Nov 25: Fighting form for a fighting finish

Activity: Walking
Duration: 15.53
Distance: 1.008
Calories: 149

Activity: Running
Duration: 50.12
Distance: 4.037
Calories: 473

1 mile: 12.41
2 miles: 12.10
3 miles: 12.46
4 miles: 12.1

Ziiimmmbblllyyy zzuuuppperrr!

But I am sure I'll get into more scuffles if I run in the evenings cause Indian men have never seen big chested women run... mother fuckers. Already bashed up two fucks last week - I stopped during my third mile to control my anger at three guys on a bike who stopped close to me and one fuck jumped off. Seriously the police need to patrol the Oberoi slope - so many chuths without helmets, intentionally coming close to girls walking etc, - and hoping they skid and fall is hoping for too much I assume. I'm sure no one in their family would miss them really. Hell - I wouldn't if they were gone. Rid ourselves of these vermin on bikes with no balls.

Nov 24: Good slow beginning

I decided I wouldn't run the scheduled 10 mile since I haven't done the 9 mile run and also since I hadn't run in a while owing to work (which was slowly getting to me)

So I walked - as briskly as I could.

My time wasn't completely captured as my phone battery died but I can confidently say I did about 7 miles.

Activity: Walking
Duration: 1.28.26
Distance: 5.506
Calories: 836

I'm glad I did this. I was able to observe people and found so many training for the marathon. I knew I had to get back in the game and I'm no where confident like the way I was before. This time around also I haven't lost any weight or become fatigued although I am working long hours and barely sleeping. This disturbed rest isn't helping me get my butt out the door even though I am wide awake at 4 - 5am. The best sleep I get is between 6 and 8am and that's the time i need to move.

Why am I so burned out about this? Soooo much to accomplish. This is my time, my life, my moment.

MAKE IT COUNT CHELSEA!!!

To be footloose and fancy free has a price

Especially when you know that you're capable of taking them only in very minute doses. I believe my mind and my heart are at loggerheads where I am just unable to get both on the same plane, have a sit down and have a one on one as to why I am wavering and wandering in my thoughts.

I've sobered up. The experiment ended in a way I never expected it to. Fool me - I know but I guess I am disillusioned that it didn't end the way I hoped it would - on the right note. I wanted to walk away with my head held high and now I'm just muddled - should I be angry, upset, hurt, offended, rejected or just plain ignore it?

Conversations with Me-Me help but only until my mind starts wandering again. No regrets - that's for sure. I loved my doppelganger. I wish her well but in another time, another life, another me.

Now on to new, better and bigger things! Patience*

Nov 19: Before she tumbles..

Well I tried and I failed. I wasn't able to run on Sunday due to family commitments. Decided to run on Tuesday since was working from home and I'd have time to recover I decided to continue to attempt the 9 mile.

Activity: Walking
Duration: 27.28
Distance: 1.762
Calories: 258

Activity: Running
Duration: 1.16.27
distance: 6.026
Calories: 722

1 mile: 13.40
2 miles: 13.28
3 miles: 12.35
4 miles: 12.0
5 miles: 12.30
6 miles: 11.44

I DID SO WELL and then I copped out. Just gave up. Right now I'm typing this out a week later from doing this run and I can't for the life of me figure out what the fuck went wrong. I just didn't do it and I'm so bummed even writing about it.

I'm in two minds to scream FUCK! but I'd rather shut up and get on with it you know :-/

I came home and just rested for an hour because I dunno why I didn't complete the run. Am I becoming over confident or have I reached that stage where I feel that I've actually done 8 miles so I don't have to prove anything anymore?

I don't think so. But this is a huge setback in the training and I hope I can shake myself out of this stupor.

Nov 16: The high...

Activity: Walking
Duration: 17.37
Distance: 1.006
Calories: 164

Activity: Running
Duration: 56.50
Distance: 4.189
Calories: 536

1 mile: 14.19
2 miles: 13.36
3 miles: 13.43
4 miles: 12.0

Getting stronger - the jogs are getting much faster - I can feel the rhythm. Time is of the essence. 

Nov 14: Following the schedule well

Activity: Walking

Duration: 26.11
Distance: 1.629
Calories: 246

Activity: Running
Duration: 1:12:44
Distance: 5.872
Calories: 686


1 mile: 10.37
2 miles: 12.35
3 miles: 13.36
4 miles: 12.59
5 miles: 12.11
6 miles: - was a mistake I stopped - I thought I heard the app announce that I clocked 6 miles and without reading I discontinued the activity.

But superb stats I must admit. Very proud of my first mile. Again the challenge is this is a great stat for the evening when my legs have had a good workout. Focus needed and some drive to begin in the morning.

Nov 13: Walkie but lousy runnie

Walked home from work. Time is getting shorter cause I'm walking a little more briskly.

Activity: Walking
Duration: 26.57
Distance: 1.590
Calories: 253

Did a short run being a weekday and I was close to exhausted.

Activity: Running
Duration: 01.01.09
Distance: 4.034
Calories: 577

Somewhere around here I've started to lose focus.

1 mile: 15.23
2 miles: 15.55
3 miles: 14.36
4 miles: 14.49

Just dragged my sorry behind back home. Hopefully the next one gets better :-/

Nov 10: 8 Mile (for real)

Look, if you had one shot, one opportunity / To seize everything you ever wanted, one moment / Would you capture it, or just let it slip?
I didn't get up in the morning to run as my body was still stiff from last evening's run. I think dad's starting to get slightly miffed that all I do is work, run and sleep and no chores. So got up and did some sprightly spring cleaning. Did a little work, watched a film, ate a good lunch ... wish I could continue singing and say 'made a lil love' but I stopped that :P

started warming up at 4pm sharp. SLllloooowwwllyy - I wasn't gonna do anything different other than start my warm up routine 15 minutes early. Pushed from home at 4.30.

Activity: Walking
Duration: 18.42
Distance: 1.213
Calories: 175

Took the longer route from inside Yashodham-Amritvan-Ciba route (yeah even 3 minutes is a big deal man). Reach the Aarey junction. I think I'm starting to look familiar to the guys at the toll collection - the girl who wears the same outfit for her walk/runs and my GAWD THOSE SHOES... he he he :P


Activity: Running
Duration: 1.47.52
Distance: 8.041
Calories: 1018

1 mile: 14.36
2 miles: 14.6
3 miles: 13.18
4 miles: 12.26
5 miles: 12.20
6 miles: 12.49
7 miles: 13.49
8 miles: 13.42

I did 4 miles in Aarey and the 5th mile I started heading back to the Westin slope. At the entrance of Ciba I actually wacked myself a couple of times, and after a few FUCK FUCK FUCK COME ON!!! - started running again.

LMFAO

Seriously - I'm sure I'm making a public nuisance of myself but without a coach or guide - and just my mind and music for company - itna paisa mein itna hi milega.

Finally when I got done with the 8 miles - I ran out of water - gawd! I was soooo parched. I even contemplated going to Shobha's place but then dropped the idea and headed home. I walked outside my building for a half hour, cooled down with the exercises but my muscles were too taut. Got dad to get me a bottle of Gatorade which I greedily drank and I really liked it. So I'm planning on introducing that into the run and not do water fill ups anymore.

I think the bigger mistake I made subconsciously and without thinking to be honest is tried to do too much just to catch up with the schedule that I'm following. As per the chart I should have done 10 miles on Sunday but I've changed the schedule to fit my style. But my problem is I increased my runs insanely from 6 miles last Saturday, to 7 miles on Tuesday and then 8 miles on Sunday. Realisation hit me when I was aching in the night but it's worth it you know. It really is. I just can't wait for race day now knowing I can at least do a 10K (:

The challenge now is to deliver on this performance in the morning although how do I make that switch I'm unsure as it's proving to be a challenge to make my mind and body loose, nimble and flexible at 5am. But if I don't get my act together now, I know I'll not be able to do it before D-Day.

Anyway - GAME ON!!! 

Nov 9: Slow to run, quick to fall

What a messed up run this was. Disaster from the moment I got up. I warmed up but didn't sweat. I was running for the first time in over a week in the morning and my body was a complete NO FREAKING SHOW!

Felt like I was physically there but mentally floating beside my body having a disaster of a run.

So I started off by walking to Aarey junction which was a painful walk to be honest.

Activity: Walking
Duration: 16.32
Distance: 1.014 miles
Calories: 154

Chelsea falls the first time:

Activity: Running
Duration: 20.54
Distance: 1.337
Calories: 196



I stopped completely exhausted, numb and unable to move. Walked for 15-20 mins probably and then willed myself to run again.

Chelsea falls the second time:

Activity: Running
Duration: 18.27
Distance: 1.160
Calories: 172

Totally disheartened and on the verge of tears I gave up and walked home - full on walk of shame moment :"(

You know the thing is - I haven't cried in over three months. May be it's part of this whole new change in me, but one thing I know is at that moment I really wanted to ball my eyes out, pull at my hair, scratch my face and SCREAM !!!

But I didn't. Like I said, I've changed. I just went straight to bed. Didn't even bother cooling down.

Woke up at about 1pm and had my lunch and saw this real nice animated film called "Rise of the guardians" and I knew I had to no matter what have a second go cause if I didn't I'd just be down and out. Plus I has to attempt 8 miles the next day so how was I gonna do that when I couldn't even do a mile without copping out!!!

So at 4pm I began the routine of warming up and I took my time, waited for the sweat to build up and pushed out of the house. I'll be honest, the ever present quitter in me was still present and active. But I dunno I guess a part of me knows that this is my own lonely battle with my mind, and that I had to master it - I dunno how else to put it. I was to do 6 miles today but I knew that I wasn't gonna manage 6 miles so I decided 4 miles would be the target (I did 2 miles in the morning which should count for something dammnitall!)

Activity: Running
Duration: 54.17
Distance: 4.030
Calories: 512

Not bad but not good. Chelsea didn't fall the third time in the same day after all :/

Nov 7: Taking it easy (a little)

Was supposed to be the short bursts of running fast 20 second and slow 2 mins after the 4 mile journey but I decided to do away with it and stuck to just the 4 miles. I'm already clocking over 13 miles in a week and starting to feel the tiredness creep in.

Activity: Walking
Duration: 27.11
Distance: 1.612 miles
Calories: 256

Headed to Westin again to do the run. Thos cab wallas and the regular janta probably think I'm psycho :P

Activity: Running
Duration: 54.45
Calories: 516

1 mile: 12.44
2 miles: 14.7
3 miles: 14.7 (WTF)
4 miles: 13.24

blah!!!!! but whatever - next time! :P

Nov 5: The 7/11 test

Can I do it?

I accomplished 6 miles on Saturday - would I be able to touch 7???

Activity: Walking
Duration: 16.25
Distance: 1.021 miles
Calories: 154

Up and down the Westin slope I went in the evening. Up and bloody down! I honestly don't remember if I went to Aarey and ran which kinda sucks but everything is starting to blur.

Activity: Running
Duration: 1.33.37
Distance: 7.036
Calories: 884

1 mile: 14.39
2 miles: 13.54
3 miles: 13.7
4 miles: 12.42
5 miles: 12.37
6 miles: 12.51
7 miles: 12.55

HELL YEAH!!! No self slaps - just pure adrenalin. But this time of 13 mins could be a little better - say 12.30 - what say? Will work on it :D

Nov 4: Amid greenery, trainings - is a run possible?

We it wasn't - cause I wanted to snooze. Hahaha.

I went to St. Pius College (aka The Seminary) where brothers study to become priests for a three day training for Small Christian Community Animators. I'm so glad I went for it because it was phenomenal learning. People usually associate anything to do with the Church as BOOORRRIINNNGGG but I'm living proof that they are wrong! There are brilliant individuals who conduct excellent and motivating sessions - so I got a good doze on enabling leadership, have a better prayer life, learning to live and respect people of other beliefs, handling conflict, team building sessions, etc.

I had planned to do my 7mile run at the seminary (it would have been the perfect way to remind me of my school run days) but unfortunately the trainings were whole day sessions and with mass at 7am I'd have been hard pressed to finish by quarter to 7, shower and head for the Eucharist.

So on Monday the training wrapped up by 5pm and I decided to walk home.

Activity: Walking
Duration: 27.51
Distance: 1.396 miles
Calories: 257

I did a short 3 mile run.

Activity: Running
Duration: 43.37
Distance: 3.048 miles
Calories: 410

Nov 2: Happy Diwali - now let's run.

I didn't sleep. Just blanked my mind (again) - this blanking out thoughts is real good. Although I wonder if it's just being repressed to catch me off guard someday when I least expect.
Anyway - I woke up to begin my routine to the sound of crackers.

Activity: Walking
Duration: 22.34
Distance: 1.402 miles
Calories: 211

It was good to have the Oberoi slope quite to myself - no traffic, no hundreds of eyes, no spitting, you know the usual. And it's good it's next to the highway so less crackers too.

Activity: Running
Duration: 1.17.59
Distance: 6.041
Calories: 736

I think the above scenario helped me in focussing insanely!

1 mile: 13.43
2 miles: 13.1
3 miles: 12.53
4 miles: 12.39
5 miles: 12.51
6 miles: 12.13

Getting good - but I could be better!!! I'm sure this will be a rarity where I'm clocking within 13 but I had a superb run and I'm looking forward to even better ones :D

Oct 31: Somewhere over the hill...

Didn't run in the morning so had to begin the routine in the evening. Walked home from the station amid crazy traffic but clocked a decent time.

Activity: walking
Duration: 28.50
Distance: 1.639 miles
Calories 267

I am walking almost 2.70km which is good exercise and REALLY my legs need to start appreciating my dedication to warming up and stop burning :(

BAH!!!!

Anyway the plan was to run 5 miles and 5 miles I did.

Activity: Running
Duration: 1.12.32
Distance: 5.157
Calories: 682

It was a little slow the work out but it is getting consistent in terms of the time I'm taking with each mile. This one's a little disappointing though (I'd like to blame work)

1 mile: 13.48
2 miles: 15
3 miles: 14.54
4 miles: 14.2
5 miles: 12.58

Feels good to have an under 13 time out there (: