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 ‘Health’
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 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 19, 2008
The Chiropractic Pen
I went back to the chiropractor yesterday afternoon to finally get adjusted. The diagnosis according to my x-rays is that my spine (right at the neck area) is supposed to be in this curved position. The Dr. showed me an example of an x-ray of how it should look in comparison to my x-ray, let me tell you, there is no [...]
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. [...]
July 16, 2008
Off to the Chiropractor
Last week I was very excited b/c I found out that I actually have Chiropractic coverage through my insurance! I have never in my life been to the Chiropractor but I’m desperate to try anything that will get rid of these never ending tension headaches.
I went today for the first time and I must [...]
July 15, 2008
Louisville Marathon…..MINI that is!
I have decided to set a goal on my self….one that I have been fighting for about a week out of just plain laziness!
My goal is to train for the Louisville Mini Marathon. I have ran two minis before but it has been a couple of years since, I really have no life long [...]
July 9, 2008
Old vs New
Check out the extra support around the arch, this is what you need to look for if you have low arches and over pronate.
July 8, 2008
NEW KICKS @ FLEET FEET
This weekend I finally made it out to Fleet Feet, which is a running store in Louisville that specializes in fitting you in the correct type of running shoe. As part of the test to fit me for the right type, I was first fitted with a neutral pair of shoes. I then had [...]
