Running for two--or, mostly walking

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To be a completely open book. To praise God with my body consistently. To make my fitness routine more well-rounded. To take good care of my temple.

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Wed, Dec 05, 2007

Total Distance

3.00

Today my co-worker needed me to cover him while he was gone for a luncheon, so I told him that was fine if he would come in early so that I wouldn't have to work another 10 hour day. So, I actually got to go to the gym in the morning, which wasn't really as much fun as some people make it out to be. I'm not really a morning person (I'm not a night person, either...I'm more of an afternoon person), so I slept in because I could and ran to the gym. 1.5 miles on the treadmill at around 13:00 pace (I know Paul thinks that I should be doing 12:00 pace, but it's kind of the upper limit of what I can maintain for a mile or more), then I ran home. Blah. I felt pretty good on my run home, but it is hard for me to keep running when I'm at the gym because it's just so hot. I always have to take water breaks about every half mile to a mile because I'm so hot.

So, on an unrelated subject: I walk the dog most days after work. Just a half mile or so. Tonight I got winded on our half mile walk. I'm supposed to be getting into better shape, right? Argh.

Comments

From Jon on Wed, Dec 05, 2007 at 20:00:24

It's not easy pulling and tugging 150 pounds of lazy dog around, which is why it makes you so tired!

From Lybi on Wed, Dec 05, 2007 at 20:29:51

It depends on how humongous your dog is, and whether or not he is trying to drag you. I count walking Sparky as cross-training!

Good job getting your three in! I think you should listen to your body when it comes to setting the pace. You are doing really well.

Nice to sleep in, isn't it? Delicious. My problem is that after sleeping in I usually stay up late the next night. Then I'm toast when I go back to my normal schedule--return of the running zombie!

From Michelle on Wed, Dec 05, 2007 at 23:35:24

You have upped the mileage this week haven't you? Maybe your body is just adjusting to the extra exercise and it all caught up to you on your walk while fighting with the dog.

From Stacy on Thu, Dec 06, 2007 at 20:11:52

Jon--He's only 100 lbs., but he is on a diet so it might be less now.

Lybi--On weekends I sleep in until an embarrassing time. It doesn't usually throw me off, though.

Michelle--Hmmm...I might have upped my mileage, I don't keep track. Probably I just switched my gym workouts from the elliptical (easy) to the treadmill (not as easy), but that still shows up as an increase in mileage since I don't count elliptical time in my mileage.

From Cody on Thu, Dec 06, 2007 at 20:15:07

But you will start counting elliptical right?? I think so!

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