Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Gym Day (Win)

I went running this afternoon at the gym with my mom today.  I think that it is easier to run on the treadmill than to run on the road, so I decided to jump ahead and run Week Three, Day One today instead of doing another Week Two, Day Three program.  It worked out pretty well.  Week Three throws in 3 full minutes of running!  Yikes!  I wasn't ready for it the first time, but the last time I was able to keep going for the full three minutes (yay me!).  I turned over my ipod in the dock on the treadmill so that I wasn't watching the countdown.

I checked at my Walmart later tonight to see if they had any flashing light arm bands for when I go out running or walking in the dark.  They had about six on the shelf, but only one of them lit up and it was so dim I had to cup my hands around the arm band to see if it was on.  Forget it!  I'll wait, or check another Walmart.  Maybe Target will have something!  

What worked:
     It was very helpful to turn around my ipod so that I wasn't watching the times that I had remaining for running.  When I am out of the road I have my ipod in my pocket so I am not able to check the time and I just have to go as far as my feet will take me. Today they did a great job!

What Didn't Work:
     Everything seemed to go well at the gym today.  I didn't enjoy having baseball on the TV ahead of me, but I was able to catch some CNN without captions.  When I run at the gym I pick a focus point across from me and concentrate on that--so the TV wasn't really a problem. I just didn't find the game all that exciting.

Motivation:
     In my classroom we sometimes play "Math Game" which is when I put problems on the white board and the kids have to solve them to earn points.  Today I was working with one student and he wanted to play, but he wanted me to play too.  He was going to write up math problems for me to solve. This meant that I needed a "team name."  I asked him to pick mine (his team was called "Ninja Mode"), and he picked "Princess Fulmer." Thanks buddy, do I ever look or act like a princess?  I guess I should be flattered.  
p.s.  He beat me by one point!
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  1. UnknownMay 9, 2013 at 11:37 AM

    haha! I love the whole end of your post with the math game and the perfect motivation poster.

    Looking at a point across the room is really helpful--one thing my coaches always had to remind me when I was getting tired is to relax my face and neck. Don't try to push yourself farther with your chin, it's counter-productive. If you can keep your head and neck relaxed, and especially your hands relaxed, you will be able to focus on your technique instead of being tired or how long you have been running.

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