This week was a little bit of a slow start but things are rolling well overall. I had mentioned last week that during the Marathon, I actually gained weight. Not all that uncommon, but for me, it was frustrating. So one thing I want to focus on this time around is weight loss. Not just because I want to run faster, but because I want to look better doing it :)
The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly
Sunday: I didn't do anything last Sunday. My wife wasn't feeling well and I felt guilty for wanting to go for a run when she needed me. She would have wanted me to run, which I why I didn't mention anything to her about it being my long run day. Of course, my long run would have been may 3 miles, but still. I chose to stay at home.
Monday: Monday is the day my wife works late so I planned on running my long run Monday night after work. Looking back, I don't know why I didn't. I know I was on the computer doing some work and I also wanted to try and get my car running again or at least cleaned up. This is a long story but basically, some varmint has chewed the fuel supply line AGAIN (3rd time) and it's really expensive to fix. So the car has been sitting there getting dirty and gross and the tires lost air from all the sitting. I hand washed the car and it looks great. But I realized there's a mold issue on the steering wheel and I didn't have the band-width to deal with that night. But that's enough about that.
Tuesday: I went on a 2 mile hike and I did 10 Arm Curls with 20lbs. I was supposed to do a full body workout, but I wasn't feeling it at all. I tried the atomic habits trick of just doing something small and seeing if it went anywhere. After 10 reps, I set the weights down. Didn't do anything else, but at least I did that.
Wednesday: Wednesday, I went for a 30 minute run and actually felt good. I ran the whole way out and back. I did another 10 reps of Arm Curls with 20lbs.
Thursday: Thursday was a rest day since I ran on Wednesday. I should have worked out with weights but I didn't.
Friday: I went for a morning run. I overslept and got up late and almost decided to stay in bed, but then I thought of Atomic Habits and decided to put on my running clothes and just go for a mile. I knew I had time for that. Well, once I was out there, I realized the time crunch wasn't nearly as bad as I had made it in my head. I ended up running just shy of two miles and felt really good and had plenty of time. I was so happy with myself, I made an Instagram post about it.
I was really glad I went for the run because I had thought that I could always run at night. I rarely do that when I have that thought, but on this night, I ended up having to work late. Almost until 10 p.m. and by the end of the day with traveling and such, I was absolutely spent!
Saturday: This day was a 4.75 mile hike. I also was good and did my PT exercises. I can't recall if I mentioned it or not, but my ankles are doing something weird. It's like they've lost their flexion. They haven't, but it feels like it when going down stairs or even walking after sitting for a long time.
This morning, Sunday, Sept. 21st, I weighed in at 197 even. Only a .2lb loss, but I'll take it. Tune in next week for this coming week's progress.
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