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October 11, 2004
Running Again
Well I have actually been running a little bit over the past few days which has been GREAT. On Friday morning I went and swam/aquajogged for 60 minutes, then went home and ran 3 miles! It didn't hurt at all (I promised myself that if it did hurt, I would stop immediately). I basically just ran really slow for 30 minutes, stretching after 20 minutes. It was SO MUCH FUN. I love running! It was a gorgeous day in Denver. Friday was a very active day. After running I hung out for a while and then went to a 90-minute yoga class. My arms are getting so strong I hardly know what to do with them, what with the yoga and swimming, and actually lifting!
I can't remember if I wrote anything on Thursday - if not, did the elliptical for 90 minutes and lifted. Nothing too exciting.
Saturday was the CU-OSU game so we had to go to Boulder for tailgating. I brought my bike and walked Matt to the tailgate, then went for a mountain bike ride for about 60 minutes. Biking is SO not as fun as running but I did enjoy it, a gorgeous morning. Sadly CU did not play well at all - I think the final score of the game was OSU 42, CU 14 - but it was fun. Sunday we slept in, went to breakfast, and watched football. The Broncos game was SO AWESOME! It was definitely closer than it should have been but it was a really fun game to watch, I was so glad I didn't have to go and get on an airplane at halftime! After the game was over I went for a 3 1/2 mile run, which also blissfully did not hurt. It was beautiful outside, but I can't believe how early it's getting dark now.
Now that I know my brother is actually reading my blog, I have to mention that in spite of the fact that he says he has to read my blog so that he actually knows I am alive, I went to dinner with him last night at our favorite bar. I am off the booze for one month after Saturday night so I didn't have any drinks but we had a great time eating awesome burgers.
Today - Monday - I am working from home and flying to NY at 6:00 tonight. This morning I got up around 7:00 and drove to my gym to swim. I only did 45 minutes this morning due to time constraints but it was actually fun. The thing with swimming, for me, is that once I do it three or four times it is SO MUCH easier. So it is finally getting to the point where I can swim for 20-30 minutes without feeling like I've been going for hours. That was a good breakthrough. This Friday (since I can't swim in NJ) I am planning to get up early again, swim, and go to yoga with my friend M. in the afternoon again.
That is the current news. Traveling on Mondays is so much nicer that I actually feel like I can stand my job this week which is also good :)
Hope all had a good weekend.
Posted by barb at October 11, 2004 01:13 PM
Comments
Barb, I am SO happy to hear that you are running again. It is such a difference to take time off because you have to because it hurts and because your body needs to rest. When it hurts you just want to run again because it makes you happier. When you're tired, it doesn't even feel good and you just want it to be over. At least that's how it feels for me :-)
But running makes us all happier people!
Blondie
Posted by: Blondie at October 11, 2004 06:26 PM