I know this morning’s post was a bit of a whinge. I think I had one of those moments where I saw myself slipping back into old habits and to be honest it scared me. I’ve lost 75% of what I plan to lose and I felt that, for no reason, I was slipping back into an old habit - just not bothering.
But, as I was writing, the exercises I had planned for the weekend were still possible. So, I grabbed my swimming gear and headed for the pool for my “planned” 500m swim.
550m later (50m added for penance and being a whinger!) I headed home feeling better that momentum had moved away from “back sliding”.
I then decided on 25 sit ups (not push ups) before also deciding to do a 10km run in the afternoon.
The FBH and I headed off into town to do some shopping for CN2’s 18th birthday and then we’d go to South Perth foreshore where FBH would sip tea while I ground out the 10km.
Making Small Progress
The last time I did this route I walked for 3 minutes then ran for 3 minutes alternating between the two for the whole run.
That was a few weeks ago so this time I started with a 2km jog, walk a couple of hundred meters and then jog until then next km was reached and so on.
My time came down around 8 minutes from:
- 61m 17 secs to
- 52m 53 secs.
I know that sounds pretty good but the route is pretty flat. No hills or inclines to speak of. All I had to do was put one foot in front of the other.
So I was pleased with the result and pleased my attitude had been given a swift kick in the a$$. (oh, the GMST stands for “Getting My S&^@ Together!”)
On Another Note …
My Adidas shoes that I have had for a while, with orthotics in them, are beginning to hurt a bit so hopefully by Friday I’ll be picking up my new Brooks Adrenaline GTS 8’s.
I mention that because:
- I’m excited - I like new shiny things
- I am finding that my aerobic level is getting a lot better but the pain in my feet cause me to stop jogging for a while just for a rest.
Hopefully, with the new shoes the running will get better as well.
In the end my Exercise Summary looks okay:
- Swim: 550m
- Run: 10.03km
- Run Time: 52:53
- Sit Ups: 1 x 25
- 100 Push Up Challenge Exhaustion Test: 26
What I am Learning
And what I really am learning is the benefit of making small steps ever day.
Just a few weeks ago …
- I wouldn’t have been able to run 10km in under 55 mins.
- I wouldn’t have been able to push out around 70 push ups except for Steve’s program.
- I wouldn’t have lost the weight that I have.
Everything has been one day at a time.
I am looking forward to the day when I can say I’ve been exercising regularly for a year as Joe Thorne has done.
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Aaron 06.29.08 at 4:56 pm
Good choice with those Adrenaline GTS 8’s. I have a pair and get no knee pain at all now with them. Brilliant!
Andrew is getting fit 06.29.08 at 6:22 pm
Great attitude reasjustment!
That’s a great time for your run. Faster than I’ve ever gone!
Bill Wallace 07.03.08 at 11:09 pm
Hey Andrew, It was good to the the A into G. I was happy with the time too. I wasn’t keeping track but hoped it would have come down.
Bill Wallace 07.03.08 at 11:10 pm
Aaron, that’s good feedback. Thanks. Wearing them in a store is a lot different to running in them for 10ks. I haven’t got them yet, hopefully today, and then it’ll be out a lot this weekend to break them in!