Every Wednesday, the Deb from Deb Runs will be providing a word about which to blog. Kind of like a nice little blog prompt. Posts can be fitness or health related, but don’t have to be, so really anyone can play along. Just be sure to link up with InLinkz on Deb’s main post, and share the love by reading and commenting on other’s participant’s posts.
This week’s word is: Determination.
This quote especially rings true after watching the NYC Marathon.
Anyone who finished possessed a hell of a lot of determination.
As they say:
Right now I don’t have that kind of determination. Maybe someday but likely not ever.
But I do know what it feels like to have the determination to do something that at one time seemed impossible.
Running my first race
Completing my first half marathon.
Finishing a race with an injury.
Coming back to running after an injury.
Happy Running! What have you been or are you “determined” to do?
Every Wednesday, the Deb from Deb Runs will be providing a word about which to blog. Kind of like a nice little blog prompt. Posts can be fitness or health related, but don’t have to be, so really anyone can play along. Just be sure to link up with InLinkz on Deb’s main post, and share the love by reading and commenting on other’s participant’s posts.
This week’s word is: Esoteric.
According to the dictionary, esoteric means:
intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.
To my friends and family, running is esoteric.
I still have friends that say to me before a race: “Good luck. I hope you win!” (And they don’t mean “age group.”
So how many of your non-running friends and family know what these terms mean?
Aid station
Age Group
Bandit
Bib
Black toenails
Bloody nipples
BOTP
BPM
BQ
Brick workout
Cadence
Carb-loading:
Chafing:
Chip
Chip Time
Clydesdale
Compression
Cooldown
Corral
DFL (Thanks Judy)
DNS
DNF
DOMS
Dreadmill
Dynamic Stretching
Elite
Endorphins
Fartlek
5K
Foam Roller
Footstrike
Fuel
Galloway Method
Glycogen
Garmin
Gu
Hill repeats
Ice baths
IT Band
Interval training
K-Tape
Lactic Acid
Ladder
LSD (not the drug)
Masters
Negative splits
Newbie
Orthotics
Out-and-back
Overuse injury
Overpronation
Pace
PF
Pick-ups
Point-to Point (thanks Judy)
PR
RICE
Runner’s knee
Singlets
Speedwork
Splits
Static Stretching
Streaker
Strides
Supination
Tangents
Taper
Tempo Run
10K
Ten percent rule
Trots
VO2 max
Warmup
The Wall
I’m also linking with Susie and Rachel and Debbie and Lora for the Running Coaches’ Corner.
Happy Running! Are your family and friends esoteric about running? Can you think of any other terms to add to my list?
Every Wednesday, the Deb from Deb Runs will be providing a word about which to blog. Kind of like a nice little blog prompt. Posts can be fitness or health related, but don’t have to be, so really anyone can play along. Just be sure to link up with InLinkz on Deb’s main post, and share the love by reading and commenting on other’s participant’s posts.
This week’s word is: Irritable.
As a runner, what may make you IRRITABLE??
Here is the list of things that get me annoyed:
Being injured
There are those injuries where you CANNOT run such as a broken bone.
Then there are those injuries that you can run with but there is pain and you probably shouldn’t run. The trick is knowing when you can and when you shouldn’t.
Over or Under Dressed.
We have all been there. It is colder than we thought or than the weatherman predicted. But even worse for me is being overdressed. We are sweating and want to rip our clothes off!!
Bathroom Issues
No explanation needed.
That includes long port-a-potty lines before a race and not enough port-a-potties during a long race.
GPS watch problems
That means not finding a signal or the battery dying.
We get so dependent on our timing devices. Even when some of my best races are when I don’t look at it.
Races that are inaccurately marked.
I’ve run races that are short. Grrr…
I also don’t want to look at my finish time for race and have to add “But the course was long…”
It happens but it is irritating.
Being hungry during a run or race.
I am that runner that needs carbs before and during a run or race.
It sucks when I start running and realize that I forgot my fuel.
Or I start a run and didn’t have enough to eat before I set out.
Not pushing hard enough during a race.
This actually makes me the most irritable. I am competitive and I get disappointed when I don’t put forth my best effort.
These are the thoughts that go through my brain after a race:
Why did I start out so fast?
Why did I walk through all those water stops?
Did I have to walk so long while eating that GU?
Should I have walked (or run so slowly) up that hill?
Why did you give up on that race?
Is this the fastest I can run this course??
Don’t get me wrong. For the most part, I love running or racing. Even when occasionally some the things listed above do happen.
Hey, I run about 40 races a year!!
Happy Running! What things make you irritable (as a runner)?
Every Wednesday, the Deb from Deb Runs will be providing a word about which to blog. Kind of like a nice little blog prompt. Posts can be fitness or health related, but don’t have to be, so really anyone can play along. Just be sure to link up with InLinkz on Deb’s main post, and share the love by reading and commenting on other’s participant’s posts.
This week’s word is: Fulfill.
Do I feel fulfilled when I win a tennis match or complete a half marathon or achieve a PR?
Not really…
Of course, I am happy. I am proud. I am over the moon.
Maybe it’s the teacher in me, but I don’t feel fulfilledunless I share something with someone.
First it was my knowledge and appreciation of the French language and its culture.
Then it was my computer expertise and experience in using technology tools to further learning.
But how does running fulfill me?
It’s when someone becomes a runner because I am one.
my Russian friend Anna
Also two co-workers where I used work started running (because of me they said) and my friend Natalie who I play Mah Jongg with.
It’s when someone crosses the finish line because I helped them train.
my STEM mentee. Kelly
I think that I also helped those early SRM runners. in their first 5k attempt. (They have since surpassed me in distance and speed.)
Janis, Jen, Bridget and others
It’s when someone gets faster because I ran with them.
my current running partner Alyssa – I’m not sure it is true but she says I make her faster
Every Wednesday, the Deb from Deb Runs will be providing a word about which to blog. Kind of like a nice little blog prompt. Posts can be fitness or health related, but don’t have to be, so really anyone can play along. Just be sure to link up with InLinkz on Deb’s main post, and share the love by reading and commenting on other’s participant’s posts.
This week’s word is: Wisdom.
In other words, wisdom doesn’t come from reading something in a book or listening to someone else.
It comes from experience.
Running Wisdom…How do we get that?
I’ve read running magazines. I’ve attended lectures about running. I read running blogs and I talk to my running friends.
Even with all that, I’ve done stupid things:
running with pain
running too much
running too often
running not often enough
running too fast
running too slow
walking too much
not walking enough
not stretching
not doing strength training
not taking enough rest days
not doing speed drills
not doing hill repeats
starting out a race too fast
racing too often
racing not often enough
I could go on and on.
Have you done any of the above?
running with a stress fracture = not wise
So how do we get wise?
We run and make mistakes and hopefully learn from our mistakes. We say: “Next time, I’ll…” If we don’t try, we’ll never learn.
We’ll never be done learning. It’s on-going.
That’s what great about running. We can always improve.
Happy Running! Are you a “wise” runner? What have you learned in the course of your running?
Every Wednesday, the Deb from Deb Runs will be providing a word about which to blog. Kind of like a nice little blog prompt. Posts can be fitness or health related, but don’t have to be, so really anyone can play along. Just be sure to link up with InLinkz on Deb’s main post, and share the love by reading and commenting on other’s participant’s posts.
This week’s word is:
These are some of things we may want to ACCOMPLISH or “succeed in doing” by RUNNING (in no particular order):
Lose weight.
Get toned.
Get fitter.
Get stronger.
Be healthier.
Meet people.
Get rid of stress.
Relax.
Be able to eat/drink whatever we want
Earn medals.
Win prizes.
Be a role model.
Inspire others.
Visit new places.
Take risks.
Be one with nature.
Sleep better.
Enter races.
Cross finish lines.
Challenge ourselves.
Improve our mood.
Get some alone time.
Feel younger.
Look younger.
Live longer.
Wear cute outfits.
Get sponsorships.
Blog.
Brag.
Be awesome.
Happy Running! What do you hope to “accomplish” by running?
Every Wednesday, the Deb from Deb Runs will be providing a word about which to blog. Kind of like a nice little blog prompt. Posts can be fitness or health related, but don’t have to be, so really anyone can play along. Just be sure to link up with InLinkz on Deb’s main post, and share the love by reading and commenting on other’s participant’s posts.
This week’s word is:
I’ve been a Teacher my whole adult life.
I’ve taught high school French. Then I taught K-12 teachers how to use technology in the class room. After that, I taught law school professors how to use various technology tools. Now in career #4, I am to learning so I can teach CPS caseworkers how to use a required a software-application in their job.
I have also been a Student.
Running has been my Teacherfor the past few years.
What has running taught me??
1.
Who would have imagined that a clumsy lady in her 60’s could run 13.1 miles!!
2.
I have run in monsoon rains, sweltering heat and with broken bones. I have learned to never quit!
first half after left ankle surgery & right foot stress fracture – pretty painful
3.
Some of my proudest moments are my slowest races. Because I finished! I learned that in those difficult races, finishing=winning.
finished that cancelled VCM relay
4.
When I run and I don’t notice the wrinkles, bags under my eyes and the sagging skin. I feel younger than ever. I credit running.
5
Since I started running, I have done things I would have never attempted before. I’ve taken race-cations alone. I started hiking and done most of my hikes solo. Running has made me a more confident person. I have learned that life is short and to take some risks.
race-cation in Brooklyn
6
It’s not about pace with you run with a friend. It’s about sharing your common interest – running. I have learned that running with friends even if they are faster or slower is always more enjoyable than running alone.
Every Wednesday, the Deb from Deb Runs will be providing a word about which to blog. Kind of like a nice little blog prompt. Posts can be fitness or health related, but don’t have to be, so really anyone can play along. Just be sure to link up with InLinkz on Deb’s main post, and share the love by reading and commenting on other’s participant’s posts.
This week’s word is:
Macmillan defines “Radical” as “doing something new and very different from the usual way.”
Am I radical??
Hmmmmm…
Is it radical to start running for the first time at age 55?
Is it radical to run a 5k race several weeks into a training program when you’ve only run 1 mile so far?
Is it radical to run a half marathon when you’ve only run 5k races?
Is it radical to run a 5k as your first run after ankle surgery?
Is it radical to run two 5ks with a foot stress fracture?
Is it radical to finish a 5k after breaking your foot?
Is it radical to go on a race-cation by yourself?
Is it radical to hike solo?
I don’t consider myself “radical” but I do enjoy a challenge.
Every Wednesday, the Deb from Deb Runs will be providing a word about which to blog. Kind of like a nice little blog prompt. Posts can be fitness or health related, but don’t have to be, so really anyone can play along. Just be sure to link up with InLinkz on Deb’s main post, and share the love by reading and commenting on other’s participant’s posts.
Today’s word is Physical.
Of course, the first thing I thought of with this word was this:
Wow, that was 35 years ago?
And that may have been my first time getting “physical.”
I did NOTHING athletic growing up. Just those nasty physical fitness tests in gym class.
In college, there was just drinking and dancing. (I took bowling and Israeli dance as my required PE classes.)
I was lucky to not have a weight problem so I never thought about getting involved in anything related to physical fitness.
When this song came out, my bff and I decided to take an Aerobics class at a local community center. It was fun. We moved and did steps & stretching to music.
I think at some point in my 30’s, I joined a gym. I went occasionally but that didn’t last.
Fast forward to my 40’s. A co-worker and I met every evening to go for a walk. This was our version of doing something “physical.” Then one day, we decided to take an adult ed class at a local high school – Intro. to Tennis.
We were just awful. But somehow, I got hooked. Not on the physical part but on meeting great people and being part of a community – the tennis community.
So I took lessons, got better, joined numerous tennis teams and played ALL THE TIME.
In fact, I met my current hubby in 1996 while playing tennis.
at Nationals in Palm Spring – 2002
Then came my 50’s. I was still playing tennis but it was starting to be more social than competitive.
One day my tennis friend suggested that we join No Boundaries and learn to run.
One of my first races
Almost immediately I signed up for races. As my one friend remarked this past weekend. You seemed to have found your niche with running.
As so I guess I have. It’s my physical. It has even motivated me to do other physical things such as yoga, the gym, walking, hiking so I can be a better runner.
And though I hated those physicalfitness tests when I was young, I now realize how important it is to be physically fit.
Every Wednesday, the Deb from Deb Runs will be providing a word about which to blog. Kind of like a nice little blog prompt. Posts can be fitness or health related, but don’t have to be, so really anyone can play along. Just be sure to link up with InLinkz on Deb’s main post, and share the love by reading and commenting on other’s participant’s posts.
Today’s word is captivate or to attract and hold the interest and attention of.
So how’s does running captivate me?
Those places I have seen.
the trails in Palm Desert, CA
the shores of the Atlantic in Palm Beach FL
the boardwalk in Asbury Park, NJ
These captivating locales would not have been seen by me if I wasn’t a runner.
The bling.
Medals and prizes. These captivating objects also have come into my possession only due to running.
The people whom I have met.
running and chatting with Joan Benoit Samuelson
local and not so local bloggers
getting my bib signed by Frank Shorter
these amazing STEM volunteer runners
All captivating. Some famous. Some not. If I had not been a runner, I would not have made their acquaintance.
Accomplishments
finishing a heat cancelled half.
completing 13.1 miles after serious ankle surgery
My first HALF!!
I have done things that I never thought possible. Running has given me a sense of purpose, a feeling of self-confidence
and has CAPTIVATED me.
Happy Running! How has running or something else captivated you?
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