Evil Treadmill

The rain forced me to do my run on the treadmill today. I can't stand running on the treadmill - just way too boring for me. Even with the MP3 player, changing speeds every once in a while, and changing inclines every now and then, I always feel like every mile goes by so slowly. So I start running, and planned to do 4.5 miles. I get to 4.4 miles, and I'm so psyched because I'm almost done, and the treadmill display says "START COOLDOWN" and the speed just drops. I quickly try to adjust the speed back up, and then the display says "WORKOUT SUMMARY" and then just shuts down completely. WHAT?!?! I wasn't going to let the treamill beat me out of completing 4.5 miles, so I started it back up again and did the remaining tenth of a mile. Treadmills are just evil.

I had a knitting disaster last week. I was almost done with the project I was working on for my friend's birthday, when I realized that I wouldn't have enough yarn to finish it. So I had to start all over again with a different yarn. My friend reads this blog, so now, my friend, you know why your gift is going to be late.

I'm halfway done with the Veteran's scarf I'm knitting for Knit Your Bit. This campaign is run by the WWII Museum in New Orleans, and they distribute the scarves to veterans all over the country. I mentioned the charity at my local knitting group, and a few of them also knit up some scarves for the vets. Thank you A, K, and L.

Thank you Dr. King

No Running = Going Crazy

I haven't run in 4 days. I had planned to do a 4 mile run on Sunday. At 1.5 miles, I started feeling some pain in my hamstring. So I stopped at 2 miles and thought that I could just make up the mileage later on in the week. Monday was bootcamp and I got through it fine. Tuesday my hamstring was still a little tender, so I decided to rest. Yesterday was bootcamp and I started to feel the pain again during our cardio circuit (those suicides really did me in). I ended up limping around for a little while yesterday. It's been hard but today I'm not running in the hopes that I can get out there for a good run tomorrow or Saturday. I hate injuries!

I am knitting up a gift for my friend's birthday, and since she reads this blog, I can't post any pics until after she receives it.

According to this quiz, I'm a Knitting Guru. How about you?

My monkey socks

I finished my monkey socks, and I love how they turned out. I used Wollmeise superwash in the color veilchen. The best way to describe the beautiful purple is like the tail of a peacock.

Would you belive I have enough left over yarn to make another pair of socks? There is probably enough to make a pair of ankle socks - can't beat that.

Bootcamp class started again this week, and my arms are feeling it. As much as I wanted to skip my run this morning, I had read that one way to get rid of muscle soreness is to do a light workout. So I did an easy two miles, and my arms actually felt a little better afterwards.

I've decided not to run the half in next month's Lost Dutchman Marathon. I haven't kept up with the mileage like I should be, and as much as I'd like to think I could still run it without the proper training, I don't want to take that chance. But the Lost Dutchman does have other races that day, so I'm running the 10K instead. I still have time to train and a 10K race is still a pretty notable accomplishment. I still have the whole rest of the year to fulfill my goal of running a half marathon.

No more excuses for me

Sometimes, things come up, and life happens, and I don't get to go for a run or workout like I wanted to, or planned to. But after watching this ad that Sister Skinny posted, I have no more excuses. Do you?

Goals

It's 2008. What are your goals for this year? More importantly, how do you plan on implementing those goals? Here are some of mine.

• Goal: Knit socks from my sock stash, and not buy any more sock yarn until all the sock yarn is gone. How I'm going to do it: I've joined the SAM 5 KAL and the Socks from Stash Club. Contests and accountability will give me the motivation I need.
  
  
• Goal: Run 1st half marathon. How I'm going to do it: Stay on track with training. Focus more on endurance and distance - not time.
  
  
• Goal: Continue to eat clean and workout five to six times per week. How I'm going to do it: Plan all meals out beforehand. Keep food journal and update it religously. Continue going to boot camp. New motto: If I don't take care of my body NOW, no one else will.
  
  
• Goal: Make daily reflection a habit. How I'm going to do it: Take a few minutes each day to clear my head, and write in my journal. Thank you to Tea Leaves for linking to this great article on zenhabits.

I finished both the monkey socks and the zig zag lace scarf. The scarf is for me.