Another Week

Another week has gone by and i did not run any. i did ride my bike once and worked out on my stepper once, along with using my iso-trainer 3 nights. i have been really watching what i eat and have lost about 5 pounds, now the trick is to keep it up and not have a binge this weekend. i have been reading a few of my brother's posts about running and am now really inspired to get back into it. i am just now starting to feel a little better from the sinus infection, still have lots of drainage though. i am hoping next week i can get a full weeks worth of running in.

thought of the day: i got this from a men's health email, can't remember who said it and this may be paraphrazing a bit "to think is easy, to act is hard, to act as one thinks is the hardest". just remember to think and act like what you know is right.

Couldn't Feel Worse (much)

well, i ran on monday and was so excited to be back running. i even ran further than i thought i would be able to. however, monday night and tuesday my throat hurt bad. now my throat is better (but i haven't slept in 2 nights due to the sore throat) but my sinuses are extremely clogged. this afternoon my nose started bleeding for no reason other than inflamed nostrils. maybe i should have wiated to run until it was warmer. this running may be the end of me. i was really gonna try to run today at lunch even though i was feeling bad, but then a farmer called and i had to go deliver a calf.

maybe tomorrow i can get back on track.

I Did It!

Wow, I finally started running again today. I haven't ran in 5 months and i was able to run 4 miles today without stopping. I originally planned on 3 miles. It only took me 43.58 to run it! what a stellar pace. i used my new gps watch to make sure the mileage i had marked off was correct. however, i must not have done something right, it never connected with the watch or came on or something.

the first 1/2 mile was pretty brutal. a little after the first mile i started feeling a little better and i thought i can do 4 miles, hey i can do 5 miles, maybe even 6. then, as i was heading up the small hill to the 2 mile mark i thought to myself, i better leave well enough alone and just make it 4 miles, if that. then, as i hit 2.5 miles i thought, maybe i should just try for 3 miles and walk the rest. then, into my mind popped all the turkeys and elk that i want to be chasing this spring and fall. and i thought, even if i don't finish the last hill i have to try it. so there i went, on up the hill (didn't end up being such a challenge after all) and back to the house (my finishing point).

now my throat hurts, i think maybe from the cold air, or from the drainage going back the down of my throat. my legs feel pretty good and i feel pretty good over all, look out turkeys, i may be in the best shape ever during turkey hunting season (and if not i will still climb the hills and chase them as hard as i can :))

thought of the day: life comes and goes pretty quick, just when you think everything is getting better and going fine it can all change very fast.

It's Cold Outside

Well, it snowed, again, on my day off. Not that i can't run or bike in the snow, but i prefer not to. especially on the road where i run. so, once again today, i did stairs in the house with my weight vest on. today i did increase the workout to 35 minutes. i am gradually building up and hopefully will be able to start really running before too long, when the weather gets better. i will be out of town this weekend, but maybe the hotel will have somewhere to work-out a little.

still haven't decided what i am going to do this fall. i guess i will apply to montana since you can't just buy preference points, there is a 54% chance i will get drawn. i think i will buy another bonus point to wyoming, and maybe utah. i think i will apply to colorado and idaho too. applications are due pretty soon in most states. i am trying to build up bonus points so that in a few (10) years i will be able to pick where i want to go and when and have enough bonus points in each state to be able to put in for good areas and get drawn and just alternate a different state yearly (maybe i will have enough money by then to go to 2-3 states per year).

thought of the day: the Old Testament talks about a lot of stuff that is hard to follow. (yeah, that's it, it's just a thought).

Slowly

i am slowly getting back into working out. 2 days ago i did push-ups, set-ups, leg lifts, and triceps lifts during commercials, about 75 of each. yesterday i took a little break and today i did a little circuit training (upper body) on my weight bench that i finally moved to the clinic. my calves are still sore from the stairs on monday, i think i will do a few more tonight.

i really wish the cold weather would go away so i would be a little more motivated to start running again.

i am still having a hard time cutting down on my caloric intake. i just love to eat. i have to get some weight off before turkey season. not only so i can chase the turkeys harder but also so i can be in decent shape as soon as turkey season is over. that will be when i really start hitting the road.

thought of the day: are we getting closer to death every day or are we experiencing more life every day. i think the way you look at this question gives you the answer and is related to the amount of joy you have in your life. this is just a personal thought and no actual scientific data went in to drawing that conclusion. have a great day and live tomorrow better than today.

I'm Baaack

After several months (about 5) of not exercising/blogging very much I am on my way back. Of course duck season just ended and turkey season doesn't start for 2 months, so I get a little time to try and get back into some shape for turkey season. however, the last week has not been a good one to start getting back on track. during the last week it has not been out of the 30's much, last monday there was quite a bit of snow on the ground, it also rained a day or two this past week, and in the last 2 hours we have gotten 2 more inches of snow. i have a hard time getting motivated when it is cold and wet.

however, despite the cold and wetness i have found a place to exercise. in my house. funny how i used to do my steps all the time before i started running and now it seems too simple, not enough of a challenge. i figured, though, that it was better to do something than nothing. so, i went up and down my steps here at the house for roughly 25 minutes with my 15lb vest on and jumped in place for roughly another 5 minutes. not too strenuous but it was a start. i also did some stretching, hopefully that will help the pain i have been having in my back (losing 20lbs would probably help more).

thanks to everyone who has been greatly anticipating my blogs for this year, i hope you will continue to read and comment.

thought of the day: "don't you ever wish you were someone else, you were meant to be the way you are exactly, don't you ever say, you don't like the way you are, when you learn to love yourself, you're better off by far...i think that you could be, whatever you want to be, if you could realize all the dreams you have inside." this is a quote from a song by Joey Mc Intyre (not sure if he wrote it or not). for those of you who know who Joey Mc Intyre is, Ii probably lose credibility, however, i think it is a great quote and a great song. i think we all have to realize we are who we are and we have to focus on the talents God has given us. However, there is another song that ends "make that change." (Man in the Mirror by Michael Jackson). so i think we need to change the negative, human downsides to ourselves (selfishness, envy, etc.) but our physical parts we should, well , nevermind, this is way too complicated for me to explain all of this without a face to face conversation. just trust in The Lord and let Him lead you and you will be fine.

Getting Pumped Up to get Back in Shape

here i am, middle of Jan. and i have done very little training since my elk hunt. however, duck season is the last hunting season that will take much time, and it ends at the end of Jan. so i am getting ready to start all over. this year should be different though. i have a plan and a goal starting out, which is really more than i have ever had at the beginning. i usually just start hiking and biking. last year i came up with the goal of getting in shape to run a marathon about 1-2 months into my training. this year i will have that goal to start with, and maybe even something a little more strenuous. my brother wants to run an ultra-marathon in october. that is a bad month since bow hunting is in the heat of things but i may try to do the race instead, especially if it stays warm around here until that time. also, not sure if i am going to try to go on an elk hunt this year since i don't have any preference points in mt this year. if i do not go on an elk hunt in the fall that well help me to keep running at the beginning of bow season.

on another note, we have been killing a few ducks and geese here and there, nothing special. but sitting in a pit or blind all day doesn't help at all with getting in shape, especially when i love to have a coke while i am sitting there eating sausage, bacon, eggs, and biscuits, not exactly health food. so, i am trying to not get over a certain weight (what a goal) until i start running again.

the quote of the day is this, do not sit around trying to come up with a good quote of the day while you are running late for church.

mt training should start back around the first or second week of feb so i hope to hear from everyone and see everyone back at the blog!