tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-215544102011-10-21T07:42:25.975-04:00I'm chasing down all my fears and when I catch them they're going to learn how to swim, bike, and run.Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.comBlogger2021100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-36312906473648012622011-01-18T10:45:00.002-05:002011-01-18T10:48:42.372-05:00

Go here to enter.It's a new year and I'm still here and training. Too much has already happened with me signing up for a marathon, getting engaged, and my fiance deploying overseas (in that order). Will be back as soon as I've re-calibrated my life to include all of the chores my fiance was doing before.

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-84612300213001474702010-11-26T10:16:00.003-05:002010-11-26T10:54:07.549-05:00

Sorry for neglecting the blog for a few months - I am happy to report that my lack of blogging is not tied to a lack of exercising but rather my attempt to finish my boyfriend's anniversary gift (see photo), keep up with my workouts, and entertain guests.The Army 10-Miler was in there somewhere as well and I totally rocked the race! Last year my time was 1:49 (avg pace 10:55). This year, I knew

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-40424611907777936612010-09-27T20:12:00.003-04:002010-09-27T20:24:12.434-04:00

After week one of three away from home (at a class) all I have to say about my exercise adjustments is "booya!" I wasn't sure I'd find a gym offering yoga or a body pump-esque class but I arrived at my hotel to find that not only is there one within 5 miles but my hotel has a special deal with them!So last week i got my body pump, yoga, and spin on at the gym and got in 2, 4 mile runs. With no

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-29360229292782743202010-09-16T15:25:00.002-04:002010-09-16T15:46:10.303-04:00

Well, since I'm sitting at home sick I might as well post an update of the last few weeks. But before I do, may I say I'm very perplexed by what happened today? I woke up at 5:00 AM as usual, went to the gym, put in 30 minutes on the stationary bike, felt a little tired (as I always do when I get up at 5:00) but great, went home, got ready for work, ate breakfast, put on my coat, and suddenly

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-90011847911019347192010-09-14T21:31:00.002-04:002010-09-14T21:33:57.411-04:00

Once I'm hitting my workouts, wrapping up my life for 3 weeks, packing, and driving to my training, I'll be back with a better update. But I didn't want to let the week go by without posting something.Last week was a killer week again - more to come this weekend.

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-63617457140499768932010-09-09T16:40:00.002-04:002010-09-09T16:41:10.507-04:00

DC Rainmaker is doing another giveaway for anyone who is interested.

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-19283330073850763922010-09-07T18:52:00.003-04:002010-09-07T19:08:33.422-04:00

Ok, I just have to brag about my super awesome running partner. We started running together because she wanted to improve her endurance and since I do intervals once a week, I thought I could help her out. She does a lot of other activities during the week (Body Pump, yoga, tennis, swimming) but has always had problems with her knees when she tries to run more than a mile. Until today the

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-78414744245895161292010-09-06T07:28:00.002-04:002010-09-06T07:55:16.537-04:00

It feels great to be heading into my fourth week of exercising 6 days a week. Yesterday on my 8 mile run (which I did with Lebihui again), I was surprised to find myself struggling to slow down enough to stay with him. This is shocking to me for several reasons: for one, he's always been a lot faster than I am. Secondly, he's a guy, and thirdly he has been putting in solid training 2-3 times a

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-70498420828759898892010-08-29T10:07:00.002-04:002010-08-29T10:36:21.650-04:00

I knocked out another great week of workouts this week. Last night as I was thinking back over my week I was excited I hit every workout and aside from my pulled shoulder, I feel fantastic! But the week seemed light for some reason. Maybe it was the fact that my muscles were acclimating to Body Pump and not hurting so much.... But then as I was laying out my running clothes and reviewing last

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-39887773959506310962010-08-22T22:55:00.003-04:002010-08-22T23:08:17.881-04:00

Well, so much for the best laid plans. I was all excited about sleeping until the late hour of 0630 on Friday and taking a nice break from working out when I got a phone call from my running buddy asking if we could run on Friday so she could go to Body Pump on Saturday. My head was screaming "nooooooooo!!!! I want sleep!!!" but I ignored it and we got up and ran a nice 1.75 miles before

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-20808984547444646872010-08-19T19:18:00.003-04:002010-08-19T19:31:27.502-04:00

Ok. Wow! I am super psyched to have made it through this week and to have gotten in EVERY.SINGLE.WORKOUT! Monday I went out for a 5 mile run - had to do the long distance to prepare for the Army 10 miler in October. I was excited to see that I negative-split the second half of the run and didn't have much residual pain.Tuesday I decided to be bold and try something entirely different: body

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-40825508802759036322010-08-13T20:36:00.002-04:002010-08-13T20:49:26.143-04:00

The good news is I'm putting my body in motion at least a few days a week and the even better news is I have a new running partner. I was sad when my previous running partner moved out of the area. In fact, the day she left I was lamenting how I'd have to get my butt out the door on my own when lo-and-behold, I ran into a friend E who said "I have one word for you: tennis!" This was music to

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-43234770402903402562010-08-12T17:29:00.002-04:002010-08-12T17:30:07.292-04:00

DC Rainmaker is giving away a Garmin Forerunner 310XT...go on over and register if you're interested.

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-40786199703858852642010-06-28T18:18:00.003-04:002010-06-28T18:52:19.480-04:00

Well, it is officially training season for me - 17 weeks until the Army 10 miler. Last year I ran this race simply for fun and since I did so well on training consistently last year, I've decided to go for speed this time. Now that I know my injuries from a few years ago won't come back as long as I stretch properly, I think I'm ready to see just what my body can do. That and I've read enough

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-25604072368661997372010-04-14T22:44:00.003-04:002010-04-14T23:21:15.549-04:00

It's been 9 days since I worked out last. I got that Monday run in but that was it for the week. I'm not setting the clock back to zero and starting over. I'm not calling this a failure. I'm recognizing that given a constraint of 24 hrs, and a choice between giving guests the ability to close their door for privacy or working out, the former was clearly more important. Last week it was a

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-84175621119967931322010-04-05T17:54:00.003-04:002010-04-05T18:02:11.905-04:00

I'm having a hard time getting motivated to go out running today. Last week on Wednesday, I was really feeling burned out and tired so I went to the gym, lifted weights, and skipped the cardio. On Thursday I was ready to rock and roll again but the girls in my office (there are only 3 of us) had planned to go out and celebrate the completion of projects, me joining the team, and our co-worker's

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-77023518343292789702010-03-26T23:54:00.003-04:002010-03-27T00:06:58.651-04:00

Week 2 is almost over and I am feeling energized and excited about working out. This is fantastic since the last few attempts I've made at working out regularly have crashed and burned by the end of week 2. The reason: trying to do too much too fast.This time, I'm doing a lot of things differently:1. I'm not trying to get up in the morning to work out. This is VERY important because I noticed

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-87445717635608515672010-03-20T23:28:00.003-04:002010-03-20T23:46:40.199-04:00

Friday was another wobbly health day for me. I put in my weight training but didn't feel like doing anything else. I ate a healthier lunch but a crappy dinner - all in all, not great but a little better than Thursday. I went to bed last night fretting over the bike ride I planned for today. See, my man is coming home from a conference tonight and I had to drop his car off at the train station

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-5411706043088545862010-03-18T22:35:00.002-04:002010-03-18T23:01:21.642-04:00

Day 2 at the gym yesterday went well. I put in a 2.5 mile run afterward and despite feeling like I was standing still, I improved my time by a few seconds. Today I didn't do anything - ran a bunch of errands and went grocery shopping.I'm debating about what to do tomorrow - run, workout, nothing? I'm towing with the idea of a 10 mile bike ride on Saturday so at a minimum I'm thinking it would

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-10168261855627506142010-03-15T22:35:00.003-04:002010-03-15T22:54:43.241-04:00

Mmmm...you know that thing about not eating out as much as I used to and being in a serious relationship. Yeah, about that. The former seems to be really great - controlled portions, controlled ingredients, etc. - except that my boyfriend is a bit of a foodie (a foodie with an affinity for sweets). I, being the wonderful girlfriend who wants to impress, made the mistake of making his second

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-22843071840865043082010-03-14T14:24:00.004-04:002010-03-14T22:01:29.884-04:00

I went running this morning. It was a nice easy 2.5 miles. I like that my new default is 2.5 miles. It's not 500 yds or 5 minutes - it's 2.5 miles.As is very apparent from the frequency of my posts, I've let my blog go. I needed to focus on a few things off-line and reflecting on the last year, I think it's paid off. Over the last year, I've made some great progress in a lot of areas in my

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-64763077011379686472010-03-02T19:57:00.004-05:002010-03-02T20:30:45.400-05:00

In perusing the NY Times today I ran across an article, "In Obesity Epidemic, What's One Cookie?", that made me both happy and frustrated. I was happy to see someone finally recognize that if you have a hundred pounds to lose, you probably aren't going to lose it by eating one less cookie every day. I was also elated to see someone acknowledge the drivers for why people eat so much food. At

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-54223520684041563212009-08-17T18:20:00.002-04:002009-08-17T18:41:46.180-04:00

Since I've been exercising on a mostly regular schedule for the last few months (with the exception of 2 weeks), I finally got brave and signed up for the Army 10 Miler in October. And of course, promptly upon signing up, I bonked on my long run. Wheels came off around mile 4 of a 7.2 mile loop when the nausea, listlessly drifting off to one side of the road or the other, and inability to

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-2469002382700937702009-07-18T19:33:00.002-04:002009-07-18T19:46:02.683-04:00

I remember when I started this blog that exercise and training were epic. It was all a metaphor, a way of putting myself through the paces to becoming something greater. Every run was compared to some area of my life and rarely did I find that a run was just a run.It's weird that now, almost every run is just a run. I still struggle with the long runs and have to find creative ways to motivate

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-89184284978262433612009-06-27T09:42:00.003-04:002009-06-27T09:56:47.811-04:00

All I have to say is the Blue Ridge mountains don't look that large until you have to run them. Finished the recovery week of Base 1 by "running" (more walking than running) a 3.2 mile route that was literally all downhill on the way out and all uphill on the way back - a consistent 5% grade over 1.6 miles and an elevation gain of 400 ft. That was followed by a day of sitting by pool and enjoying

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-76936398027127147532009-06-14T16:43:00.004-04:002009-06-14T16:52:56.703-04:00

I'm sorry, I'm heading into week 4 of my training program and week 3 of base phase 1? No, really...is that right??? 3 weeks and only one missed workout. I'm sorry, REALLY???? And no residual pain in any part of my body? (insert me doing the happy dance)Teehee! I can't tell you how much I love having a job that stays at work and promptly ends at 4:30 pm. I also can't tell you how much I love

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-80450117375233812762009-03-11T18:20:00.002-04:002009-03-11T18:37:18.542-04:00

All I have to say is CrossFit is the best kind of awful I have ever encountered in my life. I am so excited about it, I'm waking up in anticipation of my alarm clock. That's right - 4:35 AM, my eyes pop open and the first thought through my head is "is it time to get up yet?" It is promptly followed by the thought "get wha...?!" as I slowly register the pain that has made me practically

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-43652724011382666902009-03-09T17:54:00.002-04:002009-03-09T17:56:55.765-04:00

I think I'm in love!http://www.crossfit.com/

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-71706337116638248082009-01-25T17:55:00.003-05:002009-01-25T18:09:34.512-05:00

It feels good to be back. Back to running, back to myself, back in the middle of life, and back to writing. So much has changed in the last year. I left the city - partly out of fatigue, partly out of necessity, and partly because I realized I'd lost all of my creativity. I also left triathlon. Maybe not forever but just for now. I took several more months off and now I'm back to running at

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-13896127755260906282008-03-01T08:46:00.005-05:002008-03-01T09:31:24.838-05:00

I pulled a rookie move last weekend and paid for it this week: I went all out on my first race of the season and came down with a severe cold because of it. Rookie! Needless to say, I did no training this week but rather reacquainted myself with my couch, a lot of orange juice, and tried to recover as fast as possible. The week before though, was a smashing success: 5.5 workouts out of 6. 5.5?

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-45373811939373999212008-02-20T21:52:00.002-05:002008-02-20T22:14:48.109-05:00

Day 3 of base training and I'm 3 for 3 on the workout schedule. Today was the test. I didn't get up in time to swim before work, had dinner plans with friends, and was working all day. I wasn't sure how or if I would get my workout in. But after 6 hours of meetings (including a meeting over lunch), I declared the last hour of work a lunch hour and took off to get in 10 laps at the pool before

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-67948846996756910312008-02-16T09:36:00.003-05:002008-02-16T09:37:41.619-05:00

I'm alive and still here. Just super busy trying to make successful transitions.Here's an interesting article I saw on the causes of muscle fatigue. New research with new theories. Fascinating!

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-28152670424045950122007-12-01T12:56:00.001-05:002007-12-01T14:11:00.657-05:00

Breaking up sucks. In the last seven days alone I have cycled through intense feelings of anger, sadness, fury, empowerment, anxiety, and overwhelmingness. For some reason, breaking up is always particularly difficult for me. I tend to hold on a lot longer than many of my friends think I should. To be completely honest, it frustrates me when friends give me the glib "get over it!" response

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-28521104788509287852007-10-11T09:46:00.000-04:002007-10-11T10:27:54.458-04:00

Ah, how quickly we forget. Why did I come here? Why did I start training for triathlons? I know the answers in a rote memorization kind of way. But the things that have happened in the last two weeks reminded me that all too often, I forget the deeper level of my motivation.It's a blessing and a curse that I am so understanding. A blessing because I am always willing to look at myself and

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-44719746764194255992007-10-05T14:04:00.001-04:002007-10-05T14:31:11.811-04:00

Well, Trifeist was definitely correct in her observation that Ys can be tricky. A mere 48 hrs after my last post, I cut my Y loose. It's not over (yet) - in a surprising move, he came back and asked if we could talk about it. So tomorrow afternoon we're getting together.I'm feeling nervous, scared, proud, and impatient right now. Nervous, scared, and impatient are probably pretty

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-83115655670491219542007-09-27T14:04:00.000-04:002007-09-27T14:19:24.792-04:00

Ahem. Now that I have my rant off my chest, I will apologize once again for neglecting my blog for so long. Life.has.been.crazy!On August 9 I finished my masters degree - officially! There was that pesky little language requirement hanging over my head and I finally took care of it. On August 13, I moved - again. Some of you might remember me moving at the beginning of the summer that was a

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-84093071015555064392007-09-26T11:42:00.000-04:002007-09-26T12:03:49.715-04:00

Has it really been a month since I last posted? Shame on me! And shame on me for coming back to post a rant. Well, I'll get to a life update soon but today, I have a huge bee-hive in my bonnet!I stupidly thought that in April, ONE MONTH after my spring break trip to the Bahamas, all of my troubles with travelocity.com had finally received an apology in the form of a useful $100 voucher. This

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-67223621259246097242007-08-18T13:18:00.000-04:002007-08-18T13:24:03.226-04:00

From this weekend's NY Times Magazine. Good reading people, good reading.And I quote: "“Fun” is what happens when you enter that zone where the ordinary is suspended and the normal rules of time and space are strikingly rearranged."And if that doesn't do it for you, what about this tongue-in-cheek reference to triathletes: "Almost inevitably, I’d fallen into a triathlon stage, a near mandatory

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-88506934952417944652007-07-20T06:44:00.001-04:002007-07-20T06:50:25.378-04:00

...or insanity (I'm still trying to decide) is, in my opinion, spontaneously waking up at 6 or 6:15 every morning. I have never in my entire life been a morning person. When I was working at the university gym last year and I had to get up at 4am it was like pulling teeth to get me up. And the only way I did it was by religiously going to bed at 9pm. To put that into perspective (because I'm

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-40164786248864463812007-07-19T17:08:00.000-04:002008-12-11T12:25:38.943-05:00

How's this for productivity? I know, it has nothing to do with triathlon but my 6 month project of cleaning out my email is DONE! Every last task taken care of! Woohoo!

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Wow! It seems like eternity since the last time I wrote a post. The last month has been so surreal I'm still pinching myself to see if it's real and part of me is skeptical that it is. There's a ton to say so I'll just start posting more often.SEASON CANCELLATION (AKA BEWARE OF MAKING EXCUSES)After pain-staking deliberation, I have decided to officially cancel the rest of my 2007 season. I

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-29497162931812960672007-06-02T08:55:00.000-04:002007-06-02T09:08:36.902-04:00

It's over. Two weeks of being back on the road and it's over....again. I am officially old and must officially start hiring movers instead of moving myself. I can pick up large and heavy objects but only if I'm willing to lose my rights to train for races. Can I just say I am SO frustrated! But I guess the good news is I know what my trigger is.I moved into a new apartment this week. Big,

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-28816414951549316832007-05-24T18:03:00.000-04:002007-05-24T18:10:17.990-04:00

I did my first official run yesterday. Only went 1.5 miles but I went all out to see how slow I am after being away from the sport for 6 months. The result: an average 10:30 min/mi! Looks like that LSD really payed off as far as keeping me up to speed. It felt good to go running yesterday. To feel like I was pushing myself, working on becoming stronger. I love that mental space that comes

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-13527572853416645092007-05-15T23:26:00.000-04:002007-05-15T23:41:38.739-04:00

My semester is officially over. And in my last official semester, I managed to finish it all on time for the first time. No extensions, no melt-downs, it was smooth sailing all the way through. YAY!In the wake of being done, I've been cleaning my room in preparation for moving at the end of the month and spending my birthday money. A pair of these, a new set of these, along with new

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-82104275900993764482007-05-05T14:15:00.000-04:002007-05-05T14:23:28.618-04:00

So tell me, what is the best possible gift a person could give me for my birthday this year? That's right - an all clear for any and all forms of exercise! I AM BACK!!!!!I decided that for my birthday, instead of going out and celebrating with my friends like most people do (don't worry, there is a party on Monday night - to celebrate my birthday and the successful end of the school year), I

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-49613551168628571592007-04-20T13:41:00.000-04:002007-04-20T13:42:55.274-04:00

While I will be missing out on competing at Collegiate Nationals this year, here's wishing everyone down there the best of luck:

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I want to acknowledge the tragedy of Virginia Tech but I will limit my comments to these.Today, my tri rant, is about bike fitting. I went and ordered my "extremely" small handlebars last week and ended up in what felt like a pissing match with the guy who originally fit me to my bike. I just went in to order my handlebar and he got upset because he was sure that the bar was too small. So he "

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I finally did it. I called up our cycling coach and went to have him check out my bike fit today. May I just say, I heart my cycling team! Amazing people - truly amazing! Mind you, when I bought my bike, I had it fitted by the shop I bought it from. But to anyone who is doing this, beware of statements like "flatten your back out more. No, more! No...you're not flattening your back out."

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Ok! I'm sick and tired of the injury investigation! It is so frustrating to be sitting by watching my 2007 slip away. I'm already missing out on my first race on April 22 and according to my calculations this was the week to start training for this year's Half Ironman. I went to my physical therapist yesterday with mixed emotions. I went running on Sunday and had no hip flexor pain. My hip

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I'm finally back on my feet after being sick for a week and a half and I think I've finally caught up on my life a little bit. Being flat on my back gave me ample time to reflect on my fabulous week in the Bahamas.This was the first vacation I've taken by myself. I did on purpose, actually. A friend of mine from school invited me to Puerto Rico with a huge group from our program but I declined

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Well, I'm back safe and sound from vacation. The Bahamas was amazing! I had forgotten how much I LOVE island culture! Laid back, calm, it was the perfect trip that put me in the perfect mood for my return trip (there's a lot more to report from the Bahamas but I'll leave it for my next post). Suffice it to say the return trip from the vacation bordered on epic. I got the privilege of spending

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Spring break has finally arrived and I will be enjoying my very last foreseeable vacation lounging on the beach in the Bahamas. Not sure if I'll have access to internet while I'm gone but upon my return, you can be guaranteed pictures and stories.

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Do you see that pretty little training log over there? It logs 6 days of exercise last week and it should be highlighted that one of those days was all about my favorite kind of dancing: bhangra! Naturally the hip is flaring up but I'm being kindly persistent. Went swimming instead of running on the worst days. This week is midterm week and the week before spring break so we'll see how the

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I've been unsuccessfully trying to write this report since Sunday. And then today, this arrived in my inbox and I knew the perspective to take. Last week was a survival week. One of those weeks where a tidal wave comes crashing over your head and you lose sight of where you've come from, where you're going, and in that split moment, begin to panic and drown. I got stuck in an old pattern of

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I admit it. I got a little knocked off balance. This whole "no training" thing is kind of hard on my blog life. I mean, come on! How am I supposed to wax eloquent on stuff when my creative mojo has been taken away?Well, if you let your gaze wander on over to the right side of my blog, and if you happen to click on the training log to see what I've been doing this month you'll see two

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I usually avoid this holiday all together but this year I've decided to go out and celebrate the best valentine ever: myself. It's kind of funny because I'm very good at being everyone else's valentine but not my own. So this year, in the year of invincibility, this too will change. I will become my own best valentine.

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Hey guys. I'm here. I know I've dropped off on my minimum of once-a-week posts. Life is being particularly crazy right now. So I'm taking a little bit of a blogging break and will return with details when I can get it all sorted out.

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The Arabic has been dropped. Not by the professor but by me. That's right. I think I finally learned the lesson - and it was clearly not the lesson I thought I was supposed to learn at the beginning of the semester. The real lesson I'm supposed to take away from this: playing catch up is better than selling yourself short to finish on time. I do believe I will be very slow to forget this

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Well, I have some good news: I've graduated to once a week physical therapy! The better part of that news is I can walk at least one block without pain and am maintaining hip stabilization on my own. YAY! And that's not all. I've been given the definitive test. When I can complete this one specific exercise, I will be given license to get back on a bike and start running again. There is

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When you're at the pool you can see them from a mile away. Their arms are bent, shielding their face as they pull their head away, eyes squeezed shut - afraid that the liquid beneath them will betray them. Their bodies are edging towards the fetal position instead of being stretched long and lean in the water - a tiny ball instead of tall and trusting. They are fear.I've never looked that way

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3iron has tagged me.1. Describe a memory from your first triathlon ever.That feeling of getting off the bike and you're so cold you can't feel your toes or your feet. Then being so glad you bothered to buy yankz laces because the poor guy next to you in transition can't feel his fingers and therefore can't tie his shoelaces. And all of this leads up to the feet warming up again. I will never

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First of all, can someone tell me if the video isn't loading? It doesn't load on my Mac but that may just be a Mac problem."It is the passion flowing right on through your veinsAnd it's the feeling that you're oh so glad you cameIt is the moment you remember you're aliveIt is the air you breathe, the element, the fireIt is that flower that you took the time to smellIt is the power that you know

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People, I have conquered a demon. A cycling demon to be precise. Some of you may remember this incident and how much I struggled just to get to the skills rides for my cycling club last fall. Well, tis a new semester and a new set of skills rides. Today was the first one. Of course it was today, the day we FINALLY got snow (YAY!). And of course, the skill being practiced: turning. Snow and

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Hello, my name is Habeela. Yes, I know that means I'm politely crazy. If you come from the right part of Jordan, it means I don't even have a brain.I've decided that in the last year I've done a lot of very sane things and people might begin to wonder why my nickname is Habeela, so I've gone out and done something absolutely insane: I'm taking on two semesters of Arabic in one. Why would I do

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Today's video: Try - Nelly FurtadoI was going through some of my old blog posts and found this. I know I've said it before, but I'll say it again - it's nice to look back and see just how far you've come and to reaffirm that you're still out there tri-ing (or trying as the case may be).As promised, here is the 2007 list of goals I hope will bring me closer to being invincible. So without

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The week started off well. I got in a few bike trainer sessions, was sleeping a decent number of hours every night, and generally making good progress.And then the weather turned. I knew it would happen eventually, but the middle of January is a little late and I was starting to hope that perhaps I'd outgrown this stupid weather-sympathetic illness. See, every year when the weather turns cold,

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That has been the question over the last few months as I've been in rehab for some knee pain that started plaguing me near the end of the 2006 season. My amazing physical therapist has been manually readjusting my spine and hips for about two months now. In the meantime my LSD walks have progressed into LSD jogs and yesterday the verdict was given: stop running. Again.But this time, it's nice

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Happy Belated New Years!I'm a little surprised I'm still on vacation. 2007 has started at top speed, which has caused me to neglect my blog for a few weeks. I've been making some hard decisions, facing a few tough realities, and generally feeling good about what lays ahead of me in 2007.I'm still feeling extremely proud of everything I accomplished in 2006, but as far as I've come, it's become

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I just don't know where to begin. There is so much to say. So perhaps a metaphor is a good place to start. I know I mention it a lot but on my worst days I think back to the first day I went running: one minute and I was doubled over and done. Then one minute became two and two became four, and four turned into a mile, two miles - a half ironman. But that first day I couldn't imagine how I'd

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I am eager to report on my week but fear jinxing myself if I say anything before the last final has been turned in. Therefore, I'm delaying my weekly report until Tuesday night.And if the next 3 days are anything like the last week, you will definitely want to be around for the report.

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The summary:1. 8 hrs of sleep: 5 days2. Days exercised: 13. Skills rides: NA (next ride is scheduled for 2007)4. Days stretched: 25. Total lbs lost: 4 (added 2 lbs this week)Talk about brutal weeks. Well, actually I don't really want to talk about it. I'm a recovering perfectionist and the moment that defines just how far into recovery I am appears during finals. Well, my perfectonistic self

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This morning I got on the scale and you will never believe what number appeared before me:140.6That's right folks, I officially weigh the same as the number of miles in an Ironman. I don't know which is more amazing - that it's the magic IM number or that it puts me within 10lbs of my goal weight!Either way it has to be a good sign.

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I know. It's been two weeks since I've posted an Invincible Report. I didn't want to post one last week without knowing how bad the damage from Thanksgiving was and by the time I knew that, well - we were almost to the end of this week.And this week has been all about juggling. Finals are starting and as usual I feel less than prepared. So between recovering from the holiday and picking up

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1. daily vocabulary includes the acronym LSD and it does not refer to an illegal substance2. your closet contains equal number of exercise clothes and work clothes3. when traveling, youa. view security checkpoints as an excellent time to practice your transition times (shoes off, coat off, put everything aside, walk through the detector, shoes on, coat on, grab bag - run!)b. are at risk for

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In the Middle East whenever anyone has anything to be thankful for, they say "el-Hamdallah" which means "praise be to God".Simple questions such as "how are you" are responded to with "el-Hamdallah". Because everything is a gift.Tomorrow morning I will wake up and go have coffee with friends at a cafe overlooking the pier. The Pier. It's only an object and yet to me it represents everything I

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I admit it, I heart good doctors.I think I managed not to post about my most disturbing visit to an orthopedist who looked at the problem I was having with my knee (if you're new to Habeela-land, my left knee has been popping posteriorly and I've got all manner of eroneous left leg pain). This orthopedist can only be described in words I will not say because I have the illusion of being a lady.

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It was a mixed bag this week. I did great on all of my goals except the skills ride. And yet, while I'm pissed off at myself for bailing on the ride, I'm also proud of myself. Those of you who have been following my blog for awhile know how anxious I am on the bike. Showing up to skills ride took a lot of guts for me because: 1. I'm deathly afraid of being in close spaces with other people on

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big time. And yes, I'm referring to the cycling, pace-line kind of dropped.Skills ride with the Cycling Club. Yes, I'm sure they said it was a skills ride, not a training ride.I know I'm slow. I know I have a lot of work to do. I know I have no aerobic capacity when it comes to hills - especially when it comes to staying with the pack on the hills. Ummm...that's kind of why I'm going to the

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After haiving severe nutrition difficulties last season, it has come to my attention that a lot of the problem was probably due to the fact that I was constantly working out at a very high heart rate. And since one of my big goals in 2007 is to get faster, it seems rather clear that one of my main objectives this winter needs to be building a huge aerobic vault that will be filled during the

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Something very odd is happening to me.1. I'm starting to detect subtle differences between things like hunger and thirst.2. Food is no longer comforting - it's just food.3. That list over there to the left - for the first time, spaces in that list irritate me enough to make me prevent them (and please notice that so far I'm 11-0. Too bad that's a list of silly things like drinking 8 glasses of

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Summary:1. Avg hours slept each night: 42. Times worked out: 2 times (10 minutes on the bike, walked 1 mile to school)3. Bike skills worked on: 04. Weight loss: redefined base weight5. Days stretched: 0This week was definitely the test week. And all things considered I passed with flying colors. I know what you're thinking...WHAT?! Those are TERRIBLE NUMBERS up there in the summary section.Yes

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It's one of those days.

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The road construction? The tea I had at 6pm? The news that my grandmother is in the hospital....again (5th time this month)? The impending doom of midterms? Whatever it was, I just could NOT sleep last night. I finally dozed off around 3:30 or 4am and strangely enough I decided not to get up at 5:30 to go workout. I'll try to squeeze in some strength training and trainer action this

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The summary:1. Got 7.5-8 hrs of sleep 5 nights this week2. Trained 4 days this week (1 day of Tai Chi and 1 day of strength training)3. worked on cycling skills 2 days4. gained one lb (no biggie - there's always next week)5. stretched 5 days this weekSo it was the less than ideal week but next week will be better I'm sure. To be quite honest, I'm pretty happy with last week since I'm in the

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If she can do it, anyone can do it. And now I understand why she never talks about pain.

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This is a new one for me. Life is going along pretty well - I'm in the middle of midterms, I'm not having anxiety attacks, I'm getting stuff done, I feel calm and collected, but I'm getting particularly weepy at this (it's all about the Newby-Fraser and the Allen), and this. Ok. I know I'm sentimental but what on earth?! This is just ridiculous!Oh wait. It's not ridiculous, it's a new, more

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So I'm cruising around my favorite website for tracking calories (SparkPeople) and found this article about the benefits of weighing in every day and having a support system. Ordinarily I wouldn't find this very note-worthy but I have found that the benefit of a support system also extends to exercise in general. One of the biggest benefits of blogging for me has been keeping me accountable to

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I am SOOO geeked out about this report! Go ahead...ask me how my week was?! No really....ask!The recap:1. got 7.5-8 hrs of sleep every single night2. worked out 6 times this week (only got in one day of weights but that's better than none)3. went to the Cycling Team's skills ride4. LOST 2 LBS!5. Stretched times 5!Now that is the beginning of a great streak! It's midterms and I squeezed all of

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When I first started blogging and was looking for my cyber identity, Bolder gave me some advice that stuck with me. He said that he chose his cyber identity as a statement of aspiration. Well, after he said that I asked myself several times, "what is it that I want to be?" And as much as I tried to avoid or ignore the answer, it was always "invincible".I never ended up making that my cyber

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Just the title of this entry should tell you just how much time I've been spending studying. I'm afraid I'm starting to get a bit cynical as I enter the "overstudying" phase. I've been completely frustrated as life has been started spinning out of control, the stress has mounted, and with it my desire to eat or do anything helpful has almost vanished. I'm at the beginning of the third week of

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Per Bolder's insightful request, here's some more information about the ACL (anterior cruciate ligament). The picture to the left is what the ligament looks like from the side and just below it is what the ACL looks like from the front.ACL injuries, if not attended to early enough, often results in surgery that can end your days of competition. Thankfully, my ACL injury is very mild and my

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-1160137307743478612006-10-06T08:21:00.000-04:002006-11-11T20:12:07.237-05:00

The word you never want your doctor to utter is ACL. Yup. That's the verdict on the knee popping I've been experiencing for a few months now. Thankfully she thinks the problem is from over-worked quads and under-worked hamstrings but she's sending me to an orthopod to get it checked out. My other quad pain she thinks is from tight hip flexors which has caused one hip to to be higher than the

Habeelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340055935889970661noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554410.post-1159714773675234612006-10-01T10:58:00.000-04:002006-11-11T20:12:06.323-05:00

Who said Americans know how to do more than push buttons?

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The TruthI went to the gym for Tai Chi and to lift weights yesterday morning. My body has been feeling really old in the last week - all manner of aches and pains have been plaguing me. But after the strength training was over I felt strong and all of the pain was gone. It was gone until this morning that is. Boy am I sore today! But at least it isn't the "what did I screw up" kind of pain.

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After using the first three weeks of school as an excuse not to train, it's time to state my intentions for the off-season.I commit to the following goals:1. become consistent in exercising 6 days a week2. strength train 2x per week3. improve cycling technique/economy (pretty much anything faster than 14.5 mph would make this goal successful)4. maintain minimal fitness levels in swimming and

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I remember when I lost my mind.It happened in November of 2005I was out of touchBecause I knew too muchThe irony is that the day I lost my mind is also the day that saved my life. The wake up call. You know the one - the day when the world shows its hand and you can't ignore that it just sucks!People who get the wake up call and answer it - we're the lucky ones. We're the ones who stop

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Before I begin with the report, I just want to say that this was a small but outstandingly organized race. The proceeds went to benefit hemophilia research so there were no medals, no nifty designs on the caps - it was simple but well done. If anyone is looking for a nice tri in upstate New York, the Finger Lakes Triathlon is definitely a good one to do.And now, the report:The day before the

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I got sick on the way there, it was 50 degrees this morning, my love/hate relationship with hills is evolving, time from start to end: 3:48:43, and all I have to say is some people are just not nice.More details tomorrow, right now, I need sleep.

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Good luck to all of the bloggers out there doing IMMoo this weekend. It's going to be one awesome day and I'm completely annoyed that I can't get results until late on Sunday night.Tomorrow I depart for my last race of the season and I feel completely unprepared. But really, I just don't care. I'm showing up. I'm toeing the line. And I'm just going to have fun. Carbo loading commenced today

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Five days and counting until my last race of the season: Finger Lakes Triathlon. It's an Olympic distance race and quite frankly, I just don't care. I'm trying to care but I just don't. Burned out. Ready for off-season, prepared to focus on school and work for a few months before I start this whole cycle all over again, ready to put the life lessons on hold while I come up for air and

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