August 30, 2009

Burke Lake 4.5 Miles
What a gorgeous day today here in Fairfax County! It was 88 degrees when I started on the roundtrip around the lake -- its a great place to go 'cause its shady for most of the trip which makes the temperature bearable. I didn't have my watch, so it was very relaxing as I just ran and walked whenever I wanted without worrying about how many minutes. Lots of people out many with dogs. I should have gone and picked up Lilli to go with me...next time I will.

August 29, 2009

Ginny and the CRT
OMGosh -- I went back to my 8:30 class at Lifetime Fitness this morning with Ginny and she was on fire (as are my quads, arms and core after the workout)! I love this class and it was great to see everyone after a long summer away. Next weekend I'll miss it, but I'd like to get back in the groove of going to this class to start my Saturdays.

First stop was WW to face the scale, which was bad, but would be even worse if I hadn't gone to get back on track. I committed to Wayne to write things down this week that I eat to get a handle back on keeping track. He's started a blog that I'm sure will be inspiring and entertaining

www.waynewatcher.blogspot.com

August 28, 2009

2 Lazy Miles
I took a bit of break this morning and strolled on the treadmill at 4MPH for 2.2 miles this morning. Its been a long week, but i wanted to at least get in some time with my friendly machine and CNN. Seems like we are going to get lots of rain on the east coast this weekend, so I'll have to look for inside activities.

August 27, 2009

Bar Harbor, Maine <--where I'd like to be

Munster, Indiana <--where I am :)

As I finished my 5K this morning at 5:30AM I thought about how much I enjoyed my runs up in Maine this summer. While the exercise is good for you, the locale certainly makes the experience that much better! 3 Days in a row is a good trend to keep going. I have a fellow blogger who is trying to post every day for 30 days - maybe I'll try to exercise every day for 30 days!

August 26, 2009

Munster Killer 5K
It took me 40 minutes but I got back to a 5K this morning on the treadmill. It sure is true that you loose a good bit of training when you "quit" for a while. I will also acknowledge that the whole day seems to be a bit better when you start with exercise. I'm glad to be back on the good side, but still have the strong influence of all that other stuff right with me.

A sad day for the Kennedy's today with the loss of Senator Ted Kennedy. I wonder if the tributes to him on CNN will last as long as they did for MJ?

August 25, 2009

Two months to the Marine Corp Marathon 10k :)

What I've learned is that it is easy to get back to old habits and harder to restart new ones. No good reason for why I went back to chocolate and junk instead of workouts and fruit. But today I got on the treadmill back here in Indiana, and I'm already glad I did. Focus, discipline and accountability went out the window, and now I need to get back at it.

I'm committed (and it helps by just saying so). Keep me honest!

August 9, 2009

5 Tough Miles at the Indiana Dunes National Park this morning after 6:30AM Mass.

Its a workday for us today but I decided to get a late start and try to see a little something of Indiana and what a treat this was. This photo was a the end of the trail head at Lake Michigan after climbing an unbelievable sand dune to get here. I went back on the loop and the climb back was equally strenuous. They weren't kidding when they said moderately difficult. I'm glad I did it, it was great!

August 7, 2009

Back to work and back to treadmill....

Returned to Indiana on Wednesday night for a long 10 days here to help us get over a big hill on the project. I'll have two challenges for myself: helping the team and shedding the almost 10 lbs I added back thanks to rich food and a relaxing vacation.

The treadmill was a bit of a challenge at the 6.0 pace, but I survived the 3.2 miles in 45 minutes.