my body hates me

ok so last night while watching a really good yet odd movie with some fantasic company my back started to spasm. by the time i got into bed i could hardly move and to touch it was so painful tears welled up. So I turned the heating pad on took vitamins and tylenol and prayed i would sleep, set the alarm for 4:30am in hopes it would be some fluke and be gone, however when I went to get out of bed the stabbing shooting pain was still there, so dogs went out and i layed in bed a bit longer. so no workout today. Not sure what i did, I think I did something during the crazy game of nationball with my students yesterday it was either that or the stress that work was yesterday in any case being on alieve all day today has helped some and I am hopeful that tomorow at 4;30am i will be moving freely agian. it was nice to see that my students really do care as they knew something was wrong and kept wanting to give me hugs that while made with great intentions killed me! gotta love em.

Tuesday 6/15

Gotta love the 4:30am alarm:) ok so this morning did not feel like getting up, partly because my diet yesterday was horrible and consisted of a fast food lunch and dinner yikes not good on my belly in any way! also a late night with my art class which emotionally was not good for my belly either, so I knew I had to go

500m warmup
10X 50 M- kicking (mostly free until my leg cramped and did 2 x50 breast stroke)
then the main set the group was to repeat this 4X yea for them I did the first 2 items

150M- first 50 kick butterfly, next 50 butterfly drill, next 50 back drill
150M- freestyle
200M -IM which is a 50 of each stroke (butterfly, back, breast, free)

next
150M- first 50 kick back, next 50 back drill, next 50 breast drill
150M- freestyle
200M -IM which is a 50 of each stroke (butterfly, back, breast, free)

Next
150M- first 50 kick breast, next 50 breast drill, next 50 free drill
150M- freestyle
200M -IM which is a 50 of each stroke (butterfly, back, breast, free)
next
150M- first 50 kick freestyle, next 50 freestyle drill, next 50 butterfly drill
150M- freestyle
200M -IM which is a 50 of each stroke (butterfly, back, breast, free)

needless to say a hard workout. but great I would like to complete this workout at some point this summer when I don't have to leave for work, that my friends is one week from today!!!!! YIPPY SKIPPY!!

(oh and today was the class picnic so needless to say the diet agian out the window, I was going to run after work, but took a nap a long nap instead) tomorrow I am back on the healthy eating wagon I do so much better when Im on it

June 14

First of all thank you Grace for reading- I really miss you!

Monday morning swim- ok I went to the pool this morning and well you see there is no post from yesterday, I was supposed to run but due to a late night thought sleep would be more benificial to me. So today at 5 a brisk swam began

warm up- 5 X 100m or so and lots of stretching
Opening set repeated 4 times:
2X 50M- one arm free style (right arm for 50, left arm for 50- man did I feel lame)
2X 200M- breathing every 5th stroke ( I hate this cause I cant hold my breath that long but did the best I could

Then the main set started I can only stay till 6 due to work, so I just did 2X-100 all out crazy fast which hurt like ... but felt great after I was done:)

If you have time the main set was supposed to be
4X-100 free
1X100 backstroke
3X 100 free
2 X 100 back
2X100 free
3X100back
1X 100 free
4X100 back
looks like fun---glad I had to work:)

let the training begin

ok so I told you I was going to start training, and Im going to try to post it so in case you want to join in you can, plus it gives me some accountablity even if no one actually read this typing it will hopefully keep me disciplined.

So this morning I was in the pool:
4-100M free warmup
8-50 kicking (breast/free)

Then the begining set a 200M, 150M, 100M, 50M- free style with the last 50m of each fast we repeated this twice

10-100M freestyle

6-50M non freestyle I did breaststroke

An hour and half of swimming pretty good for Saturday morning
Now to eat healthy the rest of today:)

running is cheaper than therapy

running is cheaper than therapy was printed on a shirt I almost bought this past weekend at the San Diego marathon. (Yes this past weekend I once agian ran a marathon that I did not train for. at least this year I did get in a couple of six mile runs before hand, unlike the max of 3 the last year. I really am going to train for the next one I swear).
The t-shirt caught my eye, because running for me is a form of therapy if you will only I don't have a therapist to talk to and give me feed back, I only have my thoughts, and myself to answer back. However on my runs healing does occur. I had 26 miles to think on sunday about where I have been and where I am going. here is a brief list of what I remember as pain and overheating and other such things took priority at moments during the race.
1. I thought having a run/walk ministry would be cool- think of yellow tank tops with "Run Happy " the joy of the Lord is my strength written on the back:) most people don't do activity b/c they need accountability and someone to do it with- how about tues/thurs nights run walk the neighborhood train for a 5K, 10K 1/2 marathon or full marathon
2. I have a lot to be thankful for. I spent a few miles or so thinking of all the friends and family that think Im crazy to be running and for all of them Im thankful!
3. my problems are nothing for God. As i ran you see people with shirts for various causes mainly luekemia and other cancers, but I thought wow, God knows each person in this race FYI 30,000 people ran Sunday, He knows every step, shin splint, muscle cramp, and tear that was cried and knows every person that each of them knows think about it it is mind boggling. He desires that none of them perish. but they have to hear his word. why don't I open my mouth?
4. God heals. These past few weeks I have restled with emotions in a different way and the run put my thoughts back to 3 years ago at this time I was just learning to walk without a walker, now I have run 2 marathons, completed a triathalon, and 2 pier to pier swims- He heals physically, spiritually, emotionally, and he does it so he can be glorified.
5. running clears my head and puts my focus on what is important, and its not me. Its the millions of people who don't know Christ, its family who need to feel Christ's love through me, its about relationships with people who God puts in our lives, not about stuff.

SO... I am going to train for the Long Beach Marathon which is in October (after this week of recovery:)). Anyone who wants to join me and get a taste of free therapy is welcome to join me, you don't have to keep up just be willing to get out and move you can do the 5k or just come cheer me on at mile 17, 18, and 19 as these are the most difficult for me! Let me know we can work out a training sched. I will try to post what I am doing so you can keep me accountable to actually train this time.

Running feels good when you are finished although painful during the race, just like my walk with Christ, I want to finish well even though the miles between can be painful and uphill, there are miles like 23 that feel great while mile 17 had to be walked, Christ is with us every step no matter how slow or fast our pace, he provides vasaline to help with chaffing, shot blocks and gu to provide nurishment when needed, he provides a brother to encourage us not to quit when we feel like we cant go on, the road of life is a marathon and whether you are fit or not you are in the race but how much better I may feel if I put the training time in so pick up your Bibles and get in his word work out your spiritual muscles and build your faith:)

who am I?

Some of you know that I am trying out a new sport outrigger canoe-ing (not sure that is a word) which newbie practices are on Sunday mornings, so I have been going to various churches on Saturday night (which has been interesting and quite enjoyable). Last night as the pastor was preaching through Philippians. he made the comment I'm not a (fill in the blank with career)__________________ I'm a soldier for Christ. For me to live is Christ and to die gain. Which made me think of my last post. I am not a teacher, I am a soldier for Christ and that should be my attitude each day. I need to live for Christ anything else is loss. But to live for Christ is gain. It was such a great reminder that I am not a student, teacher, aunt, maid, sister, friend but a soldier for Christ. So get your armor on and go fight the good fight this week!

what is a teacher

Today at work as situation after situation arose I asked myself is this really what a teacher does? When I think of a teacher I think of a person that leads instruction in some academic area like math or English or history. However in the last few weeks I have found myself wearing these hats: social worker- trying to find housing for a family, lawyer-dealing with laws and policy, police-trying to figure out how to get a restraining order for a parent, counselor-helping a student (not mine) get the papers needed to get to college, doctor, mother (cleaning snotty faces- so gross!) encourager-"ms.c why so gloomy, i need your smile it makes me feel goooood"(this comment turned my day around), coach, friend, referee, chef-making meals b/c they were hungry, mentor teacher, venting wall, and well a teacher. My job is not ordinary, I know, but somedays I really would like to just teach, but then who would do all the other stuff? I am glad that God has placed me where I am at, and I know he will give me all I need to do the job, but I wonder sometimes what in the world am I doing? I didn't go to school for this. So if you think about a teacher you know or had, pray for them they deal with more than the kids in the class:)