Sunday and Monday

I did not get an official workout in on Sunday, but unofficially, I walked a couple of miles with the Wife and Kid while we were in San Marcos. It was a beautiful day and we spent some good time in San Marcos. The Wife and I both went to school there and we miss it. We took the Kid to an awesome park near the river and let her play on the huge playscape and throw rocks into the River. It was great. A professor I had when I was in college was there with his daughter and it was great to catch up with him. Maybe we'll make it back that way someday. Today was a great walk, the weather was fantastic and the new shoes still rock. It was a great month for my walking, I got in 95 miles, my highest mile total since I started walking/running. Still hovering around 219/220, but hopefully those lbs will start coming off easier as the weather warms up. Or when I start eating better. Hmmm....

Saturday Evening Stroll

It was a beautiful day today, I had to get out. I had my content exam this morning. Holy Crap was that a pain in the ass. 3.5 hours of multiple choice and an essay. Fun Times. And I got new shoes today, finally. When the guy at Soler's saw the shape that my old shoes were in he laughed. I was a little bit behind in getting some shoes. Great, great day. Well weather wise. Other things haven't been so great. Hopefully I'll get to sleep in tomorrow.

Friday Friday Friday

All right, had a pretty good workout week. Got in 4 walks, hopefully I can squeeze one in this weekend too. I need new shoes in a bad bad way, too. My left foot is starting to hurt on the ball of the foot, because, well, there is no cushioning there anymore. But other than that I feel great. Worried, nervous about my test tomorrow, but there ain't shit I can do about that now. Anyways, here's to a good weekend. 5.26 miles in 1:05:05. The weather was nice and I weighed in at 218 lbs.

Sleep wins again!

Well, I slept this morning. Boo. It is all right, I needed it.

Nice!

It is amazing what a difference the wind can make. It was 31 this morning, but no wind, so it wasn't bad at all. It was clear and the moon and the planets were brilliant. Just a nice way to start the day. There are many things going on right now that I cannot control and it is nice to be able to get out and do something where I can just focus on what is front of me, the sidewalk, and not what is going on around me, life. Life isn't so bad, but sometimes it gets pretty heavy. Anyways, enough of that crap. It was cold, 31, but it was a very nice 31. I hope this stays this way for a couple of days.

Effing Deer

A deer scared the bejesus out of me this morning. I walk by a field and this mofo decided to jump out of the field right in front of me and the Dog. I damn near pooped myself. Other than that everything went really well. Feeling good and it seems that the Dog is too. Just moving and groovin. Another 5 miles in the bank. I am tired of the damn cold wind though. Come on low 60's. And I need to stop bitching because it will be 80 and 100% humidity in a couple of months.

Weekend Full of Nothing

Well, I did not do a damn thing, workout wise, this weekend. That means I haven't don't shit since last Wednesday. Way to go me! Maybe I needed a little break. I don't know. But that is what happened. Regardless, I got up this morning and went. I think the rest did me well. And the dog. We went at a pretty good clip and the Dog did not seem to show any signs of whatever was ailing him last week. Really going to but forth the effort to get out every weekday this week. It would be nice to but up 25 miles this week.

Sick Baby

Well the kiddo is sick today. She got up in the middle of the night with a bad cough and fever. I took care of her and am staying home with her today. SO, no exercise for Max today. Maybe when the Wife gets home from work I can go get in a mile or two. We'll see. Might not be such a bad thing, it was freaking cold this morning.

Sleep

Well sleep and my body telling me it needed rest won out this morning. Bad move, since it was in the 50's this morning and it looks like it will be in the 20's in the next few mornings. Great. Oh well, the sleep was nice.

Ouch

Stiff and sore today. Left foot pain, left knee pain. Not really pain, annoyance. Still got out there with the Dog, who seems to be better, but for most of it I was not really feeling it. Stupid running, I love you so much and you treat me so bad, but I still run. Meh, it was a great morning though. Full moon, no clouds, little wind. It was nice. One thing I like about wearing the headlamp is all the little glowing eyes I now see on my walks. Never get too close, but I see you watching me out there, little critters.

I was Running Again

Well, all right then. I needed this in a bad way. The dog wasn't looking so good, so I left him home this morning, said, "What the hell?" and ran my tookus off. I ran my normal 5.2 mile walking route. IT FELT AWESOME. I haven't ran in almost two months. A couple of days after Thanksgiving I ran and got shin splints. I've been a little spooked since then. But today went fine. My pace was a little slower than what I'd gotten up to, before Thanksgiving, but I was impressed with my performance. It just felt good. It was 55, really foggy and a 12 mph wind, but even that wasn't too bad. The dog seems to be feeling better today, so hopefully we will resume our walks tomorrow, but Tuesdays and Thursdays might become running days again. I didn't get the stupid job, but that's all right, hopefully something else will come along. What makes it all better? My two year old told me she loved me last night, unprompted, unsolicited, just straight up told me she loved me. That made everything better.

Monday and Weekend

Well I haven't done shit since Thursday. Workout wise. On Friday I had an interview with a High School for an English teaching position. Haven't heard anything and it is starting to drive me nuts. Saturday and Sunday was spent in Bastrop and it rained the whole damn weekend, so I didn't get out at all. We had fun celebrating a birthday for our little buddy Reagan, who turned two this weekend and the Green Bay Packers put a whooping on the Atlanta Falcons, so that was awesome. I'm feeling fat and lazy and this weather sucks. I did manage to get out this morning. Went on my old 3.5 mile route and was sluggish and slow. The dog isn't 100 percent either. I don't know what is exactly wrong with him, but he is starting to get old and I'm thinking the cold, damp weather isn't mixing well with his old bones. Hopefully things get better quickly.

Cold and walking, cold and running, still cold.

OK cold snap, I get it. You want to remind us that even in South Texas it can get cold. Got it. Now go away. I am so tired of the cold. Ran a little today. It felt good but I am pretty sure the dog thinks I've gone insane. Tomorrow is a pretty big day for me, I'm already starting to feel nervous. I'm debating on whether or not I should go out in the morning or stay in and sleep, to make sure I'm fully rested for my interview. Decisions, decisions. Whatever I decide I just hope I don't puke on my shoes during the interview.

Wind on a Cold Day Really Blows. Ha.

See what I did there? Anyways, got up, even though I really, really didn't want to because it was cold and I could hear the wind, and got out there. The first half of my walk was all into the 12 mph wind. UGH. But I did it and I feel great for doing it. It was 33 and the wind chill made it feel like 24. Guh. Other than the cold and wind it was an uneventful venture. One hat, one ear cover, one muffler, one fleece jacket, two long sleeve shirts, one t-shirt, one pair of shorts and a pair of pants and I was still cold. But it was worth it.

Cold and Sleep

Well I wussed out today. After only three hours of sleep the other night I opted to sleep in this morning. So sue me. It was nice and I feel much better today. And it was freaking cold. Look, I know that to some of you 36 ain't that cold, but to my South Texas ass 36 is really freaking cold. And it was windy, gusts up to 20 mph, so that makes it even more uninviting. Tomorrow is supposed to be warmer and hopefully I'll get to bed early again. I feel another five miler coming up.

The Weekend and Monday Morning.

Saturday I didn't go out for a real walk, but we ended up going to the zoo and I got a good couple of miles in. It was a fantastic day, probably the best time I've had at the zoo with the Kid. She was really digging the animals and was able to identify a lot of them. She blew us away with the joy she showed over seeing a Scarlet Macaw. It was pretty great. Sunday I got in a good five miler. Good weather and a good walk. And the GREEN BAY PACKERS WON!!! Yes! Didn't get much sleep last night, don't know why. Went to bed at 10:30 and was up at 2:00. WTF?? Oh well, got up and walked anyways. Five miles. My new headlamp kicks ass. It was nice to actually be able to see where I was going in the areas that have no lighting. It is supposed to get cold as balls out the next couple of days. I hope I don't wuss out and stay in my warm bed. We will see. Again, almost forgot. 218 lbs today!

01/07/2011 Freaking Friday

Good walk this morning. Did another 5 miler and still at a pretty good pace. Three police cruisers, two deer and zero bums this morning. It was chilly, but no wind. I can handle the cold, it's the wind that I do not like! And it looks like it will be getting pretty chilly next week. Great. Oh well, in a couple of month's I'll be begging for the cold weather to come back. Come on 5 pm!! Oh yeah, almost forgot, 219 lbs this morning. Good bye holiday fatness!!

01/06/2011 Walking for the Weekend

Holy crap, I am ready for it to be Friday at 5 pm. Nothing crazy planned for the weekend, just ready for it to be here. Some weekend sleep will be nice. Nothing unusual about today. Just a good walk. My pace is still pretty high, I like it. I'm hoping that when the hotter, more humid weather comes back that I can keep my pace high. I gotta say, I love my Garmin. It is awesome. I'm nerdy like that.

01/05/2011 Homeless mumbler

Good walk today. 5.27 miles in a little over an hour. It felt good and the weather was all right. A little humid, 100%, but other than that it was pleasant. About a mile into it I came upon what I am pretty sure was a homeless gentleman. He was collecting cans, or maybe trash. He was looking in the bushes and gutter with a flashlight and collecting something into a bag. Anyways, after I had passed him he said something. I'm pretty sure it was in English, but I couldn't understand him and at 0430 in the morning I wasn't about to stop and enter into a conversation with him. When I came back by he was gone. It kind of freaked me out. Good walk and I am feeling good. The scale said 220 this morning, so that fucking rocks. Until tomorrow.

01/04/2011 PPPFFFFFFFF

It was kinda rainy and crappy out so I went back to bed. I wish I'd gotten up and done something. I'm crabby now and in a crappy mood. GRRRR.... Stupid weather. Maybe after work I can get a walk in.

01/03/2011

UGG, 4:15 came way to early today. With the Wife and Kid back at school it is time to start getting back up early. I was doing pretty well until I got to work. Now I am tired. Anyways, the walk went very well. I'm feeling good and I think my legs are getting stronger, now to get rid of the holiday weight. Weighed in at 222 this morning. I am hoping to be down to 220 or lower by the end of the week. This shit is ridiculous.

01/02/2011

Another five miles down. Feeling great. Very nice cold day out. I have been trying out new routes, my old one is stale and I think the dog is liking this more then I am. He is over 8 years old now and he doesn't slow down at all. The whole five miles he was pulling me along. He just smiles and goes and goes and goes. Awesome freaking dog. I've really started off the year well and I really hope my lazy ass keeps this up. I feel great and hopefully all the holiday weight will start coming off soon. Today I was 223, up a pound from yesterday. UGH!

New Year's Mofo!

All right, what a way to start off the year. 5 miles! Feeling good. 55, clear, windy and low humidity. Stayed up long enough last night to see the New Year begin, had some beers and then went quickly to sleep. Got up at 7ish when the kid got up and then got out on the road around 8:45. Great morning, except for the wind. A nice straight route with nice wide sidewalks, for the most part. Some hills, nothing to extreme. Weighing in a little heavy, 222, but hopefully this will quickly go away when I get back on my regular diet and walk/run plan. 2010 really sucked, I hope that 2011 is much better. Happy New Years and I hope that you have a fantastic year.