It's been a couple days since I last blogged. In between a couple long days at work, installing Windows 7 on the Red XPS laptop, and Riley's birthday cookout; I managed to exercise both days. My goals revolve around making exercise a habit. I want to work up to a challenging (for me) routine. My thinking is: If I can do this for a month (or most of a month) I can continue.
To review, my goals are: Before ends I want to be able, in a single workout:
- Jog 1 mile on the treadmill without taking a walk-break;
- Do 200 reps with 100 pounds.
Yesterday morning I hit half of my two-part goal. I ran a continuous mile on the treadmill without taking a walk-break. I was overjoyed, but I have to share I thought it was a fluke. And since running on the treadmill is easier for me than running ITRW (in the real world), my test was to try running to Worsham store and back.
The terrain from my driveway to Worsham store is challenging. I start off going downhill for a good bit, then up a steep short hill. I go down a little and up a gentle slope to Route 15, then back the way I came. The end for me is a decent upslope for the last tenth of a mile or so. That's what I mean by challenging.
I decided to jog it this afternoon, on a muggy dog day of August. And I made it!
Now if you saw me "jogging" you'd laugh. I don't run, I shuffle. But I shuffled a mile without a break two days straight. Steve Jones' record isn't in danger, but I feel like a million bucks (well, a sore million bucks). It's time to start working on getting those reps up, while maintaining a mile a day.
AndysActiveAugust Metric: 7 for 8, or 0.875.
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