Do you ever have trouble titling something? You know what you want to talk about, you may even follow the rule of writing everything and then choosing a title, but still a title alludes you? That's what happened today. Luckily, I was able to count on a friend for help!
Today is a momentous day. Number one, it is my weekend. Number two, I am starting to train for my half marathon. This will be my third half marathon and I am not sure I am currently prepared. No matter... I will start training today. I have this awesome Athleta/Iron Girl Training Guide that I am going to try and follow. It is different from the training guides that I usually find from Runner's World in the fact that it recommends that I run by time versus running by the mileage. I am interested to see how this works. Today, however was a cross train day; I chose to do some yoga.
I have been practicing yoga, on and off, for about 10 years. I love to go to classes; my favorite classes are at the small yoga studios, dedicated specifically to yoga. I have been to yoga classes at larger gyms and they are okay, but today I opted to do a home video. My favorite video instructor by far is Seane Corn, who exudes the meaning of yoga. The videos I have of hers are beginner videos, which I still need because I do not practice consistently, but in each video she starts off with a message and an explanation about the practice of yoga. One of my favorite state of mind ideas from Seane Corn is that as we enter into situations throughout each day, we should acknowledge the pieces that are uncomfortable and those that we can benefit from and think: here is my pose, here is my breath.
What a concept... to move fluidly from one situation to the next, simply breathing through it. Not getting caught up with the past, not holding on to negativity, just moving from one pose to the next. It sounds so graceful!
My yoga practice today was lovely ... not as fluid, since I haven't practiced lately, but I felt some good stretches and was able to de-stress slightly. Tomorrow I am supposed to run for 60 minutes at a moderate pace. I have been doing 3 mile jogs, so this will definitely be more miles, but it will be interesting to see how running for a timespan rather than a mileage goes. I will report back next week about how training is going!
Before I close out this post, I will share another meal that I made a couple of weeks ago: cod cakes with roasted red pepper sauce. These were good; I am still working on making the cakes stay together better, but they tasted good. Maybe a 3/5 star meal ... Regarding the roasted red pepper sauce: I did roast the red peppers. However, I did NOT take the skins off of the red peppers, which is what the recipe recommended. The taste of the sauce was delicious, but there were little chunks of the skin in the sauce, which could take away from the eating experience for someone who prefers smooth sauces.
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