I just got off the treadmill. Originally I had wanted to do 5k, but it's late and fatigue is setting in. I alternated between 7mph & 6mph, 5 minutes each. 18:47, 230 calories burned. Total 486 calories burned for the day.

Henry the 8th, I am, I am. Thursday workout, same as Monday.

Something interesting happened. I worked out more intensely because I was worried about making it back.

And I did, I made it back with 3 minutes to spare. :) I still need to do cardio this evening, but it worked! Plus I got to show of the pecs on the way to & from my office, woo!

35 minutes, 256 calories burned.

In keeping with developing a new habit of cardio before bed, I just did 30 minutes on the stairclimber... I decided to use a program I hadn't used before, so I went with Level 5, Climbing. The notes claimed it would slowly increase the intensity over time, but honestly I didn't feel much intensity. I was climbing 12 flights per minute (I think that's what the number means), but on the program I used before on Level 2 it was more like 8 and was much more difficult. Still, I burned 306 more calories, making the total 730 for the day.

Finished running 5k, plus the walk back to work. Time: 28:30:26, which is still 15 seconds slower than my best. The weird thing is that I felt like I was FLYING...

So I finally got a chance to try out the Garmin Forerunner, and I gotta say even with the cheapest, bottom of the line Forerunner, it kicks butt! I only used the basic functionality this time around, not the "personal assistant" features, but it was still cool. As I was running I could see my pace on the fly. It kept track of my average pace, best pace, plus distance of course. I was also able to verify that yes, my landmark for 5k is in fact 5k.

423 calories burned.