Another PR!

3.15 miles in 30 min.

9:40 pace.

Make sweet love, ladies :)

Another 3 miles

Well, 3.15 miles to be precise. In 32 minutes. Not as good as yesterday, but it was ok.

Also, I skyped with a friend that I haven't video chatted with since before this whole running business began. He said I was looking "very good. Very, very good."

Heh.

3 miles in 29 minutes!

I FINALLY beat a 10 min mile!

Kiss my ass, everyone! (And by "everyone," I mean Twilight and Aub who are the only people around here...)

Marathon in Iraq

Fox, we are missing out. There's going to be a a marathon for peace in Iraq sponsored by the Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative...First thing I would advise is to give people more than a month's heads up for coordinating and advertising such an event. Don't they know yet that the international community are slackers?

F***ing ran to my d**n apartment...

YEAH...take that seriously intimidating, crazy fricking hill that lasts for a damn mile. Jesus, the run to my house is perfect prep for that 6th mile of NWM. I'm also kind of happy that I managed to do 4 miles in roughly 40 minutes...On Sunday I'm going to bite the bullet and run 10 miles along the Truckee--hopefully no bums attack me.

What inspired that last trot up my godforsaken hill? Behold:

Yes, I run to the soundtrack of the worst Batman movie in the franchise. All I have to say is "If you don't know what you're doing, babe, it must be art!" to all you haters.

3.5 miles in 39 minutes

I woke up feeling really tired and sluggish. But I thought I'd push through anyway. Well, I tried!

Tomorrow I have a running buddy scheduled for a 3 mile run. It should - hopefully - go well.

In the interim, I'm going to get a pedicure. :)

Biggest Loser (Twilight...yes, that was deliberate)

I didn't run again, but I DID do some super-intense cardio and strength training for 30 minutes with Jillian Michael's 30 day-shred. Many of you know Jillian from the eponymous showI'm spoofing in the title. I've done her level 2 and level3exercises before, but because my disc was damaged in the move, I am now sadly relegated to level 1...or so I thought.

OMG. It kicked my ass. I'm not sure if that's testimony to how much my fitness has deteriorated or the simple fact that, Jesus, those workouts are intense. I can see how all those obese people (like Fox, here) would drop weight FAST. It's worth checking out if you need quick cardio and are too lazy to go out and run or it's too fricking hot or it's a combination of both. I have to admit Reno's hills are a little intimidating. I might have to drive down and just run along the Truckee River. Bet y'all thought the city had nothing to offer quite this nice...;)

Will keep you posted...but, yes, I did actually work up a sweat so at least I'm maintaining fitness...Sigh, it's looking like I might wind up going for the half, too, honestly--so much for all that trash-talking...:/

P.S. Also, a big wooly hug for Fox!

P.P.S. Another FOXY shot of Jillian.

3.15 miles

at 31.48, it's not a PR. But it feels good.

The easiest 3 miles to date

I realized that this 3 mile loop I do near my house is a lot of slow downhills followed by several sharp uphills. I could do it in reverse, and I probably should. But for now, I ran the whole thing without stopping and knew the hill was coming so I could attack it. I like knowing where I'm going.

I don't know what my time was. I was hoping for less than 1/2 hour, but I messed up the ipod shuffle list when I return. I couldn't get the songs again :( Oh well, I'll try again tomorrow and see!

Moving is madness

I moved into my new apt on Monday, then hosted my brothers until Friday. I've been exhausted all week and I'm STILL not totally moved in.

I will run today. I will run today. I will run today.

Sigh...

Where is Fox?

Twas a slow run, but a very scenic one. I took the opportunity to just putz around on the hills near my apartment and get a sense of where trails exist.

Yeah, yeah, I know you jackals want to know how SLOWLY I rant it. I ran 2.7 miles in about 30 minutes so at a snail's pace. :) BUT, look at the terrain...

F***...60 DAYS LEFT!

Ok, ok...Dr. Twilight is back. Tonight I will go for an unscheduled 5-mile run in my new abode and you peeps better hold me to it. I get my Garmin Forerunner 205 GPS/Heart rate monitor tomorrow unless someone steals it from my mailbox (something which has apparently occurred at my apartment complex), which will hopefully allow me to plan my runs more accurately. For now, wish me luck on the first run in a very, very, very long time.

I am so sorry that you have all (all two of you) been left to the literary/athletic devices of Smokin' Fox for the past two months. That will change TODAY! :P

Update: Ok, so I ran 3.9 miles in 41 minutes instead...Mary mother of God, my route in Reno is a bitch and a half. Check it out here: http://www.dailymile.com/routes/816117-running-route

It's all fricking hills as you'll see if you click under "elevation profile"...argh!

Hills and Hangovers

2 miles (same route as the most recent 2 mile run) in 29 minutes.

The hills kill me! Also, I was a bit hungover... Still, felt MUCH better than the previous 2 mile run :)

4 miles in an hour?!?!

I got lost. I had to ask for directions.

It's pretty dang funny, actually :)

Hills?

Jeez...

They killed me. 2 miles. And a 30 minute time.

I'm going to try again tomorrow. But dang...

Yo Doc - are you moving? Editing? Running?

Week 15 Day4

It will get better! I promise to the Gods of Exercise that I will run as SOON as I defend and move!!!