Howdy Stranger!

Yep, it's me! And, yep, I've got something to report! First, I'm feeling a lot better. I started feeling better before bed last night and awoke with just a tiny noggin ache. I am blowing my nose constantly! So I'm on the upswing. Which I'm very pleased about. I did run today, too. Listened to my new Cities Sampler, which I adore. Best one in a while, I think! They are always good, but this one is exceptional. I just ran 3 miles. Pretty slow, lots of sweat. But it was good to be back out there. And I saw a lot of other runners too. New Years Resolutioners, I think. Yay them! I hope they stick with it! Now we're heading out to Alpine soon. Oh, I weighed myself today. Not as bad as anticipated! Whew! I sure have work to do, though.

The Thousand Mile Man

Yup, I did it again.  I wanted to stay in bed so badly this morning.  I even crawled back in after going to the BR but only stayed about 2 minutes.  I knew I probably wouldn't go back to sleep anyway so got up and did the usual.  Felt good today, too.  I am so anxious to try the Garmin outside though.  Wish I could.

The main reason I wanted to run this morning is because I knew I would go over 1,000 miles since I started keeping track last November...and I did!!!!  I can't even imagine all those miles but that's what my spreadsheet says.  Hurray!

Good Morning

It's lonely here!  But I got up and did the usual anyway.

Did it Again

Yes, I did although this morning I really wanted to sleep in.  But Mom woke me up so I did the usual on the TM and the exercises.  I can already feel those heavier weights in my arms. Feels good!  Today the Nike+ said 3.02 miles and the Garmin said 3.15 miles so a little bigger spread today.  Interesting.

Good Morning!

I did my usual this morning and used both the nike+ and the Garmin and both seemed to work fine.  The nike+ said 3.02 miles and the Garmin said 3.1 so there is a difference there of 8/hundreths of a mile over 3 miles.  Pretty close.  The new 10 lb hand weights nearly did me in though!  But I'll get use to them.  Amazing the difference in 2 little pounds.  I've been using 8 pounders for several months.  Thanks for the new ones!

I did something!

I've been pretty stressed about my non running, so I'm glad I have a report to make. I ran three miles at a .4 incline today. I love your picture and medal museum. So motivating! I did some ab stuff too.

Good Morning

Wow!  What a gorgeous sunrise this morning!!  You'll have to take my word for it.  Yes, I was up and did my usual run and exercises.  Now, off to work.

Welcome to Wisconsin!

While visions of sugar plums were dancing in your head this morning I was up and running 3 miles on the TM and doing all my exercises!  Welcome home!

We've Been Lax!

My goodness but we've been lazy lately!  But not today.  I was up and at it at 6 am.  Did my usual on the TM and my exercises.  Been eating too many Christmas cookies!!  Oh, well, 'tis the season.  See you tomorrow!

Gym Day

I had a good day at the gym today. I ran about 1.5 miles and then did TSWTH for ten minutes. Then I did some various weight lifting things. I did my pecs and I sure can feel it! Lots of abs stuff, too. It will be interesting to see how morning at the gym changes when the new year rolls around!

As usual.....

COLD!! Actually, it was nice. Maybe 40, but it just seems so cold! I'm tired - went to bed at 11 and got up at 4. Lame. I ran 3 miles. They were good miles! I think 10:07/mile. And it was pretty fun. Then I did some ab things. Now I'm home making dinner. Weeeeeeee!

Long day, short run

This is short and sweet because I just got home and I'm hungry! Long day at work. But the good news is that I have made some delicious, healthy, and warm-up-able food for the week. Because I figured it would be madness. I did run today, in between rain. It wasn't as wet as yesterday and there was a break in the rain so I took the chance that it would last 30 minutes. And it did! So I had a good 3 mile run - ten minutes/mile. The shorter run gave me more time in the AM so I did two parts of the 10 minutes pilates video. Hips/legs and abs. That was good, but I'm not in pain. Which, I guess, is good!

Good Morning

Another week begins and I started it by sleeping until 7:00, then running 3 miles on the TM and doing the full complement of push ups and sit ups.  Now we are headed to Sam's and Cub to shop!  The good times just keep on coming!  Have a good day!

Sleeping In

I say sleeping in, although I actually totally overslept! I didn't set my alarm last night. I forgot my iPod in the living room and was too tired to get it and pop it into my alarm. Anyway, I went to bed early and figured it would be no problem, I'd wake up by 6 am, no problem. Well! Not quite! I woke up at 6:30! But I still went for a run, just later than usual. 3 miles, little slower than yesterday but still good. And it was still cold when I left. What a chilly snap! More tomorrow!

Taking it down a notch

Today was the first day I ran 3 miles on purpose and without the idea that I'd run more tomorrow. I've really think that running so much maybe isn't all that great for me. I certainly isn't helping with weight! But I'm also so tired all the time and, frankly, running has become more of a job lately. And I really do like it, so I don't want to make it a burden. So 3 miles it is, at least for now. And maybe I'll slip in one long run per weekend. And my pace was good today. Ten minute miles across the three miles. Best in quite some time. I suppose the longer I run, the more I slow down. Then I went to pilates tonight. I was glad I committed, or I would not have gone. It's cold and I'm tired! But I went and it was good. I'm positive I'll feel it tomorrow!

Brrrrrr!

It was 37 when I was going to run today! Ridiculous! What is this, Wisconsin??? So I made an executive decision and went to the gym. I ran 1.5 miles and then did TSWTH for 15 minutes. Did the dips and pullups again. Did some squats today. Super fun!

Thouroughly UNenjoyable!

Brrrr! Baby, it's cold outside! It was 46 when I left this morning and it took everything I had to go one step, let alone 4 miles. But 4 miles I did. Guess what people were doing in San Diego today? Warming up their cars! So funny to see cars running here. I thought you would appreciate that! I'm considering going back to 3 mile runs for a couple of weeks. I'm really unhappy with my pace, but I am not getting any better and it might be that I just can't work on pace when I'm doing almost 7 miles. We'll see. Might be a gym day tomorrow, depending on the temperature. I did a good job with snacking during my roadtrip to LA today. I mapped out the location of a Jamba Juice and stopped there for a beverage before I made the return trip. Snacking is killing me! I have decided I'm not making Christmas cookies this year. I would eat every single one! How are you doing with all the cookies around?

Another Week Begins!

And I started it off by doing my 3 miles on the TM and the full complement of situps and pushups.  Feeling fine this morning so the cold I had was pretty minor.  Glad for that.

Julie v. Thursday: Julie Wins

Another day successfully completed! I apparently took myself all kinds of serious about sleeping in. I didn't wake up until my alarm went off and, even then, I considered snoozing! And that's after going to bed at 9. But then I realized that I would really miss my window for the gym so I got up. And I went to the gym. I did something different for my weights today. There is an "assisted dip (like I need help!) and chin-up" machine. The weight helps me be able to actually complete one! So I did those and I can really feel it in my arms. Then I went to the group pilates class tonight (as you know) and it was very fun. Allison was the teach tonight and I have not seen her in months! Now I am going to watch at least one of those X-Files episodes and tomorrow I will sleep in! I think that changing my schedule will help me. I've been really tired. Because I go to bed at 10 or 11 (usually - sometimes I have a breakdown and go at 9!) and then get up at 5. I think I just need to catch up. And I have read before that enough sleep helps with weight. Maybe that's my magic for 125 pounds! OK, dinner and x-files time!