Last Push

Another stagnant week behind me. I didn't run as much as I'd hoped and had a couple of days where I ate more than I should have, but I did get a lot of ab work in and a bunch of spinning/biking, so that is good. I ran the farthest I'd ever run in my life on Saturday -- 16 miles!

I feel like I fail miserably every time I announce my goals for the week, and do really well when I don't. This week, I have goals, but I'm not going to write them down. I will check back in a week though.

Morning Weight: 138
Miles Today: 7.5
Other Exercise: Weights, 5 mins of abs
Total Miles this Week: 15

Log: Jan 14 - 20 2007

Sun-Sat: 14, DNR ~18 miles biking, 9.25+1.5 spinning class 3 min abs, DNR minimal weights 5 min abs, 2.5 spinning class 3 min abs, 5.5 minimal weights 5 min abs, 16 = 49

My (first) long run was great this week. I hit a little less than 8:30s average and ran 60 minutes out and it only took me 59 back. Yay! I even saw a deer with short antlers in the creek bed and a great blue heron on the trail. I love my new running area! After Tuesday, I just couldn't get up in the morning and get myself to run in the cold and dark after the -2C (29F) temperature of Tuesday. All the rest of my runs were on a treadmill. I think I'm afraid of the cold again. That wasn't pleasant.

Over Half Way!

So last week (and... um... today) I totally binged. Having a stocked fridge is bad. But I think the real reason is that I'm dehydrated and instead of drinking a bunch of water, I just eat cereal. That's just my theory -- I really don't know, but I do know I need to get this under control. I haven't really moved my weight since the end of December, and if I want to have a chance of winning, I'd better focus and aim for under 2k calories a day. If I do everything I want this week, I'll probably hit about 65 miles plus 3.5 hours of biking, two weight workouts and several core sessions. I should be under 135 by next Monday.

Morning Weight: 136
Miles Today: None
Other Exercise: Biked about 18 miles (84 minutes)
Total Miles this Week: 14

Log: Jan 7 - 13 2007

Sun-Sat: DNR, 3 weights 5 min abs, 9 spinning class 3 min abs, 1.5 15 min bike .5 hour core class, 9 spinning class 3 min abs, 6.5, 7.75 = 36.75

Saw a skunk on Thursday morning. Listening to PodRunner for the first time on a run, I was catching up to this black cat-like animal in the dark, and as I got closer, I could see a poofy tail. Having smelled skunky-ness earlier along the trail, I decided to stop. The animal ran off into the bushes on the side, I swung wide, and we both successfully avoided each other.

Log: Dec 31 - Jan 6 2006-2007

Sun-Sat: DNR, 8.25, 5.5 weights 5 min abs, 7, 8 weights 1/4 deck of push-ups 5 min abs, 6.5, 7.25 = 42.5

Bucked

I got broadsided by the new year festivities, and got lazy and fell off the horse the last few days, but luckily the horse didn't run away, so I've climbed back on. I would have written this update yesterday, but I didn't have access to a scale in the morning.

I really want to get down to 135 next Monday, so this week is going to really suck. I had a terrible run on Saturday. It was great for about 25 minutes and then I bonked. It was an hour run. Maybe I should run again today?

Morning Weight: 138
Miles Today: 5.5
Other Exercise: Weight Lifting, 5 mins abs
Total Miles this Week: 13.75

Log: Dec 24 - 30 2006

Sun-Sat: 10 5 min abs, 7, 6.5, DNR, 8.75, 6.5, 7 = 46.75