May 16 2008
It’s supposed to be up to 90° F today! I went out for a short run this morning and may run more later after it cools off. Or not. I’m trying to get out on a more regular basis these days. Taking it slowly.
Step Counts - Today: 0 | May: 66,597 | 2008: 548,866
May 06 2008
I went out at dawn this morning to run around the field. It’s gotten warmer. A nice 49° F this morning. I did about a mile, running every lap. It’s a start. I’m thinking I’m going to alternate running days with yoga days. Which means that one week I’ll have three running days and four yoga days and then the next it’ll switch to four running, three yoga.
I’ll try to stick to the schedule. We’ll see how it goes. Additionally I plan to continue cycling, usually riding the trike to work as well as some longer rides. Hopefully I’ll end up in better shape than I am now!
Step Counts - Today: 6,349 | May: 15,562 | 2008: 497,831
Apr 25 2008
I want to start running more often. I haven’t been doing much of that recently but as the weather improves I’d like to get out more. By June I want to be ready to run the Evergreen 5K. Today I went out and just ran around the field once. I need to ease back into running.
Step Counts - Today: 2,828 | April: 20,302 | 2008: 467,153
Apr 09 2008
Ryan in Vancouver had an excellent post on relaxing today.
I haven’t been out running much. Still going barefoot whenever I can but haven’t found much time to run lately. I’d like to do more running so I’m going to have to make the time. I’m also riding my trike more so that’s cut into my time.
Step Counts - Today: 7,042 | April: 7,042 | 2008: 453,893
Mar 14 2008
I’ve been thinking that going out at dawn would be a good time to run. Light enough to see, but early enough in the day that there aren’t too many people out. Today dawn was at 6:55 AM. It’ll be getting earlier each day. 40° F this morning and cloudy, but not raining at the moment. I walked the first lap and then ran the next two. I felt good running. After the first lap I didn’t want to stop and walk the third so I just kept going. It was nice. I’d like to get out more often than I have. At the moment my feet feel fine. It’s interesting how they respond to running. It’s like they come alive. Even though my feet are still adapting to running barefoot I much prefer it to running with shoes. I’d go barefoot most of the time (except when it gets too cold) but unreasoning prejudices get in the way.
Step Counts - Today: 10,193 | March: 26,683 | 2008: 350,619
Mar 10 2008
My pedometer hasn’t been working because it needed a new battery. I picked up one today and changed the battery. I had to reset all of the setup information but now the pedometer works again. I need to keep working on fitness.
Step Counts - Today: 3,360 | March: 3,360 | 2008: 327,296
Feb 24 2008
The forecast today was “Mostly Cloudy.” At the moment the sky is clear of clouds. A nice sunny blue. 57° F. I went outside for a run around the field and it was quite different than rainy, cold, foggy mornings at 4:30 AM. The ground was dry and warm. It felt better, actually, to my feet. I think the cold makes them more sensitive. I didn’t go far. I haven’t been running often enough and my feet aren’t as used to it as I’d like. I don’t want to risk developing blisters again so I’ll just take it slow. I was thinking how nice it’ll be as the temperatures continue to rise and I can run in the sun more often.
Step Counts - Today: 5,107 | February: 152,122 | 2008: 284,426
Feb 20 2008
This morning I felt better. I’ve had a cold for the last week or so but it finally seems to be pretty much past. I hope so anyway. It was 40° F outside so I decided to go for a run. The first time I’ve been out for a run in quite awhile. It really was a beautiful morning. Quiet at 4:30 AM. A light fog which just made things nice while overhead a full Moon lit up the sky. The few hazy clouds and light fog gave the Moon a halo. I didn’t run very far. I walked the first and last laps and only ran one but it felt good to get out.
On my last lap I saw a car pull out of a house ahead. It came around the corner and down the street towards me, slowly, then pulled over. Odd behavior like that makes me a bit nervous. I kept going, though, and as I came up along side the car I half-expected some sort of rude comment. The driver ended up not doing anything. As I came up alongside the car they pulled away and drove off. Maybe it didn’t have anything to do with me. Maybe. In any case I thought it was strange.
It was nice getting a run in this morning. Hopefully I’ll get out more often, particularly as the weather improves.
Step Counts - Today: 9,367 | February: 125,115 | 2008: 257,419
Feb 10 2008
This morning was much warmer than it has been lately, up to 46° F. I thought about going for a run but ended up just spending more time walking the dogs — and running for some parts of the walk. It was a nice bit of morning exercise today. I took each dog individually and I think they both enjoyed the time.
Step Counts - Today: 5,419 | February: 59,327 | 2008: 191,631
Jan 23 2008
I’ve been sick for nearly a week. That alone would have been enough to stop me from running but it’s also been below freezing most mornings so I have two excuses. Even so I want to get back out there just as soon as I finish getting better.
Step Counts - Today: 1,376 | January: 130,003 | 2008: 130,003