Monthly Archives: March 2011

Thursday means lifting weights with J. I took my little spreadsheet along and decided that it was time to lift a little more, so I cranked it up and it was okay– not too hard, but challenging. It’s funny– I’m … Continue reading →

I was not expecting to do 3 miles this morning, yet I did. I haven’t run a long one in a while, so it was good, but right now (4 hours later) I am very tired. (Lunch and a cupcake … Continue reading →

Shamalam, my hammies!* It says something about today that I worked out at 8am and now, at 3:30pm, I am finally getting 5 minutes to write about it. Whew! Take a breath. Anyway, my schedule this week is kind of … Continue reading →

After all the activity yesterday I really debated going to the gym this morning. I went to bed thinking “Okay I give myself permission to skip tomorrow if I’m sore and miserable, I don’t want to over-do it and hurt … Continue reading →

I didn’t have a particularly good workout this morning. I ran only a mile and a half but my legs hurt and I felt like my heart was working way harder than it should’ve been. I think I’m dehydrated, but … Continue reading →

One lap around the weight room with my coworker today. I started keeping track of my weight/reps, so I can see if I’m improving. I can also write down the settings for the machines, so there should be less fiddling … Continue reading →

I’m trying to work on speed and this morning it went pretty well. Did 2.5 miles with a couple walking breaks, but pushed up the speed by 0.5mph. It’s interesting– I’ve kind of gotten used to going faster; if I … Continue reading →

Today was a crazy day! So crazy, in fact, that I forgot to write about my workout. I was in a hurry this morning– ran a mile and then did 15 minutes of ridiculous hill setting on the elliptical. Any … Continue reading →

Went back to the weight machines today. Two things of note: 1) Lifted a lot more today. Probably too much– well, with my upper body at least. Lower body is fine. I need to pick up a clipboard from my … Continue reading →