Been gone...I'm baaaaack

It's been over a month since my last post. Fall has come and gone and winter is just around the corner here in Saskatchewan.

I've been running every second day for 30-60 minutes. I finally got my heart rate monitor back from Nike. I'm in a slump with my running. I think I need something to train for... The trails here are lovely, but my runs have been kind of uninteresting. Is it time to train for a half or a 10k?

We are leaving Canada on October 29th. We are heading to Taiwan to see if we can get jobs teaching English and have a new adventure. Once I get organized in Taiwan I'll think more about a running goal.

Now to check up on all the blogs I've missed!!
Happy running.

Dazza on the Trail

R0012889, originally uploaded by runningfish.

The Lake in October

The Lake in October, originally uploaded by runningfish.

Cool Weather

Cool Weather, originally uploaded by runningfish.

Back in 3 Weeks

I'm heading east tomorrow. First stop Winnipeg to visit my step dad, then on to Toronto to visit my sister's family.
I doubt I'll post til I return.

Weight 152.3
9/10 25 minute slow run. I felt a bit out of sorts, but my back is almost normal today.

Ouch

I'm embarrassed to admit to this, but here it is.

I bent over this morning to throw something in the garbage and my upper back went 'creak'! Seriously I'm like a hundred years old. I was paralysed with pain on my right side.

Got to the chiropractor, bless him for working Saturdays! I was really embarrassed to admit how I hurt myself (saying I did it kickboxing crossed my mind for half a second), but I guess it's a fairly common injury, which helped my pride somewhat...

Anyway I didn't run this morning for obvious reasons, but tomorrow should be fine. He said as long as there is no pain when I run to go for it.

Potato chips are NOT a vegetable!

9/7 We had a terrific 58 minute run this morning. It was a cool 10C(that's 50F), perfect for a long run.
My running is going really well, but honestly I feel really hungry!! It could be I'm eating to much processed snack food, that always ups my appetite. Or could it be all the exercise??

9/6 a 25 minute speedy run.

I am going to visit my sister's family on Monday. I can't wait!

Me at the lake

Me at the lake, originally uploaded by runningfish.

Windsurfers

Windsurfers, originally uploaded by runningfish.

Where the heck is that anyway?

Where the heck is that anyway?, originally uploaded by runningfish.

How Much Do You Weigh?

Check out this interesting quiz! I took it and I should weigh 145. I'm really 150, maybe I'll lose 5 soon!

HowMuchDoYouWeigh?

Hypochondriac - Who Me?

9/6 I had a nice slow run today of about 40 minutes. No watch or heart rate monitor. It felt weird. The nice thing about a slow run is you can get a good chat going. Dazza and I had a long talk about going to Taiwan VS staying in Canada. We decided on Taiwan for a year.

9/5 a lazy-assed 15 minute jog. But I did do strength training for my legs

I had an eye appointment today. I have something wierd going on in my left eye, a floater and blurry vision. Everything looks good according to the optometrist, but he scheduled me for a field vision test in a month. I feel worried. I'm the world's worst hypochondriac. Seriously. In the past month I've had lupus, and a brain tumour, all self diagnosed ofcourse. Ok no worrying, positive vibes only.

We were set to book our tix to Taiwan today..... now I'm hesitant as I don't know if I'll need further testing or nothing. Maybe this is a sign to stay?

Around the lake on my bike

Around the lake on my bike, originally uploaded by runningfish.

Ya Gotta Have Fun Everyday

Ya Gotta Have Fun Everyday, originally uploaded by runningfish.

I see this bench everyday when I go running. It looks out over the lake.
I think it's a good motto for life.

Dehydration and the Blues

Yesterday was a rest day, so this morning I was glad to be getting back out there.

I felt horrible, right from the start. I managed 35 minutes at a super slow pace. I think I was dehydrated as I drank only about 4 glasses of water yesterday and about 3 coffees. Today I've been trying to take in a lot of liquids. I'm　taking in a beer at the moment... but I did drink a lot of water today. I felt so awful that I think I've learned my lesson. Dehydration= lead feet.

I'm organinzing my stuff in the in-laws basement. My life is in boxes. I found these candles my mom gave me on one of the last visits we had together before she died. I burst into tears. I thought I had cried out all my sadness after all this time (almost 2 years since she passed away), but apparently not. There's so much I would like to tell her. Oh poop. Here I go again.

Oh and here's a thought about weight maintenance. I weigh 150 pounds. I think I'd like to weigh between 140 - 145, but I can maintain 150 pretty easily. I've still got a big gut and a ghetto booty, but maybe it's ok. Maybe I get to be ok at 150. I've never allowed myself to feel satisfied with my weight, unless I was starving myself and thin and that only ever lasted for a few weeks at a time. I couldn't maintain that. Just sayin' ... maybe it's time, I'd like to be happy with my weight.