Sunday, December 17, 2006

Sunday

64 degrees out!

Couldn't pass it up. Squeezed in a very easy 6.3 mile run at the Riverwalk around noon. Awesome weather. 9:04 pace.

Saturday, December 16, 2006

Weekly Post

Last week:

Sun run 5
Mon run 5, swim 3/4 mile, lift weights
Tues swim 3/4 mile, run 5
Wed run 5, lift weights
Thu run 5, swim 1/2 mile
Fri run 5, lift weights
Sat

Totals:
run 25 miles
swim 2 miles
lift weights 3x

I thought I'd take a break from running and try to do some cross training, so I ran less but added the swimming and the weights. Since I am an endorphin addict I will probably try to do all 3 everyday, or at least 2 of the 3. The weather was great last week, in the 60's during lunch, so I ran hills at the North Marina. Rick was home from school and ran with me.

Saturday, December 09, 2006

Friday

Cold

Ran an hour on the treadmill ; swam 3/4 mile at the pool.

Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Wednesday

Catching Up Again

DNR Sat,Sun,Mon or Tues. Went to Atlanta for my wife's medical tests on Monday very early in the morning; Tuesday I had to be downtown to do lab tests for my physical, which is coming up.

So this morning I had to run regardless, and I ran 7.23 miles in just a little over an hour, in 29° weather (see Friday's post. how soon things change!), at 4:30 am. So I can throw this morning's run into the Positive Self Image bucket.

***UPDATE***
Even more PSI stuff: swam 10 laps during lunch.

Friday, December 01, 2006

Friday

Great Early Morning Run

Once the pouring rain stopped, I headed out for a run- 4:30 am - and it was just absolutely perfect. 68 degrees, 8mph wind, the roads were wet, no traffic, I had the whole place to myself (mostly)... just awesome. It's supposed to be near freezing tomorrow morning, so I'm glad I enjoyed maybe the last of the warm weather.

7.28 miles
1:05:23 = avg 8:59
average pace = 9:00
1035 calories

Someone was asking me if I was trying to lose weight. I'm not. I'm just trying to be more consistent with my running and my workouts in general. My body fat percentage is going down, but I weigh 180 lbs and vary between 175-180 mostly. I drink the Target store's Weight Loss Shake, usually 2 or 3 each morning since it's a great way to get about 800 good calories evenly spaced out after running. I usually drink 1 at 6am, then on my way to work, and sometimes another 1 around 8 am. The carbs to protein ratio is very good and they are 60 cents each :-)