In preparation for the "delightful dinner":http://www.janos.com/ that I'm having tonight with the folks I skipped the usual there-and-back route for a nice little "loop around the 'hood":http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=37170. 1.58 miles 4.74 mph avg speed 20 minutes
1.4 miles4.2 mph avg speed 20 minutes
I had to take a few days off after my first attempt. My quads were wrecked, to the point where i had a hard time crouching until today. After extensive consultation with "my running coaches":http://apadventures.net/ I did the "same loop":http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=20502 today, but slowed it way, WAY down. The result? Now my shins are a little achey, but my quads feel ok. At this rate, I expect to have the pain confined to just my tonails by next week. 1.4 miles 3.6 mph avg speed 22 minutes
In other health news I finally got around to putting up a "hangboard outside":http://www.flickr.com/photos/feralboy/100497154/, and had my first workout at lunch. Also going to be going on a nice bike ride past Saguaro East with my hippie friend "Darcey":http://www.desertmedicinewoman.com/about.html on Saturday morning, so I've got all the fitness bases covered this week. Sometimes New Year's resolutions can be a good thing.
Yes, you read that right. I'm going to start running, because I think I'll get a lot more done in a shorter period of time than biking. Today was a good example. I probably didn't burn nearly as many calories as if I had gone up Mt. Lemmon, but I sure "feel like I did":http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=20502. 1.4 miles 5.4 mph avg speed 16 minutes
Hey, you gotta start somewhere, right?