Yoga’d

The Hooters Half Marathon is quickly approaching and I haven’t firmly mentally committed myself to doing it yet, which is much the same situation as last year.  Yesterday I took a step towards it by doing some running at the gym.

My running program is ridiculously light compared to “real” runners.  If I am not training for a race I’ll try to run maybe 3 or 4 times a month, normally doing a middle distance run sometime on a weekend. (4-7 miles)  If I am training for a race, I will try to back that up with one shorter run on the treadmill during the week during one of my lunch gym sessions. I also will try to stretch that weekend run to 10 miles.

My short run yesterday was more difficult than it normally would be because I did three sets of deep squats beforehand.  My legs felt stiff, tired and heavy when I got on the treadmill and felt like stopping after the first 1/4 mile.  I struggled along and managed to put in two miles.  I am hoping to get 10 miles in on Saturday.  I never know how my knees are going to react to increasing their workload.

Last night before heading to yoga class I had some time to kill so I stopped at Lowes.  I wanted to grab a couple more LED bulbs to replace some CFL’s that are used in the house.  I prefer the clean, cooler color of the LED bulbs and like the fact that they don’t contain mercury or throw off huge amounts of EMF (electro magnetic field) like CFL’s do.  They do cost a lot more money up front but they are also much more durable than CFL’s.

Yoga class was good.  It was me and 7 or 8 very fit women.  I sweated my ass off as normal and struggled trying to get close to where I should be with certain holds.  Some movements are impossible for me with my flexibility limitations.

I came away from the class feeling more content and peaceful.  I find the owners voice and demeanor very relaxing.  Although most of the spiritual aspects of the class floats right by me I still appreciate the calm it provides others in the group.

I need to get all of the tax info together and sent off to the accountant.  I have several things I am hoping to get done depending on what my share of the tax refund is.  They include having Rhinoshield fix/paint the pool deck, replace the worn to shit tires on the Tacoma and buy the materials to replace the border around the small decorative pond in the backyard.

Today is my step mom Teresa’s birthday.  She has had a rough past 12 months.  I hope this upcoming year is much better for her.