Oooooh boy is it windy today. 20-30 mph winds and it's only about 40 degrees or so. Not really feeling like running in this. It's a little frustrating as I needed to get a long run in this weekend. I decided to at least do a little, so I went to All Saints.

Ran 2 miles on the treadmill, did a bit of walking, then 2 minutes walking backwards and a bit more walking. Not a lot, but at least something.

So it was really windy and raining this morning. I wasn't in the mood to feel cold, wet, and miserable while running, so I decided not to go with the group.

Went to the All Saints gym and ran 2 miles on the treadmill, then walked a bit. That's about all for today.

It's raining again, or should I stay still. Therefore just went up to the All Saints gym after work to get a bit of a workout in.

Ran a mile on the treadmill and that was a bit tough. Then walked to round out 20 minutes of a workout. Not an overly intense workout, but some good cardio nonetheless.

Today's Bill's marathon, so he had to leave the room about 6:30am. I headed right down to the gym to get a workout. Ran 1 mile on the treadmill, 10 minutes on the bike, then did a whole bunch of core and ab workouts, plus some tricep dips. Then finished with 5 quick minutes on the elliptical before rushing up to the room to get cleaned up to go meet Bill. Got to see him at miles 10, 14, 19, and the finish line. For as hilly as this course was (and really cold and windy in Atlanta today), he did great--finishedin 5:02:37! Just missed the 5 hours, but a really great marathon for him!

On the way home from Easter dinner, my throat was really hurting. Uh oh, I think I'm getting sick.

Sure enough woke up Monday sneezing and with sinus pain. After work I still felt like I should do something, though, so I went to the All Saints gym and ran. After a mile, I was feeling OK, so I did 2 miles. Then did a few weights--flies, shoulder presses, and some abs.

So, it snowed about 12 inches yesterday and was still snowing into the night. Therefore I knew it would be messy in the morning. Sure enough it was messy, cold, and windy---no running outside with the group for me.

Went to All Saints and ran 2 miles on the treadmill, plus did 1 mile walking at a good incline (5% for some, up to 15% incline).

Another big snowstorm today--the day after the first official day of spring! As the day went on today, they said it's going to rival the biggest snowstorm of the season we had on February 6th with a potential of 10-15 inches of snow. I'm so done with winter weather!

Went to the All Saints gym after work and ran my mile, then did a few minutes of walking at an incline--5% to 15% grade, then did a minute or so at a small incline walking backwards. Finished with about 13 minutes of hill biking so I got in about 30 minutes of cardio.

Couldn't really get up to run this morning, so went to the All Saints gym after work. Ran on the treadmill for my mile, then did some brisk walking--most of it at a 5% incline for another mile. Not too much, but still a good little workout with a little variety.

Couldn't decide if I was going to go to the Core class or run tonight---decided on running at All Saints. Did a mile on the treadmill, then 20 minutes on the bike. Finished with some good weight training--pec flies on an angle bench supersetted with shoulder presses upwards, mixed with some lunges with pushoffs. Finished with the lower back machine and some pushups.

So it's gotten cold again and windy, and the group is running by the lake. That just isn't appealing to me today, so I think I'm going to the gym.

Got to All Saints to find two treadmills out of order and two women on the other ones. Got onto the elliptical and did 30 minutes frontways, then 5 minutes backwards. Stretched and met the group for coffee.

Went out for dinner with Mom to a fish fry, then figured I'd come back to work and workout after.

Ran 1 mile on the treadmill, then did 12 minutes on the bike. That's enough as tomorrow's Saturday.

After taking last night off, thought I better do something productive tonight. Went up to the All Saints gym after work with the thought of doing a mile or two or maybe a mile and some other cardio. Felt good as I neared the first mile, so just kept going and did two miles. Felt like I could do more, but tomorrow's Saturday and I want to do more then so I don't want to overdo.

Knew I was going to go to the All Saints gym tonight, but didn't know exactly what I'd do until I got there. As I was changing, I was hoping to run for about 2 miles or so. Then when I got in the gym, I was able to get on the treadmill that was directly in front of the TV so that made it good. The TV was off, therefore I turned it on and put it to the station I wanted. This set me up for a good run.

As I got started, the gym really picked up and by the time I was nearing 2 miles, all the treadmills, elliptical, and bikes were full. I was feeling pretty good, so I thought I'd push for the 3 miles.

Ran the three miles in under 27 minutes, then finished with some walking and the last minute walking backwards, for a total of 30 minutes cardio. That was a good workout!

Although it's warmed up a bit, the roads still aren't great--they are pretty full of big sections of ice in many places. The wind is a bit brisk today and the Saturday group is running by the lake. Therefore I decided to run inside. My first thought was to run at the Y as the group may run south behind GTC, but if they don't, there's not alot to look at while running on a treadmill there. So I opted for the All Saints gym where I could watch TV. Got there and there were only 2 other people there (one left within minutes) so it was very different than the last few Saturdays. It was just before 7am, so I figured I could do an hour of stuff and still meet the group for coffee. Got the TV set, fan on, and hopped on the treadmill.

Ran 3 miles with just short breaks at each mile marker for a bit of water. At 3 miles, there was a good story on the TV I wanted to hear, and by this time I was alone in the gym, so I hopped off and cranked up the volume so I could hear it. I walked for a brisk half-mile during the story (a Growing Pains reunion piece on the Today Show), then got back to running. Ran the next 2 miles straight, and finished with a .4 mile walk. Therefore I got about 5 miles in total plus another mile or so walking.

Now off to meet the group for coffee.

Again off to the All Saints gym and wanted to get a good workout. It was really busy again so I got on the elliptical. After about 5 minutes, one of the good treadmills freed up so I hopped on. Ran 2.5 miles at a 0.5 incline--taking quick little .05 breaks at both the mile marks for a water break. Therefore did an actual 2.5 miles in about 23 minutes or so. Then did about 5-6 minutes of walking with another minute walking backward. Another 30 minute workout.

Decided to go to the All Saints gym today instead of the 20/20/20 class. Got there and it was packed. Got the bad treadmill, so I just put it at a fast walk pace, 4.2, and an incline of 3.0. Had done nearly 4 minutes and the woman next to me left. Therefore I quickly grabbed her treadmill and started running. Only ran the mile, then did a little more walking on the treadmill. Finished up with about 15 minutes on the bike so I had 30 minutes of cardio total.

Had a hair appointment at 6pm tonight and it is Valentine's Day (so I don't want to exercise after my hair appointment--I want to go home and spend some time with Bill). I didn't want to skip exercising again as I did on Tuesday. Therefore I worked to make sure that I left work a bit early and went up to the gym. I didn't want to get too sweaty as I had to go to the salon, so I thought I'd maybe just walk or do the bike. Then as I was getting on the noisy treadmill, a guy on a better treadmill said he was just about done---in essence offering me his treadmill. Since the one I was getting on is fine for walking, he was kind of insinuating that I could run on his in a few minutes. That kind-of guilted me into running, as he got off about 6 minutes into my walk, so I felt like I should switch over and do a run.

Therefore I did an 8 minute brisk walk with most of it at a 3.0 incline, then I did the mile run at just under 10 minutes (again trying not to get too worked up---but I sweated alot anyway). Then I finished with a 2 minute walk and 10 minutes on the bike so I still got the 30 minutes of cardio.

OK, was feeling a bit guilty and weak after not exercising last night, so I wanted to do more tonight.

Worked late, but went up to the All Saints gym and figured I'd try to do 3-4 miles on the treadmill. Got started just before 7pm and was going along well, then Deal or No Deal came on. I had seen the first half of this "episode" with this contestant last week. Therefore it was kind of cool seeing that and getting to see the continuation. This helped the time pass much quicker than normal. I ran 4 miles, with just some quick water breaks at each mile within. Good 37.5 minute run and it felt good to do a longer run mid-week.

Bitter cold today again--negative temperatures with -30 degree windchills. Took the morning to do some house stuff and get inventory and tax stuff done. Around midday, Bill said we should go to the Y to get our exercise in.

Did my mile on the treadmill--starting at a 6.6 pace, gradually increasing at 0.2 intervals to 7.5. Then did 15 minutes on the bike, and finished with some weights on 4 different machines. That's about all today.

Woke up this morning to knowing it snowed just a bit last night, and was still pretty cold and windy. When I drove to the Y last night, I noticed College and Wisconsin Avenue were still pretty messy. I really didn't want to slip and slide around while running with the group, so I told Bill I was going to the gym. We also have a dentist appointment later, so there wouldn't be much socializing time at coffee, so I knew I wouldn't miss much going to the gym (except maybe slipping, falling, and unsure footing).

Went to the All Saints gym as I figured it may not be too busy on a Saturday morning, and I could also watch TV while running (as I wanted to run longer than just a mile--it is Saturday after all). Got to the gym and it was kind of busy. All but one of the functioning treadmills was taken, and the one that was available was the one with a belt that needs rewaxing. As I increased the speed to begin my run, I noticed that the belt was warped a bit in the middle and it was really noisy. At about 1.5 miles, one woman got off one of the other treadmills, therefore I just got to 2 miles and got off that noisy one and went onto hers. Gave me a quick one minute reprieve to clean off my treadmill before starting on the other.

Got 4 miles in at a good 9 minute pace on the treadmills. Kept it at just over the 9 minutes for most of the run to make sure I could do the distance and would feel relaxed and not strained during the run. The more strained I feel while on a treadmill--the worse the distance feels as the boredom factor really goes up if I'm strained. These four miles went pretty smoothly. Just stretched and headed out so I could shower before the dentist.

Not too bad for not running outside with the group.