Training for Jane - June 9

I have been getting in tons of steps.  No small feat since it's my busy season.  Ballooning is harder than it looks and burns a ton of calories, but doesn't result in very many steps.

Today isn't a balloon day, so I'll have to burn my calories someplace else.  I have a ton of crocheting to do for an event this weekend.

so today I'll be stationary biking it.  3 sessions of 20 min.  Trying to spread activity throughout the day.  Keep the blood pumping and not falling prey to the disease of too much sitting.

I have a boring, inexpensive, but gets the job done stationary bike.

This is my dream one.

for no other reason that it looks pretty cool!

dancing - training for Jane

I might get some miles in later - depends on when I go to work.  It's sunny and that's balloon making weather.

Did get an hours worth of cardio though.

Crazy, unscripted dancing to upbeat happy songs.

I'm in a great mood, breathing hard, accomplished and needing a shower.

Dancing is such a fun way to work out!

4 slow slow miles - Training for Jane

This gout flare up is slow to totally subside.  It's not the OMG cut it off pain of an acute attack, but it's still sore.  I thought some exercise might help and it was a beautiful day here.  With that in mind I decided to make a 4 mile (round trip) walk to the store.  It was SLOW, but I was going, so no real complaints.

(shirt is from onemoremile.net)

Miles 1&2 were pretty uneventful.  Enjoyed the day, took some pics of violets.  Did some shopping, saw a friend and chatted, then headed back.  Mile 3 was ok, but by the end of it I could feel soreness in my toe.  Not the stabbing, cutting pain of gout, but sore like I was healing from a break or sprain.  By mile 3.75 I was in a lot of pain and really wanted to call someone for a ride - even though I knew how close I was.  Nobody to call, and if I've gone that far, I couldn't let a quarter mile stop me - so I pressed one.  The hardest part was actually the stairs into my house.  Stairs and gout are NOT friends.  

I said that tomorrow is a bike day - but I suspect that I will sneak in at least a mile in the morning.

Back to work - training for Jane

Some setbacks as of late.  Isn't that always how it goes.  One step forward, two steps back.

Weather is back and forth.

Then I had a gout attack.  I did what I always do.  Too much, too fast.  Got over it, but would have healed faster if I hadn't pushed myself.

Now that's past and today I should get my 10k steps in plus some time on the bike.  Tomorrow will be more of the same plus some yoga.  One day at a time.  :-)

I haven't started an official training program yet, but I will soon.  September will be here before I know it.  Time passes quickly when you're training for a race.  

Training for Jane

I'm not into an official training program yet.  Will start one soon.

I'm so happy to see the sun.  Today I did 5 miles on the stationary bike and 3 miles on the road in my trusty VFF classics.  I know they don't make them anymore, but I found an overstock sale and loaded up on the ones in my size.  I love those things and have enough to last for awhile.

What did you do today?

Training for Jane

Got 3 miles in on the bike.  Brought up more coughing that my walk yesterday.  Probably because I was pushing myself harder.  It felt good to push myself yesterday so I did it again today.  :-)

The coughing is likely a good thing.  Work the rest of that gunk out of my lungs.

felt good.

I wish I had known when I was younger how good it feels to exercise.  I didn't know I loved it until it was hard.  I didn't know I wanted to run until I couldn't.  It's never too late to figure these things out though.  :-)