Ramblings

Have you seen the movie Eat, Pray, Love?  I wish I had read the book to know if the movie stayed true to the message that was sent in the movie. Overall I really enjoyed it.  I loved the fact that she traveled and she was able to find herself but it was a Hollywood movie that glossed over the true anguish someone would go through.  One scene that had me sniffling was her conversation with God and through the painful tears she asks God what to do.  Just tell her what to do she said through her tears.  Oh, how many times I've been there and yet God was silent.  One line that I liked was smile through your liver meaning smile through your whole, entire being.  I believe that if you practice smiling through your liver, it will flow out through your life.  Now, I just need to practice that and see what results I can gain.  Another line that I liked was she doesn't need easy, just not that hard. Again, how many times have I wanted life to just not be so hard.  To hell with the comments" its not the destination its the journey."

Two years ago I had 3 plantars warts removed and no, I didn't kiss a frog! ( I can hear Jamoosh and Adam making funny comments already).  The hole in my foot was 1.5 inches wide and 1/4 in deep.  It was very, very gross and took me a long time to recover. Two months ago I discovered a new wart. It was very small but I know what those suckers can do.  They can grow and multiply and take over the foot making one giant wart foot. I tried the duct tape removal method on the new one but I didn't apply it consistently so had zero results (not sure if I believed it would work in the first place. )  Making an appointment with my podiatrist was the next step.  The timing for the appointment was great because it was right after my Crater Lake Rim Run and in-between races.  When the doctor discovered a second wart, I twisted into a pretzel to see the new invader.  Darn it!  He was right.  I now have two small holes in my foot from having them burnt off (skipped the freezing and went straight to the burn).  It's sore to walk on and I hope to run again in a couple days.  In the meantime...watch out...I'm grumpy.

My next big race is a half marathon on November 7th. I want a PR.  There, its now out there and I now have to be accountable to all of you.  Give me the tough love and don't let me slack.  To meet this goal I have to do  my speed work and my goal runs.  I also want to strengthen my core and lose some weight.  November is really close and I need to get seriously focused if I'm going to meet this goal.  I have one more week of travel for work and then I should be able to eat better and not be tempted with the desserts (I have a big sweet tooth).  My goals are:

• lose 5 lbs.  Eat small meals and no fried food. 
• core work 3 days a week
• One goal paced run of 6 miles a week and incorporate goal miles in my long run.
• One speed workout a week
• Create a running schedule and follow it.

Happy Running!