March 2012
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6 months into marathon training, a reflection
I can’t believe I’ve been training for HALF A YEAR already!
I’m constantly thanking myself for starting so soon. I would NEVER have found a way to cope with my shin splints if I had started training later. A short recap.
September
In April I was in the best shape ever but then I slacked all summer. September would be the month I would get my shit together and start training...
February 2012
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Marathon training month 6 day 29: 3 miles
Oops, I ran more than double…
The plan was:
- Invite myself to my friends’ second lesson of C25K - Run 3k to the friend’s house - Run a few k (or metres lol) with them, pretending I’m Jillian Michaels and shouting at them they can’t stop unless they PUKE, FAINT or DIE - Run 3k back home
In reality it was a wee bit further than 3k but that’s ok. So what happened:
- Run...
I might be buying a longboard after all!
SO EXCITED
I’ totally jumping on the hype wagon :p
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This is a bewbz post
My boobs have been in an identity crisis all their lives.
I am not kidding you.
Whenever I touch (or even look at) a piece of chocolate… BOOM! They are huge.
Whenever I touch (or even look at) a carrot… BOOM! They are tiny.
People notice I lost weight by the size of my boobs.
A small comparison:
Juicy juicy mangos (2010) versus tiny mosquito bites (2011)
I started 2012 with my...
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And as I state a problem, the solution just...
A bunch of my highly unfit ladyfriends are going for a run tonight (dixit Facebook). So this is the plan:
- Invite myself - Run 3k to the friend’s house - Run a few k (or metres lol) with them, pretending I’m Jillian Michaels and shouting at them they can’t stop unless they PUKE, FAINT or DIE - Run 3k back home
DOESN’T SOUND BORING TO ME! AIGHT!
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Marathon training - stuck in a rut
I’ve been feeling kind of meh about marathon training lately. Don’t get me wrong, I love training with all my heart, but I wish there was room for other things to do.
Running takes up most of my time. I spend nearly all my free time running. I don’t mind that at all, but it gets a bit boring. Long runs are fine, but the short runs are killing me. Always the same roads, running...
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WIW
Last week’s weight: 75.1 kg Today’s weight: 74.9 kg This week’s loss: -0.2 kg Kilos to lose until UGW: 9.9
UGW: 65 HW: 83.2 LW: 67.3
Sloowww and steady wins the race!
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holy crap what happened
You know, I can type into my dad’s speaking device too. I’ve been cooking and cleaning like a maniac today, 4pm being the first time I sat down all day. My dad was all whiny about how he didn’t like the soup I made, and I felt myself getting a bit angry at him, so I typed into his speaking device:
“Thank you Jasmine for keeping my house clean, doing my laundry, providing...
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No run for 3 consecutive days
And I’m starting to go cold turkey.
LET ME RUN, PLEASE.
Tomorrow will be the day! :)
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I did Insanity today for the first time since...
It reminded me sooooooo much of early sunrises (I used to do them at 6am) and sticky sweaty hot rooms and bodies, and leaving home afterwards in summer clothes and feeling the fresh air on my hot skin. Or how a workout can bring me lovely summer memories :p
It. was. a. killer.
I swear I have never had this much sweat coming out of me in 2012. I was DRIPPING!
I liked it a lot. I’ve been...
I had a bad day
But I’m NOT letting it get to me!
Food for today: - 6 potato croquettes with apple sauce - 1 jar of ben&jerrys - that’s all
What happened: - Didn’t feel like running planned 8 miles - Got bitchy at boyfriend for not motivating me - He took it personal and got all “why are you mad at me” whiny - Slept all day - Shouted at boyfriend for not motivating me and being...
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Bummed
My sister’s sick. She’s been partying yesterday. I was up for my dad until 5am. She came home drunk and called me this morning that she was sick. So now I’m here again. I don’t know if she’s genuinely sick or just hungover, but I’m pretty bummed out. Today is long run day and I can’t go. I HATE that. I looked forward to running. Ughhhhh.
I’m all for...
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Marathon training month 6 day 24: 3 mile run
Getting home things went as I expected, but I turned them around for the better. As soon as I walked out the door at my dad’s house I started crying and I didn’t stop until forever. I ranted to my boyfriend about how I was stressed, marathon training put even more stress on me and the party tonight was going to be one big fail.
Old Jasmine would have skipped the run and went to bed....
Any CTFxC'ers around here?
Charles had a seizure and he’s in the hospital. Alli is flying in from Thailand and I feel so worried but I have no one to share it with, because nobody watches them :D It’s really like this is happening to a friend. I hope he’s allright!
Text conversation
Me: Dad's driving me CRAZY! Come home soon!
Sister: I'm almost home. Why, what's he doing?
Me: Suddenly he couldn't move his head anymore, he's been crying for over an hour, forcing me to constantly move his back and legs on the wheelchair. OVER AN HOUR! And now everything has magically healed. (note to reader: he fakes this. if he's bored or he wants attention "suddenly" his head won't move anymore. I don't know why he does it but it's pretty annoying)
Sister: Yay for magic!
Me: I'll avada kedavra him as soon as I've got the chance.
Sister: Don't you mean abracadabra?
Stress levels = through the roof
Yesterday was a long day. My sister slept at her boyfriend’s house so I had to be with my dad until midnight. I had strength training on my training plan but absolutely zero time. I did a 3 minute plank before bedtime and it gave me enough adrenaline to not be able to sleep for another hour.
At 6.45 my alarm went off again and I’ve been dizzy and unable to concentrate all morning. I...
...really?
This morning’s fire adventure is on a local newsblog. They use our full names and say there was a fire, which there wasn’t. The last sentence of the article is: “One month ago their mother *her full name* went missing. Two weeks ago she was found dead by *name river*.”
Why on earth would they write such things?
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I bet you have never been more ashamed than I am...
This morning we were chillin’. I was feeding my dad breakfast, my sister was having breakfast herself. Suddenly we saw smoke coming out of the kitchen hood. Lots of it. Soon the living room was filled with thick smoke.
I called 911 and told what was happening. The man said he didn’t know what it could be but he would send “a fire truck” to be certain.
Not even 5 minutes...
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WIW
Last week’s weight: 75.0 kg Today’s weight: 75.1 kg This week’s loss: +0.1 kg Kilos to lose until UGW: 10.1
UGW: 65 HW: 83.2 LW: 67.3
This is probably TMI. Ever since my running adventure on Sunday my bowels had decided to stop working at all. Maybe they didn’t want to go through that horror again :p I didn’t poo for the rest of the week and I felt crazy bloated. My...
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My dad has been acting like a child today and yesterday. EVERYTHING he says on his speaking device goes on repeat. Wiping his mouth once takes me on average 2 minutes until he’s completely satisfied. 8 minutes later he will ask me to wipe his mouth again. My stress levels are through the roof.
My sister’s ill and she’s been lying on the sofa all day, dying. Whenever I’m in...
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Marathon training month 6 day 20: recovery
Here’s how it went:
I had planned on doing P90X Kenpo and Stretch (which would take me 2 hours)
But my dad acted horrible today and I felt sad and on top of that I only got home at 9pm.
I was still going to do it though, a bad day wouldn’t stop me. So I started the Kenpo workout. I hadn’t done it before so I didn’t know what to expect. After 20 minutes everyone in the...
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I'm so proud of myself lately
I quit smoking over 100 days ago
I’m losing all the weight I gained back
I’m following my marathon training scheme accurately
I’m really starting to see the difference in my operation summer shorts pictures
My shin splints stopped hurting because I learned to listen to my body
I’m successfully running two households at once
I’m able to keep my patience with my...
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Marathon training month 6 day 19: 11 miles
This was an awesome run because of several reasons: - It brought my total kms of marathon training above 300 - It’s a personal distance PR! My previous being 10 miles. - It made Februari the best training month so far: (I was nearly out due to shin splints in Nov, Dec and Jan)
Also, my GPS was off again. I mapped the route on beforehand and it said it was 17.7 km, which is exactly...
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Route for tomorrow's 11 miles is set
I wrote my own directions, I really hope I don’t get lost :D
Anonymous asked: I'm very sorry about your mom's passing. I've been scrolling through your blog to find kind of a background story but couldn't? Could you tell me what happened?
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Marathon training month 6 day 17: 4 mile run
My sister was home early from school and she said I could go running if I wanted (I LOVE HER SO MUCH). I was surprised about the amount of people on the road. I’ve been running around 9-10pm since october, so seeing my town when it’s actually busy was kind of strange.
My shins hurt again (but not that much, I guess that’s thanks to the stretching) and I didn’t have much...
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Mom's funeral
This morning was my mom’s funeral. Here’s how I looked:
All I can say is: everything went according to plan. Everyone said that the funeral was wonderful but I wasn’t even there mentally. My dad didn’t sit still for 10 seconds. He was constantly asking me to do stuff (which was pretty embarrassing in front of all those people) and I just did it. I didn’t see the...
Friends vs. my mom's death
It’s so strange to see how different my friends respond to all this drama. I could say I have 5 close friends in my hometown:
- L&E: The 2 girls who live together with which I form some kind of trinity. We do everything together and it’s impossible to make us stop talking
I had tons of fun stuff planned with L&E but as soon as my mom died they texted me their condolences and...
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Marathon training month 6 day 16: 30 minutes...
I wasn’t looking forward to it because
My shins were killing me
My coach (aka boyfriend) couldn’t come to monitor my speed
But I still did it because
I’m awesome like that
The first 200 metres my shins ached like HELL. I felt like I couldn’t even run normally. Then I ran into a guy who used to be
My best friend ever
My secret crush (and I was his)
And who is now
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Goal for tonight and any other night
STRETCH!
I’m seriously convinced this will help make my shin splints go away.
We did a bit of reorganizing in the house.
Background story: We (boyfriend and I) have a house. We’re redoing it. Downstairs is a kitchen but no floors. Upstairs are the bathroom (nearly finished) and two bedrooms.
We used to live in the master bedroom. We had a bed, tv, closet and that was it. (Basic...
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Marathon training month 6 day 15: 3 mile run
I’m very much in doubt about my shins. The pain doesn’t get worse, but it doesn’t get better either. It did get better when I stretched every day but I just can’t find the time to do an hour stretch video every day. So I just keep with ice baths and flexium gel massages by the boyfriend (he’s SO good at that).
The run itself was… interesting.
It was 10pm and...
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What I did today
- Adress and post 270 obituaries - Put together all the texts that are going to be read at the funeral - Look up music for the funeral - Mail an obituary to another 200 people - Have a meeting with my dad’s therapist to show him pictures of my mom post mortem (I didn’t see them) - Recieve 14 phonecalls with love and support - Have 4 visitors to come give love and support - Clean the...
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WIW
Last week’s weight: 76.2 kg Today’s weight: 75.0 kg This week’s loss: -1.2 kg Kilos to lose until UGW: 10
UGW: 65 HW: 83.2 LW: 67.3
Stress eating like a boss
Things are busy these days. We had a meeting with the mortician yesterday evening to arrange my mom’s funeral. I wasn’t home until after 11pm and I felt like I had lost my head. It’s one thing to concentrate on what the man’s saying, but it’s another thing to deal with my dad and my grandma at the same time. My dad is asking to do something every 10 seconds and my...
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