Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Woo Hoo
WH has had a couple of promising job interviews and might be getting an offer soon, and we just found out today our tax refund will be good enough I can get the treadmill I've been lusting after!
That means a return to actual paychecks, health insurance, and not having to carve out 90 minutes to get in a 30 minute run! YAY!!
That means a return to actual paychecks, health insurance, and not having to carve out 90 minutes to get in a 30 minute run! YAY!!
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Just A Tease
A couple days ago I got my chores done, got the baby fed and realized I had a couple hours before I had to start dinner. So I decided to carpe diem.
I went to my "new" gym (same as the old gym, but smaller and with less services). First time in a gym in about 4 months... first genuine attempt at running in nearly a year.
I ran some easy(ish) intervals. Top working pace was 13:20, which is good for me regarldess of the circumstances. It even felt a little slow, but I wasn't dumb enough to push any harder than that.
It was wonderful. I worked hard enough to actually need the bottle of Nuun I'd brought and to feel like the trip was worth it.
And. Right there in the middle of it all.... I gots me a leetle bitty taste of the ooooh so elusive Runner's High.
Just a Tiny. Little. Taste.
Like one of those bite-size Halloween candy bars. Decadent and delicious and really nothing but a tease.
SO. Worth it. And SO. Making me want to keep chasing it down the rabbit hole.
(Several days later my legs are still bitching me out over the incident. Seems THEY were the only part of me that remembered the whole 'haven't run in a year' thing. But I'm sure they'll forgive me and I'll be able to climb the stairs again soon enough.)
I went to my "new" gym (same as the old gym, but smaller and with less services). First time in a gym in about 4 months... first genuine attempt at running in nearly a year.
I ran some easy(ish) intervals. Top working pace was 13:20, which is good for me regarldess of the circumstances. It even felt a little slow, but I wasn't dumb enough to push any harder than that.
It was wonderful. I worked hard enough to actually need the bottle of Nuun I'd brought and to feel like the trip was worth it.
And. Right there in the middle of it all.... I gots me a leetle bitty taste of the ooooh so elusive Runner's High.
Just a Tiny. Little. Taste.
Like one of those bite-size Halloween candy bars. Decadent and delicious and really nothing but a tease.
SO. Worth it. And SO. Making me want to keep chasing it down the rabbit hole.
(Several days later my legs are still bitching me out over the incident. Seems THEY were the only part of me that remembered the whole 'haven't run in a year' thing. But I'm sure they'll forgive me and I'll be able to climb the stairs again soon enough.)
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Making it Work. Maybe.
I kinda sorta think I found a time slot when I could probably work out. At least, work out in the limited scope of the equipment I've got at home. (Which means no swimming or real running or real biking.)
Baby Bear has started waking up very consistently around 7, eating, then falling back asleep for 1-4 hours (usually 1-2 hours, but sometimes I get lucky).
I could get up and work out as soon as he's done eating around 7:30. Should, actually. It would fit into my regular work schedule too - everyone I work with knows I don't answer the phone before 9 or book meetings before 10.
What I have been doing is going back to sleep for another hour or so to make up for the sleep I lose when I'm up feeding him at midnight. If he's still asleep when I finally feel functional then I tiptoe around, getting in as much housework as I can.
So, on an average day, for as long as he continues to sleep in this pattern, it would appear I have the time to get in some exercise.
Now I just have to DO it.
Baby Bear has started waking up very consistently around 7, eating, then falling back asleep for 1-4 hours (usually 1-2 hours, but sometimes I get lucky).
I could get up and work out as soon as he's done eating around 7:30. Should, actually. It would fit into my regular work schedule too - everyone I work with knows I don't answer the phone before 9 or book meetings before 10.
What I have been doing is going back to sleep for another hour or so to make up for the sleep I lose when I'm up feeding him at midnight. If he's still asleep when I finally feel functional then I tiptoe around, getting in as much housework as I can.
So, on an average day, for as long as he continues to sleep in this pattern, it would appear I have the time to get in some exercise.
Now I just have to DO it.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Newest Prized Possession
Because I geek out about equipment for my other big hobby as I do about tri gear. : D
It might take me a year or two to save up to buy each one of these beauties, but they are soooo worth the wait.
That's 8 inches of carbon steel goodness, baby!!
It might take me a year or two to save up to buy each one of these beauties, but they are soooo worth the wait.
That's 8 inches of carbon steel goodness, baby!!
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