Re: Re: Recently new member --- Update

[Guest guest]

Hi Abby,

I'm enjoying reading about your jog around Prospect Park! It sounds wonderful and invigorating! I like that you've set goals. And I really like that you're considering your health and not over-taxing your body in the process.

I have a very modest goal for myself; right now I walk, speed walk, and also jog. When I jog, it's on the boardwalk currently. I can handle jogging the length of the boardwalk one way at the moment, and my goal is to first jog both ways on the boardwalk, at a comfortable pace, and then transition to jogging on sand. I've done it successfully before and want to do that again; it's very modest and enough for me.

Much more important to me is swimming; a mile in the ocean without stopping against the current :.) That's my goal. I can swim for hours without getting out but that's not non-stop of course. I love choppy water and I love when the current is just strong enough that I'd be swimming in one place if I didn't really work for each foot gained. I love the challenge of that situation.

Laurie

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Sun, March 7, 2010 10:00:24 AMSubject: Re: Re: Recently new member --- Update

I had a nice run. Technically it would be called a jog, or maybe a slow trot, but why use the diminutive and deprive myself of glory? Might as well soak it up!

I went about 40 minutes... the most I've done so far. I have no idea how many miles that is, and prefer not to know because then I would know my pace. And again, why set myself up for disappointment?

I got to run a bit in the big park in brooklyn, prospect park, which is a first among runs from my new apartment. I wanted to keep running until I reached a road that transversed the park, to create a loop, but ran out of time. My goal is to build up to running the full 3.3 mile loop in the park plus the 1+ miles each way to get there. It's fun having a goal. Where I lived before my regular route was only about 3.5 miles and lengthening out entailed more time running in traffic, not more time with trees.

I'm curious to see how long it will take me to get to the 5.5 or some miles, comfortably. I don't feel competitive or urgent about it, and want to be careful to respect my body, lest I get injured. If I'm not too sore tomorrow, id like to try to run again tomorrow. Given that I'm fairly new back to running, that will be another "first in a long time" for me.

i had to give up running for a few months because it was just feeling too high pressure or intimidating for some reason, and i just didnt want to do it at all. it feels good to want to go again.

now i see it's already 48 degrees out at 10 am and i'm really tempted to try again... but my calves are awfully sore. i may settle for a long walk and some yoga. we shall see.

congrats to all who made it out into the spring sunshine!

abby

On Mar 6, 2010 2:56 PM, "J W ELLER" <jimbodog02@bellsout h.net> wrote:

Thanks so much, Abby! I certainly appreciate the reminder of taking it slow for a while! I know those previously sleeping muscles may be talking to me a little tomorrow, but they needed to wake up anyway.

You're correct, this is certainly the perfect time of the year to get back into the routine! It is about 60 degrees here in Georgia today but with lots of sunshine. Still a little chilly in the shade, but after what we've been through here recently weather wise, this is such a wonderful and welcomed change!!! Of course, we haven't been beaten up quite as badly as you all in the northeast, a snow-cane, WOW! For us down here, I can't remember a winter where the cold snaps have lasted as long as they have this year.

Hope you have an absolutely wonderful run, Abby!!! I'm off to feed the birds and soak up a little more sunshine (but without the coat)! Have a great rest of the weekend!

All the best,

Jeanne

[Guest guest]

Hi Abby,

I live in West county.  Where did you do your swim?  I used to swim

several miles a week (pool), but right now I don't belong to a gym (no

gyms with pools near here) and can't get to the city pool regularly. 

Swimming is a very good way to release tension.

Sohni

Abigail Wolfson wrote:

 

once i did an open water swim (race) in sonoma county.