Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad!!

Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad, I hope that this is another great year!! You both deserve it. We love and miss you both. Well I finished off the month with three good runs, or three runs none the less. I hope that April will turn out to be my best month yet. I guess we will see. I have my PT test coming up in May so now is about the time that I start to get nervous about it. Today I ran 5.81 miles and burned 863 calories. For March I got in 84.74 miles and I burned 9,986 calories. I am at 235.08 miles for the year so I am 65 miles behind my goal for the year. I hope to make up some of that ground in April. JUST RUN!! Until next time...

Totals for 29 & 30 Mar 2010

Just a quickie post to say I finally got some running in the past couple of days. The exercise is finally over which is always a good thing now hopefully we can get back to some sort of normalcy. It's sad that "regular" is 12 hour shifts with no other expectations. Anyways, yesterday I ran 6 miles & burned 825 calories and today I ran 5.75 miles and burned 880 calories. It is amazing how many more calories you burn when it is windy outside and you have to run against the wind. I hope to get back on a better schedule with working out now. Until next time...

Happy St. Patty's Day!! (Totals for 17 Mar 2010)

Well I am half way through my week and I have some good numbers going. Maybe I shouldn't say that because every time I do something comes up where I can't run for the rest of the week. So I will keep my fingers crossed that that doesn't happen this week. All I can do is hope for the best and push forward. It is still pretty cold today and I felt it after doing my speed work (and I use that term loosely) when I walked outside the gym and felt that breeze. It was cold for Okinawa. I almost called Heather to come and get me BUT I decided not to cheat myself and I ran back home. Today I got in 13.32 miles and I burned 2,378 calories. Not too bad for one days work. I have to work tonight and I hope I have the energy to get in a run in the morning. I guess we will see. Until next time...

Totals for 16 Mar 2010

Well it was cold once again here in Okinawa but I got my workout in regardless. I head back to work tomorrow so it should warm up. It seems that every day I have off it rains and it is cold; then when I go back to work it warms up and it is typical Okinawan weather. Go figure. Anyways, I got in 10.31 miles and I burnt 1,348 calories during my workouts. Tomorrow I hope to get in some speed work. I will go for my normal walk with Heather in the morning after my base MANDATORY briefing at 0700, and then I will get my run in. I plan on running from the house to the gym, do my speed work on the treadmill for 30 minutes, and then run back to the house. I hope to get in my 10 miles that way. I should be dead after that work out. Until next time...

Totals for 15 Mar 2010

Well I think I need to stop making goals for myself and just work out when I can. Because every time I try to make a goal it doesn't happen. So we are trying to salvage the month and maybe, just maybe get in some good mileage to finish out the month. I can't do anything about the past so I just need to look forward and try to get better from here. I need to realize that life happens and I am not always going to get to do what I want especially during a very busy month that includes 12 hour shifts, preparing for a base exercise towards the end of the month, and every other little thing that can possibly take away from my work out time. These months happen and I need to do what I can do, when I can do it. Today I got in 10.28 miles and I burned 1,497 calories. I hope that tomorrow I can duplicate these numbers and keep it going for a week straight. We will see. Until next time...

Totals for 04 Mar 2010

Well I meant to run this morning but I didn't get going early enough this morning. Heather and I went for our usual walk and I felt pretty tired while we were walking. So I thought I would hold off until tonight to get it in but to tell you the truth I am beat from today and pushing myself these past couple of days. Cleaning the house moving existing furniture, and putting new furniture together really wiped me out. So I am taking the day off from running. I will get back on track tomorrow with another morning run. This morning I went 2.32 miles and burned 280 calories. Not a whole heck of a lot but at least it was some form of exercise. I need to remember to listen to my body and take the days off I need to recuperate and don't get burned out or injured. JUST RELAX.

Totals for 03 Mar 2010

Well another day in the books and it has been a busy one. We have been on the move since this morning which is always good on a day off from work. That means we didn't just sit on our butts in the house and do nothing. This morning I went for my run and Heather and I got in our walk. Then we went and had lunch at Gordies, a Japanese hamburger joint here on the island. Afterwards we went over to Makeman's which is kinda like a Japanese Home Depot and bought some things for the house. Once Bella got home from school we went to Torii Station, an Army base, got some Subway and headed down to the beach to watch the sunset and watch the tide come in. Once we got home, I took Blu out for a walk which is a chore all by itself because I am teaching her walk on a leash which she hates. She did a lot better than last time but she still thinks it sucks. She will love it eventually....I hope. Then after that short walk I brought her back to the house and went for my "night time relaxation walk" or at least that is what I am calling it. It was a very good day today. Hopefully more will follow and my family will spend much more time outdoors and indoors. Today I got in 11.07 miles and burned 1,752 calories. Not too bad of a day. Until next time...

Totals for 02 Mar 2010

Well today was my first day off and my first of trying to fit in 10 miles total. As long as I get in a good 6+ mile run and Heather and I get our walk in, making up the last little bit won't be hard at all. I will say that after this first day I feel pretty good. My run today still kills my hip flexors but it is something I will have to work through and get my legs and lower back used to running these Okinawan hills. The main theme is consistency once I get back to where I want to be. My biggest battle is with eating and I am aware of that. If I can get that under control I should be good to go. Today I got in 10.35 miles total and burned 1,462 calories. I feel good about the direction I am heading in as long as I can stay on track. JUST RUN!!

Totals for 1 Mar 2010

Well today starts a new month and a new beginning to some fitness goals. I figure that I will take things month to month instead of working for the end of the year. I have set myself a lofty goal of losing 20 lbs this month just to see if I can do it. Maybe with a little unrealistic goal I will push myself a little harder this month to see if I can accomplish it. Anyways my starting weight for this is 256 lbs. I need to lose 4.5 lbs a week to meet this goal by 31 Mar. Today I got in 8.03 miles, burned 1,308 calories and it took me 1 hr. 47 minutes to complete. Those totals include my run and Heather's and my walk. It is nice to go for a cool down walk after I get done running which helps me loosen up which is a good thing. A little something every day is what I am shooting for. Just Run.