I am 100% of of those people who turns to physical activity when I'm stressed or working through a particular problem. I have solved interpersonal crises and had eureka moments while out running too many times to count. I think my office should set up a kickboxing gym to help my productivity.
So I had all kinds of shit to work out this week - we had to withdraw an exhibit sponsorship proposal ($100,000) due to a conflict with an existing sponsor, which was the ethical, right-relationship move, but still sucked; someone at work pissed me off royally (see: kickboxing gym). To top it all off, our car died Wednesday and needs $500 worth of repairs, right before the planned trip to WI this weekend for Erich and KT's baby shower. So I'm bummed about missing la familia this weekend on top of work and financial stress. Tomorrow is 4 miles, so I think Sam and I will head out for a nice, hard, get-through-your-personal-shit run. Throw a nice hill in there for good measure.
This week's log:
Jan 9: 2.5 miles with Sam
Jan 11: 3.6 miles after work
Jan 12: 2 miles plus 80 minutes of DDPP (I ran there and back, since the car is broken and it was cold and running gets you places faster than walking).
Jan 14: Planning on 4 mi.
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Friday, January 13, 2012
Sunday, January 8, 2012
LB running log Jan 1-8. And food.
My runs this week:
Jan 1: 1.75 miles to Target and back to exchange some items. Mostly I wanted to get out and do something after the long drive home from Wisconsin.
Jan 3: 2.5 miles after work with Sam. The sidewalks were icy in parts, but mostly clear. I run downtown specifically because they clear the sidewalks better than the residential neighborhoods.
Jan 4: 2.5 miles after work on a trail by work. I have a standup desk at work, so usually my legs are pretty tired at the end of the day. I think it's good practice to run on tired legs. Plus when I run after work, I get to change at work and show off my cool running clothes.* If only I could wear them all the time.
*Not as exciting as I'm making it sound. I actually feel kind of awkward changing into my running clothes there but you gotta do what you gotta do.
Jan 5: Dance Dance Party Party for 80 minutes. It was bumpin'.
Jan 8: 4.25 miles with Sam. My left knee was a tad sore during the run, but it's better now. Sam usually pushes the pace when we run, since he could sprint for ever and ever and ever and I, unfortunately, cannot. Usually it's pretty good because I'm going faster than I would by myself, but I'm still working on figuring out the right speed to maintain on a bit longer run.
Overall, not huge mileage but good consistency compared to what I'd been doing in Oct/Nov/beginning of December. Around then I could feel the impact of running only once a week - I was squishier and losing my base fitness so I've been deliberately making an effort to get out more days per week.
Sometimes I go running with Sam in the morning before work and I took this picture of him a few weeks ago:
It's his best Rudolph/don't-get-hit-by-a-car-look.
I also made this dal palak recipe yesterday, which was delicious. If you want to attempt some homemade Indian food, this is a good recipe to try.
Bacher out.
Jan 1: 1.75 miles to Target and back to exchange some items. Mostly I wanted to get out and do something after the long drive home from Wisconsin.
Jan 3: 2.5 miles after work with Sam. The sidewalks were icy in parts, but mostly clear. I run downtown specifically because they clear the sidewalks better than the residential neighborhoods.
Jan 4: 2.5 miles after work on a trail by work. I have a standup desk at work, so usually my legs are pretty tired at the end of the day. I think it's good practice to run on tired legs. Plus when I run after work, I get to change at work and show off my cool running clothes.* If only I could wear them all the time.
*Not as exciting as I'm making it sound. I actually feel kind of awkward changing into my running clothes there but you gotta do what you gotta do.
Jan 5: Dance Dance Party Party for 80 minutes. It was bumpin'.
Jan 8: 4.25 miles with Sam. My left knee was a tad sore during the run, but it's better now. Sam usually pushes the pace when we run, since he could sprint for ever and ever and ever and I, unfortunately, cannot. Usually it's pretty good because I'm going faster than I would by myself, but I'm still working on figuring out the right speed to maintain on a bit longer run.
Overall, not huge mileage but good consistency compared to what I'd been doing in Oct/Nov/beginning of December. Around then I could feel the impact of running only once a week - I was squishier and losing my base fitness so I've been deliberately making an effort to get out more days per week.
Sometimes I go running with Sam in the morning before work and I took this picture of him a few weeks ago:
It's his best Rudolph/don't-get-hit-by-a-car-look.I also made this dal palak recipe yesterday, which was delicious. If you want to attempt some homemade Indian food, this is a good recipe to try.
Bacher out.
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