Simple Logic

If you eat ice cream + sprinkles + bonbon + sharp cheddar cheese then it will be a rough run.

I was 1/2 motivated when I got home and then I decided I was hungry for junk food...which is not productive in losing weight...So after letting the delicious unhealthiness digest I went out for a run.

Moday May 24th. Today's run was slightly better, when you consider the pace. However, I still had to walk twice...

distance	time	Pace	HR Avg.	Calories
2.00	24:48	12:21	152	224

So to completely counteract my run, for dinner I headed to Chipotle. So I have declared today my pig-out day and now I need to do better...here's to salads and fruit....

Graduate School is Finished!

Graduation was wonderful and it just reinforced how lucky I am to have such wonderful, loving, and supportive family and friends! My heart most gratitude and love goes to all of you. I know that even though a few could not make the trip to be here in person, they were with me in spirit.

Now that my graduate classes and my graduation is done I finally have a bit of time to focus on getting back into my shorts.

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May 20th: Thursday. Rough "run". This was my 1st run since the beginning of the month. My legs felt very heavy and tight. I had to stop twice to walk.

distance	time	Pace	HR Avg.	Calories
2.00	27:25	13:43	126	232

I was surprised at how sore and tight my legs were after this short run. I decided I would give my legs a bit of a break on Friday and instead of running joined Matt down at Mead's place for a bit of a BBQ.

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May 22nd: Saturday. Small improvement. My legs were still a little stiff but as soon as I started running they felt better. This run I was able to stay with my Virtual Partner and only lagged behind when I hit a hill on the way home and had to walk. Once again I had to walk twice, but this time the walks were shorter and I was able to run faster so the overall time wasn't as pitiful.

distance	time	Pace	HR Avg.	Calories
2.00	24:54	12:28	126	225

I am considering participating in a 1/2 marathon. But only if in the next month I can get my distance up and my time down a bit. Right now my Virtual Partner is set to 2 miles at a 12:00 min/mile. Today was an improvement, but still a way to go so it is consistent. I have the opportunity to borrow a road bike and see if I like it, but I just need to make the time to visit the friends and pick it up.

The Green Machine

I have finally gave in a bought myself a new running "watch" which might really be considered a wrist-computer. This thing will tell me: Distance, Pace, Heart Rate, Calories, and GPS. So far, the new toy has been a great incentive to run.

The other motivator has been Victoria going with me. It helps motivate me to motivate someone else. It is easier to give myself excuses than it is to be the excuse for someone else.

I bought my watch on Saturday and have already gone for 3 jaunts.

Sunday: With Victoria
We went 2.58 miles in 50:58 minutes. Most of it was walking, but it is a great way to get back into shape. I burned 227 calories. So far she did not seem too discouraged!

Monday: First run in forever.
I have gotten the Dr's permission to run so I tried to go for a 2 mile jog to see how it felt. It was rough, but I finished. I managed to run 1.80 miles in 25:29. This means 14:11 min/mile. Boooo. I did burn 233 calories, but that is to help offset the donut and cupcake I had today (Complements of Teacher Appreciation Week).

Monday: With Victoria
Convinced her to walk today and then it started to downpour big cold drops and that convinced her to run. :) Blue was not very happy about the rain. We managed to go 1.6 miles in just over 33 minutes. Not too shabby.

Time to be productive in other areas. I wish I could take all of the time for awhile and get back into shape.