I ran 30km for the first time today. My time was 3:00:15. 3 hours, 15 seconds. It's funny, because my goal to run 30k is to not go over 3 hours. 15 seconds. Really? Well my 30k run is not until March 24th. I can definitely scrape off 15 seconds. I hope I can scrape off at least 5 more minutes too.
The first 22ish km were pretty... well I wouldn't say easy, but it was simple. Once I got to around 24/25km in my run, I was so tired. I pushed on though. Once I eventually got to 28km, I began freaking out. I always get delusional in the last bits of my long runs, obviously from lack of water/nutrients/etc., and my right shoe untied 3 times. I was so delusional I cried every time it untied. Then I would start running again, and I would see that I was almost at 30k, and I would start laughing because I have almost completed my goal of running 30km! Once I finished it I was smiling so much, I was so delusional.
I did do something different this run: Caffeine pills. I have caffeine pills in 200mg doses (worth about 2 cups of coffee) and I took one before I started running, and then I took one after an hour and after 2 hours of running. I honestly think they helped a lot. Caffeine has a lot of positive effects on runners-- it reduces leg pain, helps speed up recovery, and increases alertness. Studies have also been done that show that it helps to increase running times, too. I know this from an essay I wrote last semester on the effects of caffeine on endurance athletes.
Now--- inspiration! I follow a lot of "fitspo" (fitness inspiration) accounts on instagram. I follow mostly women because I will see these muscular women and want their bodies. Especially their abs! They post quotes, images of their meals, etc. I think that by going over these instagrams, that it is actually helping me to be inspired to try harder.
I hope to find, maybe not a career, but a hobby out of my fitness regime. Right now the main goals I'm working on are building more muscle, losing more body fat, and increasing my distance and decreasing my running times. I am also working on eating healthier. I really think that by the fall of 2014, that I will have a body I am extremely proud of. I hope that I can gain an audience of others and inspire them to do the same and to start a healthier lifestyle, eventually. I want to be one of these people I see on instagram. I know that there are five in particular I like Bella Falconi (@BELLAFALCONI_FITNESS), Brittni Shae (@BSHAEFIT), Savannah Rose Neveux (@MUFFINTOPLESS), Jessie Hilgenberg (@JESSHILGENBERG_IFBB) and Maizee Demske (@MDEMSKE). These girls have amazing bodies!
I've been thinking about getting a fitness related tattoo, but I am not sure what. If I want some form of image or inspirational quote, or what. I don't want something cheesy like a barbell or a little dude lifting or something weird like that. I hope I find an idea. I might look for some quotes later.
Wouldn't it be amazing if once I achieve my body... or even in the meantime, that I can monetize my blog and youtube videos to earn money? Once I am 18/in university, I can do this. I really hope that I can make something out of this. I don't want my life career to be fitness oriented, but I wouldn't mind working for a gym during university, part-time, or doing something online to be inspirational.
Well. Only time will tell.
The first 22ish km were pretty... well I wouldn't say easy, but it was simple. Once I got to around 24/25km in my run, I was so tired. I pushed on though. Once I eventually got to 28km, I began freaking out. I always get delusional in the last bits of my long runs, obviously from lack of water/nutrients/etc., and my right shoe untied 3 times. I was so delusional I cried every time it untied. Then I would start running again, and I would see that I was almost at 30k, and I would start laughing because I have almost completed my goal of running 30km! Once I finished it I was smiling so much, I was so delusional.
I did do something different this run: Caffeine pills. I have caffeine pills in 200mg doses (worth about 2 cups of coffee) and I took one before I started running, and then I took one after an hour and after 2 hours of running. I honestly think they helped a lot. Caffeine has a lot of positive effects on runners-- it reduces leg pain, helps speed up recovery, and increases alertness. Studies have also been done that show that it helps to increase running times, too. I know this from an essay I wrote last semester on the effects of caffeine on endurance athletes.
Now--- inspiration! I follow a lot of "fitspo" (fitness inspiration) accounts on instagram. I follow mostly women because I will see these muscular women and want their bodies. Especially their abs! They post quotes, images of their meals, etc. I think that by going over these instagrams, that it is actually helping me to be inspired to try harder.
I hope to find, maybe not a career, but a hobby out of my fitness regime. Right now the main goals I'm working on are building more muscle, losing more body fat, and increasing my distance and decreasing my running times. I am also working on eating healthier. I really think that by the fall of 2014, that I will have a body I am extremely proud of. I hope that I can gain an audience of others and inspire them to do the same and to start a healthier lifestyle, eventually. I want to be one of these people I see on instagram. I know that there are five in particular I like Bella Falconi (@BELLAFALCONI_FITNESS), Brittni Shae (@BSHAEFIT), Savannah Rose Neveux (@MUFFINTOPLESS), Jessie Hilgenberg (@JESSHILGENBERG_IFBB) and Maizee Demske (@MDEMSKE). These girls have amazing bodies!
I've been thinking about getting a fitness related tattoo, but I am not sure what. If I want some form of image or inspirational quote, or what. I don't want something cheesy like a barbell or a little dude lifting or something weird like that. I hope I find an idea. I might look for some quotes later.
Wouldn't it be amazing if once I achieve my body... or even in the meantime, that I can monetize my blog and youtube videos to earn money? Once I am 18/in university, I can do this. I really hope that I can make something out of this. I don't want my life career to be fitness oriented, but I wouldn't mind working for a gym during university, part-time, or doing something online to be inspirational.
Well. Only time will tell.
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