Fit and Pink Challenge: Week 3 Update

The measuring tape is my friend

The measuring tape is my friend.

Two weeks after setting my goal of getting fit again, I come face to face with my measuring tape. The number just across my belly button:

29 1/2

Pretty good considering I haven’t been going full blast yet with my fitness routine.

The first few days had me going on and off: one meal I’d be eating so healthy and so controlled, then the next I’d binge. As for exercise, I think I was only able to do one 15 minute yoga workout within the first week. I was totally sedentary for the rest.

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Posted on May 14, 2011 in Fitness | be the first to comment

I’m going to get fit again

Fitness

Round. That’s how my face is shaped now, or so it seems to me. Work has caused running to take a back seat and my body is showing the sign of it. Okay, I should probably say, the proof of it. I’m generally doing okay. I still have the energy to do things I need [...]

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The National Geographic Earth Day Run

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BGC Parking Lot April 10, 2011 @ 4:00 am An hour before the race, I’m sitting here in the parking lot, chilling out and setting my intention for this run. I had no practice again. You could tell I haven’t touched my running shoes since my last race. How would you know? My old DTAG [...]

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My first 10k: Condura Skyway Marathon 2010

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I always knew my first 10k would be special. I knew I could do it. I had practiced days before and I knew I could last more than an hour running. As to how fast I was, I didn’t care. So much. Well, I aimed for a modest 1 hour and 30 minutes. Kernan and [...]

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My last 5k: Subic International Marathon

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Relax and enjoy the view. That was my mantra for my 5k run at the Subic International Marathon. It was our first run for 2011 and we wanted to have fun. Kernan and I brought the kids along and we went to Subic as early as Saturday so that we’ll have time to go to [...]

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2011

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Yes, I am running again. And I know I’ll keep running. I’ll keep blogging about it too. Or at least, I’ll try to. When I started running last year, I made some mistakes that caused me to almost quit. I got shin splints. I got chafed. I got sick running in the rain. But I [...]

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Hello running… again

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Wake up. I opened my eyes and glanced at the clock. 6:45. Still too early for my usual 8am wake up call. I glanced at Kernan and he was already awake too. “Tara, jogging tayo. Check ko kung umuulan sa labas,” je said. I curled up in bed, my mind battling between getting an hour [...]

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DNR

Running

A lovely comment I received from Cheryl on a previous post prompted me to come back from my blogging hiatus and write this. Wow, it’s been more than a month since I last ran and I can’t tell you how much I’m having a DNR: a Desperate Need to Run. Since my running partner flew [...]

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DNF

Running

It was the first day of the week and I was excited to run. I was bent on doing another 8k. It was Kernan’s rest day so he was just going to accompany me to UP. Just as we were preparing to leave, our eldest daughter Jamaine stirred from the bed and opened her eyes. [...]

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The longest 3k race of my life

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And so the results of the Rock and Run 2010 race finally came out. It was indeed the longest 3k race I’ve had so far. I finished in 35 minutes! I was 263 out of 390 3k runners. Hubby also finished later than his usual time but just a little bit. He was 463 out [...]

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