Found My Pace

So as the title of this post suggests, I found my running/jogging pace. A comfortable one where I did not stop for a walk the whole trip around my house. I feel pretty good about it. I mean, it's a little slow, but I'll try making it a little faster next time. The time is 14:43.47 minutes.


Plus! I found out earlier today that it's actually not a mile that I'm running, but around 1.5 miles. I'm not weak after all! Curse you, Bangkok weather!!! I think I'll be ready to do a two round trip soon for the 3 mile run. Did I mention before that I found a marathon training schedule? I think I did. But yeah, I'm gonna try to do that.


I partially think that I ran better today because I was actually in a better mood than before. In my last runs it's usually to help ease my stress. So I think going in with a happy mind helps a lot. :) I got to Skype with both of my beloved that I've been missing so much.


Then during the afternoon, after running around doing chores with my mom, I went out to buy a pair of running shorts and a pair of running pants. Sadly, I only have one running shorts that I've been using this whole time. Gross, I know. Hahaha! It's pretty much collecting salt at this point. ;P Both of them are Adidas. The sales at the sports section of the department store wasn't that helpful. Whatever. I got what I needed.

The needed shorts for this horrible scorching weather.

Okay, so it's more like tights than pants.
It fits pretty comfortably.

I did some push ups and sit ups after I ran. I also bought this exercise wheel thing. My camera ran out of battery so I couldn't take a picture of it yet. I'll do that for my next post. But, surprisingly, it works. My arms were all weak afterwards. Lol!


Oh, and Tony said I should be doing pull ups if I'm gonna be doing lead climbing. The problem is I don't have anything I can pull up with here. So tomorrow I'm gonna be constructing some home-made bars/pull up thingy. Tony looked at me all doubtful when we talked about the lead climbing class. I'll show him! ;)

Waiting for the Storm

It's been sooo HOT!! Like 90-100 degrees kind of hot! Nothing much happened since my last post. I took a rest day from running, and I ran yesterday. The timing was a bit better, probably because it rained a little so the weather cooled down a bit. Last time I ran it was almost 16 minutes (around 15:51). Yesterday I pushed myself and stopped only once (to take pics). I got almost 14 minutes at 13:53.

I didn't even realize the flowers were blooming until a couple days ago.
:)

Beautiful running route, eh?
It's only the first part/half of my routine, the other is not as pleasing.

I run right through the golf course, which is right next to my house.

Don't let the pictures deceive you! It's freakishly hot and uncomfortable outside. I just can't stress that enough, hahaha. It's worse for me to run the other half of my route after the golf course portion. The road runs through the residential part of the community and so many cars pass me by. Breathing those carbon monoxide isn't that encouraging, I must say. It really does disturb my running rhythm. So I usually do that portion first so I'll have the golf course as my ending.


The path is so flat, but it's so hard to push myself forward. Maybe it's because I haven't been eating too well. It's getting better though. Still not too much appetite, but I've been able to force myself to eat more, especially because I've been exercising more than usual. Anyway, so after my run from yesterday I actually did some push-ups and sit-ups as well. I swear I have never sweated more in my life! Not even in my P.E. class since high school. I was literally slipping on the yoga mat. Lol!


I did 50 sit-ups, 40 girl push-ups, and 50 leg lifts. I know it's not much, but at least I'm working on making it more. My mom looked at me all surprised when I got back in the room. Sometimes I wish I have an exercising partner or just someone to shout at me. Hahaha! Shouting and moaning by myself doesn't really help much. Plus, people look at me all weird. ;)


I can't wait for next month already! I hate being stuck here with nothing much to do. The practice for the musical starts in four days, and that doesn't seem like it will take too much of my time either. All I've been doing is running, reading, writing, and watching Merlin (TV show, a good one too!). None of my friends are here and there are no outdoor activities I can do. I'm making the most of my day by doing SOMETHING. Jeez, I wonder how I ever lived this life before. It's so boring! And people are just so superficial here, it's ridiculous.


As for the matter of my heart, it's same old same old. If there's anything, I only see every guy as wussies compared to him. They're just sooo.....weak. Ugh, I haven't completely given up, I guess. My undying devotion is getting the better of me. Oh well.


So right now we're all just waiting for the first summer storm to hit. It will be a big one, too. I love, love, LOVE summer storms here. Because it's a REAL storm!! It thunders like crazy, windy as hell, and rains like it's the end of the world. It's beauuutiful. :)


By the way, I found a marathon training schedule online. I think I'm going to try to stick to it, not that I'm aiming for a marathon, but I just want to become a better runner. But dang! It starts the first day with 3 miles! And I'm only running one! I guess it's about pacing yourself and all. I'll probably try doing 2 miles on my next one and try to pace myself, so that's like two laps around my house. We'll see how I feel after the first lap, because I'm usually dying and sweating like crazy. Did I mention it's SUPER hot here?