Week 17, Day 3

Back in the saddle! Finally a day without running around the whole time!

I went to the gym and didn't feel like I could do the whole 2 miles. I ended up going 1.5 miles instead, but I did feel great. It did help that I was listening to Confessions of a Runner podcast titled "yes you can".

In summary, I ran a mile, walked .11, and ran .5 miles.

Week 16, Day 4

Today I was able to get to the gym and run. I ran on the treadmill for a mile, walked for .12, and then ran another mile. I really didn't want to finish that last half mile but I stuck with it.

Week 16

Life has happened, and I haven't been able to get to the gym or run. Perhaps Thursday will be different. :(

Week 15, Day 5

Today I felt tired when I woke up. I finally dragged my butt into the gym around 12:30pm. I ran for 1 mile, walked for .11 miles, and then ran another mile. Don't know what it is why it's so tiring to run when, what, a couple of weeks ago I ran 2 miles straight? Sigh.

Week 15, Day 4

Nothing today. I got less then 6 hours of sleep last night and have been running errands from 7:30am - 2:30pm. I exhausted. :( Plan on running tomorrow!

Week 15, Day 3

Unfortunately, I had to forgo the running today. Yesterday evening when I was grilling dinner my dog laid down in the grass and I could barely see him. It was then that I decided that I needed to mow the lawn today instead. It is almost as big a workout out as running, and takes longer, too.

Week 15, Day 2

Today is normally a weights day, but since I didn't get to run yesterday, I decided to run today. (And the plan is to run tomorrow, too.) It went pretty well, but I did stop and walk at the one mile mark for about a 1/10 of a mile. I really wanted to stop at the 1.5 mile mark but kept going all the way to the 2 mile mark. I've never run two days in a row, so we'll see how I feel tomorrow.

Week 15, Day 1

Sorry, I haven't felt well since Friday night. Had too many errands to run today on top of that. Hopefully I'll be able to go to the gym tomorrow and work out.

Week 14, Day 5

Today I felt crappy again. I didn't feel like going to the gym and the more I got ready, the more I knew it wasn't going to be good. Instead, I ran in the 80 degree heat with 72% humidity around my neighborhood. Of interest, I saw a couple of deer come out of a greenway:


Then instead of running on the road the whole time, I ran on a trail in the neighborhood which cuts through a large block. It was nice, but parts were a little flooded from all of the rain we've had lately. I mostly walked through it since it was unknown territory. Anyway, I ran/walked the whole way and it went pretty well. I'm glad I went out and the different scene was better than staring at the wall & out the window in the gym.

Week 14, Day 4

bad day -- nothing to report

Week 14, Day 3

Today I start with my excuse/reason... One of the people that work at the gym told me that their treadmills are no longer calibrated properly because of their age.

Both today and Monday I've run on a different treadmill (because someone has been on "mine"). This one feels faster than the other, so even at the same pace, I'm actually running faster on this other treadmill.

To that affect, I haven't been able to reproduce my 2 mile straight stint. Again, running at a 13:02 pace, I couldn't make it but 1.5 miles before needing to slow down. At first I slowed my pace, but that didn't help. At the 1.5 mile mark I walked to 1/10th and then ran and finished the 2 miles. Grrr. I don't want to stop and walk until the 3.1 mile mark.

Week 14, Day 2

Nothing today. Had a rough day yesterday and very little sleep last night. Hopefully I'll get enough sleep tonight to be able to run tomorrow.

Week 14, Day 1

Today I ran 1.5 miles, walked for 1/10 and then ran the rest.  A little disappointing but good nonetheless.  Wednesday we'll try again!

Week 13, Day 5

Happy Independence Day!

As it is a national holiday the gym is closed. I decided to run outside today.

It was 89 degrees F with a "feels like" temperature of 94. I ran around the block... the original block with hills. I'm pretty whooped but I did run about 1.5 miles and walked 3/10 miles. I'm pretty happy with myself right now. I never could have run that in this heat before.

Week 13, Day 4

Today I went to the gym, wimped out on one rep, and completely skipped the ab machine. Afterwards we went to see Wall-E. Great movie!

Gym is closed tomorrow. I'll have to see about running outside.

Week 13, Day 3

Today was a great run! I hit a milestone today! I ran 2 miles straight, and increased my speed to 4.6MPH which is a 13:02 pace. I felt like I could have gone farther, too, but I didn't want to push it. When I got home my wife said that I didn't even look tired. Awesome!

Week 13, Day 2

Today I substituted the gym for mowing the dense brush. Er, I mean the back yard so that the wiener dogs no longer require a machete to do their business.