Just got back from another run and it felt FANTASTIC!!! Running is much more fun than walking, my long walks were kind of boring, now with running I can cover the same distance in half the time. Nothing is better than hitting that runner's high just at the point where you think you can't go any farther, and then feeling like you are running on air, incredible. I never got that feeling when I was walking. I can't believe it, at this rate I will be up to 30 minutes non-stop in about 6 or 7 weeks. Just in time for the weather to start getting colder, nothing is better than running in cold weather. I will take that over heat any day. I will soon need to buy a new pair of running shoes I've got a lot of miles of walking on my current pair.
I have always wanted to run in the Main Street Mile in Westminster, if anyone from CCPL would like to join me perhaps we could start a team. We would need a clever name, something like Running with Books, The 796.42s (Dewey number for running), or Bibliotathletes. Of course I am getting ahead of myself, I need to keep up with my running first.
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Showing posts with label running. Show all posts
Showing posts with label running. Show all posts
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Running Again
I have started adding a bit of running to my exercise routine again. If you recall I had some problems with my left foot, not the movie My Left Foot, but my actual foot. After I began running back in May I started have lots of pain in my foot, well after several months of just walking I have finally started running again. Just for a few minutes here and there during my daily walks, and I feel great while I am running. I wasn't planning on running last night on my walk but half way through it started to rain so that helped make up my mind (I still got drenched though). Hopefully I will be running full time (30-45 minutes a day) in the next few months.
"I always loved running...it was something you could do by yourself, and under your own power. You could go in any direction, fast or slow as you wanted, fighting the wind if you felt like it, seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs." - Jesse Owens
"I always loved running...it was something you could do by yourself, and under your own power. You could go in any direction, fast or slow as you wanted, fighting the wind if you felt like it, seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs." - Jesse Owens
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Trash Day
Got a late start on my run today, didn't get on the road until about 6am. I usually like to be finishing at that time. Did the following workout today: intervals of running 90 seconds, walking 2 minutes for a total of 20 minutes. I did not want to get out of bed and I did not feel like running at all, but I always seem to feel better after a run than before it.
Today was trash day in my neighborhood, and I noticed as I was running that it was a veritable treasure trove of trash. Here is list of some to the items that I saw on my run:
Luggage
Mops (2 varieties)
Set of wall shelves
Probably the most interesting thing I saw was a responsible middle school student. One of my neighbors has a daughter in middle school and she recently got a puppy. I'm sure one of the conditions was that she was responsible for the dog, well she was out at 6am walking the dog as I was running, come to think of it she is the only person that I have ever seen walk the dog, they are inseparable, every time I see her she has her puppy with her.
Today was trash day in my neighborhood, and I noticed as I was running that it was a veritable treasure trove of trash. Here is list of some to the items that I saw on my run:
Luggage
Mops (2 varieties)
Set of wall shelves
Probably the most interesting thing I saw was a responsible middle school student. One of my neighbors has a daughter in middle school and she recently got a puppy. I'm sure one of the conditions was that she was responsible for the dog, well she was out at 6am walking the dog as I was running, come to think of it she is the only person that I have ever seen walk the dog, they are inseparable, every time I see her she has her puppy with her.
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Up and running
Well, here it is the blog I created for 23 things project . So until I start the 23 things beginning in June I will start blogging now.
Back in March I went to the doctor and he told me that I was a prime candidate to have a heart attack or a stroke at anytime because of my high blood pressure and my weight. So he gave some meds, told me what not to eat (which is just about everything that tastes good) and suggested exercising 5 days a week for at least 30 minutes at a time, and sent me on my way.
Fast forward to today, my blood pressure is way down and I have lost 26 pounds. How, you ask? I followed my Doctor's advice (turns out those college boys know what they are talking about). I started walking 5 days a week throughout all of march and April and just last week I started running. I follow the 'Couch to 5k' running program, it worked for me in the past so I am giving it another try. So in addition to the 23 Things, I will also be keeping a running log on this blog (rhyming is unintentional), to keep all of my peeps at CCPL, and whoever else is reading in the blogosphere, aware of how things are going. Plus, I'm sure you all will give me a hard time if I start slacking off, I both welcome and expect it.
My running log so far:
Tue 5/1, Thu 5/3, Sat 5/5 Week 1, same workout all three days, intervals of running for 1 minute, and walking for 90 seconds for a total of 20 minutes
Thu 5/4 walked for 32 minutes
Tue 5/8 Began week 2, intervals of running for 9 seconds, and walking for 2 minutes for a total of 20 minutes. Saw a Saint Bernard attacking a ground hog on this run.
Question: What do me and Hall of Fame Quarterback Joe Montana (quite possibly the greatest Quarterback to ever step on the field, which i know is heresy to say around here because many believe that it is Johnny Unitas) have in common?
Answer: We are both on the same blood pressure medicine.
Back in March I went to the doctor and he told me that I was a prime candidate to have a heart attack or a stroke at anytime because of my high blood pressure and my weight. So he gave some meds, told me what not to eat (which is just about everything that tastes good) and suggested exercising 5 days a week for at least 30 minutes at a time, and sent me on my way.
Fast forward to today, my blood pressure is way down and I have lost 26 pounds. How, you ask? I followed my Doctor's advice (turns out those college boys know what they are talking about). I started walking 5 days a week throughout all of march and April and just last week I started running. I follow the 'Couch to 5k' running program, it worked for me in the past so I am giving it another try. So in addition to the 23 Things, I will also be keeping a running log on this blog (rhyming is unintentional), to keep all of my peeps at CCPL, and whoever else is reading in the blogosphere, aware of how things are going. Plus, I'm sure you all will give me a hard time if I start slacking off, I both welcome and expect it.
My running log so far:
Tue 5/1, Thu 5/3, Sat 5/5 Week 1, same workout all three days, intervals of running for 1 minute, and walking for 90 seconds for a total of 20 minutes
Thu 5/4 walked for 32 minutes
Tue 5/8 Began week 2, intervals of running for 9 seconds, and walking for 2 minutes for a total of 20 minutes. Saw a Saint Bernard attacking a ground hog on this run.
Question: What do me and Hall of Fame Quarterback Joe Montana (quite possibly the greatest Quarterback to ever step on the field, which i know is heresy to say around here because many believe that it is Johnny Unitas) have in common?
Answer: We are both on the same blood pressure medicine.
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