Post-Workout
2X500 in 1:20
2X350 in 16, 32, 48, FINISH!
I feel like a new man. I am so focused ans enthused to be on the track now. After being in Orlando for 4 days, I've come back hungrier than ever. That break was all I needed to regain my focus. I'm ready to train like tomorrow will be my last day to. I'm giving my all and taking it one day at a time.
I finally have my meal and multivitamin schedule down thanks to Bo! I was definitely more focused today on the track. I noticed the difference from last week and today. I'm improving on my times and my technique every week. Slowly but surely I'm coming along. I believe that keeping my mind clear and staying focused on completing my workout is helping me get them done. God is getting me through these workouts I know because I can't do it by myself. I can't let my teammates down this year, so it's a MUST that I push myself harder everyday.
I slowly see my teammates complete our workouts easier. Overall, I hear less complaining and more WORK being done. I'm so proud of our progress as a team. We are STRUGGLING together, FINISHING together and GROWING TOGETHER. I team one goal. I don't always voice it when I'm hurting but mentally I hurt all the time. BOSTIC in coming for YOU! More money is being put in the BANK EVERYDAY. This day is done, now it's time to look forward to tomorrow!
Signing off,
D
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
growing inside and out
Workout
2X500 in 1:20 sec 3 1/2 minutes rest
2X350 in 16, 32, 48 finish
Tuesday's workout was even harder to finish than Friday and it was the same exact workout. I will admit I wasn't as mentally prepared this week as I was last. I didn't have a great day on and off the track on Monday which bleed through Tuesday. Stress from the classroom and personal issues cluttered my mind and I wasn't as effective in my drive phase, which showed. I constantly got yelled at and asked, "What was wrong with me." I responded, "Nothing, I'm good." Knowing that inside I was fighting. It made me frustrated and impatient and I struggled all practice. Stress won yesterday and got the upper hand, I won't lie to you all.
I vented on Facebook and Twitter. Acting out of anger and resentment. Exposing my former character and potentially destroying my current image I've worked hard to create. All in all I've realized that I'm no leader. I'm just a mam who is taking life and training a day at a time. It's when you stand out that people want you to lead. Inherently, there's nothing wrong with that but when you look behind you and no one's following how can you be an effective leader?
All in all, after the rants, the frustration, the anger, I can say that at the end of the day, the only person I can control is me. I can't place the passion, commitment and determination I have stored up inside of me into someone else. I have come so far to allow such things, people and situations destroy what I have built. We are all individuals first and we make up a whole. Without the individual mental determination of someone to become better everyday in life, the whole is non-existent.
Now today and Wednesday, in two days I will be in Orlando for a leadership conference that will last until Sunday. I am excited to get away from it all. Finally I will be able to clear my mind and recharge. I will still be training and studying for my upcoming midterm on Monday that is contributing to my stress. But I won't complain. God has put me in a great position and given me so many opportunities that I couldn't complain even if I wanted to. All in all, I am growing inside and out. Peeling back the layers, attempting to find out who I truly am. God Bless.
Signing off,
D
2X500 in 1:20 sec 3 1/2 minutes rest
2X350 in 16, 32, 48 finish
Tuesday's workout was even harder to finish than Friday and it was the same exact workout. I will admit I wasn't as mentally prepared this week as I was last. I didn't have a great day on and off the track on Monday which bleed through Tuesday. Stress from the classroom and personal issues cluttered my mind and I wasn't as effective in my drive phase, which showed. I constantly got yelled at and asked, "What was wrong with me." I responded, "Nothing, I'm good." Knowing that inside I was fighting. It made me frustrated and impatient and I struggled all practice. Stress won yesterday and got the upper hand, I won't lie to you all.
I vented on Facebook and Twitter. Acting out of anger and resentment. Exposing my former character and potentially destroying my current image I've worked hard to create. All in all I've realized that I'm no leader. I'm just a mam who is taking life and training a day at a time. It's when you stand out that people want you to lead. Inherently, there's nothing wrong with that but when you look behind you and no one's following how can you be an effective leader?
All in all, after the rants, the frustration, the anger, I can say that at the end of the day, the only person I can control is me. I can't place the passion, commitment and determination I have stored up inside of me into someone else. I have come so far to allow such things, people and situations destroy what I have built. We are all individuals first and we make up a whole. Without the individual mental determination of someone to become better everyday in life, the whole is non-existent.
Now today and Wednesday, in two days I will be in Orlando for a leadership conference that will last until Sunday. I am excited to get away from it all. Finally I will be able to clear my mind and recharge. I will still be training and studying for my upcoming midterm on Monday that is contributing to my stress. But I won't complain. God has put me in a great position and given me so many opportunities that I couldn't complain even if I wanted to. All in all, I am growing inside and out. Peeling back the layers, attempting to find out who I truly am. God Bless.
Signing off,
D
Thursday, October 14, 2010
make THE squad
10-14-10
Post-Workout
3X300's in 39 secs
3x200's in 23 secs
Abs
Today's workout had me struggling. I won't lie I made it through it but it wasn't easy..one thing I can say is that I deposited some money into the bank. I'm with my progress thus far. I'm getting into shape. Soaking last night in that Epsom Salt really help kick the soreness out of my legs after this weeks earlier workouts. It help so much that I went out and bought a 6lb bag of salt today. I'm getting older and my body isn't, so I have to take extra care of my body and do extra to get in shape. I'm not 19 anymore. I miss 19 though, I didn't have to do as much to kick soreness or get into shape. now I'm 23 and it takes forever for me to warm up and kick soreness. SUCKS but I'm happy.
We had abs right after the workout and my stomach cramped up sooooo bad that I had to do spider stretch to unclench my stomach muscles. It was so painful but I didn't cheat and did my abs when my stomach unlocked, lol. I'm guess weighted abs yesterday was a VERY bad idea.
Coach fired off the travel schedule today during practice and my eyes lit up. We're going to meets including Florida Relays, Tennessee Relays and Iowa State Invitational. Too bad I won;t be able to compete in indoor OFFICIALLY for VCU this season. Thank you NCAA!! Oh well, it's making me even more hungry for OUTDOOR. I can't wait to compete. Grinding everyday, getting better everyday. Coach also said that there will be a "Travel Squad". So you know I'm going to make the squad right? I have to, I need the PER DIEM!!
In all seriousness, I love my team by the way. They keep me going. We are growing together EVERYDAY. A team that struggles together, will eventually win together. We are going to shock the CAA this year. I slowly see the youngsters stepping up already. I need more out of my veterans. We must be the examples. But if the rookies want to step up, LET'S GO! This year we need every to be GREAT.
Signing off,
D
Post-Workout
3X300's in 39 secs
3x200's in 23 secs
Abs
Today's workout had me struggling. I won't lie I made it through it but it wasn't easy..one thing I can say is that I deposited some money into the bank. I'm with my progress thus far. I'm getting into shape. Soaking last night in that Epsom Salt really help kick the soreness out of my legs after this weeks earlier workouts. It help so much that I went out and bought a 6lb bag of salt today. I'm getting older and my body isn't, so I have to take extra care of my body and do extra to get in shape. I'm not 19 anymore. I miss 19 though, I didn't have to do as much to kick soreness or get into shape. now I'm 23 and it takes forever for me to warm up and kick soreness. SUCKS but I'm happy.
We had abs right after the workout and my stomach cramped up sooooo bad that I had to do spider stretch to unclench my stomach muscles. It was so painful but I didn't cheat and did my abs when my stomach unlocked, lol. I'm guess weighted abs yesterday was a VERY bad idea.
Coach fired off the travel schedule today during practice and my eyes lit up. We're going to meets including Florida Relays, Tennessee Relays and Iowa State Invitational. Too bad I won;t be able to compete in indoor OFFICIALLY for VCU this season. Thank you NCAA!! Oh well, it's making me even more hungry for OUTDOOR. I can't wait to compete. Grinding everyday, getting better everyday. Coach also said that there will be a "Travel Squad". So you know I'm going to make the squad right? I have to, I need the PER DIEM!!
In all seriousness, I love my team by the way. They keep me going. We are growing together EVERYDAY. A team that struggles together, will eventually win together. We are going to shock the CAA this year. I slowly see the youngsters stepping up already. I need more out of my veterans. We must be the examples. But if the rookies want to step up, LET'S GO! This year we need every to be GREAT.
Signing off,
D
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Im Back. And Better Than Ever
I've been away from you all for quite some time now. I have been caught up in school work and training. But I am back to stay for good. I will be updating 3-4 times a week.
What You Missed......
School has started and things are looking up. Being that I have done this thing before, it's not so hard the second time around. My classes seem to blur into each other these days. I forget all the time what day of the week it is and when and where my classes are and we've been in school for a month now. Sad? I know, I need to get it together. The good news is I'm on top of my classes. The bad news is I'm bored. But that comes with the territory of coming back after you've already graduated. Feels good to have a sense of accomplishment even while coming back to pursue another degree.
Training is going well. I'm finally getting skate-to-foot down, still learning though. Its a process and I'm taking it slow. I feel like everything I hit the track that it's a new experience. I forget what I did the day before and try to become someone new, someone fresh. I'm peeling off the layers of yesterday and looking forward to tomorrow. I am really excited about this upcoming season. Lord willing I will be in shape sooner than later. I feel like every time I hit the track for conditioning that I feel so out of shape. I know I am getting into shape but I just can't feel it yet. Like I said it's a process that even I can rush.
My team is coming together. We all can see that things are very different this year. We actually hang out with each other every day and every weekend. We also have some new aditions to the pack. Some of my favorites are Kenny "Niicceee" Carter and Sherrie "Pebbles" Timberlake. Kenny is the typical New Yorker, obsessed with women, Jay -Z and Fabolous (why am I not surprised). And Sherrie is the quiet (when she wants to be), composed freshman who doesn't speak much but her facial expressions do. I love the new dynamic of the team overall. My hope is that we will be ready to compete this Spring for another title. I'm hopeful that we will be united in this goal.
Well, this is the end I suppose. I will update you all later. Godspeed.
What You Missed......
School has started and things are looking up. Being that I have done this thing before, it's not so hard the second time around. My classes seem to blur into each other these days. I forget all the time what day of the week it is and when and where my classes are and we've been in school for a month now. Sad? I know, I need to get it together. The good news is I'm on top of my classes. The bad news is I'm bored. But that comes with the territory of coming back after you've already graduated. Feels good to have a sense of accomplishment even while coming back to pursue another degree.
Training is going well. I'm finally getting skate-to-foot down, still learning though. Its a process and I'm taking it slow. I feel like everything I hit the track that it's a new experience. I forget what I did the day before and try to become someone new, someone fresh. I'm peeling off the layers of yesterday and looking forward to tomorrow. I am really excited about this upcoming season. Lord willing I will be in shape sooner than later. I feel like every time I hit the track for conditioning that I feel so out of shape. I know I am getting into shape but I just can't feel it yet. Like I said it's a process that even I can rush.
My team is coming together. We all can see that things are very different this year. We actually hang out with each other every day and every weekend. We also have some new aditions to the pack. Some of my favorites are Kenny "Niicceee" Carter and Sherrie "Pebbles" Timberlake. Kenny is the typical New Yorker, obsessed with women, Jay -Z and Fabolous (why am I not surprised). And Sherrie is the quiet (when she wants to be), composed freshman who doesn't speak much but her facial expressions do. I love the new dynamic of the team overall. My hope is that we will be ready to compete this Spring for another title. I'm hopeful that we will be united in this goal.
Well, this is the end I suppose. I will update you all later. Godspeed.
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