Tag: running

Another three miles — some of it on a moderate incline — and then upper-body weightlifting.

iPod: Rachel Maddow

I put in a four-mile run this morning with a nice mix of tunes playing on the iPod. It was a solid effort including a couple of real great tunes — one by Love is Chemical, the other by Frightened Rabbit — from a cool podcast called IndieFeed (more on this later).

A treadmill morning, as they all are during the winter. I did three and then hit the weights.

iPod: a music mix and some of Bill Moyers’ Journal

The first run of the year was a good one, three miles in 25:20, with some incline work built in. The splits were pretty good — 8:32/8:11/8:37) and I’m hopeful that I can build on this.

iPod: Rafael Saadiq, The Way I See It

We are almost through the holidays, so I a more consistent running schedule is in sight. that said, I did get on the treadmill today, running three miles in 25:54 (8:50/8:30/8:34; average pace of 8:38). I tried to push a little at the top end — to get some time in at 8 mph — but I just didn’t have it in me.

I will try to get on the treadmill tomorrow, but tomorrow is still a day away. In any case, I failed miserably to meet my goal of 900 miles for the year (no idea how many I did run and I really don’t care). The question now is whether I should set a goal for 2009 or leave it unstated and hope for the best. I am leaning toward the following: 800 miles for the year and getting my weight back down into the low 180s.

iPod: Gaslight Anthem, The ’59 Sound