I didn't run 5K last Monday, or anything at all last week. I think I was making preparations for Thanksgiving on Monday.
Today's numbers:
Time: 37:36 (-2:21 from two weeks ago)
Distance Run: 3.60k (+0.20 k)
Running Speed: 6.0 mph (+0.5mph)
Distance Walked: 1.40 km (-0.20k)
Walking Speed: 3.5 mph (same)
30 November 2009
16 November 2009
Monday 5K
I have decided to be able to run a 5K by New Year's Day. Well, actually by Monday, December 28. I have done a couple of 5Ks, but I haven't run the whole thing, and for a long time I have wanted to actually run five kilometers.
Plus, I need to get in better shape. If you know me, you know that I function on goals and deadlines. I live for goals. I love deadlines. And unfortunately, the nebulous goal of not getting diabetes and heart disease sometime in the future despite the fact that they run rampant in my family has not been cutting it as far as fitness goals and deadlines go. I need short-term things to work toward.
My "get hott for wedding" fitness calendar was an excellent motivational tool. June 13, 2009 was the day I had to look awesome in wedding pictures, and I exercised to meet that deadline. Unfortunately, that fitness deadline passed (and it was a very happy occasion at which I married an awesome guy and threw a rockin' party to celebrate). Ever since, I have not really cared about exercising.
But like I said, the killer combination of diabetes and heart disease runs in my family, and despite a reasonably healthy diet, my cholesterol numbers are already inching their way toward a heart attack, and I could stand to lose a few pounds. So I need to exercise.
So here's the plan: I have six weeks to get from where I am now to able to run five kilometers on a treadmill without stopping. I don't care how much weight I lose (though hopefully some). I don't care what the time is. I just want to be able to run that far. Every Monday I will post some stats to keep you, and myself, informed about how awesome I am getting.
Today's Monday 5K by the numbers
Time: 39:57
Distance Run: 3.40 km
Running Speed: 5.5 mph
Distance Walked: 1.60 km
Walking Speed: 3.5 mph
Plus, I need to get in better shape. If you know me, you know that I function on goals and deadlines. I live for goals. I love deadlines. And unfortunately, the nebulous goal of not getting diabetes and heart disease sometime in the future despite the fact that they run rampant in my family has not been cutting it as far as fitness goals and deadlines go. I need short-term things to work toward.
My "get hott for wedding" fitness calendar was an excellent motivational tool. June 13, 2009 was the day I had to look awesome in wedding pictures, and I exercised to meet that deadline. Unfortunately, that fitness deadline passed (and it was a very happy occasion at which I married an awesome guy and threw a rockin' party to celebrate). Ever since, I have not really cared about exercising.
But like I said, the killer combination of diabetes and heart disease runs in my family, and despite a reasonably healthy diet, my cholesterol numbers are already inching their way toward a heart attack, and I could stand to lose a few pounds. So I need to exercise.
So here's the plan: I have six weeks to get from where I am now to able to run five kilometers on a treadmill without stopping. I don't care how much weight I lose (though hopefully some). I don't care what the time is. I just want to be able to run that far. Every Monday I will post some stats to keep you, and myself, informed about how awesome I am getting.
Today's Monday 5K by the numbers
Time: 39:57
Distance Run: 3.40 km
Running Speed: 5.5 mph
Distance Walked: 1.60 km
Walking Speed: 3.5 mph
14 November 2009
Candied pecans
These are delicious and really easy to make.
Ingredients
1 egg white
1 tbsp water
1 lb. pecans
1 cup white sugar
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
Directions
0. Preheat oven to 250 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a 9x13 pan with butter or cover in foil.
1. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine egg white and water. Whip until fluffy.
2. Add pecans to liquids. Toss until covered.
3. In another medium or large sized mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients.
4. Transfer liquid-coated pecans to the other bowl. Toss until evenly coated with sugar mixture.
5. Spread pecans evenly in the pan. They need not be one thin layer.
6. Bake for 1 hour at 250, stirring pecans with a wooden spoon every 15 minutes.
This recipe is slightly modified from one I found at allrecipes.com. We buy nuts at Costco. They sell 2 lb bags of pecans and walnuts for somewhere between $8-10 (I no longer have the receipt) which is half the price of pecans at the ridiculously-named Kroger store down the street.
Ingredients
1 egg white
1 tbsp water
1 lb. pecans
1 cup white sugar
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
Directions
0. Preheat oven to 250 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a 9x13 pan with butter or cover in foil.
1. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine egg white and water. Whip until fluffy.
2. Add pecans to liquids. Toss until covered.
3. In another medium or large sized mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients.
4. Transfer liquid-coated pecans to the other bowl. Toss until evenly coated with sugar mixture.
5. Spread pecans evenly in the pan. They need not be one thin layer.
6. Bake for 1 hour at 250, stirring pecans with a wooden spoon every 15 minutes.
This recipe is slightly modified from one I found at allrecipes.com. We buy nuts at Costco. They sell 2 lb bags of pecans and walnuts for somewhere between $8-10 (I no longer have the receipt) which is half the price of pecans at the ridiculously-named Kroger store down the street.
08 November 2009
Just an update
This is what the menu plan looks like. We went to Costco this afternoon because we were pretty much out of food (except for frozen meat from the last time we were at Costco and spinach). We have to go through six bell peppers this week because that's the smallest package of peppers you can buy at Costco.
This week in Denver, we've had gorgeous fall weather -- cool enough for sweaters but warm enough to keep the heat off. Unfortunately, the two feet of snow from a couple of weeks ago expedited the process of leaves falling from trees, so we had an abbreviated colorful season.
We are settled into life here in Denver. Ross has started working at the Wizard's Chest, which he affectionately refers to as a "nerd supply store." He and Jess (our roommate) got jobs there together. It is retail, which I think I would hate, but they both like it. I am enjoying my job at the doctor's office. This past week I got to spend more time in the back of the office -- taking vitals, giving shots, and assisting with procedures. It was a good week for gynecology; I got to assist with a pap and an IUD insertion. It was awesome, although I still have no interest in being an ob/gyn. Family practice, though, appeals more and more as a specialty. There really is a lot of variety. There are also a lot of people with diabetes, hypertension, and the flu though.
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