Ask Me Anything

22. Feb, 2011 2 Comments

A reader, who also happens to be a good friend, suggested I write a post titled “Notes to NJ” so she can ask me for advice. But ummm, what do I know?

But since I am a social media/technology geek so I set up a Formspring account and added the suggested “Notes to NJ” page to the blog to appease her so she could ask me her random questions. Feel free to participate and ask me questions about anything related to the topics I usually write about. While I have no expert knowledge on anything, I will try to give you my honest opinion.

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The last thing I wanted to do was to get up for a 6 am Dailey Method class, but I did. It’s my 5th one, and while I feel like I’m getting stronger, I also feel like the classes are becoming more intense.

We did a lot of ballet bar work today. This included lots of squats and micro leg movements using this little fitness ball:

At one point my legs were shaking uncontrollably. The instructor says that’s a good thing; I sure hope so. All I could think about was – how am I going to run tonight?

But I did and it went really well. I programmed the workout into the Garmin and remembered to use it this time. Seeing a countdown, vs. count up, of the mileage, and only seeing the current pace really helped me to feel at ease and not over think things while I run – does that make sense?

Usually all I think about is how much farther I have left to go; or will I meet the time I’m supposed to for this mile? Those thoughts never crossed my mind once. I wish it could be this way for every run.

Three Tunes I Am Obsessed With This Week:

1. “What’s My Name” by Rihanna & Drake: I loved her performance at the NBA All-Star Game. She usually seems so robotic but when she performs this song her personality comes out.

2. “Coming Home” by Diddy: is this what he’s going by these days?

3. “He Got Game” by Public Enemy: Added this oldie back to the Burn List. Again, inspired by the NBA All-Star Game. Who doesn’t love Jesus Shuttlesworth?

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  • http://eatdrinkbreathesweat.wordpress.com Jess

    Love that you’re loving Daily Method! Like I said, sounds a lot like Core Fusion…the leg shaking part especially! Let’s see…my question? How often do you work out twice in a day? Seems like its fairy often? My follow-up question? Why. I do “double up” sometimes, but usually only once or twice a week. I fear if I do more I’ll end up getting obsessive and overtraining. Whats your secret? (ok, that was three questions, woops)

  • http://twitter.com/jobo_determined jobo

    Ask a question?!Sweet :) How about how do you stay motivated to run all of these long races you do? I feel daunted trying to think about running another one..in Sept or Oct and we are nowhere near that date now! Maybe I am just scarred from the bad experience running the last one I ran??

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