So first the good news: My bathroom scales rewarded my hard dieting efforts with a 73 kg/161 lbs., my lowest weight since I was in pampers (or at least in the military 16 years ago).
The bad news is that my stop watch died, not even a new battery could revive him. Funeral services will be held this coming Friday. Goodbye old friend.
Last night I headed out for a recovery run. It was around 10C/50F when I left, but the temperature dropped a few degrees while I was running – it was cold folks! This morning at 6 a.m. it was only 1C/34F brrrrr.
Anyway I first ran 4K/2.5M to a new running trail that the neighboring town of Spock set up a few weeks ago. They offer 3K, 5K and 7K loops, I headed out over the 7K/4.3M. Up to this point I was averaging about 5:30/K (8:51/M). Somewhere along the way my watch died, the digital numbers vanished, I was left to figure out my own pace. In any case it was starting to get dark as I made my way around the forest path, so the stop watch wouldn’t have been much good anyway.
I completed the 7K loop, then headed toward the house, taking an alternate route, which I knew was roughly 5K/3.1M. I completed the approx. 16K/10M in about an hour and a half (based on the clock on the church across from my house). I definitely slowed down the last half hour as darkness set in, I guess its time to dig out my headlamp.
Tonight I want to do some cross-training, probably a mix of weight training and riding my wife’s stationary bike. Tomorrow night I want to run with my running club – the first time running in the dark with the group. I wonder if they use lights? I’m bringing mine anyway, I don’t want any close encounters with a tree ;-)
1C and dark? Welcome back, winter!
Congratulations on the weight loss. It certainly gets harder as we get older, but it sounds like you're proof it can be done -- and smartly.
Congrats on the friendly scale and condolences on the loss of your timepiece.
New friends are on the way right now, right?
How nice to be able to be happy with the scale!
New friends are on the way right now, right?
How nice to be able to be happy with the scale!
Congrats on the weight loss! It seems like it was just last week you started this diet? How fast did it come off?
All this talk of weght loss finally moved me back into action. No huge changes, but my goal this month is to eat 6 servings of fruit every day and drink my 8 glasses of water as well. With the decrease in running I need to do something.
Thanks for the push and congratulations on the weight loss.