Category Archives: Daily Workout

Long Walk on a Hot Day Reading Magazine

Slow and steady and hot and threw away a lot of old magazines.

Barcroft Shirlington Forest Glenn Loop

Walked a slow 7.64 miles in 92 degree weather with a heat index of 95 degrees Fahrenheit. I started late but had a pretty relaxed afternoon.  I put a duffel bag on my back and filled it with some of my stacks of 2010 magazines and burned through 10 of them today. Got a lot [...]

Ballston to Shirlington Loop Fitness Walk

Still Walking Before I Start Running

Another Ballston Loop Run

 I missed the cold rain because I started the run quite late. I need to sort out my Nokia N95 8GB because I use it as a phone, as a podcast player, and, using Sport Tracker, I can track my run, my pace (slow) and my route using the built-in GPS. Unfortunately, I ran out [...]

Ballston Loop in a Light Rain

I am trying really hard to get back into running.  I love to run! Instead of being tempted by a Forerunner 305 or 405, I am using my Nokia N95 8GB in association with its GPS and Sports Tracker — and I love it! It is everything I need and it is also my phone [...]

5.365 miles killed me today in the heat

I took three hours tromping around this afternoon from 3-6PM, walking in the heat and reading all of the remaining newspapers, to the tune of 5.265 miles and 1,177 calories … and, oddly, it kicked my ass. Oh well, that’s cool. I stopped and got a couple Gatorades and the like. It’s good for me, [...]

I have started at it again

I pretend I am in great shape on each run

I got a great comment from JOCKO over on my blog, “I love the ‘fake it ’til you make it’ slogan. I feel this way as I begin training for each marathon that I run. I always pretend I am in great shape on each run, and pretty soon it all comes together.” I know [...]