Weight Workout

This morning was awful. My weight was up, at 165.4, and my resting heart rate was wayyy up, at 68. My throat spent the night filling with gunk, and my head was throbbing as I got up. The temperature outside was 36, but instead of the dew freezing on the windshield, it was the rain that froze, making it hard to scrape.

But you know what? The ibuprofen actually worked and I was functional for most of the day. The weather forecast said rain for the rest of the week, and I almost ran today. Instead, I went to the gym, and now the forecast's been updated: mostly cloudy tomorrow! That makes me happy.

So here's the gym report:

Warmup, w/45lb bar
* Overhead Squat
* Squat
* Good Morning
* Barbell Lunge
* Romanian Deadlift
* Bent-over Row

Workout
* Incline Dumbell Press, 4x6x40lbs
* Neutral Grip Dumbell Row, 5x6x40lbs
* Scaption, 5x6x20lbs
* Incline Lower Trap Raise, 8x6x15lbs

31 minutes, 216 calories burned

More reps, higher weights for 3/4 of the workout, and I didn't start feeling sick again until I was on the way home from work. So tonight it's rest, rest, rest, for tomorrow we run!

Today's Tweets

08:41 Wt: 164.0, RHR: 56 #

09:10 It's raining! Forecast says rain through at least Thursday. "AM Rain" on Tuesday, so I might get away with a dry run in the afternoon. #

11:37 In church for our Christmas service. #

13:03 Rain's coming down good now, but I don't mind. No running today. :) Now lunch is a different story. #

13:24 Time to pick up my wife & kids at the museum. #

13:36 The museum has a 25' tree and it makes me wonder how long it will take to be replaced. That's not a farm tree! #

14:03 New Flickr upload: Big, big tree: Gregoriopolis posted a photo: This doesn't look like a tre.. tinyurl.com/84bw9x #

16:04 Settling down to watch A Christmas Story with the family. Bumpassssssssssss! #

16:22 Living in CA, my son just didn't "get" the tongue stuck on the pole scene. Maybe he should learn firsthand? #

16:25 Horrible transfer on A Christmas Story. Aside from it being fullscreen (grr), there's film specks throughout. My wife paid 10 bucks. #

16:30 "It's a major award!" #

16:32 "And I know just the place for it: right in the middle of our front room window!" tinyurl.com/65xq89 #

16:39 No one, no one, no one ever is to blame. Take that, Alanis. #

16:58 6 years old and my son can only make it through 45 minutes of A Christmas Story? Whose kid is he? #

19:03 New Flickr upload: Big-E Sails Again: Gregoriopolis posted a photo: Found the Enterprise D! tinyurl.com/9xsso7 #

19:13 My 4yo just announced that the cat is a perfect singer, just like she is. #

20:31 So earlier today I was talking to my pastor about running, and my mother overheard. She said to him, "What did you do with my son?" #

21:33 New post on my blog: Virtual Run Across America: With today being Sunday, and having a knot .. tinyurl.com/8m9lco #

21:34 Alright, I gotta go to bed. My throat is telling me I might be sick tomorrow morning. I certainly hope not. #

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Virtual Run Across America

With today being Sunday, and having a knot on my head from smacking into the car trunk this morning, I don't have anything of my own to share. That being the case, I do have something that I've been trying to fit into the blog for a while.

The Virtual Run Across America is something that was thunk up by a blogger named NikeMom, and it goes something like this:

Run. Really hard, isn't it? Run whatever distance you would normally run, be it 1 mile or 20. The distance you run will be mapped onto a map of the United States, and through all participants' runs, we'll make it across the country!

There are a couple of cool things about the venture. First, if you're already running a good amount, it will add to the whole quickly. If you aren't, it's a good motivator to run more. For everyone involved, it'll be a whole lot of fun.

It all starts on January 1, 2009. So head on over to Virtual Run Across America and check it out. "See" you there!

Today's Tweets

07:33 Wt: 162.4, RHR: 58 #

07:35 Wow, getting out of bed at 7:30 is a long way from being out the door at 7. ;) #

07:44 One upside to sleeping in, I suppose: the sun's up and it's a blistering 33 degrees. #

07:46 Diggowah: 3yo-speak for cereal. #

07:48 Alright, fixing some oatmeal so I'm fuelled up. #

08:15 It's supposed to rain all week. Clear today though. #

11:50 Back from my long run, and I gotta say, something's gotta be done about this lazy streak I've been developing. I need more midweek runs. #

11:52 Putting the long run on MapMyRun... #

11:56 Guys: do you wear shorts over your tights when you run, or do you go for the slick-butt look? #

12:03 Mapped 12/20/2008 Route (13.28 mi.) #

12:08 Completed 12/20/2008. 1,504 (kcal) Distance 13.28 mi. Duration 02:20:07 #

12:13 Mapped 12/20/2008 Route (13.28 mi.) #

14:25 Taking my son to Red Robin. #

14:27 I'll regret it I'm sure, but I did a long run today. I'm gettin' a burger. #

18:35 Back from going out and about with my son, we now have an honest to goodness real Christmas tree. #

19:31 I just heard Nazareth's "Hair of the Dog". Amazing tune. #

22:03 New Flickr upload: 12-20-2008 Splits: Gregoriopolis posted a photo: tinyurl.com/8x9u7a #

22:33 New post on my blog: Long Run - 13.27 miles: What state do I live in again? California? It .. tinyurl.com/8htf4n #

22:52 Ok, time for bed. Tomorrow we put up the Christmas tree. Yay! #

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