P.S. You Rock My World…

It was really good for me, was it for you?

In life, you reach many plateaus a comparatively stable level in something that usually varies.  I am the type of person that loves to see results in whatever I endeavor to take on.  Whether it be losing weight, keeping up with my blogs and friends, or more importantly with my running.  

I am beginning to feel as though I am stuck in a constant rut of the same mileage and same frequency per week.  I’ve read that  over time, your body becomes more efficient at performing the same job (running 4-5 miles a day), and uses up less calories this way.  Metabolism also is affected, because its becoming more efficient and doesn’t burn as many calories as well.  If your metabolism goes at a standstill and doesn’t get ‘fired up’ any more than it needs to, weight gain can happen.  No surprise there.

So, I am really feeling the need to stir the pot a bit.  Both Samantha and I are reading the book Born to Run. and I think she is feeling the need to shake it up a bit, so this weekend we are going to run on the beach, barefoot.  YEAH!  Hey, why not?  It is not far to the beach and if we get hot, we can jump in the ocean and frolic a bit.   

Plus, this past week has been a challenge for me.  The weather has been, hideous to say the least.  Rainy and humid makes for hard running for me.  I wonder if it’s just me?  I’ve been having trouble just completing a 5 miler, which at this point in my running, should become easier, not harder.  So, I get very frustrated.

The one good thing I’ve noticed in all my runs this past week is that my pace consistently gets faster towards the end of my run, which is what I have been striving to do.  

I’ve made so many amazing friends through my blog and twitter and facebook – running friendships that I feel will last a lifetime!  I dig that.  It makes me feel hopeful that there are indeed good people out there, willing to take the time to encourage and be supportive.  I dig that a lot.  

Stats for my last two runs:

Wednesday June 10th 5 miles 52.44  10.32 min/mile Fastest mile 10.11

Thursday     June  11th 4 miles 43.14  10.48 min/mile  Fastest mile 10.17

I need to break this and maintain closer to a 10 min mile for the entire run.  I think that is entirely doable.  I need to go back to the start.  Back, to why I started running to begin with all those years ago, and why I fell in love with it!  So, I shall do it!

A little Nirvana for a Friday morning –  Plateau

Many a hand has scaled the grand old face of the plateau
Some belonged to strangers, some to folks you know
Holy ghosts and talk show hosts are planted in the sand
To beautify the foothills, and shake the many hands

nothing on the top but a bucket and a mop
And an illustrated book about birds
See a lot up there but don’t be scared
Who needs action when you get words

finished with the mop then you can stop
And look at what you’ve done
The plateau’s clean, no dirt to be seen
And the work it was fun

nothing on the top but a bucket and a mop
And an illustrated book about birds
See a lot up there but don’t be scared
Who needs action when you get words

Many a hands began to scan around for the next plateau
Some say it was Greenland, and some say Mexico
Others decided it was nowhere except for where they stood
But those were all just guesses, wouldn’t help you if they could