Ugh, I've been so lazy lately, I've been thinking about renaming my poor neglected blog, "michelle sits on her ass and does nothing"...
However, this is about to change! I have two 10-k races coming up in May and I am hell-bent on getting a personal best on at least one of them. Hopefully it shouldn't be too hard, since my last recorded 10-k time is a pathetic (yet cool), 1:11:11.
What does a former runner turned couch potato do to get back into shape? For the last few weeks, I've been going out and doing 5k runs a couple of times per week to get back into the groove. Next up, I'm going to start to incorporate yoga and spinning into my week. I bought a 10-class hot yoga voucher from team buy a couple of months ago. I think it's time to give it a try. I need to make up a training calendar to put on my fridge. I like to put pretty stickers on the days where I successfully complete a workout :)
I suppose I should change up my diet a bit. I did enjoy eating processed foods and cheese with every meal...now I CRAVE junk food all of the time. My energy levels have become perpetually low and my mood sucks! time to go back to experimenting with healthier non-processed foods and superfoods! Although I did just replenish my snack drawer at work, maybe I'll start eating healthier once that's finished? It's just wrong to throw out delicious cookies!!! Besides, what's wrong with eating cookies (and chips) for breakfast, anyway?!??
Most importantly, I've refreshed my ipod with new running music. I did love listening to musicals while training for my last half-marathon, but it's starting to drive me crazy!! When the Phantom of the Opera comes on my ipod now, I need to restrain myself from throwing the damn thing down the street. I've gone back and loaded up my ipod with new Eminem. Yay for getting iTunes giftcards for Christmas! I LOVE running to Eminem. Till I Collapse by Em and Nate Dogg has been my favourite running song for years now. Not only to the beats match up nicely with my natural running cadence, but the combo of Slim yelling at me and his lyrics keep me going when I feel like dying. Since my blogging has become like my lifestyle (lazy), I'm going to sign off on this post with a few snippets from my most favourite running song:
'Cause sometimes you just feel tired,
Feel weak, and when you feel weak, you feel like you wanna just give up.
But you gotta search within you, you gotta find that inner strength
And just pull that shit out of you and get that motivation to not give up
And not be a quitter, no matter how bad you wanna just fall flat on your face and collapse.
......
Until the roof
The roof comes off
Until my legs
Give out from underneath me
I will not fall,
I will stand tall,
Feels like no one could beat me.
