This week was not a good training week for me. Why you may ask? Well, there are several reasons, but the biggest excuse I could come up with is work. Now that we’re taking live support calls, it’s difficult to get any work done. The constant emails and phone calls from our CSRs is a [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Training Schedule: Revised
Posted in training on January 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Never Trust a Weatherman
Posted in training on January 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
That’s what we say when we hike. The weatherman says one thing, and the weather does another. That’s exactly what happened this morning.
Oh, it was clear and sunny, just as forecast. But that 30-degree morning? Nope. It was 21 degrees when I walked out the door at 7:30 a.m.
I looked like I was getting ready [...]
Priorities and Productivity
Posted in discipline on January 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
These late-night runs, combined with the long days, are leaving me with very little energy at the end of the day. Yet, because the late-night runs get my heart rate up and the calories burning, I’m having trouble getting to sleep—and staying asleep—at night. As a result, I’m a zombie in the morning, and remain [...]
My first minor injury (almost)
Posted in injury on January 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I guess it’s a known fact that it’s good to stretch before running. Sometimes I just don’t have to patience for stretching. Last night was one of those nights. Since it was an awful 15 degrees outside, I decided it would be better to do my 3 mile run on the treadmill than getting hypothermia.
As [...]
Long Run
Posted in training on January 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last Sunday, I ran eight miles with Janet. When we finished, I was ready to stop. I was tired. I felt good, but I was glad I didn’t need to run anymore.
When I ran again on Tuesday, a three-mile easy run, I felt good. I felt strong. Then, on Thursday, I went 5.2 miles. The [...]
Definitely in Training
Posted in discipline, training on January 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last night I worked until 6:00. Tuesdays are my one “early shift” of each week, where I work from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Also on Tuesday nights, I’ll be going to a C.S. Lewis discussion group in town from 6 to 8. Last night was our first meeting. Also on Tuesday nights, I’m supposed [...]
Treadmills: The Necessary Evil of Running
Posted in training on January 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Around this time of the year it gets too cold to run outside so I’m stuck running on the treadmill. I have nothing against the treadmill, but it’s so hard to stay focused when you running for long periods of time. The fitness center has new treadmills that have TVs on them. I figured this [...]
Bad Habits
Posted in discipline, nutrition on January 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
As I head into training season, I’m forced to consider some of the bad habits I’ve developed in the past year.
Bad Habit #1: Not taking breaks. I can sit and work for hours and hours … without taking a break. I think it’s a workaholic tendency, but that’s no excuse. This time last year, I was taking breaks [...]
Scheduling
Posted in training on January 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Starting any day now, our lives (“our” meaning me, Janet, and the rest of the folks at our company) are going to change drastically. Gone will be the days of coming in to work when we want and leaving when the work is done. Gone will be the days of working through lunch. Starting soon, [...]
It’s Time to Start Training!
Posted in training on January 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ll post something more exciting later. I just want Janet to check out the blog for now, and let me know if it works for her!
