I forgot a towel when packing my gym bag this morning, and Victory Lady seems to be economizing on AC. Ugh. I just had a bad feeling that I was going to get hurt, plus I was really uncomfortable in nylon shorts and a sports top - no t-shirt to wipe my hands on, either. So I bagged a significant part of my workout, but my squats were seeeeerious ( Read more... )

Ran 40:08 after work today, with a couple of stretch breaks between laps around the duck-poop-free lake. I thought my first lap was noticeably faster than the last time I checked, which had been around 8:58. Ha ha. It was 9:13. I did cut the second one back to 8:45ish, though. Then I went exploring and got lost in a labyrinth of cul-de-sacs ( Read more... )

Ran 33:50 today; over the bridge, past the dog park, and once around the Vita course, then halfway back over the bridge. I think I'm finally starting to pick up a little bit of speed. We did ~47:00 Saturday morning, and I did an hour on my own Sunday. This just may be the first time since high school that I've run three days in a row ( Read more... )

47 minute run this morning. I kept up with Susan, a new addition to the group, for about the first half, then dropped to the back of the pack. Robert picked up another new recruit (slower than me! Of course, the gentleman had a good 30 or so years on me, so I mustn't crow) so the rest of us all ran together. Sherry and Bruce are doing a 10k ( Read more... )

I'm going to be late for work again. Ah well ( Read more... )

Ran 0:47 today, walked around 1:15. I did almost the same route as Thursday, but started from a few blocks further east, so I hit the Boulevard Bridge at about 0:38. I walked to the top, then ran across it and up to Maymont. Then I walked through to the Nature Center, up and around through the Italian and Japanese gardens. It's been the ( Read more... )

The local running club put together a new group for runners in the 9 to 12 pace range, and I did the first run this morning. It helps a lot for me to be challenged by running with someone else. And, since I was the only truly slow runner to show up, I essentially got a personal coach. We did four laps around the .9 mile course at Byrd Park, with ( Read more... )

I tried to make it back to the south side for the 6 p.m. track workout, but the traffic gods said no. Well, I could have gone a few minutes late, but I was so aggravated I decided not. I am going to try to do Saturday morning, though, now that I know where the meeting place is ( Read more... )

...since I'm not supposed to be weighing. Yesterday I did lower body in the exercise room at Innsbrook, then tried to run. Had to chuck it after 10 minutes because of really bad shin splints. Even on my 'easy' leg days, I think running may not work. Did better today after upper body work; put in 34:26 with a several-minute break around 28:00 ( Read more... )

Measure-in day, oh glee, oh joy. I think I'm going to weigh on the scale at work on Fridays, then here Saturday and Sunday. Maybe that'll be an additional incentive not to go nuts on the weekend as I usually do. Anyway, here's where I'm at:

Friday's weight (with gym clothes, in afternoon)
155

Saturday's weight (in morning, nekkid)
151.5
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