02/17/10

No exercise the last few days. I am feeling better, just no motivation. I am thinking for things that will motivate me. New shoes: I still have 4 pair with fairly low mileage on them, so no. Clothes: I have everything I need to run in. Enter a race: I am entered in Ogden Marathon in May and still no motivation. New diet: No urge to diet at all. I have even gained 5 pounds. Something new for the bike: I have everything I need to ride. Bike is set up for a 100 mile plus ride and no movitation here either. I have a bad case of something? I will work on getting out of this mood

02/14/10

It was 50 degrees or very close. I had to get out and do something. Another bicycle ride to Sterling. 10 miles in 54 minutes and burned 554 calories. These short rides hopefully will get my butt used to the bicycle seat. Legs had alot of life in them yesterday but were pretty dead today. Riding is easier on me than running. I need to mix it up and not get locked into doing one thing. Just run, Just ride, just do something

2/13/2010

Well I didn't do much of anything that I posted yesterday. I didn't go to the ballet, get a massage or go swimming with the kids. I stayed home yesterday and laid on the couch. I was going stark raving mad by late morning. I got the road bicycle out to the shed, put on the warm riding clothes, 44 degrees and went for a ride to Sterling. Got in a 10 miler in 53 minutes and burned 553 calories. Helped my crazies somewhat. Just do something

Our 2/12 Brandon's 2/13

I hope you read this. Happy Birthday to you. Happy birthday to you and many more. We hope you have a really nice day planned with your family. Hope you do something special and have a wonderful time. Mom and I are going to Swan Lake tonight. I think this is here favorite Ballet. Tomorrow morning I am going to the college for a massage to see if I can get the kinks out. Then tomorrow afternoon we are supposed to go swimming with Billy's family at the Murray A.C. After that we will come home. I don't know if we will be able to get in touch with you by telephone with you sleeping and us at that ballet. I doesn't start till 7pm. If you wake up give us a call on the cell. I haven't worked out since Monday because I don't feel well. I thought I was coming down with something but it seemed an awful lot like allergies. I slept good last night and that helped some. I will try and get in some running while in Murray if the inversion isn't to bad or at the AC. Well you take care and have a wonderful birthday. We love and miss you guys alot. Just Run

02/09/10

I didn't feel much like working out yesterday and it wasn't because of motivation. I don't know if I am coming down with something or my allergies are acting out. I am thinking it is allergies. I will try and get in a run this afternoon and see how that feels. I got in 7.5 hours of sleep, which is good for me. We have the ballet Friday. I think Saturday morning I will get a massage at the college. I believe I need it. After the massage mom wants to take the kids swimming at Murray rec. center before we come home. With Monday off I will get in a 10+ mile run to get me back on schedule. During this long weekend my goal is to get motivated. Keep up an active lifestyle

02/08/10

I am having a hard time getting the runs in this year. I know it is alright to start out slow and built throughout the year. Yesterday I got in a 2.01 miles run walk in 33 minutes and burned 310 calories. Water jogging for 1 hour and burned 450 calories for a total workout time of 1h33m and burned a total of 760 calories. My totals for last week were: Run 19.91 miles in 3h45m. Water jog for 2 hours for a total workout time of 5h45m and burned a total of 4298 calories. I want to pick up my mileage. It seems I don't have the motivation right now. I will work on getting motivated in the coming days. 90 miles from January 1st just don't cut it. JUST GET MOTIVATED

02/07/10

Yesterday I got in 5.06 miles in 1 hour and burned 860 calories. Just run

02/06/10

No workout Saturday. It snowed about an inch but was gone by 12:00. I cleaned the chimney and stove. Put a heat tape in the rain gutters to see if it will keep the ice out and let it drain. The snow finally melted enough so I could bring in the rest of the Christmas decorations and extension cords. Helped with some house cleaning. I could have exercised but just didn't want to. I wanted 7 days of ex. but got 6 and that is OK. Life's good

02/05/10

I am still doing quite a bit of treadmill running. I even run with the jerky treadmill at home. The weather is starting to shape up a little. We have hit highs in the low 40's which might not seem like it's very warm but it is better then the high teens and low 20's. Yesterday I got in 3.50 miles in 45 minutes and burned 595 calories. Good run, good workout

02/04/10

I have had a hard time this week getting motivated. Yesterday I forgot my clothes, like I did Monday. I wanted to bag it right then and there. I was already in the dressing room when I found this out. I had 45 minutes to kill before I could leave work so I decided to change into my running shoes,(which I leave there all the time), and go for a run in my work clothes. I don't like to do this because of the chaffing in the you know where area from the cotton underwear. I figured what the hell and got on the treadmill for a walk. I ended up with a pretty good workout. I ran/walked for 3.39 miles in 43 minutes and burned 608 calories. You would think that since I have been doing this as long as I have it would simple be a habit that I wouldn't even have to think about. WRONG! I am procrastinating right now. I need to get out the door and Just Run

02/03/10

I had a very good workout today. Can you believe today's workout was motivated by my workout yesterday. How can I be motivated by a workout from another day. Remember I did not want to workout yesterday but, I did. When you stick with your workout plan and do the workouts even when you don't want to or don't feel like it motivates your psyche. I ran for 5.71 miles and swam 1h for a total time of 2h20m and burned 1399 calories. Life is so good when you exercise

2/2/10

Tuesday I didn't have very much energy. I almost bagged it for the workout portion of my day. Instead I talked myself into going down and walking on the treadmill and see how it goes.I ended up walking for 2.25 miles which took 37 minutes which burned 382 calories. For not wanting to do anything it ended up a pretty good workout. It was one of those days you just do it and you are glad that you did.

2/1/10

We did our exercise at Gunnison pool. Those aqua jogger belts are pretty neat. They hold you upright in a slightly forward angle and you just run. It's a pretty good workout with the resistance of the water. After 55 minutes of non stop jogging I took the belt off to swim a couple of laps. I had a hard time getting in two lap and had to keep going to the breast stroke to rest. When you walk up the stairs after an hour in the pool your legs are dead. I try and stretch out while I jog. It is also relaxing and fun. We went for one hour and I burned 453 calories. Try and do something everyday until it becomes a habit. Workout and have fun.

Totals for January 2010

I ran 68.67 miles in 14h44m. We swam for 5h40m. Lifted weights for 1h40m. Total workout time was 22h04m and burned a total of 13,248 calories. From the time I put in kind of looks like a part time job. I didn't get in the 100 miles of running I wanted because of the injury. When everything is added up I had a pretty good month. I can gradually increase my miles to make up for not getting my 100. I did the same old thing when I injured myself. I started eating everything in sight. Went off the sugar buster and pigged out. I don't seem to be able to get a handle on this part of my life. I weighed 236.6 today. Being February 1st I will start again. I will try and stay positive. Just Run