Time To Catch Up

I haven't written since the 1st of March and I have a few days to catch up. On the evening of March 2nd my Father fell and broke his left hip, he tripped over a throw rug in his living room. His fall was on Thursday and his hip was operated on the following Saturday morning. I didn't do any kind of exercise until the 4th, then I walked 2.1 miles around the outside of the hospital. That 2.1 miles relieved a lot of stress, so I decided that I better start running again so the stress wouldn't build up so much. 

I was able to run on the 6th, 8th, 10th & 11th. The runs on the 10th & 11th were runs at Stone Mountain. On the 10th I ran around the mountain on the trail, that was a 6 mile run and even though it was strenuous I felt pretty good when I was done. The next day I ran from the Golf Course to Evergreen Resort and back which was 4 miles. All of the running I have done has been a 4/1 pattern, that seems to be a good run/walk combination for me.

I am taking a rest day today and plan on running again tomorrow. The weather has been great for the last week, but I think it is going to turn cold again this coming week.

Big Day

OCN: 10 miles, 47:09

ORN: 7 miles, 3/1

Today was one of the better days of the year so far. The temp was in the 70's and it was sunny. I pumped up the tires on my TREK and went for a 10 mile ride. I can really tell that I am out of cycling shape. If the weather stays nice I will continue to ride and try to get back in shape so I can ride the BRAG Spring Tune-up Ride in April.

After I finished riding I put on my running shoes and headed to Stone Mountain. I ran on the outside loop for 7 miles. Nothing like overdoing it on a nice day. I really like it when the weather is great.

Excellent Afternoon Run

ORN: 4.0 miles, 4/1

This afternoon the sun came out and I just had to go run. I went to Stone Mountain and parked near the walk up trail. I ran on the back side of the mountain, a 2 mile out and 2 mile back run. Felt good, the temperature was about 58 degrees and with the sun out it felt warmer. 

I could handle many days like this. I get fired up when I have a good run and think about running in races. If there was good weather all of the time I would probably get in good shape again. I am not completely out of shape mind you, but I would be in better shape.

Good Evening Walk

OWN: 2.6 miles

I put off exercising all day and then finally this evening I decided I needed to do something. I decided to go over to Lilburn Park and walk in the dark. The temperature was about 45 but it was a clear night with no wind. Had a nice walk on the trail in the park. I think there were maybe 4 other people in the whole park, mostly playing tennis. I was glad that I forced myself to go out and do something today, even if it was at 8 p.m.

Ride & Run

OCN: 5.7 miles

ORN: 4 miles, 4/1

The weather was great today, 71 degrees and sunny. I got my mountain bike out of the garage, pumped up the tires and went for a short ride, felt great to be outside riding my bike. The ride got me fired up so when I got back home, I went and changed into my running clothes, jumped in the car and drove to Stone Mountain.

I need more days like today, I felt great while I was running. I was thinking about going 6 miles, but I knew that since I hadn't been running that far that I should just stick with 4 miles. 

The weather is going to change again and get cold and rainy. Good days have to be taken advantage of, there was a time (long ago) that I liked running in rain, but no more.

Walk Today

OWN: 2 miles

I didn't run today, I walked 2 miles with my son today over by the Golf Course at Stone Mountain. Had a good walk, weather was nice.

Want to Run

ORN: 4.1 miles, 4/1

I finally got the motivation to go out and run. I think it had to do with the weather improving. The temperature was up to 53 today and it was partly cloudy. 

I went to Stone Mountain and when I got out of the car I was feeling pretty good. First day in a long time that I was looking forward to running. 

Did an out & back run, of course coming back was mostly up hill so it was slower. It didn't matter, I was feeling good and was glad I was out in the fresh air. The weather is forcast to improve all week so maybe I'll get in a good week.