During 2008 I kept a calendar in which I wrote down the miles I ran on a day to day basis. On the days when I did not run I would place a big fat X for that particular day, seeing the big fat x’s was supposed to motivate me to keep staying active. [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Fitness’
October 23, 2008
Louisville 1/2 Marathon Race Day
I DID IT! I was nervous and couldn’t really sleep much Saturday night thinking about the race on Sunday morning. I kept thinking wether my knees were going to hold up, and if I was going to be able to keep going with out stopping. Sunday morning finally came and off I went with my [...]
October 17, 2008
Getting Close!
Here is the email I got today:
Dear ARELIS:
Your event is coming up and we want to be sure you’re event day ready. Please take a moment to review your race registration information below:
Print and bring along to your event
Confirmation #:
xxxxxxxxxxxx
Name:
Arelis Harvey
Event Name:
Louisville Marathon
Date:
10/19/08
Location:
Louisville
Event Web Site:
http://www.louisvillemarathon.org/
We hope you have a safe, fun and successful race day!
Your friends [...]
October 14, 2008
Running Through The Pain!?
Well, I’m still training for the Louisville 1/2 marathon, although I must tell you my training started to go down hill real fast! Right around week 5 and 6 I got sick, I thought I had strep but it turns out it was just some funk that was going around.
I picked it back up on [...]
July 22, 2008
BMR & AMR
I ran into this information a while back ago and I’ve been calculating ever since….my mom, dad, sister, Chris, and me. I think it is important to have an idea of the amount of calories your body needs, that way if you are trying to lose weight you can be careful not to eat [...]
July 18, 2008
SLOW & HEAVY
That’s exactly how I felt yesterday during my run, I hate that feeling! I was trying so hard to speed up a little bit more but my body was just not cooperating. My legs felt so heavy and tired but I was bound and determined to get at least one mile in. [...]
