lovely day here. sunny, calm, about 3 degrees. i had 25.3k of running today, which included an early morning run after an unplanned extra early wake up call due to a fire alarm, and a late afternoon run down the rennie river trail to quidi vidi lake. never thought i would see grass, trails, and unfrozen ponds in january here!
Jenn
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
January 5, 2010 - another quick update
felt rather sluggish today. only a light 4k run then back inside to rest and do some work on the computer. hoping to feel more energetic tomorrow and have a nice long run in what is supposed to be a beautiful sunny morning!
Jenn
Jenn
Monday, January 4, 2010
January 3, 2010 - cold rainy day
hehe, cold rainy day could probably be the title for at least 300 of the 365 days out of the year for someone who lives in Newfoundland... But you know, i still love it here. the air is so fresh and pure, and the ponds, walking trails, and ocean are still beautiful to see in the rain.. and the wildlife such as ducks, squirrels and the rare occasional rabbit can still cheer anyone up!
i ran 5k today and swam 4k in the pool, for a nice overall light workout. the visit at the pond on rainy days is always more fun because the ducks are usually hungrier as nobody else has dropped by to feed them..
the rest of my day was spent on the couch watching week #17 of 17 of the NFL season, as several teams struggled to get that one last win to get themselves into the playoffs.
i guess the christmas season is officially over tomorrow, and i look forward to getting down to some serious business with my some Plan Bs and Plan Cs as far as strategies to find meaningful employment,and to improve my health and fitness.
Jenn
i ran 5k today and swam 4k in the pool, for a nice overall light workout. the visit at the pond on rainy days is always more fun because the ducks are usually hungrier as nobody else has dropped by to feed them..
the rest of my day was spent on the couch watching week #17 of 17 of the NFL season, as several teams struggled to get that one last win to get themselves into the playoffs.
i guess the christmas season is officially over tomorrow, and i look forward to getting down to some serious business with my some Plan Bs and Plan Cs as far as strategies to find meaningful employment,and to improve my health and fitness.
Jenn
Sunday, January 3, 2010
January 2, 2010 - sunny warm day!
An amazing 5 degrees here today with the sun peaking through made for lovely conditions to be outside for a run and a visit to the pond. 15k of light running for me this afternoon, after a nice long sleep in. no swim in favour of being outside instead. what a lovely day it was!
the sun is still setting very early though, so it's been several hours inside continuing to struggle with signal issues from Rogers Cable. this is 4 days in a row they have had major outages in Newfoundland. they keep thinking they have the problem fixed, but it seems to come back every day. this has essentially ruined 4 days of bowl games for me.. but at least some channels have gotten through ok, so i've at least gotten to watch some of them. it will be interesting to see if we have more problems tomorrow, as the 400 series special sports channels seem to be the ones most affected.
Jenn
the sun is still setting very early though, so it's been several hours inside continuing to struggle with signal issues from Rogers Cable. this is 4 days in a row they have had major outages in Newfoundland. they keep thinking they have the problem fixed, but it seems to come back every day. this has essentially ruined 4 days of bowl games for me.. but at least some channels have gotten through ok, so i've at least gotten to watch some of them. it will be interesting to see if we have more problems tomorrow, as the 400 series special sports channels seem to be the ones most affected.
Jenn
Friday, January 1, 2010
January 1, 2010 - off to a good start
well, yesterday's turned out to be a cold and windy day. Kim and I attended the Running Room's resolution run, where we both got our hands on a really nice running jacket. it was Kim's first run in 8 weeks, so we took it easy and just did 2k. It was fun to finally run with Kim again after such a long time.
later that night, i took in a new years eve party and got off to a good start with a 4k run home at 1 am.
after a good sleep, i was off to some friends for a new years day lunch feast! and then it was a run over to the pond for my first visit with the ducks in 2010.
more cable problems with rogers meant that i missed out on a couple of the bowl games. this time, in addition to the 400 series sports channels, about 80% of basic cable was down for about 4 hours! but it appears they are back on now so i have been enjoying the rose bowl and look forward to watching cincy take a shot at upsetting Florida in the sugar bowl. i still can't believe rogers continues to have signal problems. the technical support folks seem to be clueless as to what is going on. luckily, i have found a couple of tape trader websites, so there's a chance i can still get my hands on copies of the bowl games i have missed. perfect timing huh? cable has been fine all fall but the glitches hit right in the peak of bowl season.. always seems to be the case!
looking forward to getting back to the pool tomorrow for my first swim since dec 23. i am determined to get the swiming levels back to where they were in 2008.
Jenn
later that night, i took in a new years eve party and got off to a good start with a 4k run home at 1 am.
after a good sleep, i was off to some friends for a new years day lunch feast! and then it was a run over to the pond for my first visit with the ducks in 2010.
more cable problems with rogers meant that i missed out on a couple of the bowl games. this time, in addition to the 400 series sports channels, about 80% of basic cable was down for about 4 hours! but it appears they are back on now so i have been enjoying the rose bowl and look forward to watching cincy take a shot at upsetting Florida in the sugar bowl. i still can't believe rogers continues to have signal problems. the technical support folks seem to be clueless as to what is going on. luckily, i have found a couple of tape trader websites, so there's a chance i can still get my hands on copies of the bowl games i have missed. perfect timing huh? cable has been fine all fall but the glitches hit right in the peak of bowl season.. always seems to be the case!
looking forward to getting back to the pool tomorrow for my first swim since dec 23. i am determined to get the swiming levels back to where they were in 2008.
Jenn
Dec 31, 2009 - it's over, thankfully!
well, 2009 was probably the most challenging and negative year of my entire life. so many bad things happened to me that weren't fair.. it was just one thing after another. guess that's what happens to transsexuals in a world that is full of bigotry, transphobia, and outright hate and discrimination.
i certainly hope that 2010 is better, although i am not very optimistic about it. this is going to be a year of survival, where i take life one day at a time, with the ultimate goal of surviving each day with the daily goal of achieving 4 things: a visit to the pond to see the ducks, having food on the table, having a daily estrogen pill, and having a roof over my head to sleep each night. if i can achieve all four of these things for 365 days in a row, i will consider 2010 a success. anything else will be icing on the cake!
icing which i hope will include a new job, a change in provincial government health care policies to include surgery and other care deemed needed for transsexuals, and a year in which i better learn to manage the physical challenges of being on estrogen and going thru the feminizing process - and get some weight off and continue to excel in my running and swimming.. hopefully a year that includes some great marathon runs, and some great trips to see family and friends on the mainland..
i finished 2009 having run 4002km, an annual record for me. this included 7 officially sanctioned marathon runs, including the Boston Marathon and World Outgames Marathon in Copenhagen Denmark, where i gold medalled, and became what appears to be the first formally-sanctioned transsexual in world history to complete a marathon. It was also the year i joined the MarathonManiacs.com and achieved their level 5 status while running 3 marathons in 8 days, in what ended up being 5 marathons in 30 days.
i only managed 335k in the pool, which is only 48% of what i swam last year. but i did manage to participate in my first ever swim meet, also at the World Outgames, where i set a personal best in the 1500M freestyle and took home another gold medal!
it was also a great year in terms of reaching out and giving back to the community, both in terms of becoming a volunteer running coach, and in terms of taking on countless pieces of advocacy
work for the rights of transsexuals.
after losing 70 pounds in a span of 18 months from Jan 07 - July 08, i managed to gain back 30 of them in the following 18 months, which is something i expected with the hormonal side of my transition. i sense that the worst of the adjustment period is over, and i can now expect to get used to more stable hormone levels, which means i should be able to start losing weight again if i am a little more careful with my calories and pick it back up a notch in terms of training.
well, i'm sure there will be more reflecting back on the year that was, and the year ahead, in the coming days in these blog pages!
hope everyone has a great 2010!
Jennifer
i certainly hope that 2010 is better, although i am not very optimistic about it. this is going to be a year of survival, where i take life one day at a time, with the ultimate goal of surviving each day with the daily goal of achieving 4 things: a visit to the pond to see the ducks, having food on the table, having a daily estrogen pill, and having a roof over my head to sleep each night. if i can achieve all four of these things for 365 days in a row, i will consider 2010 a success. anything else will be icing on the cake!
icing which i hope will include a new job, a change in provincial government health care policies to include surgery and other care deemed needed for transsexuals, and a year in which i better learn to manage the physical challenges of being on estrogen and going thru the feminizing process - and get some weight off and continue to excel in my running and swimming.. hopefully a year that includes some great marathon runs, and some great trips to see family and friends on the mainland..
i finished 2009 having run 4002km, an annual record for me. this included 7 officially sanctioned marathon runs, including the Boston Marathon and World Outgames Marathon in Copenhagen Denmark, where i gold medalled, and became what appears to be the first formally-sanctioned transsexual in world history to complete a marathon. It was also the year i joined the MarathonManiacs.com and achieved their level 5 status while running 3 marathons in 8 days, in what ended up being 5 marathons in 30 days.
i only managed 335k in the pool, which is only 48% of what i swam last year. but i did manage to participate in my first ever swim meet, also at the World Outgames, where i set a personal best in the 1500M freestyle and took home another gold medal!
it was also a great year in terms of reaching out and giving back to the community, both in terms of becoming a volunteer running coach, and in terms of taking on countless pieces of advocacy
work for the rights of transsexuals.
after losing 70 pounds in a span of 18 months from Jan 07 - July 08, i managed to gain back 30 of them in the following 18 months, which is something i expected with the hormonal side of my transition. i sense that the worst of the adjustment period is over, and i can now expect to get used to more stable hormone levels, which means i should be able to start losing weight again if i am a little more careful with my calories and pick it back up a notch in terms of training.
well, i'm sure there will be more reflecting back on the year that was, and the year ahead, in the coming days in these blog pages!
hope everyone has a great 2010!
Jennifer
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