All work little play
Work has kept me so busy the past week I’ve had little time for exercise. Since last Saturday, when I had a good swim workout, I’ve only been to the gym once — on Tuesday, for a light weight-lifting session, about 25 minutes on the stationary bike, and about 12 minutes on the treadmill.
This morning I finally busted loose from the grind and ran 7 miles in 1 hour 30 seconds — roughly an 8:40 min/mile pace. The pace wasn’t too bad but after having done so little running lately the 7 miles felt a bit stiff. I’m a long way from being able to run a 10K anywhere near as fast as I’d like to.
Weight was down a bit today — a miracle given the way I’ve been eating lately. 172.6 pounds and 20.2% bodyfat according to the scale.
February 23, 2008 at 6:53 pm
Nice run. I’m sure it pales to your pre injury standards, but I’d love to get that fast on a consistent basis. Hopefully you will be able to find a balance between work, exercise, and diet. Remember if you don’t have the time to exercise, you’ll need to tighten up the diet. Good luck.
February 23, 2008 at 9:16 pm
no more big breaks in the middle of the day?? LOL!! Hope this week provides you the time you need to get that training done!!
February 26, 2008 at 3:49 pm
That pace is fantastic!! And the worrywart in me wants to ask - how’s the achilles? Hee, we should start a bum achilles support network!
Hope work frees up a bit for you sooner than later!