tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4408918659716761213.post2376162056358025299..comments2023-10-16T05:48:47.581-05:00Comments on KONABARBIE: Running the Pensacola MarathonKristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02129510013013288458noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4408918659716761213.post-17250058042124806582011-11-22T23:23:47.568-06:002011-11-22T23:23:47.568-06:00i have ADD issues, too. i think it's adult-on...i have ADD issues, too. i think it's adult-onset, from too much stimuli, too many options.<br />the more yoga you do, the more it helps with focusing on other things. so they say...<br />running and other speed-based fitness is more goal-oriented and yoga is more "in the present". western vs. eastern ideology. :)Stephanie Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13208066564509737843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4408918659716761213.post-2461816293251896812011-11-22T16:14:52.361-06:002011-11-22T16:14:52.361-06:00I guess staying aware is my problem. It would be ...I guess staying aware is my problem. It would be problem for anybody like me that has ADD. I'm working on it! Running would be hard to give up. I love it best.Kristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02129510013013288458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4408918659716761213.post-76701530137211576892011-11-20T20:37:01.021-06:002011-11-20T20:37:01.021-06:00with yoga, it is challenging at first to be presen...with yoga, it is challenging at first to be present and aware, especially if one is accustomed to a different type of fitness challenge. when i first started yoga, i thought- "ok....that was kind of lame...i don't feel any different. i don't get it." i stuck with it off and on through the years, and finally now have challenged myself to take it further. (i can finally do that real cross-legged pose and some other stuff i haven't been able to do since childhood.) i still consider myself a novice. <br />i still like my cardio, don't get me wrong! no one can get me away from that spin bike, no way. i love that. but i can't do without my yoga either.<br />if you ever give up running marathons, i'd definitely keep cycling since it's less hard on your body. as you know, i can't run. just can't get into it and i suck at it anyway. but spinning, oh yeah! that's my cardio of choice. i like that anaerobic feeling, getting my heart rate up to 180-something, but i'm never sore afterwards. then again, in the 45 spin classes i never get over 20 miles. i guess if i rode longer i'd be sore. <br />we don't have spinervals here. sounds interesting!Stephanie Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13208066564509737843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4408918659716761213.post-52981626678192564982011-11-20T16:29:10.270-06:002011-11-20T16:29:10.270-06:00i liked the yoga class, but an hour of that kind o...i liked the yoga class, but an hour of that kind of focus was tough for me. I liked spinervals better. Yoga is a good balance, but I need more cardio I think.Kristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02129510013013288458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4408918659716761213.post-64279821202864070502011-11-20T12:20:26.356-06:002011-11-20T12:20:26.356-06:00my opinion- if you want it: find another outlet. ...my opinion- if you want it: find another outlet. i keep going back to the yoga thing (i've been a slacker in that department the past couple of weeks, but working on getting myself back into gear). yoga helps with everything! there's that mind-body-spirit connection that you take with you throughout the day. you customize your practice to fit whatever you need to work on. you can even get a great cardio workout if you do certain practices- ashtanga, vinyasa flows...Stephanie Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13208066564509737843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4408918659716761213.post-52758139732335843142011-11-15T22:07:24.266-06:002011-11-15T22:07:24.266-06:00It hasn't been easy to stay focused for me eit...It hasn't been easy to stay focused for me either. I don't enjoy it as much as I use too but I am to obsessive/compulsive to stop. After Ironman Canada i got burned out from all the training, but wanted to continue to keep the fitness. That is why I went ahead and signed up for the 1/2 IM in Hawaii, an Ironman in Idaho, and Pensacola Marathon. I didn't really train for any of them. I totally backed out of the IM (even I'm not stupid enough to do a full IM without proper training) and the other two were very very slow and very very painful!! (But i finished!)Kristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02129510013013288458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4408918659716761213.post-7267008480113682842011-11-13T23:45:38.142-06:002011-11-13T23:45:38.142-06:00congrats on the finishing the marathon! who wouldn...congrats on the finishing the marathon! who wouldn't love running through downtown p'cola. it's so colorful and historic. i think my aunt did that marathon a few times...she was a runner "back in the way" til she quit because she didn't think it made any difference in her health and looks, plus as a busy nurse she felt something had to give. so she took up eating chocolate instead. (i'm not kidding- those are her words.)<br /><br />honestly, i am amazed that you've been running in marathons and triathlons for so long. it is not so easy to have that kind of focus and discipline.Stephanie Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13208066564509737843noreply@blogger.com