Ever have a day where you feel like every decision you’ve made up until this point in your life, has been the wrong one? Yeah, I’m kind of having one of those days.
Workout:
I was on the hunt this week for my next shoe victim…
I went to a running shoe specialty store last year and was fitted (kind of) for two different running shoes that I have enjoyed over this past year. The Adidas Supernova Cushion 6 and the Asics Gel-Nimbus 9.
I am a cushion lover! My knees thanked me for it too. I stopped shopping for bargains at outlet stores and laid out some cold hard cash for these two pair of sneakers last summer. I have also realized that they don’t sell the best made shoes for running in regular stores. Nowhere really had these shoes when I shopped last night, other than maybe the higher end mall shops.
Now, I haven’t run that much in the past year, so I figured my two pair from last summer were good for a year at least and they have done me well. This time around though, I’m acting a bit smarter and keeping tabs on my shoe mileage, fit and feel. I’m not going to go between two pair, but buy two and hide away one pair until I need them.
Last night I went hunting for either pair and to get prices. Both companies have come out with a new line, the next # up. I still like what I have and wanted to get those if possible before being pushed on to the newer model. A few stores in the mall had these shoes, but none in my size. Only one had even the newer version, but I wasn’t ready for that yet.
So, today I trotted out on my Asics GN9’s to compare them again to my Adidas SN6’s. I ran most of the beginning miles of this year in my Asiscs and loved them. I have been running solely in the Adidas ones these past two weeks. Today, I found I had no knee pain at all while running. I felt the Aiscs were worn out a bit, but I felt nothing like I did the other day running on the Adidas shoes.
Chris was on his bike with me this morning, which may have also kept my mind off my knee. In addition to my practicing yoga which helped stretch me out a bit (that felt sooo good the past day!). The more I think about my knee, the more it seems to hurt. So, I try my best not to focus on it as an issue and just continually pray for no pain and a wonderful running life. Today, I got my wish… well until afterward when I iced it and then it started to feel funny again, but that’s besides the point.
I’m thrilled to be a proud owner of two new pair of Aiscs Gel-Nimbus 9 running shoes! I searched online to find the best price. I purchased them from efootwear.com and got a coupon code from retailment.com (which I always use). I hope this proves to be a great place to shop and get my shoes in a timely manner. Then I can avoid stores and just purchase what I want, when I need them.
I’m looking forward to my next jaunt out in these babies. The other great thing… I got a pair in green and one in blue. My two favorite colors! It’s a shame when running sneakers are the only thing to get me excited in the past few weeks…
If you’ve ever used efootwear.com, please tell me about your experience. I pray it was a good one!
Workout:
I forgot to mention the other day at the gym I got my body fat taken. I used a similar electric hand held machine back in April 2007 when I ran my first half marathon. I was 17% body fat at that time, not that I truly trusted the little gadget.
At the gym this time around, I’m at 21% body fat. It’s cool, the best is to be around 25% or lower for women. So, I’m right on target, but I’d like it to be lower. I really would love to have less body fat and more muscle or just less mass overall. I don’t think looking at pictures of Keira Knightly or Victoria Beckham helps any… I have to stop reading gossip blogs…
Today it’s raining. I’ve been pretty distressed the past week and today is no different. I haven’t written much here because I don’t want to sound like “Debbie Downer” as my husband refers to me at various times (see: character from SNL). So, I’m not going to get into much, other than the fact that I’m down in the dumps and not sure how to pull myself out at this point.
I haven’t had any real interest in working out in the gym the past few weeks. I’d rather exercise at home in the mornings, whether it be lifting or yoga or running. This is great, but I’m still going to pay for the gym anyway. I’ve wanted to quit it before, but it’s kind of an insurance policy. Luckily, my gym only costs $20 a month.
Therefore, once the cold weather comes (and I no longer have an interest in outdoor/home workouts) I can use it more often and not feel guilty about not using it so much when the weather is still decent out. I’ll get back there soon enough, I’m sure. Just for now, I’m stressing out and don’t feel like leaving the comfort of my home.
As for today, I’m heading home from work soon and plan to do squats, lunges, stretching and some upper body work. I am stressed to the point where I might even just go for a run in the rain to sort things out for myself. I need to do something…
Hopefully I’ll be in better spirits soon! I did donate to StandUp2Cancer and bought a t-shirt that says “In Memory Of” for my dad who passed away this March. The weird thing is that their website has been changing daily and now they don’t even offer the same shirt I bought a few days ago. I hope I get the right item, otherwise I’m not going to be happy!
I’ve been working on some new ideas to change the colors and header for the fall. I’m excited to have a refreshed look coming soon, with a little more of my sarcastic self thrown in for once.
I log my workouts with very general information on Google Calendars. This way I have a quick easy access to see what I’ve been up to for the month. I used to do this on a paper calendar, but I like that I can share my workouts/plans with friends and family if they are interested. I’ve embed the calendar into the blog on another page here (also the link is on my right sidebar: Workout Calendar). Usually I will put in what my goals are for the day without a set time, marked for “all day”. Once I’ve changed the time, I’ve actually completed the workout.
Maybe through refreshing my blog and adding a calendar for the world to see, might actually get me moving a bit more. I’ve been severely unmotivated this past month… worse than ever.
I love reading Non-runner Nancy’s Blog. She always comes up with these cool virtual races to get everyone excited about running. Her latest is 8 on the 8th! This is to get pumped for the olympics, which happen to start on 08-08-08… also my mom’s birthday!!
I’m going to do 8 on the 8th, but in two 4 mile splits. I’m not nearly close to doing 8 miles at all right now. So, I think 4 milers might be manageable, if not, I’ll do a few 2 milers too. I’m just going to try to get in 8 miles on the 8th! I’ve always wanted to participate in these races, so I’m just going to do it!!
I’ve even spent a few minutes creating a cool banner… will you run 8 on the 8th?
Occasionally I look up the blog stats and see what search terms brought people here. Usually it’s not too interesting, but one I thought was funny today was “steam out of ears“. I’m not sure where I posted anything like this, lol. Others just include calories, exercise, kate, sweat, $300 bike…
Stop by to see my new header and side bar buttons. I might have to change the buttons a bit more to make them easier to read, but what do you think?
