The ORI is Over...

Well the ORI is finally over with and now we can move along with life! LoL We can get away from the 12 hour shifts and hopefully stay on 10's for awhile instead of falling back into 12's. I am looking forward to my running week to be over. I need that day off to hurry up and get here. Only one more day of running and week 3 will finally be over with. I have really struggled this week with my running. I just don't have the energy this week. It has been so hot at work that by the time I get on that treadmill I am spent. I still get in my workout but it has been tough. I need to get this weight off once again and the running and energy will get better. At least I believe it will. I got in 5.36 miles today. I felt pretty good at the beginning and the end of the run but the middle really almost did me in. I will keep trudging along and knocking out this marathon training. I know eventually my fitness life will get better. Until next time...

Another day complete...

Well another 12 hour shift in the books. You would think that I would be used to working 12 hour shifts because that's what I have pretty much done the whole time at Kadena but I still hate them. I hope this exercise doesn't go into the weekend but it looks like it will. Oh well, I'm glad that my long run this week is only 6 miles. Today I got in 5.32 miles and it was better than yesterday but still not great. I just don't have the energy yet but I am sure it will come back. I can sure tell the difference between the Precor treadmill in Hawaii and the Life Fitness Treadmills we have on the base. The Life Fitness ones are so much better and accurate. If I could only afford one to put in my house. Anyways, I am spent so it's time to sit on the couch and do nothing... JUST RELAX!!!

A Rough Running Day...

Have you ever had those days where you feel like you can't keep up with the treadmill no matter how slow you run on it? Well today was one of those days. Every time I tried to pick up a little speed (speed for me that is) or get some consistency running I just didn't have it in me. I was just worn out for some reason. I had side aches, nausea, acid reflux, etc. during my run today. Let's just say it was a less than stellar running day. It took me FOREVER to get in 6.11 miles (80 minutes). I just felt like I was never going to get there but I didn't give up because I had to reach that number today and I did. I just hope tomorrow will be a better day or I will be walking 5 miles tomorrow because I WILL get in 5 miles tomorrow (work or sickness pending that is). I will keep my head up and know that consistency will make my life a LOT easier. JUST RUN!!

Back Home in Okinawa...

Well I am back in Oki and things are pretty much back to business here. I was just informed that the Inspector General (IG) Team is here at Kadena for our Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) which is a big deal. It shows how the base performs to prepare for war and how the base would fight a war. It is a really big deal and they suck, suck, suck!! If you fail, you can look forward to 6 months of exercises every other week until the IG team comes back for a re-look which is a worst case scenario. I hope that everything goes smoothly this week and we do fine. I am happy that it is a low mileage week because I will be working 12 hour shifts probably through Saturday. My week is Circuit Training, 3 mi, 5 mi, 3 mi, 5 mi, 6 mi. It shouldn't be hard to get in my mileage this week. The problem will be staying motivated to get in my runs after 12 hour shifts. I got in my circuit training today. I did 30 minutes on the elliptical machine and 30 minutes on the stationary bike. It was a pretty good work out and my legs were dead by the end of the hour. The saddest part was when I weighed myself this morning and I weighed in at 277.6 lbs. That is disappointing. There is nothing I can do about all that weight gain. I just need to work to get it off once again. So let the journey begin...again!!!

Next to last day in Hawaii...

Well I thought today would be the day that I would venture outside and find my shoes. Well I made it over to The Running Room here in Waikiki which is supposed to be the premiere running store here in Oahu but it wasn't that great. Therefore I didn't get my running shoes or anything else that I was after. Oh well, I guess it's back to the Internet to order my running things I will need. It seems that Hawaii is more of its own country than part of the United States. It is very beautiful here but I am ready to go home. I got in 4.93 miles today. I will reach my 16 mile goal tomorrow after I knock out a 5 miler tomorrow. Then flying Thurs and Fri. Then my long run on Saturday AT HOME and this week will be in the books. It will be nice to get home and be able to make home made meals. I am looking forward to eating at home. There's a first. Until next time...

Happy Birthday Mom!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!! I hope that you have a wonderful day and I wish we were there to spend it with you. Well it's the start of another week and it will kind of be a condensed week since I head back home on Thursday and I won't get into Okinawa until 10PM on Friday. So with that said I have to knock out Thursday and Friday runs early. I split it up over Mon, Tues, and Wed which isn't too bad. I am glad that it is early in the program because those would have been some beastly runs. I have to run a total of 16 miles between Mon, Tues, and Wed. which shouldn't be a problem. Yesterday was my day off from running but I did about 4+ miles of walking all over Waikiki. So my run today was a lot harder than it should have been. I got in 6.3 miles today and I was glad when it was over. After my run I went down to the swimming pool here at the Ohana and soaked/ stretched my legs for a bit. The water was nice and cold and made my legs feel better. We will see how tomorrows run goes. I have a scheduled 5 miler tomorrow. JUST RUN!!!

Week 1 totals...

It was a good start to my marathon training this week. I stayed focused on what I had to do for that day and I did not dwell on the mileage for the week. It seemed to work pretty good but it also helps that I have nothing else to do here in Hawaii unless I want to spend a ton of cash I don't have. Today was my "long" run and I got in 8.25 miles which was a pretty hard run towards the end of it but I got through it. That would give me 25.51 miles for the week and I consider this week a success because I ran everyday I was supposed to. I have 17 more weeks to go until my first marathon. JUST RUN!!