How far we've come...

Sick...

2008-04-09T13:15:00.001-04:00

So... I've gotten sick. I think I may have a sinus infection. I've had little energy and a HORRIBLE headache all day yesterday and today. Needless to say, I don't think I'll be getting out to run today.

It's kind of discouraging. I have tons of ambitions with this, but shit keeps happening that distracts me. ehh.

After some time off...

2008-04-07T18:01:00.003-04:00

The last couple weeks have been pretty busy... not that that is a valid excuse, so I haven't really run at all. I've begun again today getting really into it. So here goes...

Distance: about 3 miles

Time: 30 minutes.

Location: Outside- Glenway->Rapid Run->Guerly->Glenway

I haven't checked the actual distance yet, but I will later today. I plan on running that route every MWF. Tues and Thurs I will try and put in a HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) workout. This is actually a 6 week program from Menshealth.com... The goal of the program is to hyper-boost your metabolism to burn fat. So I will re-evaluate after the 6 weeks to see how effective it was. That will put me at the middle of May. Hope it works.

Day 3

2008-03-18T16:43:00.004-04:00

Today, I went to the Rec Center around 3pm. I was feeling fairly sore from the last 2 days runs since they were more intense. I had a really good mile though, despite just getting back into it from some time off. After my run I did a little bit of strength training. This entailed chest presses and a row machine. My iPod batteries were dead :-( so I had to use my stopwatch on my cell phone. I didn't have my music, but I was able to more focus on my run.

Here's the stats:

Weight: 206.5

Waist Size: 36"

Distance Run: 1 mile

Time: 7:53

Pace: 7:53/mile

Calories Burned: 156

Walk: 0.125 mile

Time: 1:52

Calories Burned: 19

Total burned: 175

I'm looking forward to tomorrow's distance run to see how much I improve my time.

I also saw Jackie at the Rec today. She told me about a technique she does on the track. Basically, she does a full mile, which is eight laps on the indoor track. 3 laps at a relaxed jog, followed by a 1 lap sprint, then repeat. Maybe I'll try this sometime.

Welcome

2008-03-17T19:55:00.003-04:00

For my first entry, I would like to explain the purpose of this blog.

I've tried other websites that track weight and goals and all that crap, but they don't really do what I want. So I've decided to make my own attempt at a blog tracker. So here goes....

Here is the general plan.

Sun/Mon/Wed/Fri: Distance run (>=3miles)

Tues/Thurs/Sat: Mile run & Strength training

Starting information:

3/16/08

Went to the Rec Center at 11:00am. I had gone out the night before and had a pretty rough hangover. I was also catching up from not having run in a while. Overall, it wasn't my best performance.

Weight: 207 lbs
Waist Size: 36"

Distance Run: 3 miles
Time: 30:27
Pace: 10:09/mi
Calories Burned: 471
Walk: 1 mile
Time: 15:00
Calories Burned: 121

Total burned: 592

3/17/08

Much better day today. Went to the Rec Center at 5:00pm. I felt pretty good. And dropped 2 minutes off my time.

Weight: 206 lbs
Waist Size: 36"

Run: 3 miles
Time: 28:40
Pace: 9:47/mi
Calories Burned: 440
Walk: 1 mile
Time: 15:00
Calories Burned: 121

Total burned: 561