Its actually one of my favourite running quotes, I believe its an old african saying of unknown origin but was quoted by Roger Bannister (the first man to break 4 minute mile) and then again in the book Born to Run:
Monday, 20 January 2014
Monday motivation
Right its monday afternoon, its just started raining and I'm meant to be going for a run, so this Monday motivation is mainly for my benefit.
Its actually one of my favourite running quotes, I believe its an old african saying of unknown origin but was quoted by Roger Bannister (the first man to break 4 minute mile) and then again in the book Born to Run:
Its actually one of my favourite running quotes, I believe its an old african saying of unknown origin but was quoted by Roger Bannister (the first man to break 4 minute mile) and then again in the book Born to Run:
Tuesday, 14 January 2014
Interesting little read
Heres an interesting little read from a blog I follow called Oceanswims, about the changes in ocean swims, the price increases, the shorter distances being introduced and the marketing more at the beginner. http://oceanswims.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/making-swims-special-again.html
As a fairly new comer to the sport I'm undecided as to whether this is a good thing or bad, i'm sure there is plenty of room for debate on the subject.
As a fairly new comer to the sport I'm undecided as to whether this is a good thing or bad, i'm sure there is plenty of room for debate on the subject.
Monday, 13 January 2014
Monday motivation.....or thoughts
One of my Facebook friends posted this and it really made me think. For a while now (since my sister in law got a job in a health food store) I have been thinking more about where food comes from and the importance of organic food.
This link is full of little thoughts that really make you think!
Heres an example:
This link is full of little thoughts that really make you think!
Heres an example:
Saturday, 11 January 2014
Smoothie moothie
My smoothy interest was originally piked by this website greenmonstermovement.com/ and recently I've really been embracing green smoothies.
Much to Michael Cleases irritation I have been making one a day for him and myself. He has his with breakfast and I take mine to work in a plastic bottle for a mid morning snack.
Many people like to make fresh juices in the morning and, as much as I love a carrot, apple and ginger one, I cannot bear to throw away all the pulp thats left! Think of all that great fibre you are missing out on.
We already have a banana with our brekkie so I make mine a little different to how Angela at Green Monster Movement makes hers.
Serves two:
Three spinach leaves or two handfuls of baby spinach (i'm lucky that I have spinach growing in my garden at the moment so I can just run out and grab a few leaves)
Teaspoon of chia seeds
One apple or pear, cored and quartered
One cup (or so) of liquid, I quite like coconut water but apple juice or regular water are great too
A couple of dates if needed for sweetness
I find if I use an apple and water its not sweet enough so I add the dates, pear and apple juice are sweet enough.
Blitz it all up in a blender, often I add extra water at the end if its a little thick.
This morning as it was the weekend I decide to make a slightly more filling one for breakfast. This one had:
Spinach
Banana
Ground chia and flax seeds
A couple of spoonfuls of yoghurt
One teaspoon blackstrap molasses
One teaspoon coconut oil
One teaspoon honey
A sprinkle of cinnamon
And a pinch of salt
I had it after my run and it was pretty tasty, I could taste the coconut quite strongly so next time I might not use quite so much. As you can see it made a large glassful and filled me up well.
Much to Michael Cleases irritation I have been making one a day for him and myself. He has his with breakfast and I take mine to work in a plastic bottle for a mid morning snack.
Many people like to make fresh juices in the morning and, as much as I love a carrot, apple and ginger one, I cannot bear to throw away all the pulp thats left! Think of all that great fibre you are missing out on.
We already have a banana with our brekkie so I make mine a little different to how Angela at Green Monster Movement makes hers.
Serves two:
Three spinach leaves or two handfuls of baby spinach (i'm lucky that I have spinach growing in my garden at the moment so I can just run out and grab a few leaves)
Teaspoon of chia seeds
One apple or pear, cored and quartered
One cup (or so) of liquid, I quite like coconut water but apple juice or regular water are great too
A couple of dates if needed for sweetness
I find if I use an apple and water its not sweet enough so I add the dates, pear and apple juice are sweet enough.
Blitz it all up in a blender, often I add extra water at the end if its a little thick.
Spinach
Banana
Ground chia and flax seeds
A couple of spoonfuls of yoghurt
One teaspoon blackstrap molasses
One teaspoon coconut oil
One teaspoon honey
A sprinkle of cinnamon
And a pinch of salt
I had it after my run and it was pretty tasty, I could taste the coconut quite strongly so next time I might not use quite so much. As you can see it made a large glassful and filled me up well.
Go go turbo trainer
I ordered it online not really knowing what to expect. Although i've read a little about them online i've never chatted to anyone about them, how they work, how to set them up and whether they are worth it.
As I said in my last post I bought a cheap one, about $70 I think this was including postage. I did expect it to be smaller, possibly when you pay more you get a more compact unit??
Its also heavy!! About 8kg I think it said on the box which made it tough getting it from work to the station and station to home! But I decided to put a positive spin on that about the arm workout I was getting.
Well this morning after my run (not park run unfortunately as my training schedule has down but a run none the less) I put it together and went for a spin.
As I missed my weekly 30min bike ride on Wednesday I decided I should do 30mins today. Its a hot day and I found it tough and worked up quite the sweat. It will be interesting to see how I go on a cooler day, whether the tough was due to the weather at all or just that its harder to ride on than the rode, a little of both I suspect. Still I'm happy for this to be a tougher workout, my reasoning is always that if I train in tougher conditions it can only benefit be in a race.
That cable you can see in the bottom image goes to a gear control that you fix to the handle bars, you are meant to be able to up the resistance. I tried it from 1 to 7 and I didn't notice a whole lot of difference but I'll keep playing around with it.
Tomorrow I have my Sunday long ride. It's meant to be one hour and I think i'll still do it outside. I'm keen to keep up my road riding and just keep this for bad weather or when I'm feeling lazy and need the promise of tv to motivate me.
Thursday, 9 January 2014
A mid week update
So I am four days into my new training programme and things are going ok, there is good and bad news. The bad news is I have successfully gotten out of bed early to train zero times!
The good news is so far I have exercised Monday and Tuesday evening instead. Of course this is allowed in my training schedule but it doesn't bode well for the days that I am meant to train morning and evening.
On Sunday (although my training hadn't officially started) I cycled for an hour and then went for a (very tough due to heat and wind) 50min run.
On Monday evening I went for a 30min swim with Michael Clease in our local ocean pool, it was really nice apart from the casual swimmers getting in our way!
On Tuesday evening I did a 30min run.
Yesterday I decided to take as my rest day but that means Friday won't be. Today I once again failed to get up to do my bike ride so I will have to do that tonight.
Exciting news is though that I've bought a turbo trainer! Its a machine that you can hook up to your bike and allows you to get some kms in inside.
I've just bought a cheap one for now, i'm not really sure what the deal is with them and whether i'll keep using it but i'm keen to give it a try.
My thinking is that on days when I have to do 2+hours of cycling I can do an hour outside and an hour inside or for when the weather is bad. I must be careful though to still get outside and rack up the kms.
In my view race day is a cross between indoor and outdoor cycling. Of course its the same weather conditions, similar undulations and road quality but most races won't have the traffic complications (the main factor that makes me less confident cycling outside).
When it arrives I'll do a little post on it.
CK.x
The good news is so far I have exercised Monday and Tuesday evening instead. Of course this is allowed in my training schedule but it doesn't bode well for the days that I am meant to train morning and evening.
On Sunday (although my training hadn't officially started) I cycled for an hour and then went for a (very tough due to heat and wind) 50min run.
On Monday evening I went for a 30min swim with Michael Clease in our local ocean pool, it was really nice apart from the casual swimmers getting in our way!
On Tuesday evening I did a 30min run.
Yesterday I decided to take as my rest day but that means Friday won't be. Today I once again failed to get up to do my bike ride so I will have to do that tonight.
Exciting news is though that I've bought a turbo trainer! Its a machine that you can hook up to your bike and allows you to get some kms in inside.
I've just bought a cheap one for now, i'm not really sure what the deal is with them and whether i'll keep using it but i'm keen to give it a try.
My thinking is that on days when I have to do 2+hours of cycling I can do an hour outside and an hour inside or for when the weather is bad. I must be careful though to still get outside and rack up the kms.
In my view race day is a cross between indoor and outdoor cycling. Of course its the same weather conditions, similar undulations and road quality but most races won't have the traffic complications (the main factor that makes me less confident cycling outside).
When it arrives I'll do a little post on it.
CK.x
Monday, 6 January 2014
Upping my training
As I mentioned in my new year resolutions I am going to start training for an Ironman triathlon. I'm still not sure which one I am going to be able to do, there are a few factors to consider:
Money to enter
Money for new bike, wetsuit, new triathlon suitable cycling shoes
Location for flight costs
Location for days off work (I am running out already!)
Upcoming events (hard to train with upcoming out of town weddings plus my own)
But in the mean time I am just going to train like I am doing one, I figure at the worst I'll be thinner, healthier and fitter with a good base when I do manage to lock one in ;)
So I have set about making a training schedule. I've used this one as a basis and modified it to fit my needs. This is what I have so far:
The header is a little reminder of the distances when I start questioning if this is really all necessary.
Michael Clease is keen to join me on Monday and Thursday mornings (he surfs on the other mornings) so I would switch some days round so he has variety.
As part of Jantastic I have committed to 3 runs a week, I've added the 2km runs on Monday and Thursday to up my running weekly total, plus the pool is about 1km away!
This morning was tough, it was the first day back at work, I wasn't looking forward to it, I slept badly and ended up not doing my swim. The good thing is I will swim this evening, the schedule starts off slowly to get me used to 6 days of exercise, if I fail to get up in the morning I still have lunchtime and evening to complete it.
I have mocked up the next couple of months, I'll see how I go with these first before I show you.
Money to enter
Money for new bike, wetsuit, new triathlon suitable cycling shoes
Location for flight costs
Location for days off work (I am running out already!)
Upcoming events (hard to train with upcoming out of town weddings plus my own)
But in the mean time I am just going to train like I am doing one, I figure at the worst I'll be thinner, healthier and fitter with a good base when I do manage to lock one in ;)
So I have set about making a training schedule. I've used this one as a basis and modified it to fit my needs. This is what I have so far:
The header is a little reminder of the distances when I start questioning if this is really all necessary.
Michael Clease is keen to join me on Monday and Thursday mornings (he surfs on the other mornings) so I would switch some days round so he has variety.
As part of Jantastic I have committed to 3 runs a week, I've added the 2km runs on Monday and Thursday to up my running weekly total, plus the pool is about 1km away!
This morning was tough, it was the first day back at work, I wasn't looking forward to it, I slept badly and ended up not doing my swim. The good thing is I will swim this evening, the schedule starts off slowly to get me used to 6 days of exercise, if I fail to get up in the morning I still have lunchtime and evening to complete it.
I have mocked up the next couple of months, I'll see how I go with these first before I show you.
Sunday, 5 January 2014
Monday motivation
I saw this the other day and man it really struck a cord with me. As someone who suffers with anxiety I know the effects exercise can have on your mood and well being.
Thursday, 2 January 2014
New years resolutions
I'm excited for 2014, as I said in the last post I am excited to grab it by the horns and jump right in. I've been thinking about my resolutions and I have soooooo many!! No doubt I won't fulfill them all but I do plan to take a stab at least.
Exercise
Okey dokey, I have those down and out in the open. This weekend I intend to adjust things so that I can jump right in on 6th Jan (especially training for Cairns Ironman and getting a grip of my diet). I'd ask you to wish me luck but I know it is will power not luck I need.
Happy New Year.
Chubby Katie.x
Exercise
- Complete Jantastic
- Aim for Park run every week (unless valid reason to not)
- Train for Ironman Cairns - entering and completing will be budget dependent but I figure there is no harm in training anyway!
- Make motivation wall
Diet
- Take diet in hand - reduce alcohol intake, plan meals more effectively, eat more fruit veg and raw food
- Drink less coffee - I know this isn't just a stop coffee kinda thing, I plan to reduce my coffee intake over a few weeks and then switch to a green smoothie as a kind of substitute drink
Life
- Work towards better career - have action plan and choose course by end of January
- Get married - put together plan so I know what needs to be done each month
- Do things I have been putting off - book in doctors, dentists and financial matters
- Be more tolerant and kind to others and work on being friendlier - I was looking for a great quote i've seen before but in the end this seemed to sum up my thoughts well “Don't fucking make judgments about something you know nothing about.”
― Cecily von Ziegesar, Because I'm Worth It The other quote I had planned said we shouldn't judge people for the glimpse of their life that we see, we do not now what came before or after, which kind of means the same thing.
Okey dokey, I have those down and out in the open. This weekend I intend to adjust things so that I can jump right in on 6th Jan (especially training for Cairns Ironman and getting a grip of my diet). I'd ask you to wish me luck but I know it is will power not luck I need.
Happy New Year.
Chubby Katie.x
Tuesday, 31 December 2013
Monday movitation
Opps I keep forgetting this!! I blame the Christmas period. You die fat!!
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Your Christmas personality type
The way I see it is there is three Christmas eating personality types. Well four if you count people who don't celebrate Christmas, they just carry on as usual!
The 'you don't have to mess up your diet to to have a good time at Christmas' people - to be honest no one wants these sort round at Christmas, the have jacket potato instead of roast, fruit salad instead of pudding and a pumpkin and ginger smoothie instead of a glass or three of wine.
The second tend to control themselves slightly - have one mince pie instead of three, one glass of wine instead of half a bottle, they manage to have a couple of chocolates rather than the whole box. This is the group that most of us would like to think we'll be.
Then there is the third piggier category - The have second helpings even though they already have a severe case of the meat sweats, the eat mince pies for breakfast lunch an dinner, the start drinking at lunch time and use any excuse for a drink.
I have to confess I am completely in the last category!! I love Christmas and Christmas food and drink. I use it as an excuse to eat and drink all the naughty stuff that I would usually shy away from. Cheesy footballs are a guilty pleasure, I could eat a whole tub over the Christmas period.
But I don't have a problem with this! I am good in my eating and exercise most of the year and come December I relax. The reason I don't have a problem is because I feel I need this step backwards to allow the leap forward that happens in January.
For Christmas Michael Clease bought me these two books, one to encourage my triathlon dreams and one to help me find my ideal career. I am excited to get reading them and get inspired.
I do love New Years day and the possibilities that there are for the upcoming year, the blank canvas that the year is, the ability to better myself and become a better person.
I will put together a list for my next post of all the things that I hope to achieve and goals I will set myself but for this last day I will make the most of eating and drinking all the naughty things that are in the house :)
The 'you don't have to mess up your diet to to have a good time at Christmas' people - to be honest no one wants these sort round at Christmas, the have jacket potato instead of roast, fruit salad instead of pudding and a pumpkin and ginger smoothie instead of a glass or three of wine.
The second tend to control themselves slightly - have one mince pie instead of three, one glass of wine instead of half a bottle, they manage to have a couple of chocolates rather than the whole box. This is the group that most of us would like to think we'll be.
Then there is the third piggier category - The have second helpings even though they already have a severe case of the meat sweats, the eat mince pies for breakfast lunch an dinner, the start drinking at lunch time and use any excuse for a drink.
I have to confess I am completely in the last category!! I love Christmas and Christmas food and drink. I use it as an excuse to eat and drink all the naughty stuff that I would usually shy away from. Cheesy footballs are a guilty pleasure, I could eat a whole tub over the Christmas period.
But I don't have a problem with this! I am good in my eating and exercise most of the year and come December I relax. The reason I don't have a problem is because I feel I need this step backwards to allow the leap forward that happens in January.
I do love New Years day and the possibilities that there are for the upcoming year, the blank canvas that the year is, the ability to better myself and become a better person.
I will put together a list for my next post of all the things that I hope to achieve and goals I will set myself but for this last day I will make the most of eating and drinking all the naughty things that are in the house :)
Thursday, 26 December 2013
Merry Christmas
Merry (belated in some countries) Christmas to all my lovely blog readers.
Chubby Katie.x
Chubby Katie.x
Monday, 23 December 2013
Motivation Monday
I chose today's motivation Monday because it is something I am particularly guilty of. I plan to exercise most days but often I lie in bed planning when I should work out, then I get up and I decide I should have some breakfast, then I figure its getting too hot out I'll run in the evening, in the evening I decide I have too many chores still to do and I'll just leave it till the next morning!
In searching for todays Motivation Monday, I came across a little blog called fit fab cities(and she does a motivation monday!), unfortunately it seems she has given up posting but there are some nice little posts about food and training, check it out!
In searching for todays Motivation Monday, I came across a little blog called fit fab cities(and she does a motivation monday!), unfortunately it seems she has given up posting but there are some nice little posts about food and training, check it out!
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Friday, 20 December 2013
A little winter running
As I mentioned in the last post I have come back to England to spend the Christmas break with my family. Due to the excess I will be partaking in over the Christmas period its important that I keep up the exercise.
Its obviously colder here than in Sydney, it's currently a high of about 8C and I tend to run in the morning so its a couple of degrees colder. This means I have to adjust my clothing to keep me warm but not to get too hot. Its tempting when you come from a hot place to a cold one to think you need to wrap up warm, wearing gloves, scarf and hats but you'll quickly over heat and have a unenjoyable run and if you are going far it might become dangerous.
As you can see from this photo (i'm not looking my best, I had just finished!) I chose my trusty 2xu compression tights, they are the only full length tights I have and I find my legs don't get too hot but they do keep the chilling wind off.
I have my Wiggle.co.uk DHB baselayer top on. Its merino wool which is meant to be breathable and quickly evaporate water (sweat), its also pretty cheap!)
The jacket is just a cheap one from a high street store, I like the bright colour in the darker mornings, its really light weight and it can be taken off and tied round my waist.
The headband is a inov8 wrag, I plan to do a future post on this but in the mean time i'll say I like it because it so multi functional, it keeps my hair back, if my head gets cold I can turn it into a hat, I can wear it as a scarf if needed.
On the weekend I went to a friends wedding in the Peak District. Its beautiful round there but a fair bit colder and a colder wind. I went on an enjoyable run up and down some of the hills, not really going far as my sense of direction isn't the best! I made the mistake of wearing a t-shirt and I never properly warmed up. I did have my wrag with me though so I kept switching it from one cold arm to the other!
As you can see from this photo (i'm not looking my best, I had just finished!) I chose my trusty 2xu compression tights, they are the only full length tights I have and I find my legs don't get too hot but they do keep the chilling wind off.
I have my Wiggle.co.uk DHB baselayer top on. Its merino wool which is meant to be breathable and quickly evaporate water (sweat), its also pretty cheap!)
The jacket is just a cheap one from a high street store, I like the bright colour in the darker mornings, its really light weight and it can be taken off and tied round my waist.
The headband is a inov8 wrag, I plan to do a future post on this but in the mean time i'll say I like it because it so multi functional, it keeps my hair back, if my head gets cold I can turn it into a hat, I can wear it as a scarf if needed.
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Wednesday, 11 December 2013
Another crazy challenge
Theres been some discussion on my favourite running forum Cool Running about doing 2014 km in 2014 and I'm tempted to give it a go.
It works out as 5.518km per day or 38.73km per week. Thats not a crazy amount. A marathon and a couple of months of marathon training would really help.
I googled 2014km in 2014 and I found this pinterest board, someones already down the motivation work for me :)
It works out as 5.518km per day or 38.73km per week. Thats not a crazy amount. A marathon and a couple of months of marathon training would really help.
I googled 2014km in 2014 and I found this pinterest board, someones already down the motivation work for me :)
Monday, 9 December 2013
Motivation Monday
Oh boy do I need a little motivation today! I think I really need the Christmas break to rest, relax and kick back into some exercise.
I was browsing the internet for Monday motivation and I saw this, maybe more of a suggestion than motivation but it made me smile.
I was browsing the internet for Monday motivation and I saw this, maybe more of a suggestion than motivation but it made me smile.
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Friday, 6 December 2013
A little inspiration
Its always good, I think, to watch some of the professionals in the sport you are participating in. On tv is great, in person live is even better. Not only is it inspiring, it also lets the organisers know that there is interest out there and (I hope) encourages and spurs on the competitors.
So when I saw an ad for the NSW cycling Grandprix and it was just down the road from me I thought i'd better check it out.
I don't know much about competitive cycling, I know a few names from track Olympics and the Tour de France but thats about it.
Michael Clease and I went along for about an hour and had a bit of a wonder around. Channel 9 where doing a little segment so we might have gotten on tv in the background!
I think we saw the Mens masters race and the Womens Internationals. The circuits were 1.34km and they did between 14km and 36km depending on the race.
A little research into who was who and who were favourites would probably have made it more enjoyable but it was a fun experience.
We did watch the women warming up and picked our favourites that we planned to cheer one. One was because she lived in the area, one because her kit looked fast, one because she looked like she was racing for a small team not from Wiggle!
Sadly there weren't a whole lot of spectators but its wasn't the best weather and I hadn't seen much advertising of it. I like to think that Michael Clease and I did our little bit to keep these type of events happening.
Photos courtesy of Michael Cleases iphone :)
So when I saw an ad for the NSW cycling Grandprix and it was just down the road from me I thought i'd better check it out.
I don't know much about competitive cycling, I know a few names from track Olympics and the Tour de France but thats about it.
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| Womens start |
I think we saw the Mens masters race and the Womens Internationals. The circuits were 1.34km and they did between 14km and 36km depending on the race.
A little research into who was who and who were favourites would probably have made it more enjoyable but it was a fun experience.
We did watch the women warming up and picked our favourites that we planned to cheer one. One was because she lived in the area, one because her kit looked fast, one because she looked like she was racing for a small team not from Wiggle!
Sadly there weren't a whole lot of spectators but its wasn't the best weather and I hadn't seen much advertising of it. I like to think that Michael Clease and I did our little bit to keep these type of events happening.
Photos courtesy of Michael Cleases iphone :)
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Thursday, 5 December 2013
Couple 'a' new things
I've been looking into a few new things recently that I'm going to give a go.
The first is Marathon Talk podcast's Jantastic. Its a challenge for January, February and March thats all about re-motivating you after Christmas and a maybe a bit too much indulgence. The podcast is English so its also to motivate you in the chilly winter months, not something that I need to worry about in Sydney but the heat of summer can be an excuse to limit running too.
In January you are meant to set an amount of runs you'll do per week and challenge yourself to stick to it. I've gone for 3. I think thats a good number thats going to get me running but not too many thats going to be too challenging to stick to. It will also leave me days to attempt some other exercise.
February is about keeping up that number of runs but also working on your distance, after all the show is called Marathon Talk.
March is about combining January and Februarys results and also working on speed.
The second thing is an app for the iphone called Sleep if you can. Its described as the Worlds most annoying alarm app. I've commented on here a few times before about the challenge I face every single morning trying to get out of bed to do some exercise so I'm keen to give this a go.
When you first get it you have to register somewhere for example the bathroom, then when the alarm goes off you have to get up and take a photograph of something specific in there. Its cheating if you do something close to your bed!!
Read more about it here, they also have some other alarms for the bed lover, like one on wheels!
Last thing to mention is that I am currently looking into the Gold Coast marathon as an option. Its in July...plenty of time to train, its not so far away that it'll cost a fortune, its meant to be a fast one (although a marathon is only as fast as the person running it (I just made that up!!)) and its in a popular holiday destination so fingers crossed there might be some cheap accomodation options, maybe even a campsite?
I'm off to England for Christmas, hopefully i'll have lots of spare time to run around the lovely countryside and counter act the damage of mince pies and mulled wine!
CK.x
The first is Marathon Talk podcast's Jantastic. Its a challenge for January, February and March thats all about re-motivating you after Christmas and a maybe a bit too much indulgence. The podcast is English so its also to motivate you in the chilly winter months, not something that I need to worry about in Sydney but the heat of summer can be an excuse to limit running too.
In January you are meant to set an amount of runs you'll do per week and challenge yourself to stick to it. I've gone for 3. I think thats a good number thats going to get me running but not too many thats going to be too challenging to stick to. It will also leave me days to attempt some other exercise.
February is about keeping up that number of runs but also working on your distance, after all the show is called Marathon Talk.
March is about combining January and Februarys results and also working on speed.
The second thing is an app for the iphone called Sleep if you can. Its described as the Worlds most annoying alarm app. I've commented on here a few times before about the challenge I face every single morning trying to get out of bed to do some exercise so I'm keen to give this a go.
When you first get it you have to register somewhere for example the bathroom, then when the alarm goes off you have to get up and take a photograph of something specific in there. Its cheating if you do something close to your bed!!
Read more about it here, they also have some other alarms for the bed lover, like one on wheels!
Last thing to mention is that I am currently looking into the Gold Coast marathon as an option. Its in July...plenty of time to train, its not so far away that it'll cost a fortune, its meant to be a fast one (although a marathon is only as fast as the person running it (I just made that up!!)) and its in a popular holiday destination so fingers crossed there might be some cheap accomodation options, maybe even a campsite?
I'm off to England for Christmas, hopefully i'll have lots of spare time to run around the lovely countryside and counter act the damage of mince pies and mulled wine!
CK.x
Monday, 2 December 2013
Motivation Monday
I'm gonna start doing a motivation Monday post! Each Monday I'll endeavour to post something which will inspire us to get out and get exercising.
I found this online a few days ago and feel like I should print it big and put it on my bedroom wall, either that or record them all on my phone and set it as an alarm!! (Can you even do that on an iphone?!)
My favourites to encourage me to jump out of bed are 1, 2, 16, 22, 23 and 45.
All the others are great and of course benefits that I'm keen to have but the ones about concentration and stress and anxiety are the ones that I see making an immediate improvement to your day and benefits you will get especially when you exercise in the morning.
I found this online a few days ago and feel like I should print it big and put it on my bedroom wall, either that or record them all on my phone and set it as an alarm!! (Can you even do that on an iphone?!)
All the others are great and of course benefits that I'm keen to have but the ones about concentration and stress and anxiety are the ones that I see making an immediate improvement to your day and benefits you will get especially when you exercise in the morning.
Tuesday, 19 November 2013
Update update
I know what you are all thinking! You're thinking how did the hiit work out go, how did the limiting alcohol go??????
And you're thinking 'I wonder what Chubby Katies plan for next year is". Ok ok you wore me down, this post shall we dedicated to blog updates.
Well I done two hiit session, I didn't go to the park as I was suggesting as I needed a good timer on the computer and also I was cooking dinner at the same time. But the good thing about the workout is you can do it pretty much anywhere and do things like cook dinner as each round takes about 7 mins.
It went well, I did it twice round and was struggling a little by the end. I must say though I was expecting to feel some aching the next and I didn't so maybe I didn't go hard enough! And I did slack off the burpees on the second set.
The alcohol....well thats not going quite so well. I had a party two weekends ago and a wedding last weekend and had a few ciders left in the fridge! I had three week days not drinking and did drink a few glasses of lemonade at the party. I will continue trying to restrict my week day drinking.
And now the exciting bit....next years racing. I'd like to do a marathon, a swim and a half ironman. I have my heart set on this one but money might be the deciding factor.
I maybe should do a longer post on it but a few of the costs would be:
Wetsuit - depending on water temperature
Bike - mines not really up to scratch
Flights - plus extra for bike transport
Hotel
Entry costs - which is likely to be around $300
Eppppp! Lets put that in the maybe pile for now.
For the swim i'd like to do my local Shark Island swim, the dates not set yet but it looks like being the end of April.
I have my heart set on doing the Fitzroy Falls Fire trail marathon as I missed it this year, its in October. It would be fun to do a road one too but I haven't looked into that yet.
I'd like to do the Letchworth Greenway half marathon too but I have a wedding the day before!!
So a little more research is needed but I will leave you with shot from the Cairns 70.3 - it looks beautiful :)
And you're thinking 'I wonder what Chubby Katies plan for next year is". Ok ok you wore me down, this post shall we dedicated to blog updates.
Well I done two hiit session, I didn't go to the park as I was suggesting as I needed a good timer on the computer and also I was cooking dinner at the same time. But the good thing about the workout is you can do it pretty much anywhere and do things like cook dinner as each round takes about 7 mins.
It went well, I did it twice round and was struggling a little by the end. I must say though I was expecting to feel some aching the next and I didn't so maybe I didn't go hard enough! And I did slack off the burpees on the second set.
The alcohol....well thats not going quite so well. I had a party two weekends ago and a wedding last weekend and had a few ciders left in the fridge! I had three week days not drinking and did drink a few glasses of lemonade at the party. I will continue trying to restrict my week day drinking.
And now the exciting bit....next years racing. I'd like to do a marathon, a swim and a half ironman. I have my heart set on this one but money might be the deciding factor.
I maybe should do a longer post on it but a few of the costs would be:
Wetsuit - depending on water temperature
Bike - mines not really up to scratch
Flights - plus extra for bike transport
Hotel
Entry costs - which is likely to be around $300
Eppppp! Lets put that in the maybe pile for now.
For the swim i'd like to do my local Shark Island swim, the dates not set yet but it looks like being the end of April.
I have my heart set on doing the Fitzroy Falls Fire trail marathon as I missed it this year, its in October. It would be fun to do a road one too but I haven't looked into that yet.
I'd like to do the Letchworth Greenway half marathon too but I have a wedding the day before!!
So a little more research is needed but I will leave you with shot from the Cairns 70.3 - it looks beautiful :)
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