The Tao of Me

I finished my last run of the year (a short, uneventful 3-miler). As I logged the workout, the OCD in me decided to crunch some numbers – rather shocking since I am not a numbers person. Here’s the 2011 numbers: 72 Spin/Bike Trainer workouts 43 Swim workouts 76 Yoga classes (!!!) 41 standalone Core workouts [...]

After taking no rest days in Week 32, I ended up taking 2 this week due to some unexpected travel. But the rest was much needed and I ended up only missing 1 workout of the entire week. Monday AM: Spin. I decided to skip my usual Monday morning Core training class. The regular instructor [...]

Despite some recurring aches and pains, I really felt like this past training week was a good one. I slept well (at least 7 hours every night), ate well and overall, just felt well balanced. Sunday Yoga: As I mentioned last week, I have really skimped out on my yoga practice since early July and [...]

Stand-Up Paddling (SUP) is my new favorite core workout! If you’re not familiar with it, it’s a combination of surfing and canoe paddling. It originated in Hawai’i (no wonder I love it!) a long time ago but has been rejuvenated over the past few years. I have wanted to try this for the past few [...]

So this is going to be a short post. I may have only run the 2nd Half of SFM, but it took a lot out of me and I am wiped out. After getting home from the race festivities, I just laid on my bed for like a couple of hours staring at the ceiling. [...]

Why do I always think that Golden Gate Park is flat? It’s a lot hillier than I remembered. At least parts of it are. That was my main takeaway from today’s run. I’ll elaborate in a second, but first, let me recap the past week. Sunday 7.44 mile run in North Seattle. This should have [...]

The past 2 weeks have been challenging. The 4th of July holiday, and my mini-vacation last week threw me out of sync. Week 27 Sun, Jul 3 Ramen Run Mon, Jul 4 Unscheduled Rest Day. I could not make myself do anything for the life of me. In fact, I stayed in my pj’s until [...]

Last week was Week 26, as in we’re officially into the second half of 2011. Where has the year gone?! Overall, I’d say it was a good week for me – I mixed up my workouts, listened to my body and ran the farthest distance since June 1st. Sunday Ran 5 miles at a Bay [...]

Last week’s workouts looked much like the previous weeks — no running: Sunday Core Fusion Arms & Abs, followed by Core Fusion Yoga Monday AM: Spin + Core class PM: Skipped yoga in lieu of going to the SF Giants game Tuesday AM: 2500 meter Swim PM: Rest Wednesday AM: Stairmill (the one where the [...]

Earlier this year I followed along while my bloggy friends, Jess and Jo, did a 30-day Core Fusion Challenge. It sounded a lot like the Dailey Method classes I’d been taking. So when I visited New York last month, I made it a point to attend a Core Fusion class so I could experience it [...]