thought it was lower!!!

Some other facts for running.

Since last night I am feeling strange, is like a down on my mood. Some sad.
Then this incident came, I'll tell the truth, the thing is that there was an assault at the beach. It was in a very lonely zone. There is a construction there and it is on the left side of the hotel at the beach. It was in the afternoon.
I am not scared about going to the beach, it was an isolated event. But Luis was so nervous last night about us going to the beach early in the morning. The girls wanted to come with me and he started with this.
In fact I don't go to that way normally, and specially now that I know that could happen.
After that I started preparing my clothes for the run, and strangely found myself wondering why I had to go on the run. Since Friday I mentioned that the spirit of running was somewhere else. All the normal excitement that joins me and that sometimes don't even let me sleep, wasn't here at all.
Then my right ankle starting hurting me. Suddendly a pain, first like a sprain, then as a pain. It hadn't bother me since a long time ago.
All this happen together and this morning when I woke up I just stayed in bed.
Now in some way I think it is that I need some rest since this week we started a new program, which was some challenging.
I am not running today, it will be until next Tuesday and still sad.

Mother's nature call

This morning I woke up with the clock, latter than usual because there is no school today. I thought last night that I was going to woke up easily but I was sleepy, and the spirit of running was somewhere else. Still I started walking at 7.16.
Arrived to the beach and started jogging since I had not much energy. I was there over the third mile, running too close to the water, and the wave came on my feet and was completely wet... Continue trying to run when I felt like something was getting wrong in my stomach... Where could I stop,? Normally you can't just come into hotels but this is an emergency... There's one restaurant there I'll go, god bless this bathroom.
After that incident had to walk back for three miles, I could run over the second mile but not for long. I felt weak.
Sorry to mention this but it is a part of all. It can happen that you have to stop bit here is not easy just to stop anywhere you'd like to.
Total walk: about 7 miles.

Without internet service

...And now the speed is 9.6, something that maybe something you can't even believe exist. But at least I can write some. I missed so much reading the other blogs, well and posting on mine, since there is always something to tell in this runner's world.

Tuesday: 5 miles. Wednesday 4 miles.

There are many runners at the beach right now, that makes more interesting, the bad part is to see how they leave me almost spinning when they pass next to me, I am very slow, well they are men, always faster, and still I don't know what are they're distances... Always apologizing myself.

Yesterday I found a new combination. Running with energy but tired and still no pain.
I was thinking how could this be possible, but it is like when your car has run for some time, and then you just put on some more gas to it so it can run for longer. It happen like that yesterday. I felt very tired. It was because of the Tuesday session with the group. It was some tough, you know, it happens when you start new exercises. The great part is that over the third mile I was feeling much better, I love when it happens. It makes you feel at the top at the end.

With some company today

I invited my daughters to come with me, telling them about the sunrise, to make it more attractive. They were motivated enough with that, and were walking at the beach for about 40 minutes while I was running.
But today there was no sunrise to be seen. There were many clouds, so hopefully they will see it next Sunday; in some way excellent since they told me still they enjoy it a lot. It is not the first time they do it, but not since about months ago. I hope they want to come often.
My run is improving so much!!! It was a strong run first at the beach for three miles and then back to the hotel, again full with energy, and developing euphoria feelings. I ran with some rain today, for about 10 minutes. I was completely wet, but as soon as it stopped, I was almost dry.
Total, 9 miles, great!!!!

Pain update: No pain... What is going on?? Maybe running now with out all the moisture is developing the energy which I work for all this months??

And the tropical winter is here!!

Fresh air, warm sun, perfect sand, blue sky, is the perfect scenery for a great run.
The fastest, strongest, run ever. I don't know exactly why. Maybe it was the mood that this spectacular place gave me...
Ran for eight miles, the first three were at the beach. The sand was very soft but still I was there, I couldn't avoid it!!! It was hard tough, I was so exited feeling the fresh air, that my heart was beating ridiculously. I had to slow down many times because it was pretty strong.
Then back to the hotel roads (I didn't want to engaged my scheduled distance forced while being at the beach.) But it was a good thing since as soon as I hit the road a new energy, developed by the effort at the beach, arrived. It had happened before, but not since a long time ago.
I was just there, feeling my body in its best performance, bouncing on the road. Amazing. The heart rate was not so high though!!
I had to stop before my usual 10 miles Fridays, because I told Luis I was going to met him for breakfast. I didn't was angry at all for having to stop since doing it so well made me think of maybe being very tired afterwards. Or being very sore of it... I'll see how it goes during the day, but now I can't wait for Sunday!!!!
I was running there faster than ever!! I am still surprised since I have no pain!! I just can't believe it!! And also I am not tired at all.

We are just to result of chemical combinations. Glutamine, arguinine, glucosamine, gingko biloba, ginsen, caffeine... I had to confess.

Back to normal speed, back to pain

Ok, so there is always a pain somewhere. Running equals pain? Running equals injury? It is a joke... Just if you are a runner can understand why you keep running, the rest of the word can say what they want.

Pain Report
Mile 1 Right heel
Mile 2 Left knee
Mile 3 Right shin
Mile 4 Needles on all of them.
A great run.

As the RPE was rated on 4 as a "somewhat hard effort", and the speed was 5.5 most of the time (which is a very good for me) technically it was one of the best runs ever.
Ended with a great feeling and on the top of the energy, wanting more but prevented on not doing so, to run more on Friday.

Weather report: It is windy. It is taking away the moisture. Running outside now will be easier everyday.
Last year when we arrived here, I used to run at 10 in the morning, didn't care about the sun. I was crazy, of course, and over the long term I was sooo tired some days without knowing why. Now I am scared of being tired because of the sun, but still running early, starting at about 7 will be ok.

Enjoyable run

Leg training and an easy run of 3.7 mile.
The HR was low and I did it at the treamill, it was very good an enjoyable. I almost forgot what is running with out pain...it was like that today, everything was on its place pacefully. The way to start is very important I have to focus on that. I think sometimes I skip the part where the middle speed goes, I have to spend there at least a minute. I just change from slow to the run, today I walked fast first, it helped.
I was feeling very good that's why I stoped on that distance, even though I was wanting more. I had been already about 45 minutes on my feet and that was enough. I hope it helps for friday"s run.
I also thought of doing a considerable stretching session since I remembered I didn't do them on sunday after the long run. They work very good on me, maybe skipping them on sunday made things harder yesterday morning.

Working out is the cue!!

This was a hard day. It seem like yesterday's effort was worst than I thought. My knees and back were hurting me this morning. I didn't mention yesterday that I was running at a good pace, but at 80% HR most of the time. I know is much better for longer runs to stay at 70%, but as long as I felt fine, I just forgot. I was recovering every mile drinking water and slowing down. Now with the hurting, I remembered that.
This morning besides the pain, I was without energy. Feeling tired the whole day... and the worst to think about the kickboxing session. For a moment during the morning I thought of cancelling. But I didn't. When the moment came, I just prepared myself and went there, bravely. (I drank some coffee, which helped a lot for the starting)
Because of the pain, I planned just not forcing me too much, and doing so worked perfectly.
At the end of the session I was full of energy. I will continue like this since everyone seem to have enjoyed more than other days. I hope soon they discover this energy which working out produces. Now I don't feel any pain well some, but very little...

The sunrise, was not as good as last weekend, it was a cloudy morning.
I was not inspired for running in the dark. I was ready to run at 6.15, the darkness and loneliness of the place, I don't know... Maybe for starting at this time I need somebody with me... Who knows.
I walked from the entrance to the beach, then at the beach watching the sunrise. The sand was extremely soft since the tides were very high. I went back to the hotel and started running at 6.48.
The start was some hard still. But as long as I made about the first half mile everything turn fine. The first 5 miles I ran fine, lost of energy and with the heart rate around 155. I made those in 12 minutes or less.
At the sixth mile, the energy decreased, but I kept going inspired by the real runners I met here at the blogger. I handled to continue for 3 miles more, at 14 minutes each and then the last one, the ninth at 13 minutes. At the end it was a hard run, truly. The was no sun, there was some breeze, and was not humid at all, maybe just some lack of the usual energy.
My heel hurts some, I will use some ice today.
I must continue with the log food. Yesterday for sure I had about 4000 or more calories. It just happen like this, not writing my diary. Now I will have to start over with the process I should have given about a thousand steps back!!!

Running is jealous

I just remember now those feelings on Wednesday... I felt like it was my first running, or my last one. Terrible!!I was completely shocked!!! Now is good to realized about that and once again feel how important is this thing of running in my life.
The combination at the beginning, specially with the wrong bike, is what was the bad thing. In fact it is not a bad combination, is as normal, just the beginning of a new movement. I was just thinking that all that jumping and kicking has injuried me more than wished. I didn't know what to think, and this was the first think that came to my disappointed and shocked mind, after a failed run.
At this moment is not good for me to also increase cycling since at this moment I have many new things to do and to work for, still I have to look for the right bike, the thing is that I love the sensation.
So, there is no new plan and I am not canceling the group... it was funny also that the afternoon when I was thinking of canceling it the session was full and everyone seem to be very happy and motivated.

Today's run: 7.5 miles 79 minutes and feeling great.

Finally I learned how to include my photo in my profile, I didn't know how to before.

Enjoyable run

Leg training and an easy run of 3.7 mile.
The HR was low and I did it at the treamill, it was very good an enjoyable. I almost forgot what is running with out pain...it was like that today, everything was on its place pacefully. The way to start is very important I have to focus on that. I think sometimes I skip the part where the middle speed goes, I have to spend there at least a minute. I just change from slow to the run, today I walked fast first, it helped.
I was feeling very good that's why I stoped on that distance, even though I was wanting more. I had been already about 45 minutes on my feet and that was enough. I hope it helps for friday"s run.
I also thought of doing a considerable stretching session since I remembered I didn't do them on sunday after the long run. They work very good on me, maybe skipping them on sunday made things harder yesterday morning.

New theory

And I hope is a good one. Yesterday while doing my kicking session, remembered that bike ride on Tuesday. It could had been that!! Not even the first days I felt like yesterday morning, specially with my calves, so there is a chance that is not because of the kicking. Still is not about being tired, but calves hurting which is a new symptom, never mentioned before, -calves like knots- because this is the first time it happens!!!!

Great news. Well I am having fun realizing about that since I was so sad and guilty disappointed and the whole rest that happens while you think that a run will be missed. The truth is that I was shocked.
So, my plans change again. I will run but after a day off from kicking, four days a week, like usual, starting tomorrow.
The log food is starting today. I already have a tummy again!!!!!!!!
Every day is something new with running.

Kicking + Running = Not good

Is not a good combination at all. Today's run was the worst ever!! This time my mind was ok, but my body was so sore... Each legs was a ton. At the beginning I was just thinking this was just a hard starting. The first mile, went very hard, so I had to decrease speed from 5.5 to 5, I was at the treadmill. Ended with 4.5. Over the ending of the second mile, I was not tired but my legs specially my calves were like a knot. Even when I tried to switch muscles they were just still very sore.
immediately I thought of the kicking. The load that this jumping kicks go aren't good for running. I will have to choose from one to the other, of course I choose running. The things is the group... Well December is coming, well I will find the way.
By the time, I will decrease my distances to just 4 easy three mile runs a week while this month finishes. Still this is the third week.
I hate this happens in this stage, exactly while I am starting to have a nice group. I already evaluate my priorities and maybe this kicking session will have to be canceled.

No log food

I use to write a diary log food since a year ago. I haven't written it since three weeks ago and I am watching the changes over my waist. grrr. It is when you realize how important is the food as well as the exercise. Maybe is also the genetic fact that makes this something on what to be more careful in some people like me. Well not big tragedy in fact, but still I am a woman who has reach this sizes in a long time, and that can't aloud myself to go back, no way.
Exercise is important but for the aesthetics matter the food you eat is crucial from the energy to the vanity point of view.
I can't post what I eat because it is too much, I'd need a whole blog just for it.
I am going back to write it down... seriously starting again, next Monday.

Yesterday we went to the beach... something that we don't do often as incredible as it sounds... we visited this new beach club which is so nice... Capcana is called.
Today's workout, legs and abs... in the morning.
I received an invitation today for going to a bike ride... the place was so nice, I had to use some else's bike, which was not my size... but still feeling the speed that way and doing it close to the ocean gave such a nice feeling, the wind was fresh and I just felt like a kid.
Of course I didn't know about this place before, still is a private zone, very nice for running too.
The ride took us just about 20 minutes, but after it I went immediatelly to the kickboxing session. Over the minute 40 I felt dizzy... grrrr. I need more energy for all this!!!
The thing is that there are so many options at this moment, good things are happening around me.

Sunday sunrise

Ok, this morning I woke up at about 5:40 and started hesitating about going to run... It is because of the darkness, I made what has to be done in this cases, just starting preparing for going out.
I hit the sand at 6:35, there was plenty of people at the beach and it was for the sunrise... I hadn't figured out it was about to happen. I think this was the first sunrise I see here and it was a real good one!! I regret for not carrying my camera!!!
After about less than 5 minutes the sun was hidden by some clouds which made this easier to run at the beach. The sand was soft enough to aloud me to run. Great.
Since my podometer is not working I will measure distance by time, counting 12 minutes per mile. I ran for 60 minutes which puts my running on 5 miles today.
Since last night a pain in the low back started, it is from a hit that I suffer about three weeks ago, I'll check if I mentioned it, I last the whole night, I even took some pills for pain... But at running time it was completely gone!!! It is wonderful.

Running massage

Thanks for the advises!! I knew you were about to tell me the best ones. I will get them at Amazon for sure, you wouldn't believe, but there are no books like this in Spanish in Mexico, not mention here.
I just made a 3.3 mile very slow run yesterday, in fact I made it like a massage, because my muscles were very sore. It always help. The energy levels were some down, it should be the combination of the kicking. Still I am doing it as soft as possible while my body gets used to it again.
This morning we went to the gym. Session:
Chest, press 3-12, incline push up 2 3-8-12, dumbbell fly incline 2-15
Triceps, dips bench 2-15, dips roman chair 3-8, lying extension 2-15, back extension 2-10
Biceps curl bench 2-8, single curl hammer 2-10
I needed the energy that this generates.

Wondering

How important running becomes!! Is like something you can't avoid to do... And you get so close to it that when you can't go for any reason you feel like a looser.
I realized today that tomorrow I am busy in the afternoon. Immediately I felt so guilty for missing a run, and now I handle everything for going earlier to run.
I would like to know which distance is ok to run during a month. I checked my records and on September I ran 80 miles and in October 85. It sounds so great!!! But still I would like to know if doing like this is ok or I should increase it much more.
I want to look for a book with this sort of information. Do you know any?

Moving

Yesterday I had a great running morning. The non run Tuesday made me worry enough to be more than ready to go... But on the treadmill, very very humid outside. As usual, there I made 7 miles in 77'35''. My legs were fine and I felt great. The bad came after.
We moved today, here the same hotel the same area, just a bigger room. It kept me busy enough to be most of the day on my feet, which drove me to stay almost dead at night... I was so tired, that in fact I called the ladies from the class to cancel our session.
This morning I am not completely fine I am still a little bit tired and I haven't finished adapting to this new place. Fortunately today is a day off running.
Tomorrow I will run in the afternoon-evening.

Halloween

Abril, my daughter is the tallest, they had a halloween birthday party on saturday.

Disappointing

Not a good morning since I woke up.
I felt like in a bad mood, now the internet is failing I wrote my post and it has been deleted twice. Well at least now I am trying the spell check, sorry for my writing!!
We went to the gym and made a new program for shoulders and back. Five exercises each.
Then the run. I walked 10 minutes, then started the first mile. I was sucking. Very humid. My mind was saying stop, my legs wanted to run. Maybe this made the imbalance and the pain started. The muscles around the shins, in both legs started. Not enough energy for going to the gym
Also I forgot my monitor heart rate, my music, what else??? grrr
I will try to forgive myself .