blogging lapse, but no workout lapse :)

uh yeah, haven't been here for a while. I have been super good about working out though. I started going to a boot camp (kind of) workout once a week, and I have started doing hot yoga. Probably also once a week on that, though I don't really have a schedule.

Otherwise I have just been running, swimming, and lifting weights. So that's cool. I am down 5 lbs from January. woot. And I broke an erg record a few weeks ago.

And Jake and I broke our own Padden record in January. It has been super cold lately, so I haven't been running outside. But hopefully today.

Oh, and I have been riding my bike to work too. That's always nice. And then I don't feel so bad for taking a day off of working out.

Running and biking

Ran w the doggie yesterday. It was a good run. He is finally growing to be pretty well-mannered. It wasn't the fastest run, but I did run the whole time and it felt pretty good.

We have also been going for more bike rides, but I think those have been making my back sore. My guess is that it's from my seat being too high, so I need to lower it and not lean forward so far. I hope that's the problem.

GRAD SCHOOL

Halfway through my first quarter of grad school. Woo.

Have worked out 5 times in the as two weeks. Not bad. Have been riding my bike, going to the gym, and getting a few runs in.

Today I am taking the dog out for a run after I buy new running shoes. Yay. Finally. I got blisters on my last run, and I only did about 4 miles, so definitely need shoes now.

And I LOVE the Y. Wish I could bring the Seattle Y to Bellingham....that would be really nice.

BIKE! 2

woo hoo. rode my bike to work today :) love it!! love the weather.

ran w the dog too and played ball with him today. huzzah. hopefully tomorrow I will get to work out too. I am super busy tomorrow.

BIKE!!

Riding the bike to work is great. I even rode this evening!!! Which means I rode home in the dark. I took Cornwall Ave to downtown and then came up to Lakeway so it was well-lit the whole way and I had a bike lane most of the way too. It was the best thing ever. Even in the dark. I can't wait to ride my bike tomorrow :)

6k!!

For all the rowers out there, I pulled a 6k today in 28:22...woo hoo! Can't wait to see my times go up. This is my new workout of choice at the gym (when I don't swim) because the TM is BORING, and I can't go more than 5 minutes on it without going crazy, even with the nice view out the windows...and weights and I have never really gotten along.

So that was good. After about the first 2k, I was totally in the zone, and could have just kept going forever. Until the last 2k, I felt really good, and that middle section is a blur (my 500m splits reflect that, the splits for 3000-3500 and 3500-4000 were identical, which is very odd) so I was cruising along at that point. The last 2k, I always try to sprint it out, but it is so hard. I am lucky if my 1500-1000 time is close to the 500-0 time.

This week, I worked out Monday after work, rode my bike Thurs and Fri, and worked out today. Sunday, if I do anything, I will swim.

Non-workout related: I bought a dress today, and am thinking I will June Cleaver it up and bake cupcakes/run errands in said dress tomorrow. I will also do laundry and study for the GRE, which is MONDAY at 12p....wish me luck!!

I am thinking about applying to a UW Masters in Public Health Program designed for working students that only has classroom sessions for 4 weeks in the summer and then 4 weekends over the course of the year. That could totally work for me......priority deadline is Feb 15th. I also may just do the Med Asst program at SVC for more hands on work. I either want something more hands-on or something that pulls together my interests of public policy, diversity/communities of color, and healthcare. Public Health is definitely the way to go for that....we'll see what happens. I haven't studied for the GRE that much, but how hard can it be???? It's just an SAT, but harder, right?

woot

Had to be in the office during the daytime yesterday and today, so I RODE MY BIKE. In January. It was great. Wish I could do it every day, but it's just too dark out when I get off work at 1030p....that will start to change soon.

I will probably head to the gym tomorrow too.

not much

Nice bike ride yesterday and didn't work out today since I babysat and then went to work. The plan is to swim tomorrow since I can do that fairly soon after eating. Otherwise, I will run in the evening!