So yesterday was the first day of the fall semester. This happens every year it seems, but that first day, and sometimes that whole first week is just exhausting. I only taught three classes yesterday, but by the time I got home I was totally wiped. I sat down on the couch and fell asleep until Brad got home. Which since that was around 6:00 and I had done nothing for dinner, led to us having macaroni and frozen chicken strips for dinner. Thankfully, I think Brad kind of likes macaroni and frozen chicken strips :) We ate that somewhat frequently during our first year of marriage.
Today seems much better. I got home today and took the dogs running. We ran 1.5 miles and walked about another 0.5. When we got home I made some sweet and sour pork chops, which are smelling delicious in the oven right now.
Now to be really productive and get things ready to put in the crock pot tomorrow morning so dinner tomorrow night doesn't have to come out of a box :)
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Thursday, August 19, 2010
On the road again
So this week I've been trying to get in the routine of running again. It's been quite a few years since I've really tried much running, so I figured I would try it and see if it caused much knee pain. My real motivation for running really is laziness, as odd as that sounds. I figure if I run instead of walk, I'll get done twice as fast :)
Monday I had both dogs with me and we did our usual 1.5 mile course, running for a bit, then walking. It took us like 20 minutes. Tuesday we went at it again, despite a little rain. On Tuesday we ran the whole thing without any walking and finished up in 16 minutes. Wednesday I had to work late, so I just did some walking at work. Today, I must admit I ditched the dogs and went by myself, and ran the whole thing in about 14:30. So far, the knee feels pretty good.
The dogs, specifically Lucy, are not the greatest partners. Lucy really really wants to come, but refuses to keep up. So I'm kind of dragging her down the road, which might be fine if I was in a little better shape, but I'm already working pretty hard without dragging 50 pounds on a red leash.
So with school starting on Monday, we'll see if I can keep this up. I'm usually only good about working out for like two weeks at a time.
Monday I had both dogs with me and we did our usual 1.5 mile course, running for a bit, then walking. It took us like 20 minutes. Tuesday we went at it again, despite a little rain. On Tuesday we ran the whole thing without any walking and finished up in 16 minutes. Wednesday I had to work late, so I just did some walking at work. Today, I must admit I ditched the dogs and went by myself, and ran the whole thing in about 14:30. So far, the knee feels pretty good.
The dogs, specifically Lucy, are not the greatest partners. Lucy really really wants to come, but refuses to keep up. So I'm kind of dragging her down the road, which might be fine if I was in a little better shape, but I'm already working pretty hard without dragging 50 pounds on a red leash.
So with school starting on Monday, we'll see if I can keep this up. I'm usually only good about working out for like two weeks at a time.
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