bunchofheather

Category: exercise

  • only two months this time

    I got the promotion. 

    Three weeks ago I joined a gym.

    Today I turn 45.

    Here’s a quilt I recently finished :

  • running! turns out it’s fun!

    So.

    Finished the Pittsburgh Great Race 5K last Sunday with my friend.
    greatrace
    Time: 55:12
    Overall, #3,931 of 4,240
    Females: #2,414 of 2,651
    Females, aged 40-44: #257 of 272

    Decided to do another 5K today (just a small local charity one, the Bryon Martini Jr Memorial 5K), by myself, to get a better idea of what I could do and where I’m starting from.
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    Time: 47:30
    Overall, #72 of 149
    Females: #37 of 95
    Females, aged 40-44: #5 of 9
    (32 women of 95 didn’t list their age… so it makes the age division difficult to judge)

    I had soooo much fun both weeks! I want to do more and get better! I’ve gotten back on track with lots of walking but I need to add some running into the mix if I want to see that time improve!

  • Crack.

    The Fitbit is a little piece of electronic crack.  Seriously, instant addiction.

    When you beat your goals the dashboard on the website puts up this little green smiley face and it says “Hooray!”  Sunday I went upstairs for no reason other than to push my stair count over my goal so that I would have green smileys all the way across my top row (steps, mileage, stairs).

    In the few short days I’ve had it I have found myself taking extra steps to do things because I know I have it on and those extra steps are extra calories…

    I’ve also been wearing it at night to track sleep and it confirms what I knew… I sleep like a rock.

    And now, I must end this entry, time to go start the day with at least 3500 steps on the treadmill!  (I am currently mostly just walking…)