Rest day

Rested today.  Nothing major

Running today

Running in the snow is great!  Really!  This morning the snow was coming down hard.  So much so that you could barely see the road in front of you.  Beautiful.  Initially the running was a bit difficult but as the run went on it got better and better.  It helped that some person stopped in their tracks to tell me that "you are crazy."  I kind of smiled at that.  Certainly helps me with my dedication. 

Today's workout was simply run, swim, stretching, push ups and sit ups.  It was a nice workout, I felt excellent and the run felt good.  There is much to be said for taking care of yourself.  Though I think I may need to see the physician.  Check out my other foot.  I think my arch is unnecessarily in pain.  A wee bit frustrating.

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Sicky poo

I have been kind of sick the last couple of days.  I have been going for runs, followed by The runs.  Not so good.  Bad times had by all.

I should be making up for it in the morning.  We shall see how I feel.

That is it.  I ate way too much junk food today.  I hope I burn it off soon.

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Break days and feeling good

I am not sure if anyone ever feels this way, I am sure I am not alone, but there is so much to be said for taking a break from the exercising.  Working out is good, yet, everything in moderation.  A bit of a catch phrase there, I know, still applicable.  I feel a greater desire to do a little better, when I run.  I want to push that much harder.  Tonight, for example, I wanted to run at least ten miles.  I ran a total of twelve.  I am pleased with the progress I have made.  We shall see if I can take on some "super" distances in the near future.

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No post? There is a reason

I haven't posted for a bit.  I have a reason.  I have been taking a break.  A couple of days off.  I will be picking the exercising, and posting, up tonight.  I plan on starting with an eight mile run and then moving on to the gym.  It should be an interesting night.

 

The reason for the break?

My Dad told me: "Andrew, I think you need to take a break."

If my Dad tells me things like that, then I think it is time to take a break.

Until tonight, then.

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Time is of the essence

As most people can see, I have been running a whole lot lately.  A fantastic experience.  I am enjoying it thoroughly.  Though I am beginning to think that although distance is great, speed is important too.

So the next big deal for me is going to try and get my 1, 5, 10 miles time down between 7 and 8:30 per mile.  That should be an interesting experience.  I do some speed training now, lots of hills equals speed training, but I think I will start to take it more seriously.

We'll see how that goes.

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Yesterday!

Yesterday I went on a wonderful 13 mile run. I made pretty good time on it. Felt good.

felt really good. We'll see how many more miles I can run this week.

This is crazy

If you are wondering why there is no more extraneous run data on here it is because I figure if you are actually here to see how often I run then you can flip through the nike+ post above.

While running today I was thinking about if I am doing this too often.  The whole working out thing.  It feels, sometimes, as if I am doing it too much.  I am still dropping weight since my old job location. I left there weighing in at 212 lbs and now I am at 203 lbs.  I am pleased with this progress. 

So there have been some genuine concerns brought up by my friends.  For example, You seem to be running a lot, is it an addiction?  In a way, maybe it is, it has increased the quality of my life.  I am feeling better about myself and it is beginning to reflect in other ways.  I am slowly building up a more positive self image, which is great, and I am finding ways to communicate with others in a positive way.  Being able to share something positive and interesting about myself, which can begin a conversation.

Another concern has been: "Are you doing this for the wrong reasons?"  Which reasons are those, you might ask?  Well, for starters, an obsession of self, a narcissistic attitude and an attempt to ignore the world at large.  Both are fair concerns, I have a lot of pride and I have a hard time hanging out with people.  I am finding, though, that the pride is different now.  Less on the physical me and more on the inside me.

Ignoring the world at large.  That is me to a t.  I like the solitude of running.  I like the fact that you do not need a team of runners to run, you can just run.  Still I long to belong to something bigger than me.

Running is doing good things to me.  It is soothing and it has psychological healing properties.  I like it.

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Holy Crap

Okay I was going to post all of my runs.  Lets just say I ran a pretty fair distance.  35.65 miles.  Pretty far, at least for me.  It means, though, that I am averaging about  8.9 miles per day, including today.  My day off.  Yep.  I am doing okay in the running department.  Something, though, that I am getting excited about is that I am slowly getting a beautifully shaped abdomen.

Crazy no?

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Okay long time of no posting.

No post still. Will try and post tomorrow with this weeks workouts.

Okay. Testing out the...

Trying out my new UA gear. It is working out pretty good.

Will post the last few days workouts tomorrow. Promise.

Crap man!

There is so much to say about exercising angry.  I added an extra 6.15 mile run to this weeks fun.

Started off the day with my usual:

Decent morning run.

 

Then I worked out at the gym:

Practiced legs only swimming 10 laps

Stretched 10 minutes

push ups: 30

pull ups: 15

sit ups(ball): 60

Then I ran home:

A pretty uneventful run.  Except that there was complete soggy slush coverage this morning so it was pretty gross.

I was in a fight at work so I ran ultra far this evening.

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Rest day

Rest day

This day I was tired

Woke up at the regular 4:50 this morning and I looked outside. Sigh...Snow. Snow is definitely not good. So I did a quick run:


This was to the gym.

At the gym I only did sixteen laps, stretched and then went home:


then this evening, I finished my day with:



And that is it. I will try and be in bed before 9:00 so we shall see how that goes...

There is too much, sometimes to do

Before the gym today I ran:

I did a general workout after that.  I hopped in the sauna first thing.  Stayed there for about ten minutes, talked to Gary.  I left my swimming goggles at home.  Not so hot for me.  At the gym I did:

Stretching: 15 minutes

Single leg squats: 30 each leg

Plank:   3 minutes

pushups: 30

Trunk twists: 40ish (I did this one until I was tired)

dips:  20

I followed this all up with my finishing run:

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Leaderboards

C'mon BC

Today!

My workouts for today. I needed the extra run tonight though. I had a raspberry almond flan at ABC Country Time restaurant. Yep, I bet that was like worth a million calories.








So after worrying that I was overweight I read something interesting today.

"Most people who are athletic, tend to be overweight on the BMI scale."

A sigh of relief for me. I have been exercising futility for a while. Maybe I need to get used to being hungry for a while and just learn to relax. I guess I am just too hardworking...

Today

So today I did the most boring run so far. It was windy and it was a tough run, against the wind. I think I need to get more clothes for running in the winter.

Sigh...


Life is so hard.

I think, though that I am going to start adding the nike+ code here. It makes everything appear more transparent.

Todays run:



So that is it. We shall see about tomorrow. I run with Scott, from Church, tomorrow.

See I have goals

Blech

Running is making me tired, but I am still up.

was going to take another day off today but...

I ran 6.48 miles, went to gym did:

stretching 10 minutes
40 lb presses: 45
push ups: 30
Bar jumps: 30
rowing: 5 minutes
torso turns: 15

finished it all up with a 3.42 mile run.


bar jumps: With a benching bar you jump. Legs hit your ass, and you land. Add weight if you are good at it. Good for building up calf muscles.

Working out as it becomes more than just "working out"

I didn't really believe it. Not until recently.

I didn't believe that you could love exercising so much that it is a large portion of all you want to do. Crazy, no?

So yesterday I went for a few miles: 9.28 i think.

No swimming, I woke up late, just a quick jaunt to the gym, but last night...

I did a five miler, just under I think with weights. 10 or so pounds with intervals. Fun fun.

So this morning I was hella tired. Quick run to the gym, long way so about 4.4 miles and then followed up with a 2.5 miler. So a short day of running today. I do not think I will go out this evening but...we shall see.

Weight loss

Okay, I think I am becoming obsessed.

No exercise today. Second day off. Will get back to running and the gym tomorrow.

I am watching the "biggest loser."

Not necessarily a healthy thing for healthy people to watch...