Ah, the Holidays.....visions of sugar plums dancing their way right to my waist.....
Last week was rough...okay, the last TWO weeks were rough!
With record snow falls in Seattle, getting around town, let alone getting out to exercise, was hard! And then there's the sugar.....what else am I going to do while finishing up my Christmas projects but gorge on cookies and chocolate! I was OUT OF CONTROL!!!!
I did manage to get on the treadmill twice last week--in between trying to get to work and getting home for Christmas. And I did do a fair amount of walking, so all was not lost, but it is time to get back on the band wagon.
...I'm back to tracking my food and exercise this week. It feels good to feel a little more in control.
My workouts have been fun over the last few days. I'm not following any particular training structure....more of a.....let's get to the gym and just see what happens kind of a thing.
Monday I ran 4 miles on my lunch break--I did some speed play--went fast when I felt like going fast; went slow when I wanted to go slow. I'm also building some strength training back into my routine--did some arm work yesterday (very sore today), and did a couple miles on the treadmill, and a little bit on this pretty cool stairclimer thing-a-majiggy. It was kind of a combo between a stairclimer and a treadmill....sort of....I definitely felt it in my thighs. Took the dog for a walk in the evening.
Today....probably a slow jog on the treadmill....we'll see what happens.
Running club has been on hold for the last couple of weeks (weather/ holidays). It will be great to resume next weekend. We've had some great runs. The last one we did was a trail run at Camp Long....very fun!!! Looking forward to more group runs!
Off to Orcas Island tomorrow for 3 days--hoping to get some running in there (or hiking at Mt. Constitution at the very least!). Happy New Year to all--All best for 2009!
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