How Much Discomfort Can I Tolerate?!

Wed, Jan 16, 2013

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 07:00:00

Walked to the park and did some exercises.

I'm cutting back on my internet usage, and since I am doing well with my winter training, will not be posting here for a while.

No Sweets - Day 45

Meditation - Day 55

Tue, Jan 15, 2013

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 07:00:00

Sun was out, a bit chilly (40), but had good energy, decided to do hard 200m, 100m jog, repeated, on the 1000m loop at the Amazon Trail. Did three loops, along the way I saw a group of U of O runners doing repeats, one guy was doing 1000m loops at what seemed to be 4:45-5:00 mile pace. I got in behind him during one of my 200m segments, was awed by his form, his feet so quick - yeah I kept up with him no problem, good thing I slowed down after 200m, because I was ready to collapse :)

When I finished the 3 loops I did 5 exercise sets. Instead of walking home I wanted to do more running, so ran my usual route on the Rexius and backtracked to Sunshine Grocery.

One of my better workouts this winter.

No sweets - Day 44

Meditation - Day 54

Mon, Jan 14, 2013

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 07:00:00

Walked to the schoolyard near Market of Choice and did some exercises.

No Sweets - Day 43

Meditation - Day 53

Sun, Jan 13, 2013

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 07:00:00

Got up at dawn and had a good run on the Amazon/Rexius. I've noticed that after doing hard loops at the park the next run is usually high energy and fast.

No Sweets - Day 42

Meditation - Day 52

Sat, Jan 12, 2013

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 07:00:00

Walked to the library, got a few books and DVD's.

No Sweets - Day 41

Meditation - Day 51

Fri, Jan 11, 2013

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 07:00:00

Feeling energetic and with a sunny sky wanted to get outside so ran to the park and did 6 hard loops. Pullups/pushups after each loop.

No Sweets - Day 40

Meditation - Day 50

Thu, Jan 10, 2013

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 07:00:00

Got up at dawn and did a short run as the black sky turned gray.

No Sweets - Day 39

Meditation - Day 49

Wed, Jan 09, 2013

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 07:00:00

Walked to the park and did a few sets of exercises in the rain.

No Sweets - Day 38

Meditation - Day 48

Tue, Jan 08, 2013

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 07:00:00

Another decent run today : mild weather + running energy = FUN!

No Sweets - Day 37

Meditation - Day 47

Mon, Jan 07, 2013

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 07:00:00

Walked to the schoolyard to exercise, then walked to Safeway. Mild day, sun felt nice.

No Sweets - Day 36

Meditation - Day 46

Sun, Jan 06, 2013

Sun, 06 Jan 2013 07:00:00

Another sunny, mild day (50's) in Eugene - does January mark the end of the rainy season?

Did not feel like running, but once out in the sun I ran a quick paced 4.25 miles along the Amazon/Rexius.

No Sweets - Day 35

Meditation - Day 45

Sat, Jan 05, 2013

Sat, 05 Jan 2013 07:00:00

Walked to the schoolyard and did exercises.

No Sweets - Day 34

Meditation - Day 44

Fri, Jan 04, 2013

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 07:00:00

Another all-blue-sky day, and it was in the 50's! Pleasant run on the Amazon/Rexius then on to Market of Choice for home made pizza ingredients.

No Sweets - Day 33

Meditation - Day 43

Thu, Jan 03, 2013

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 07:00:00

Walked to the school yard for some exercises. Pretty chilly, my hands went numb so quit after 4 sets.

No Sweets - Day 32

Meditation - Day 42

Wed, Jan 02, 2013

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 07:00:00

Easy run on the Amazon/Rexius, finished with a run to Sunshine Grocery. First day in a LONG time where I saw a full blue sky - whoo haaa!!

No Sweets - Day 31

Meditation - Day 41

Tue, Jan 01, 2013

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 07:00:00

Got up before the sun came up and walked to the school yard and did some exercises. As the light arrived I admired the town hills covered in cold mist. Feeling mostly recovered, but I sprained something in my neck, making it hard to sleep.

No Sweets - Day 30

Meditation - Day 40

Mon, Dec 31, 2012

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 07:00:00

Ran to Safeway. Feeling a little better, around 80%, so taking it easy.

No Sweets - Day 29

Meditation - Day 39

Sun, Dec 30, 2012

Sun, 30 Dec 2012 07:00:00

Battling a cold today. Surprised myself by going out this evening for a walk and then some exercises.

Today I began compiling/editing/designing a book of my travels from 2012. Mostly photos and poems which I will self publish, just a few copies for myself and friends. Hard to believe book publishing is available to anyone with a desire!

No Sweets - Day 28

Meditation - Day 38

Sat, Dec 29, 2012

Sat, 29 Dec 2012 07:00:00

Ran to the local track at Jefferson and did a few fast laps. Feel slightly ill today.

No Sweets - Day 27

Meditation - Day 37

Fri, Dec 28, 2012

Fri, 28 Dec 2012 07:00:00

Walked a couple miles and did exercises.

No Sweets - Day 26

Meditation - Day 36

Thu, Dec 27, 2012

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 07:00:00

Ran to the library, picked up a couple of DVD's, then ran home.

No Sweets - Day 25

Meditation - Day 35

Wed, Dec 26, 2012

Wed, 26 Dec 2012 07:00:00

Walked to the library, not much else today. Legs a bit sore from yesterday's run, feels good to work them more than usual.

No Sweets - Day 24

Meditation - Day 34

Tue, Dec 25, 2012

Tue, 25 Dec 2012 07:00:00

Woke up with running energy so got out the door as the sky turned from black to gray. Ran the Amazon/Rexius to the Ridgeline Trail and worked my up Spencer Mountain to Fox Hollow Rd. Great run, and as usual I was able to run the final 2 miles on the Rexius at a hard pace.

No Sweets - Day 23

Meditation - Day 33

Mon, Dec 24, 2012

Mon, 24 Dec 2012 07:00:00

First sun-splashed day in a while. Clouds still in sky, but lots of sunlight streaming into Eugene this afternoon. Walked for a couple of hours, did some exercises.

No Sweets - Day 22

Meditation - Day 32

Sun, Dec 23, 2012

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 07:00:00

2 easy miles in mist and rain.

No Sweets - Day 21

Meditation - Day 31

Sat, Dec 22, 2012

Sat, 22 Dec 2012 07:00:00

Stayed indoors pondering questions of a philosophical nature. Grabbed An American Tragedy by Dreiser off the shelf, before beginning I checked to see what Wickipedia had to say about it. Ended up at the wicki pages of the murder trial the story was based on, which led to an article in the NY Times from 1906 which discussed the case with printed excerpts of the love letters.

I can't decide if its better to be steeped in an illusion proven by fact, or remain empty and live from the gut.

No Sweets - Day 20

Meditation - Day 30

Fri, Dec 21, 2012

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 07:00:00

3 mile run on Amazon/Rexius, had the energy to do 5, but decided on 3. During winter, less is more.

No Sweets - Day 19

Meditation - Day 29

Thu, Dec 20, 2012

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 07:00:00

Rainy and gray, so stayed in all day. Jammed blues guitar to the original 1960's Fleetwood Mac - sweet!

No Sweets - day 18

Meditation - Day 28

Wed, Dec 19, 2012

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 07:00:00

Ran to the park and did 7 hard loops, with sets of pullups/pushups between loops.

No Sweets - Day 17

Meditation - Day 27

Tue, Dec 18, 2012

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 07:00:00

Only thing I did today was walk to the library. It snowed here before it did in Chicago, SO NOT RIGHT! :)

No Sweets - Day 16

Meditation - Day 26

Mon, Dec 17, 2012

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 07:00:00

Amazon/Rexius trail today in the rain, felt good, strong finish.

No Sweets - Day 15

Meditation - Day 25

Sun, Dec 16, 2012

Sun, 16 Dec 2012 07:00:00

Walked to the park to do exercises. Not much else for the day. Two weeks of no sweets - better energy, lost a pound or two, so hope to keep the streak alive.

No Sweets - Day 14

Meditation - Day 24