Oh boy, look what I'm signed up for: my first 5k run! I'm a bit nervous, but excited all the same. Comparing my times, it looks like I wont crack the top 10, but who cares. There are also runs for the kids, and I'm thinking of signing my son & daughter up for them. They'll have fun, get t-shirts, and get into the zoo for free after.

Well, I learned a valuable lesson today, one I should have already learned last summer.

When the weather changes, the time you go outside to jog should change as well. AAAAAAAAAAAAUGH! When I started, it was 57 degrees outside. When I finished, it was 65. Now keep in mind, a few weeks ago it was 45 degrees when I'd run.

I finished the 5 miles, although with HORRIBLE time. My last time was 51:13:00... today was 53:21:96! Can I blame the weather? Or my lazy butt?

At any rate, I burned 661 calories so it's not all that bad. Now to go eat a pizza... not, I'm off to make my salad.

Whooooo! Today's workout didn't seem too bad when I looked at it on paper, but boy oh boy. I was going to run 2.5 miles afterwards, but after working out... no. I'll do it later this evening. Yeah right. I think it's the deadlifts that did me in.

I will say, though, my gains are apparent in how much I can do now. When I started I couldn't do one pullup.

* Neutral-Grip Chin-Up, 3 sets AMRAP (as many reps as possible): 5 3 2
* Side-lying Lateral Raise, 20RM (15lb dubbell BLEAH), sets until failure: 20 20 20 17
* Snatch-grip Deadlift on Box, 8RM, 145lbs, 3 sets until failure <6: 8 8 8

40 minutes, 278 calories burned

5k run today (3.1 miles). Time: 28:34:83. Not as fast as last time, but still much faster than 30 minutes. Much nicer weather, too, it was party cloudy skies and 58 degrees. Could spring be around the corner? So with the 28 1/2 minute run, plus the 15 minute cooldown walk back to work, I burned 485 calories.