My women's triathlon group met again. It was running day. I can't run. I've tried. Somehow I managed to eke out 2 miles, though, which is amazing. I don't know that I've ever gone that far before. I love the feeling of propelling myself forward with my own two feet, but my knee refuses to go downhill- even hiking makes it object loudly- and I get incredibly bored very quickly. The knee I can rehab. The boredom? That's tough.
I told my husband today that I think running is a mind game, and that game is called Boredom. Am I alone in this? It's just oxygen deprivation and getting jostled, at least with my lack of technique. How do people DEAL with the boredom? Am I just completely spoiled because of the strategy and thrill of climbing?
I just finished Jon Turk's book, In the Wake of the Jomon, and he mentions having to deal with boredom on his long, 3,000 mile kayak expedition. That makes sense. What I don't understand is my lack of enthusiasm- after all, it's only a short workout. Heck even once around the track has me desperately wanting to be elsewhere.
Does anybody have some insight that would clue me into the fun behind this activity? So many people do it- it MUST be fun, right?....right?....
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Falling over
Okay, I confess: things aren't working as smoothly as I'd hoped.
For starters, I'm exhausted all the time. When I first start working out, I'm tired, but I manage to push through that and get into a groove. Then I feel really great afterward. By that evening or the next day, I'm exhausted. I increased my food intake a week ago, but it's not improving the situation. I'm getting about 7 hours of sleep, with a couple baby nursings mixed in.
I'm going to try to add an hour to my sleep, and start paying greater attention to my food intake. I might do some research and see if anybody out there can recommend what I should be taking in while nursing and exercising like this. That combo is tough.
We've also discovered that my kids are not as cool with the evening exercise as I'd thought. It messes with bedtime rituals too much, which are crucial for toddlers, and the baby screamed and cried the whole time I was gone Tuesday night. Poor hubby. So now I have to change things up a bit.
Fortunately, my classes are all in the early mornings, and I can schedule the Pilates private sessions for weekends. That leaves Rec Center training sessions, which I can add whenever the grandparents are available to take both kids (Wednesdays) and on other mornings if I can get up early enough.
So I have to move to stealth exercise for now. I love early morning exercise, but it leaves me pooped by early evening when I'm chasing the kids around. It's the only time I can do it with the family right now, though, so I'll just have to tough it out for a while and see if my body doesn't adjust.
For starters, I'm exhausted all the time. When I first start working out, I'm tired, but I manage to push through that and get into a groove. Then I feel really great afterward. By that evening or the next day, I'm exhausted. I increased my food intake a week ago, but it's not improving the situation. I'm getting about 7 hours of sleep, with a couple baby nursings mixed in.
I'm going to try to add an hour to my sleep, and start paying greater attention to my food intake. I might do some research and see if anybody out there can recommend what I should be taking in while nursing and exercising like this. That combo is tough.
We've also discovered that my kids are not as cool with the evening exercise as I'd thought. It messes with bedtime rituals too much, which are crucial for toddlers, and the baby screamed and cried the whole time I was gone Tuesday night. Poor hubby. So now I have to change things up a bit.
Fortunately, my classes are all in the early mornings, and I can schedule the Pilates private sessions for weekends. That leaves Rec Center training sessions, which I can add whenever the grandparents are available to take both kids (Wednesdays) and on other mornings if I can get up early enough.
So I have to move to stealth exercise for now. I love early morning exercise, but it leaves me pooped by early evening when I'm chasing the kids around. It's the only time I can do it with the family right now, though, so I'll just have to tough it out for a while and see if my body doesn't adjust.
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