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Phobbs and Narlow
We are two girls who are trying to make the most of life and run a half marathon. You know, the usual shenanigans.
Yup
I just ate three small pieces of chocolate and I don’t feel guilty about it. Winning.
(via cootae)
7 years
Today was the first time I have purchased size 6 jeans in like, seven years. BOOM. Eating right and working out ftw! Narlow’s trainer told her that I need to sweat more when I’m at the gym. It’s true.
Tomorrow = operation cardio sweat. We’ll post the routine tomorrow. It’s past my bedtime. Off to dream land. ‘Murica needs my assistance at 430am.
-Phobbs
(via cootae)
Running + weight lifting + rock climbing = generic icy hot on my knee right NOW!!
-Phobbs
mynewbestie
Check.
We did it. We ran 20 minutes without stopping to walk once. This might sound like it’s not that big of a deal, but to us, it is. 6 weeks ago the simple thought of running for 20 minutes straight was absolutely laughable, but now we can say with our heads held high that we conquered that ish. Done and done. Now running 13.1 miles straight through? That’s another story… But I have faith we will get there. Baby steps.
-Phobbs
Today I took a step towards conquering two fears of mine, trusting myself and heights. Rock climbing ftw.
There is an awesome gym in NE Portland called Circuit. The people who work there are super friendly and helpful; one of them even took the time to show me some stuff when he clearly had more important things to take care of. Instead he helped this newb :: raises hand :: get started on my first wall.
On top of all the wonderful things I could spew about this place…the one thing that makes it a million times better is the music. They actually play GOOD music. Happy sigh.
My legs and arms are already hurting. Tomorrows run is going to be daunting. Regardless of the embarrassment, sore muscles and hurt pride of not being a pro off the bat, I will definitely be going back to conquer my “dragon.” It’s the wall in the back corner with the purple tape. I will get you…wall.
-Phobbs
Ok. We cheated the day of the race. Well… Not really cheated cheated, but we gave ourselves a high five in the form of, umm, food? Hey, don’t judge! Two weeks on detox + working out 5x a week + first 5k run in the rain = coconut bliss chocolate milk shake treat. Do you see the look of pure happiness on my face? Freaking heaven.
-Phobbs
We ran our first 5k!! What a humbling experience! We got up early, ran, walked, got soaked, did some people watching, and then passed on our complimentary beers. Gasp! I know… Hey next year maybe we can run the whole 5k and then REALLY earn the booze.
Regardless, Im pretty proud of us…and at least we know our mums are excited for us. Nothing better than a mother’s unconditional love and support. We finished the day off by going to Dick’s Kitchen off Belmont. A Phobbs friendly restaurant that’s also Paleo? Yep! Ummm yummmmm. Thanks for treating us Mum!
-Phobbs
So, Narlow and I are trucking along, almost half way through sober and grain free March! Our spirits are high and we are still having fun and going to shows. We saw this band, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. open up for Tapes ‘n Tapes and Narlow and I fell in love instantly. They are so much fun and have a Cake like feel. Test em out.
-Phobbs
The Cosby Show is good for the soul.
Radiohead. Lotus Flower.
New tunes. Check it.
-Phobbs
(Baths. Lovely Bloodflow)
I did it. I made it though 5 days of working out in a row without getting injured or getting sick. Thank GOD. I was about to scream if another thing held me back from getting my workouts in. I started from scratch on the running schedule. One minute running and one minute walking for thirty minutes is proving to be hard enough. I’m not getting down on myself, so thats a positive. Old Pam would have taken these “failing moments”, aka getting sick and injured, as a sign to say eff it. Thankfully, Narlow helped me get back on to the workout wagon.
We set up a new workout schedule since our schedules at work has recently changed. We are now running on Sunday night after work, Tuesday on our day off and Thursday after work. Narlow and I will be cross training on Monday and Wednesday, also our days off, with our rest days on Friday and Saturday which are work nights. We set our schedule this way so we only have to run on two work nights, one of them being our “friday” which really is Sunday for all you lucky folks with “normal” work schedules.
Regardless, I’m here; I’m on the wagon again but I have been kicking and screaming the whole way. Narlow and I made a pinky promise to always hold each other accountable to not flaking on our workouts unless we break our body or are too sick to get out of bed. I thank God I have Narlow in my life. She has really pushed me along this week and I don’t think I would have made it to or through my workouts without her.
:: happy sigh ::
Now I can rest my body and give myself a pat on the back for getting it done.
-Phobbs
Two Weeks Later
Its been a quiet few weeks at the Narlow and Phobbs homestead. Narlow has been getting her workouts in while I have been farting around at home, being my totally broken self. My hurt knee has been a real bummer to deal with. I went to the doctor on wednesday the 26th to get my knee checked out and it turns out I have bursitis in my knee cap! WTF! He gave me a cortisone shot and I went on my disappointed way. Let me just tell you, that shot is no joke. The day after getting the shot I felt as if the pain got worse, WAY worse. I would say my knee actually started feeling better on Saturday. The doctor told me to take a week off any exercise that would put stress on my knee. I can say that my knee is feeling ten times better now. Today is my first run in two weeks. I am frightened. I am scared that I am going to injure it again. The doctor told me “Don’t be surprised if you have to get another cortisone shot.” Oh joy. I am going to stick to the running plan. Before I got hurt, I added an additional day of running thinking it would help me get to my goal faster. Apparently, it had the opposite effect on my body. Moving forward I will stick to the plan that we have set up. I will also be doing low impact cardio on the days that we are not running. I think I am going to look into swimming, however I am the WORST swimmer ever. I think its my fear of drowning. I have terrible sinuses and have never been able to figure out how to not get water up my nose, and I think that is what makes me have a crazy panic response. “Water is getting into my sinuses, I MUST BE DROWNING!!!” I was the kid that would get so upset when going to swim lessons, that i would throw up in the pool. Yeah, that was me. Well, I would throw up when anything would stress me out. I digress. This is the year I conquer my fears…and both of my roommates are excellent swimmers so I may have to put my pride aside and have them show me proper technique. One that will make me feel like i am NOT drowning. I am ready to get back on track and training again. Shamrock Run is quickly approaching and I want to be feeling good for our first race. Worse case scenario we bust out a run/walk and get through the race, have a beer and call it a day. Until then, lets just hope for the best.
damn it.
I think I really messed up my knees. A week later and my left knee has gotten worst. DAMN IT. We will see what damage I have done to it tomorrow afternoon. Narlow is picking running back up tomorrow. I am incredibly jealous. All I have to say, is I am willing to do pretty much anything to get back out there and exercising. I miss having a good sweat. It is so weird to admit, but I really do love sweating. Ok. End Ramble. Bedtime.
-Phobbs
