I got lost last week and never posted. I think I overdid the weekend before (the weather was, well, decent!), and each night I got home from work and thought about it. Then I fed the horses, made dinner, fed the dogs, made lunch for the next day and collapsed in front of the tv. With an occasional Daisy walk at night too.
Then I was just as busy the following weekend, and the pattern repeated. Eventually I will get used to it!
I think I will get it all over with and give you two weeks so I can catch up 🙂
Monday: off
Tuesday: I decided to run minutes instead of miles as a goal. So I did 10 minutes, which equaled 1.3 miles at 6.5 and 7.0 MPH. It was a quick start to my day before heading off to work.
Wednesday: I took Daisy for a walk when I got home from work. The sun was not really around, but it was mostly warm and she had a great time. We saw two neighboring dogs and that made her night. She does love friends. And, to her, anybody (two or four legged) she sees is a friend!
Thursday: I wanted to do another timed run, this one for 20 minutes. However, by the time I made it downstairs to the treadmill, I didn’t have enough minutes left before work. So I did a weight workout instead (2×15 reps with 10 Burpees in between the reps). I wanted to try the run that night, but work just wiped me out.
Friday: the day promised rain, so I tried to get ahead of it. I did early errands in town and ran 3.63 miles on the Rail Trail before heading home. The run proves my theory that I really am a long distance runner- each mile was a hair faster than the previous. The other thing I noticed is that last miles feel slower so I work harder. I am always surprised when I get done and see the times for each mile. I came home and put away the groceries before snagging Daisy and taking her for a slow walk. We did 2.1 miles in 41 minutes, which is much slower than our usual pace! And we almost beat the rain, just the last quarter mile was wet.
Saturday: Daisy and I went out in the morning for a hill workout. We went mostly uphill til we hit the paved road, then down Blinn hill to the bottom (our road comes out half way in the hill) and all the way up to the top before heading home, which totaled 3.69 miles in just over an hour. Per our agreement, I put her inside and let Bruce out for his one on one time. He wandered around sniffing while I did 3×15 heel raises and squats (I am trying to strengthen the muscIes around my knees so they won’t hurt as much). I tried to ride Charby, but it was really muddy out back and we only lasted 11 minutes. On the bright side, it was a great workout for my legs, trying to hang on as she slid and chugged through the mud.
Sunday: I ran 4.51 miles down over–and back up!– the hill, in 50 min. I am finding the downside of a winter of treadmill running is that, while I can run that far, I am actually a bit uncomfortable going out on the road. There are hills, and if I need to stop I just can’t get off. Of course, I am still going 🙂 I rode Christopher Robin out on the road in the afternoon , but only did 18 minutes since it was our first time. He was a good boy and seemed to enjoy getting out of the barnyard.
Monday2: off–thank goodness!
Tuesday2: Another treadmill run before work, I wanted to do 20 minutes. But I only made it 17 minutes (1.73 miles) before another morning body function interfered. But still a good run!
Wednesday2: Evening walk with Daisy. I am trying to push myself in the evenings, Daisy really needs to get out more, and now that it is light and somewhat warm, I don’t have any excuse. We did 2 miles in 30 minutes, and she rested on the couch while I made dinner.
Thursday2: Another timed morning run, this one a brief 10 minutes. I was going to follow up with weights but my arm was tweaked from something, and I decided to give it a break. Normal movement wasn’t an issue, but twisting my arm in a bent position (ya know, pulling up pants, hooking female garments behind your back) was downright painful.
Friday2: A lousy rainy day and since I was asked to work a half day, I figured I might as well. By the time I got home, all my good intentions flew out the window and I crashed on the couch with the puppies.
Saturday2: Busy day off!! I guess I was making up for Friday. Walked Daisy a hair over 2 miles before heading off to town for errands. I did another Rail Trail run while out, 3.84 miles in 40 minutes. Then I came home and put everything away before catching Charby and doing 20 minutes on the road. MUCH better than our last ride out in the muddy field.
Sunday2: Easy day. Walked Daisy 2.06 miles in 34 minutes and rode Christopher Robin for 21 minutes.
