So after having given myself a month and a half to get settled back at home with my daycare (which I am absolutely loving, by the way!) it's time to get back at working towards achieving my fitness goals.
Now, I haven't exactly been doing nothing these past 6 weeks. I'm teaching Zumba five times a week and still getting in some karate, as well as chasing lots of little kids around all day, but even all of this is not quite getting me to where I'd like to be.
For one, I still have two more races coming up this year (yes, courtesy of my amazing sister Melissa) so I definitely need to get back to running. The first one is called the Santa Shuffle and it takes place in Kingston on December 1st, it's a 5K. The second one is a little scarier...it's in Ottawa on December 31st at 6:45pm. Also a 5K...it's called the Resolution Run. Being a pretty new runner, I've definitely never ran in the winter so I'm hoping I don't mind that too much and that I learn quickly how to dress for the yucky temperatures.
So...that brings me to this week. I'm going to try to drag myself out of bed again at 5am to attempt a run. I was in such a habit of doing this before, it got so easy to do. Starting up again is really, really hard. :( I'm not sure how far I'll make it on the first one...I think I'll play it by ear. I will definitely set my clothes out tonight, as well as charge my MP3 player and hopefully I'll be out the door, singing along to my favourite tunes before I even know what I'm doing.
Please wish me luck. I'm really going to need it. :)
Looking back over this past summer, I realized that despite the many changes, hard decisions and constant battles, it was a pretty good time, fitness-wise.
In a moment of weakness, I let my sister sign us both up for the 5K Army Run which I then actually had to start running to prepare for. Two months of trying to reach 5K was a daunting experience, but it happened and I sometimes even enjoyed it. Race day was tons of fun and I am really glad now that I did it. My first race...who would have thought I would have added that accomplishment to my list? Not too shabby. :D
I also attempted Crossfit, sorry Functional Fitness, for the first time. It was definitely the hardest workout I'd ever done but I loved it. It might also have had to do with the incredible women who shared my Thursday night group (Sara, Jess, Suzanne and Jo-Ann!!!) and our awesome instructor (Kelly!!!), we worked our butts off, struggled to the point of almost getting sick but we smiled and laughed a lot too!
Our biggest Black Belt Grading happened on August 29th and I also got to help a couple people prepare for it. Working with Sensei Gail, I mostly got to just punch in and be taken down but working with Sensei Cam got me to the gym at 8am usually three mornings a week. Together we worked on every kata in our karate syllabus and managed to get a pretty good workout in at the same time. :)
So did I reach my fitness goals this summer? Hardly! I'm blaming it on a combination of personal problems, scheduling conflicts and the fact that stores started putting out their Halloween candy in August! Lol!
So...possibly another 5K run coming up on December 31st but other than that, my workout routine has somewhat slacked off. Well, as long as you forget that I'm now teaching four Zumba classes a week and taking/teaching karate as well. But where does that leave me? At home, with my daycare kids again and struggling to find time to continue running and workout out.
Therefore, the Fitness Warrior has a new goal! Where in this new, extremely busy schedule of mine, will I find a time to work out??? And how will I continue my healthy eating habits when the stores still have shelves filled with all of that delicious candy??? Hmmm...I guess I need a new plan! And I love coming up with a great plan! :D
