More of the Usual

Did 2.0 miles in 27:57 326cals 1%, played Fluffy Birds and listened to NPR.

New Miles: 2.0
Total Miles: 652.0
Miles Remaining: 848.0
Weight: 133.8

My Civic Duty

During the day I sat in a room performing my jury duty which based on my experience I can only assume means you sit in a room and wonder about whether or not you would ever be picked to be on a jury. The highlight was that since I was downtown I was able to have lunch with my dad, and it allowed me to get out into the sunshine and walk .35 miles to the restaurant and then back. Plus I had to walk to the building from the parking garage and back and then up and down the stairs - which is greater than .05 miles. So I did at least .75 miles by just living today. I got home and relaxed by doing 2.5 miles in 31:25 366cals 1%.

New Miles: .75 + 2.5 = 3.25
Total Miles: 650.0
Miles Remaining: 850.0
Weight: 134.0

Transition Plan

Today I looked up early Spring races - 10 milers and Half Marathons. I contemplated picking one to do that I could start training for - to phase me from my 2 mile walks and short distance running back into longer distances. So far it was just a thought since today I just walked - 2.0 miles in 27:57 326cals 1%.

I did 100 crunches.

New Miles: 2.0
Total Miles: 646.75
Miles Remaining: 843.25
Weight: 134.0

Mini Heart Atttacks?

All night then all day, and actually ever since Sunday, my upper center abdomen/lower ribcage area hurt a lot. It is hard to describe -- but basically when I ate food and then also at just some random times it kind of felt like I was having mini heart attacks. I looked up heart attack symptoms - I had about 3 of them. I then looked up liver damage and how to help your liver feel better. I also thought perhaps it was my stomach, but didn't look anything up about that. I don't know what is wrong with me but I just hope I feel better soon.

I ate breakfast and snacked on a banana and then only consumed water and green tea for the rest of the day and I did feel a bit better. But by the time I got home I was back to not feeling well and finally felt a bit hungry so I walked and then I ate some rice and veggies and blackberries/blueberries/strawberries. I walked 2.25 in 31:27 366cals 1%. 

New Miles: 2.25
Total Miles: 644.75
Miles Remaining: 855.25
Weight: 135.6

College Days

After a nice evening visiting my sister at college I got home and walked 2.25 miles at 4.3mph (while playing Fluffy Birds) and then ran for .5 at 6.3mph then walked .25. Total Miles: 3.0 in 39:27 485cals 1%.

I spent most of the day still feeling the ill effects of Saturday night's dinner; just uncomfortable to sit at work rather than curled in a ball. But by the evening I was finally feeling better. I ate a proper meal and then walked and ran - which felt good to do again.

The trip to college reminded me of my days at college and how in the soccer off season I would go on runs around campus and the neighborhood - nothing far but 2-3 mile runs at my comfortable pace -- which at that time must have been greater than 6.5mph.

New Miles: 3.0
Total Miles: 642.5
Miles Remaining: 857.5
Weight: 135.2 (morning)/136.6 (night)

Double Doozy

I walked 1.0 miles at 4.0mph 167cals in 15:01. I was still a bit hung over from my dinner last night when I had just 2 beers! But the two were apparently a doozy. I couldn't muster up a 2 mile walk at all. I barely made it to one. But I felt accomplished, albeit incredibly terrible, since I had gotten myself to get in at least 1. It allowed me to keep my daily exercise streak alive.

New Miles: 1.0
Total Miles: 639.5
Miles Remaining: 860.5
Weight: 136.4

Winter Runderland

After a relaxing morning I faced the mid-afternoon by walking on the treadmill for 2.0 miles in 27:56 326 1%. I listened to public radio and played Fluffy birds while outside a light snow fell.

I did 100 crunches and 30 push-ups.

New Miles: 2.0
Total Miles: 638.5
Miles Remaining: 861.5
Weight: 135.8

Stretch it out

After a post-work nap I walked .25 then ran 1.25 at 6.3, took a short break then ran another lap at 6.3, followed by a cool down walk. Total Workout: 2.0 in 20:51 315 1%.

I had worn high heels all day - which actually doesn't happen all that often, especially ever since I broke my ankle. And so when I started walking my right foot was very unhappy. I had to focus on getting it to get back into it's normal place and make it happy being a flat foot again. It took the whole lap walking and some light jogging and then some stretching to get it to not hurt. But I was able to stretch it out and got it back good enough to be able to run.

New Miles: 2.0
Total Miles: 636.5
Miles Remaining: 863.5
Weight: 136.0

Runderful

I walked/jogged .25 then stretched and then ran 6.5mph for 2.0 miles then cooled down and walked .25. Total Workout: 2.5 miles in 25:15 393cals 1%. The first lap was difficult but then I got into the groove and the rest of the 2 miles felt good.

New Miles: 2.5
Total Miles: 634.5
Miles Remaining: 865.5
Weight: 136.6

Fe-Brew-ary

Today I decided Ryan needs to make a home brew called Fe-Brew-ary. I had this thought as I looked at the new month and clearly "Brew" is sitting right there in the name. This has nothing to do with my exercise for the day but I did enjoy the imagined deliciousness of the thought.

During lunch it was sunny, semi-cloudy and 52 degrees and so I went out on a brisk 1.0 mile walk in 18:51. I saw three co-workers drive by and so I waved and I saw a lady I do not know also walking and so I said "Hi" (and she said "Hi" back). I felt so popular. Have I ever mentioned how much I love the sun? Well, I love the sun! (I think I do dare to say that I love the sun more than I love beer.) Now sometimes I complain about the sun being too hot, but for the most part the sun just makes me happy.

I have yet to determine my Monthly Resolution for February so until then I plan to keep up the 2 mile per day minimum, especially since this helps me with being able to eat more calories and so I stay on track with my Lose It! plan. But the one thing I am thinking of doing is getting out my old college soccer summer conditioning program and seeing if I can follow it or follow a modified version of it. It is a 9 week program and when I actually followed it the summer going into my senior year I wound up pretty fit. Though it was soccer fit rather than long-distance running fit. So I need to decide if I want to focus on that kind of training or on a half-marathon training plan -- or some mixture of the two.

At home in the evening I walked/ran - half mile walk, half mile run. Total Workout: 1.0 in 11:34 159cals 1%.

New Miles: 2.0
Total Miles: 632.0
Miles Remaining: 868.0
Weight: 137.0