I’m trialing a new work location a day or two a week. Same job, but our department is slowly moving over to some new digs on another health care campus.
I took a mid morning walk - it’s a little harder to get steps here - at my usual spot I have to walk to a bathroom, walk to a sink, etc. Here the bathroom is about 10 steps from my office and we have a full kitchen probably 50 steps away! But it is a big complex so a walk I took. Found a cafe that has the most delicious and largest cookies I’ve ever seen - and some nice hot drink options. So, good on the hot drinks for a treat, but man I will have to NOT try those cookies!
Then I found the regular cafeteria. I was SO excited to see they have a flavored (no calorie) water station! For .39 cents (and a good 1000 step walk) I could choose strawberry/basil water, lemon/lime water or cucumber water - WIN!
After a great week last week, fighting a cold/allergies this week. Ugh. The only good thing is I think it is stifling my appetite. So today a spin and a bosu ball class (trying to try new things). I have felt too snotty to swim, but know that sometimes that is the cure (don’t thinkit about it too hard).
Race day question for my half marathon on Sunday – do you seasoned racers always wear a watch so you can check your pace? I’m not sure if I will make myself nuts checking or if I can trust myself to run at a manageable pace that will give me the time I want. I wore one for the marathon and it kind of messed with my head. thanks in advance
I always had my Garmin on me. But I am a nut when it comes to checking pace. Alternatively, I would carry my iPhone and guesstimate my pace based on how fast I get to the next mile marker.
I always run with my Garmin, but that is so that I can have the data to download and look at later. I like to look at my splits and analyze how the race went afterwards. But I don’t really look at it during the race, partly because it is too hard to read (I need GIANT font these days!) while I am running. During the race, I count on the times posted at each mile marker. It can provide some nice distraction to calculate times and pace during the race, especially on big wave races when you cross the start line at some odd time like 3:47. Then you have to subtract 3:47 from the time at each mile marker to know the net time and remember the time from the previous mile to get your current pace, etc. I find the math a nice distraction.
But really, the main reason I wear my Garmin is because it syncs to MyFitnessPal and gives me the calories I’ve burned so I know how much more I can eat that day.
haha maybe I should get a Garmin – I like that feature! I did use the mile markers for the marathon but I didn’t pay attention to the time I crossed the start line (and I was in the 3rd wave) so I couldn’t use the times posted with any accuracy. My main concern is going out too fast so I really just want to check my pace at the 2 or 5 mile mark. Maybe I’ll wear it but only look at it then…
I never run without my Garmin. It doesn’t count if it isn’t on the Garmin, right? I used to always check my splits and make the adjustments I needed to make. Now, I often run by feel and don’t obsess over the splits. Many races no longer put clocks at every mile because of how many runners use personal timing devices. I also like to have the data to analyze afterwards- including things like HR, elevation, distance etc. I find that mile splits can be off a little bit (also, Garmin error and not running a straight line) and it’s nice to know as you approach the finish how much extra you might need to go so you can time your kick.
Right MOWC that’s what I was thinking of using the watch for – to “check in” around mile 10 to see how much I need to pour it on in the last 3 miles. I tried doing the math during the marathon but I guess I’m not very good at math because if it wasn’t for the mile strip band I got at the expo, I’d have been lost. Maybe I can find that and retape it.
I’ve run watched and watch less, Garmined and Garmin less. It depends. If I care about my splits, I’ll wear the GPS. Sometimes it makes me go faster and sometimes it keeps me from going too fast. (Like at the beginning of the marathon. And like now as I recover from an injury and don’t want to get sucked into going too fast.) There have been times when I didn’t care about my time and so I didn’t wear a watch or GPS. Generally I do wear at least a watch because I do want to know what time it is. It does help to time that kick, like MoWC says, or at least to know when you are almost done.
Yoga class today–heated vinaysa for all levels. Going to have to do a few sessions on my own over the weekend. I’m going off to DC for the Women’s March. My youngest D is going with me, so I’ll have someone with whom I can do a short yoga practice. Youngest is the one who got me into taking yoga–she bought a series of private lessons for me as a Christmas present a few years ago.
I did awful on my 250 steps/hour today - I’m almost wondering if somehow there was an error! Came home and it was cold, damp and gray outside - I didn’t even want to take a walk. Just bone chilling damp.
Finally pulled myself together and did (what I thought was) a good 17 minute weight lifting video (thank you You Tube!) and after that I had the energy to go out and do a quick mile walk in the dark to get my step quota plus a little extra in.
17 minutes isn’t long, but 17 minutes using weights seems not too bad - especially for this weights beginner!
