Warning: Running can become habit-forming

Today I made up for missing my cardio on Friday by running for an hour. It was raining so I decided just to go into the club and use the treadmill. Just for a change of pace, I brought my iPad and bluetooth headphones along and watched Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan while I did my interval training. Yes, it was awesome!

My workout distance was 3.6 miles and I ran 2 miles of that in 25:20. That is a pretty good pace for me. The other 1.6 miles was a combination of my 'walk' intervals and my warm up/cool down segments. I am pretty happy with it. I am on track for a new PR in the 5K on May 22nd.

Had a strange equipment issue though, At one point, my watch stopped receiving signal from the heart monitor. But after about 30 seconds, it was back. Not sure about that. I think I will replace the battery in the monitor and see what nappens on Monday. Can't afford that kinda of hiccup when I am trying so hard to manage my zones.

After stretching and showering, I had a protein shake and went to run errands. While at the Jewel, I ran into a good friend of mine from church. Mark says to me, "We ought to run together on Saturday mornings." I was like "Seriously? That is when I do my outdoor runs. I'd love to!" So starting next Saturday, I will have a running buddy for my 5:00am run (I like to run before my 7am Weight Watchers meeting). I am really excited about this. He is an elite runner (he knows I am a beginning runner) so I am looking forward to learning from him. But mostly, it is just more fun to run with someone rather than always running alone.

It's funny. Six months ago, I would have never thought I would be doing all this running, walking, and exercising. But especially the running part. Now, I am beginning to look forward to my workouts, and I have to take care not to overdo it. Beware! Running can be habit-forming (good thing it is 'good for your health')!

Trainer 'no show' and Thor 3D = missed workouts

Well, the last few days have been interesting on the exercise front. My son has been in the hospital since Tuesday, and with my wife staying with him at the hospital, my mornings and evenings have become more complicated. Especially the mornings, because now I have animals to take care of when I get up (not usually my responsibility). (FYI: Number One Son will be fine, hoping he will be home this weekend)

So on Thursday, I was supposed to do Strength Training with my trainer Jordan. So I wake myself up, get the dog and fish squared away, get dressed and head to LifeTime Fitness. I get there only to find that my trainer is nowhere to be found. Really? I was not amused.

Since I had not planned to be running, I had only brought my cross trainer shoes. So after a little while of waiting, I just decided to get in a quick jog and call it a day (I was really tired anyway and I wasn't feeling the drive to lift weights by myself). So I got in a 2 mile walk-run and left much earlier than usual. So I guess we will call this my 'mild day'. I figured I will work hard on my Friday cardio.

That would have worked out fine, except that I went to see Thor 3D at midnight on Friday. Awesome movie!!!!! My plan? Get in a 3 hour nap beforehand, then see the movie, then get 3 more hours of sleep before my cardio workout. Good plan, eh?

Well, it 'was' a good plan. But the reality wasn't well executed. I overslept and missed my workout! I woke up at 6:15am (15 minutes late for the workout) with my alarm shouting at me. Ooops!!! Sorry, Meghan! Blame Thor 3D for its awesomeness! (At least I got some run time in on Thursday...)

So I am going to have to put in a solid run on Saturday morning to make up for missing Friday. I can expect no less, right?