So I ran again today. Upon John's suggestion I tried eating half a banana before I ran, and found myself much less crampy, which was nice, but I felt the bile rising in my throat. I also tried two different techniques while I was running (well, three, but one doesnt really count). The first was regulating my breathing. In through the nose for four breaths, out through the mouth for four breaths. It worked really well for the first mile... then I felt like I wasn't getting enough air in. I was probably just fooling myself, though.
The second technique is the one which doesnt really count, during which I curse out my running partner and the sidewalks and the street lights that werent lit and the cars and the hills. This was especially prevalent when I hit 25 minutes and I was still at least a mile from home.
The third technique I tried was positive thinking. Again, with the positive thinking. I tried at first just keeping a smile on my face. That didn't seem too effective. After that, I moved on to pleasant things around me: there are these really nice smelling flowery bushes along the sidewalk, and while I've walked on the sidewalk from time to time I don't remember smelling them so much. It was lovely. Then I enjoyed the moonlight, because its so much better on my eyes than day light or street lights.
Then, I confess, I reverted to cursing. But the last part is up hill!!! *pouts*
I did run the last, oh, say, fifty feet, though... and by run I mean sprint.
By the way, I probably should NOT go to a bar with Sue before I run. Next time, note to self, drink after or NOT AT ALL.
I was thinking about yesterday's post, and how I was thinking of getting a jogging stroller so I could take Lillie on runs, and I gotta say, I think I lose my mind on days that I'm not running to think that I would enjoy that.
Plus side: today was a no-abs-workout day. YAY! Back to the grindstone tomorrow!
About Me
- Laurel
- I like to have adventures! I own a snake, I have my motorcycling license, and I travel far and wide on any given weekend. I like to beat up on women when I strap on my roller skates at a roller derby rink. As long as its not Rambo-esque, I will literally watch a movie a hundred times if you want to watch it with me. I think I'm funny and no one else really does. My life motto was YOLO before it was cool, and I'm not going to tell you what it is now so that it doesn't go mainstream.
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For the abs thing, it can be really easy if you do it wrong, so make sure you do it properly for maximum effect. Go up, and down, at a slow rate, trying to use your abs a little more than you might have to, and hold it at the top of the exercise for 2 seconds. Once you get to higher levels you don't have to try to make it harder as much, and can focus less on that and more on just getting it done, although stll using proper technique
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