Slackersauce

busy birthday weekened with parties and many people in and out of my house = sick worn out mom

So I ended up going on a 2 mile speed walk bc although I dont feel good, I also feel restless and ancy. I dont know if its the medication or what but I just knew I had to do something. I know you're supposed to rest when you are sick but sometimes I think getting out helps even more.

I woke up feeling soo much better today. I have to tend my neice this afternoon at the same time I usually have to go running so I dont know If I will fit one in today. Im thinking of taking her on a speed walk though so I will do that and then see how the kids are after school and see if I can sneak away for a quick run. Not sure how far I can go bc I still feel tired from being sick, but I know it would be good for me. Hope you all have a good run today.

Went a whoppin 3. Still feeling not 100%, but I am feeling better. My friend brought me over the "Chi Running" DVD and I really like it. I know my posture is horrible and that is making me slowdown considerably. I like the DVD bc Its all visual and Im a visual learner. I could read this same stuff in a book and not really get it until I see it done, so its great. I stopped several times today and did a posture check and a lean check. I really can feel the difference when Im doing it right. Now for the tricky part, .. making it a habit.

Got up at 4:20 to run with my Chi running friend. She has to work early so we had to leave early. The point of the run was to concentrate on our chi and watch each others leans and posture. We stopped a few times and checked our posture by doing pole leans. We also ran to a metronome. The Chi guy recommends we set it at 90 but there is so much to think about and so much to concentrate on, that we set it at 80. With every beat our right arm would swing backwards. I did notice that when I was concentrating on the beat and my right arm, my feet felt lighter. But when I try and concentrate on posture, my feet feel heavy again. Its going to be tricky to get the balance and Im thinking it is going to take several months to get it reallly down. My body and mind has to rethink the way that I move and become that habit rather than my  habits now. It is going to take body and mind memorization but I know it will pay off, bc when I get those glimpes of doing it right, It feels really good.

So now I sit here in the dark drinking my herbal orange tea trying to warm up and it really is peaceful. Soon I will hear the pitter patter of feet upstairs and then the rest of the day will be noisey. There is something to getting up early isnt there?