Catching Up

Sorry - I did it again. The long weekend took me away from the computer and unfortunately away from a lot of steps too. That happens sometimes though and I'll just have to work hard to get back on my normal routine. I've found that the best way to get my runs in while handling a busy schedule full of work and school is to establish and stick to that daily routine. If exercise is part of the plan, it is much easier to get it in. I recommend that everyone out there reading try and schedule some exercise into their day - we do it for everything else, so why not for exercise too?

I got to run a little while I was in Georgia visiting my wife's family. Many of the days were busy with celebrating and traveling though which makes getting in steps difficult. Wednesday saw me back in the office at AU, so that was my first "normal" day back.

Saturday I ran 15 miles and then hit up some outlet stores with my wife and brother-in-law. Apparently shopping is a good way to get in steps.

5/29/2010 | Daily Step Total = 29902

Sunday we went to church and then Joy's sister's graduation. Which meant w whole lot of sitting and not much walking at all.

5/30/2010 | Daily Step Total = 5589

I tend to get a little restless when we stay in Georgia, so I scoped out a 5k race for Joy and I to run on Monday morning in Athens. It was hot, humid, and hilly but we went and pounded the pavement anyways. 3 miles of warmup led to the 5k race and the morning was finished up with a 5 mile cool down. I won a cool GEorgia Bulldog mug for coming in first place.

5/31/2010 | Daily Step Total = 23607

Tuesday we drove back to Virginia from Georgia. Oh how I dislike riding in cars for over 6 hours. Joy and I both made sure to get our runs in before the trip started because we were knew we would be too tired to run after the trip.

6/1/2010 | Daily Step Total = 17782

Wednesday was my first day back at AU from the long weekend. I ran 10 miles at home in the morning and spent the rest of the day doing data entry for this very pedometer challenge. You guys are all doing GREAT! Keep on steppin'!

6/2/2010 | Daily Step Total = 19535