Friday

Gym this morning. Ran 5 miles on the North Marina Riverwalk at lunch today.

I get a lot of questions like, "Mike, how is you're able to rock that fabulous 6-pack?"

Actually, I never get that question. I'm not sure I ever will get that question. But I'm just enough of a geek to upload video using the new MSN Soapbox video uploader, which converts a lot of different file formats and is very fast.

So I would rate the production value a D-, but at 5am using my phone, it's not bad. I usually do 3 sets of 25 of these 4 times a week at the gym:


Video: situps

Thursday

Ran this route on the Riverwalk last night, so I slept in this morning. Ran 2.5 miles after work. Will run tomorrow morning.

Wednesday

Went to the gym this morning. 2 of us there in the free weight area... I know they're building a new YMCA downtown, and even though I'm looking forward to using a great new facility, I'm sure it will be a lot more crowded even at 5am. That part, I'm not looking forward to. Right now it's great: go in, turn on the radio to whatever station I want, then knock out a workout quickly without having to wait on anything. Try doing that at any other gym in town.

I'm going to try to run North Marina today at lunch if I can. If the weather holds out. If not, I'll run this evening.

My friend Skyles sent me a map of his run yesterday somewhere close to Boston. I guess he's traveling.

UPDATE: I drove to the Riverwalk (Rotary Park Entrance) and ran 8.2 miles after work, since my wife was going to a class at the new gym on Fort Benning. Weather was perfect. Groups of cyclists, but didn't see any other runners tonight. A couple of walkers.

Tuesday

Early run this morning, 4:30 am. 7.5 miles at fairly easy pace, up to the point where I got chased by a dog, then it was more like a sprint, then dead stop, then sprint, then dead stop, then sprint

Probably will walk with my wife tonight if she wants, then go to the gym. I need to swim. Also, I really need to get an indoor trainer for my bike... I've promised myself that this winter I'll use that on days when the weather is just too awful to go out and run.

Monday

Got up and went to the gym at 5am, did the usual including 3 sets of 20 of this lovely exercise: glute-ham situps. Work was like a 10-hour tooth extraction... got home and ran 3 miles.

I'll run early tomorrow morning.