|
Author Goal: Publish Chapter 23 to Blog Work Time: 1:15-1:30pm I did a final editing of chapter 23 and published it to my blog today. Teeny tiny progress, but it was progress. |
Athlete Goal: Run 6 Miles at 9:15 Pace (55:30) Start Time: – I had a church event to attend today and just didn’t have time to run. |
|
Author Goal: Write 1000 Words Work Time: – I got some writing done, but not on my book. It was writing related to another project. Now that I have those ideas down on paper, I can put it aside and get back to the task of completing my novel.
|
Athlete Goal: Run 6 Miles at 9:15 Pace (55:30) Start Time: 2:15pm 40’s, sunny, cold. March is nearly over, but the cold weather isn’t. I am so ready for the warmth of spring! Nevertheless, I had a good, consistent run on my .47 mile course and finished a little ahead of my goal. Here’s the lap by lap breakdown:
And I did well eating until this evening. I didn’t have a chance to eat at home before work, so I nabbed some food at work. Only it wasn’t enough to fill me up. I thus snacked on junk when I got home. Ugh!
|
|
Author Goal: Research Potential Role Models Work Time: 5:00-6:30pm I am stalling and sputtering along in pursuit of my writing goals. Part of the reason is because I haven’t embraced who I am and what I want; part of the reason is because I have never identified a role model, someone like me with whom I can identify and in whose footsteps I can follow. I know now who I am: I am a single Christian woman who writes, runs and coaches young athletes. I also know what I want: I want to tell and sell stories as well as non-fiction books via my own publishing business. What I don’t know is who to look to for help and guidance along the way. Plenty of women have succeeded as authors, but I want to follow someone who shares my faith and values, who understands the challenges I face as a single woman and who understands the drive I feel to build my own publishing business rather than go the “traditional” publishing route. I was encouraged by my initial mentor search today. I identified a handful of single Christian women authors who may be able to help me. One of them even graduated from the same college as I did; I ordered one of her books and look forward to reading it. I have yet, however, to find someone I instantly resonated with. But if I keep praying and searching, I believe God will lead me to the right mentor. In the meantime, I must forge ahead on my own unique path and hopefully lead the way for those likeminded souls behind me. |
Athlete Goal: Strength Training Start Time: 1:45pm I wasn’t much in the mood for working out today but made myself pop in an Insanity workout anyway. As usual, my attitude changed once I started exercising. I enjoyed the tough workout and added 3 x 20 reps of bicep curls and lunges plus 100 sit-ups at the end. All in all, it turned out to be a good cardio/strength training day. I didn’t do so well with eating. Here’s what I ate:
|
|
Author Goal: Day Off! Work Time: – I had lots of time to read and relax today. It was wonderful!
|
Athlete Goal: Run 7 Miles at 8:15 Pace (57:45) Start Time: 3:58pm 50’s, sunny, chilly. What a difference a week makes! Last week I struggled to run 8:25 miles; today I ran seven straight sub-8 miles, something I’ve never done before. I got off to a faster start than expected and tried to maintain that 7:40ish pace. I did—for three miles. Then I simply couldn’t keep up and had to slow down. To my surprise, though, I was able to run mile four in less than 8 minutes. That was a new personal record for me, and although I was getting tired, I challenged myself to stay under the 8:00 mark for a fifth mile. I did. With only two miles to go, I forgot the fatigue and picked up my pace a bit. I wanted to finish all seven in under 8:00 just to see if I could. It turns out I can. Here’s the mile-by-mile breakdown:
I like pushing my limits and accomplishing “impossible” personal feats. |
|
Author Goal: Write 500 Words Work Time: 11:40am-1:00pm (1:20:00) I didn’t like what I wrote yesterday. I tried to jump into action without properly setting the scene, and it just didn’t work. Today I took the first :50 of my writing time to set the scene. My characters are in a place I didn’t know existed until the storyline took them there. I wanted to keep the story moving forward without stopping to explore this area, but the story doesn’t work unless I do the work it takes to help my readers see what I see. Once I could picture the place where my characters were, I scrapped what I wrote yesterday and composed 196 fresh words in about :30 minutes. I had to cut myself off so I could run and get to work, but I look forward to picking up where I left off on my next writing day.
|
Athlete Goal: Strength Training Start Time: 1:16pm Today’s workout was supposed to be just strength training. However, the weather was so fantastically warm and sunny that I just had to get outside and run. I contemplated skipping the strength training and running five or six miles. I restricted myself to just three, though, and enjoyed my easy 9:03/mile pace. Then I forced myself inside to complete a 3 x 20 circuit of:
I’m glad I gave my muscles a workout. Strength training is an important element in my overall level of fitness and not something I need to neglect just because I like to run. I had another good day following my one-ingredient foods strategy:
|
