Hello my friends,
I know I totally suck as a blogger only
dropping in once a month.
A lot has happened lately and my brain is
in a bit of a spin.
So the last time I dropped by I had just
signed up for Dopey this still running around my brain but I’m super excited
about this challenge.
Meanwhile I went to do the Pixie Dust
Challenge at Disneyland. It was the first time I’ve ever done a RunDisney 5K that
started in the park.
At first I was totally confused as there
was no corral on my bib, so I just made sure to be there when it opened. As the race announcers talked they did refer
to corral A, B and C. So in this case entirely dependant on when you arrived.
It had rained which made parts of the park
uber slippery so I took it slow. A super
fun part was we were instructed to crow whenever we saw Peter Pan’s shadow and
throughout the back lot they had projected images of Peter Pan. Well my crow
sounds more like a rooster but it was super fun just as you came around the
corner you’d hear crowing so you knew there was a Peter Pan.
Saturday was the 10K, I’ve done this one
before and it was an enjoyable run. My favourite part of this one is were
coming through California Adventure and a Pirate tried to haggle with me –
“Arggh you keep the shadow and I’ll keep the gold” but my reply was “Argghh –
no deal!”. He called me a smart pirate.
Sunday was the half and it started out
coolish but soon heated up.
Now I discovered when I laid out my run
stuff that I again forgot the doohickey that attached to the heart monitor
strap. My downfall is I wash the strap before and of course have to take that
part. I didn’t check the strap and alas no HR capabilities. Now the last time
this happened at Avengers I actually bought a new HR strap, well it was an
improvement on my current one. Now this time I did check to see if there was a
strap but there wasn’t so I ran without it.
My strategy for chafing is diaper cream
first then when it starts to heal and crust over I switch to Vaseline. It drove
me bananas when I got home because it was constantly rubbing against clothes
but it’s finally mostly healed.
The following weekend I went to a Hay House
“I can do it” conference in Edmonton. The original appeal was a chance to see
Dr. Wayne Dyer in person but the two days were awesome. Out of 10 speakers I
only found 2 a little meh.
I came home with a ton of books and
homework, and quite a few aha moments. I really enjoyed Robert Holden as he’s
got a great sense of humour while still relaying a poignant message.
There was a medium by the Colette Baron-Reid that gave me goosebumps. I know that not everyone believes in this sort
of thing but I found the experience sincere.
Anita Moorjani was incredible describing
her near death experience.
A lot of them also spoke of weight loss
especially the self sabotage we bring on ourselves. For me that really comes
down to self love. I sabotage because I’m scared of succeeding. Why am I scared
of succeeding? Part of me thinks is I don’t know a skinny me, having been chubby
all my life.
I need to let that go, if I honour my
health and well being then I’ll discover who I am on the path.
