Bi-centennial baby!!

Albeit on my own, I am still happy with it.  I am a little disappointed in myself for letting my teammates slip away without participating, but will definitely cover my portion of the 2011.  I haven't done the math but I believe I am personally at about 150 miles.  Even though it's a little behind the pace necessary, the improvements I have made make me extremely happy.  Tonight I pretty casually ran 3 miles and walked one more.  Also, my cardio has improved to where I can run 3 miles and my heart rate stays right around 150.  With that heart rate I am still burning a fair amount of fat instead of glycogen and sugars when the heart rate reaches it's maximum level.

April 5: 4 miles

200 Total miles

personal best

It's pretty pathetic considering the running company I keep, but today was my finest day as a runner.....(or, well, as the wannabe runner I have become.)

4 miles NON-STOP!!!!  In the middle of January when this fiasco started I was running a whopping 8 steps.

April 2: 5 miles.  (I walked an additional one.)

total miles: 196

I'm that cool

That I go to the gym on a friday night.

March 31: 4 miles
April 1: 3 miles

meh

Must get better motivation

March 30: 4 miles

total miles: 184

going the distance.....

ok, maybe not a very far distance.  I am guessing a 3rd/4th job wasn't the best idea for trying to go to the gym consistently.

March 23: 4 miles

Old age or over weight????

This is the question of the day...  Do my shins hurt so bad because I am overweight and it will go away when I cut back down to normal weight, or is it just a sign of old age.

March 18: 4 miles

HATE!!!

I know it's a strong word, but that is the best thing I can think of to say.  As I was running tonight I had to stop because my shins were on the verge of collapse.  Throughout this whole training deal I have had pain in my shins, but tonight was horribly painful.  It hurts like crazy just to walk.  Just as I get into my groove of being consistent it seems I get derailed by some sort of injury.  My cardio feels great like I could run 5 miles easy, but my legs just won't cooperate.  So frustrating.......

March 15: 2 miles

172 total.

planning is necessary

Last week was pretty slow as far as running.  I had a lot going on with both of my jobs last week, but I have realized that way more than a lack of time I suffer from a lack of time management.  Starting this week I am working on putting myself on a schedule, and have decided to try work more from the office than home.  Which I shouldn't complain about seeing as they gave me the cube with a window, and I have about 15 feet of desk space.  It's actually pretty pimp as far as cubes are concerned.

I am well on pace to meet my monthly goal of 56 miles this month, but I somehow need to step it up to make up for last month.  The rest of the month is BUSY, but knowing this is half the battle.  I feel confident I can make up most of the miles.

March 14: 4 miles

last week was slow......

March 8: 4 miles
March 10: 4 miles

4-4

March 3: 4 miles

back on track

I am 3 for 3 this week.  Although, I had to cut my run a little short it was good.  Instead of doing interval runs I have started to go for distance.  My cardio actually feels great so now if my legs would cooperate this will be a party.  Tonight  I ran for two miles without stopping, and then I walked for 2 more miles in my "zone" for fat burning.

March 2: 4 miles

positive thinking

I am going to remain positive ALL month no matter what is going on. :)  With that being said, day one was a smashing success as I went to the gym early in the day and put in my 4 miles.  Due to the fact that I am trying to lose weight more than run a marathon, I spent more time than usual walking today.  As APC pointed out in her posts, burning fat happens at lower heart rates.  With the skid I went on for the last ten days of the month my weight creeped back up to 225.  I was hoping to be at 220.  Overall though, I am fairly happy because I had started at 237.

March 1: 4 miles

pathetic

I wish tomorrow could be the New Year.  I can't remember ever having a worse start to any year in my life.  GGRRRRRRR.  Not to mention our running total is pathetic.  I was only able to cover 38 miles this month.  This WILL be the last month, and by the end of next month I will be caught up on all the miles I missed.  The goal for March is 74 miles.  Also, by April 1 I would like to be down to 210. (no Aprils Fools)

February 28: 4 miles

Outside Stroll

SO at some point, I needed to take this little run outside. I have never really walked outside for the miles and what not. I have been working my way to this point for a while. Two weeks ago I googled how far it was to 238 Roosevelt. .8 miles. 238 Roosevelt is where I went almost every day from the second grade until high school. The side walk on the way there used to have a whole square out of it which caused a great time trying to bunny hop it. I figured a route there that would pick up the extra .4 miles to get my 2 miles in.

It snowed from window all day and I know it would be cold. I noticed that there would be ice on the sidewalk, but today was the day. I loved being outside. Did I fall? YES! Did it hurt? My feelings. Did anyone see? TBD. Did I push the wrong way to cross the street in the cross walk? YEP Did I illegally cross the busiest road in the POC? Twice...while thinking rebel til I die. Did I walk down the middle of the road? Of course (really who wants to hit a man the size of a small calf) Will I do it again? Every chance I get!

Miles week to date: 2

Memories year to date: Infinity!

Robert

The Turn

So I am a single Dad. Not that my kids do not have a mother that they see regularly, I am just single. (to all the ladies) I have my kids most nights. This week it has been tough to get those miles in. With V day and a father in the hospital. So I had a realization that I have a treadmill at work, that I can use during my lunch hour. This is big news for me. I can still keep up. My office looks over the city I was raised in. The view from the treadmill is a park that I have grown to love for a lot of reasons. So today the mile was not my sweetest but great memories came out of it. Plus it is always weird to shower at work.

Robert

Last week: 7 miles
Week to date: 4 miles

so close!!!!

I am so close to my first goal.  When I made my first post I weighed in at 237 which is about 47 lbs more than I would like to be.  My first post was January 11 and my goal was to be down to 220 by March 1.  Today I weighed in at 223.5.  Once I reach this goal I can work on being down to 205 by May 1st and then doing my first 5k of the year.  After March is over I will need to start swimming again so I will be able to do a couple Sprint Triathlons later this summer.

February 17: 4 miles

falling behind

such as everything else I can think of right now, my blog is also falling behind.


February 10: 4 miles
February 14: 4 miles
February 15: 4 miles

too late for running

Days like today I just wish I could have a normal schedule like a normal person.  Maybe when I am grown up I will be normal.  Although I can't complain because mixed in with these days that have me gone from the house for 16 hours, there are days where I am gone for only a couple.  The only thing that keeps me somewhat pacified with the schedule is that if I ever do get married the flexibility would be awesome.

With that being said, and in spite of sore shins, tonight's run was once again therapeutic.

January 9: 4 miles

The Sweetest Mile

Due to an great conversation with a beautiful woman, I was late getting to the gym. My excuse of being late could be confused with the fact I thought the gym closed at 11. So when I got there I found the guy who has a mow hawk. He signed me up for the gym so I knew he had the answer.
I asked “hey man what time does the gym close.” He rebutted “ten.” It was in a tone that stated you fat S.O.B. I told you that when you paid me money.
So I decided with the little time that I had I would hit the bike, then hit my chest workout. I went .87 on the bike and then hit a bench. After the bench I hit the fly’s. While on the fly machine in the midst of the country I could here that face of D rack and the promise I made to help with this.
I had 20 minutes and mow hawk guy and the guy who I do not think works there, but hangs out with mow hawk guy were what seemed to be in a hurry. So I decided to hit it hard jogging/slash borderline running, side note I usually walk my miles. Today was different I had Colder Weather from the Zac Brown Band playing on repeat and the aches of my calves. Long story in the midst of the running/slogging, I realized the adrenaline that real runner might feel. So today I post 1 mile, and I am more proud of my mile then the 8 I walked last week. D Rack you rock! Running we can be acquaintances now!!
Robert


Feb 7: 1 mille
Last week: 8 miles

I love running?????

This may be true...  I am sure everyone has had those days where they dislike (hate) absolutely everything about their life, and today was no exception for me.  But,  a couple of miles into my run I think there may have been a slightly upturned corner of the line across my face that could have been construed as not frowning.  Through all the aches, pains, injuries, and sweat running in my eyes; running is now giving me an insane sense of accomplishment and enjoyment.

February 7: 4 miles