<p>rest day - did some very light work out and stretch. Took a long hot shower and will try to get some sleep tonight.</p>
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<p>That’s a negative for me. 31 days was enough. It kinda felt like draggin’ a ball 'n chain around, having to do it every day and work it in to whatever else I might be doing. It was fun for January, though… </p>
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<p>My fifth sick day vacation from workouts, although I think I’ve finally beat this thing into submission and I’m ready for some kind of workout tomorrow.</p>
<p>Went to a concert tonight. My how times have changed. The last time I saw Commander Cody was sometime in the early 70s at SUNY-Albany. Back then, I was wearing cowboy boots, a Stetson hat, drinking Jack Daniels, and shoutin’ “yee ha”. Now, I’m wearing LLBean hiking boots, a fleece beanie, and drinking coffee from my thermos. Still shoutin’ “yee ha”, though. Terrfic show. These ol’ geezers must have put new batteries in their pacemakers because they were rippin. Really good guitar player.</p>
<p>^^^ Very cool. I would go with the Jack, though! I hate coffee.</p>
<p>55 minutes of tennis. We hit smooth and clean shots for about 45 minutes and things went downhill quickly. We were both sick so we hit the wall. Ran 3.05 miles. Splurged on food today:</p>
<p>2025 calories
31% carbs
24 grams sugar</p>
<p>My head was clear and symptoms are subsiding so it looks like yesterday was the worst of it. Hopefully the energy drain goes away soon too.</p>
<p>Fun stuff-- auto shows and concerts. I just got out of the car after a longish drive, but am looking forward to some cross country skiing this weekend. </p>
<p>Cals 1091
Fat 62 g
Carbs 55 g
Fiber 7 g
Protein 77 g
Sugars 24 g</p>
<p>Cals 1914
Fat 129 g
Carbs 119 g
Fiber 28 g
Protein 74 g
Sugars 44 g</p>
<p>Higher carb day with beef & barley soup for lunch (jazzed up with some bits of beef and the bone from last night’s rib eye) and a monster dinner salad. I was hungry tonight, really for the first time all week. Probably a good sign.</p>
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<p>I’m jealous. We had a big melt this week and there’s just no snow. Have to head to the mountains to find any.</p>
<p>still can’t seem to get any sleep. Totally exhausted. Should I do the long run today per training schedule. </p>
<p>Just went out to clean snows off the driveway. Physically it seems I am o.k.</p>
No advice to offer, but wishing you well, Dad II.
<p>Dad II, I know how frustrating it can be when you can’t sleep. And the more you think about not sleeping, the harder it is to sleep. Is your difficulty with falling asleep or staying asleep?</p>
<p>DadII- Do the run. You will feel better. I’ve been there. If you get part way through and you feel terrible, then quit. At least you will have done something.</p>
<p>I woke up at 5:45 to get ready to drive to the 14 mile group training run and decided to bag it. H informed me, sleepily,that it was snowing. I decided it was probably smart that I NOT drive 35 minutes on slippery roads. 2 hours later (nice sleep) I got on Twitter and read about all the wrecks and the advisories to stay off the roads. Smart me! 
So, there went today’s plan. H was going to the gym after the roads cleared a little but I wasn’t in the mood for the dreadmill. I bundled up and went out in the snow. It was gorgeous. I had to stay on sidewalks or edges of the road where the snow was soft, or else it was slippery. Tire tracks were icy. I wore the new fleece lined buff. I did 6.2 VERY slow miles from the house. I think the snow and footing slowed me about a minute a mile. Wouldn’t be the case for everyone, but it was for me. HR was in the range it should have been, so the effort was there. I’m glad I did it, even if it wasn’t 14 and my mileage week is tanked. Not sure what tomorrow will be like.</p>
<p>Rest day. In the last seven days I logged ~13.3 miles, which for me is a lot. For MOWC it would be a paltry sum. ;)</p>
<p>Deborah,we all have to start some place and as MOWC said in an earlier post, you are doing something - and it needs to be at YOUR pace!!</p>
<p>Rest day for me too, although that “rest” may include some shoveling. Blah.</p>
<p>Yeah, I’m not actually aiming for major distance like a half or a marathon, even in the distant future, but I am wanting to improve my 5K time. I figure to do that I need to continue to do speed work (intervals) and add some more distance. <em>Eventually</em> I may want to do a 10K (CJane 
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<p>Went to the gym this a.m. after my 2 mile walk with sabadog; it is cold! Damp cold which I hate. Just did the elliptical, will do weights again tomorrow.</p>
<p>I did do the Hops Challenge yesterday along with a gym workout. Used a lighter kettle ball because that’s all the gym has and didn’t feel like doing them after dinner with my ball. I thought I’d carry on at least for a while. I’m not sure it would actually be good for me to do 365 push ups every day!</p>
<p>Did the first long training walk for my 3-day walk in May. We started at 8:00am and it was really cold here in MA, but once we got started sun came out and I bagged my gloves and scarf. We did 8 miles in 3:30 hrs. It’s a little slower than I usually walk, but it’s fine. I’m happy that I have walking partners–there are 4 of us in town that are doing this walk. It could get really boring doing the long walks later on. We did part of the walk on conservation land, which was good because there were hills.</p>
<p>Ran 3 miles today, nothing hurts. I was going to go out on a limb and sign up for the Disneyland half marathon in September, but it’s sold out already, what the heck! I’ll have to find another one. </p>
<p>Dad II, did you run today? I think it would make you feel better.</p>
<p>Company here. Two days of rest; an almost complete failure of mindful eating. Cheescake, danish, strawberry crisp, and bacon. Back to the routine, tomorrow!</p>
<p>Thanks to all good wishes. </p>
<p>Complete the training target - 5 miles in 49:10. Stay on for additional .25 to add leg time.</p>