About Raven

I'm a recovering couch potato, and unhealthy eater. I committed to making a change as far as my health, and to take on the world of running. It's been a blast so far, and I am looking forward to bigger challenges in my future!

Bodybugg Stats for 6/30/10

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Raven

Okay so even though I ate a little more yesterday, I still was way over my deficit. Running sure torches the calories!!! I guess that I still need to tweak my eating a little more.

Not that I am complaining!

MapMyRun Stats for 6/30/10

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Raven

Today was my 4-miler day. I set my alarm to wake me up EARLY this morning. I knew that I would have to run before work to get in the miles. Running four miles in 45 minutes, during lunch, would have been pushing it for me; my running speed is not that fast, so I need to work within my limits.

I took care of my morning chores; feeding the animals, making coffee to put in my thermos, then threw on my running clothes to dash out the door. I didn’t feel like running in the ‘hood for some reason, and actually considered hitting the treadmill again. My left foot felt a little tight and tender, so the treadmill did look like the best option at first. My plan was to run at the gym by my office, then to use the company shower to get de-funked for work.

On my drive in, I changed my mind. I opted to run around the neighborhood by work instead. My foot felt better; probably was not awake yet, and I really wanted to do pavement running as much as possible. I parked, put my work clothes into my locker, and headed out to run. The temperature was PERFECT; just a little bit if a chill to it.

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Bodybugg Stats 6/29/10

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Raven

Bodybugg Stats 6/29/10

Holy crap! That treadmill run, at the gym, sure blasted some calories! Went way past the deficit yesterday!

And to think I was feeling burned out?

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Raven

Today I was battling a bit of burnout. I woke up tired, and was sluggish for most of my morning. I didn’t want to be at work, and I sure could not fathom running. I exaggerated, in my mind, the pain in my foot, and made it seem worse than it was. I decided to create a post about beating burnout, and after reading my list and the many sites out there that address Runner’s Burnout, I actually started to come out of my slump.

By the time lunchtime arrived, I was ready to hit the treadmill at the gym. There was no way that I could run outside, because the weather was really unstable, and the skies could open up to a downpour at any time.

Even though in most cases the treadmill is monotonous and boring, I actually enjoyed the time I spent running on it. I set the incline to 1.5 and after 20 minutes I increased that to 2.5. I kept a pretty steady pace; between 5.2 mph to 5.7 mph. I ran my 3.13 miles in 36:05, and felt very good!

I’m glad that I didn’t allow the negative energy spoil a productive day of running. I’m going to keep referring back to my list to Beat Burnout, every day that I feel like I am in a slump.