Building up my Stamina
Well my running plan seems to be going well so far.
This week I am now running for 35 minutes - 1 minute walk, 4 minute run etc.
I just feel more like I can keep going and going. I've done this plan twice this week...will do it again on the weekend. So far it's been very satisfying.
I went for a 30 minute run on the bank holiday weekend - in the rain! There was something very refreshing and nature-filled about it, if you get me.
I love walking, standing, even driving in the rain - but not when it's bucketing it down in droves...then it's not so pleasant.
Rain is a wondrous thing and we should all be grateful for it as without it we're a bit up the spout, so to speak HAHA!! :)
Dancing, random mentions about my life; thoughts about the environment and the world; other stuff; plus music I love
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Getting into Running
I plan to use my blog to track my progress with my training for my 10km run. So you can keep a check on me....if you so wish. I will of course continue to have the occasional rant/reflection on green-type issues.
Today I went running on the treadmill at my local gym. When you're training for a run, I have learnt it is best to pace yourself and build your stamina gradually.
So, this week I will run 3 times for 30 minutes - running for 3 minutes, walking for 1 minute, running for 3 minutes, walking for 1 minute etc.
Next week I will build this up! So watch this space to see what my training plan will be next week, and the week after, and the week after that.... I bet you can't wait for the next installment....it's gripping stuff, no?
I plan to use my blog to track my progress with my training for my 10km run. So you can keep a check on me....if you so wish. I will of course continue to have the occasional rant/reflection on green-type issues.
Today I went running on the treadmill at my local gym. When you're training for a run, I have learnt it is best to pace yourself and build your stamina gradually.
So, this week I will run 3 times for 30 minutes - running for 3 minutes, walking for 1 minute, running for 3 minutes, walking for 1 minute etc.
Next week I will build this up! So watch this space to see what my training plan will be next week, and the week after, and the week after that.... I bet you can't wait for the next installment....it's gripping stuff, no?
Sunday, August 20, 2006
Rainforests, Running, Shopping
Firstly, partner has asked me to record the fact that he has bought some food shopping. This, in fact, probably does deserve recording because it is a miracle that he has actually managed to this at all! It normally falls to yours truly.
I then proceeded to praise him lots, but simultaneously gave him a lesson in the ethics of shopping. For example: try and avoid buying vegetables that have been flown halfway across the world....asparagus tips from Peru and green beans from Kenya featured on our shopping bill today. All the transport required to get these little green things into our belly does not exactly help our environment, tasty though they may be.
Anyway, after a period of rest and laziness, I am now back on the case with my running. Both partner and I are booked to do a 10km run around Regents Park on 29th October in aid of the Rainforest Foundation. This organisation aims to protect the rainforests from destruction, and provides support, education, safety etc to the indigenous peoples who reside in the rainforests.
If you would like to sponsor me any amount then I would be very happy. There's a link on the right-hand side to my online sponsor page and the Rainforest Foundation. You can also just sponsor me the good old-fashioned way - let me know and I will write you down on my sponsorship form.
Firstly, partner has asked me to record the fact that he has bought some food shopping. This, in fact, probably does deserve recording because it is a miracle that he has actually managed to this at all! It normally falls to yours truly.
I then proceeded to praise him lots, but simultaneously gave him a lesson in the ethics of shopping. For example: try and avoid buying vegetables that have been flown halfway across the world....asparagus tips from Peru and green beans from Kenya featured on our shopping bill today. All the transport required to get these little green things into our belly does not exactly help our environment, tasty though they may be.
Anyway, after a period of rest and laziness, I am now back on the case with my running. Both partner and I are booked to do a 10km run around Regents Park on 29th October in aid of the Rainforest Foundation. This organisation aims to protect the rainforests from destruction, and provides support, education, safety etc to the indigenous peoples who reside in the rainforests.
If you would like to sponsor me any amount then I would be very happy. There's a link on the right-hand side to my online sponsor page and the Rainforest Foundation. You can also just sponsor me the good old-fashioned way - let me know and I will write you down on my sponsorship form.
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
I've been told,wisely, that it's all in the mind. So I am not going to worry too much about turning 30, I have decided.
I can't find much inspiration to talk of anything very 'green' at the moment.
But it saddens me that there is now an environmental marine crisis taking place by Lebanon because of the conflict over there, and no one is in a position to be able to start clearing away the oil spillages. It's such a sad, sorry affair.
A dear, dear friend of mine has family in Lebanon so my thoughts are with her as well, naturally. And indeed, the whole godforsaken situation is just so disappointing and upsetting.
Why couldnt world leaders at least ASK for a ceasefire? I hate all this pussyfooting around when it's so obvious that the violence is wrong...and everyone knows it.
The environment and the people of Lebanon suffer even more because everyone involved is too selfish and afraid to look at the bigger picture and develop some compassion towards their neighbours and the life which surrounds them.
I really hope that things can be worked out quickly, and solutions to the problems are effective and satisfying for everyone. One can always wish, eh....
I can't find much inspiration to talk of anything very 'green' at the moment.
But it saddens me that there is now an environmental marine crisis taking place by Lebanon because of the conflict over there, and no one is in a position to be able to start clearing away the oil spillages. It's such a sad, sorry affair.
A dear, dear friend of mine has family in Lebanon so my thoughts are with her as well, naturally. And indeed, the whole godforsaken situation is just so disappointing and upsetting.
Why couldnt world leaders at least ASK for a ceasefire? I hate all this pussyfooting around when it's so obvious that the violence is wrong...and everyone knows it.
The environment and the people of Lebanon suffer even more because everyone involved is too selfish and afraid to look at the bigger picture and develop some compassion towards their neighbours and the life which surrounds them.
I really hope that things can be worked out quickly, and solutions to the problems are effective and satisfying for everyone. One can always wish, eh....
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