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By kilax, January 3, 2010 12:08 pm

Day 71 | December 28, 2009: cross

I walked 4 miles on our treadmill at home. Our treadmill has been getting squeakier and squeakier. I hope nothing is wrong with it!

Distance: 4.0 | Time: 1:00:00 | 1: 15:00 | 2: 15:00 | 3: 15:00 | 4: 15:00

Day 72 | December 29, 2009: cross + strength

Tuesday was my first day back in the office and I felt TIRED, like “How did I make it into the office?” tired. I was already planning on doing an abbreviated version of my workout and then I got to the gym and three of the machines I use were gone (they are being replaced). I took that as a sign to make the workout short and sweet!

Lateral Raise: 15 @ 25 lb, 15 @ 37.5 lb, 15 @ 37.5 lb
Shoulder Press: 15 @ 20 lb, 15 @ 20 lb, 15 @ 20 lb
Lat Pulldowns: 15 @ 45 lb, 15 @ 60 lb, 15 @ 60 lb
Pectoral Fly: 15 @ 30 lb, 15 @ 45 lb, 15 @ 45 lb
Arm Curl: 15 @ 25 lb, 15 @ 25 lb, 15 @ 25 lb
Leg Extension: 15 @ 30 lb, 15 @ 45 lb, 15 @ 45 lb
Leg Curl: 15 @ 30 lb, 15 @ 40 lb, 15 @ 20 lb
Hip Abduction: 3 x 15 @ 115 lb
Hip Adduction: 3 x 15 @ 55 lb

I fit in a 2 mile walk when I got home. It should have been a run, but I am kind of sick of our treadmill… and it’s only the beginning of winter! I think I prefer the treadmill at work.

Distance: 2.0 | Time: 30:00 | 1: 15:00 | 2: 15:00

Day 73 | December 30, 2009: 6 m run

I ran 6 miles on the treadmill at work. I was half conscious when I started running and accidentally set my pace for 6.2 mph instead of 5.8. Oops. After I realized it (it took me a whole mile!) I decided to stick with it.

Distance: 6.0 | Time: 57:28 | 1: 9:41 | 2: 9:41 | 3: 9:41 | 4: 9:31 | 5: 9:31 | 6: 9:23

Day 74 | December 31, 2009: cross

Ugh, I had every intention of doing a strength workout, especially since I wouldn’t be back at the office until Monday, but I just… didn’t. I wasn’t feeling it. My back kind of hurt (total lame excuse) and I felt like an easy bike ride instead.

Bike Time: 45:00 | Distance: 8.24 (Set on “Random Hills”)

Day 75 | January 1, 2010: 5 m run

I ran 5 miles on the treadmill at home while watching a show on TLC called “Obese and Pregnant.” It was really interesting and actually kept me intrigued during the entire run. Has anyone else seen it?

Distance: 5.0 | Time: 50:03 | 1: 10:21 | 2: 10:11 | 3: 10:00 | 4: 9:50 | 5: 9:41

Day 76 | January 2, 2010: cross

Saturday was a very lazy day… a “stay in your pajamas until 4:00” sort of day! I would have liked to do more than a 3 mile walk, but meh, I was stuck inside with the stupid treadmill (high of 10° or something).

Distance: 3.0 | Time: 45:00 | 1: 15:00 | 2: 15:00 | 3: 15:00

Day 77 | January 3, 2010: 3 m run + 1 m walk

I think running inside is killing my running mojo. Do you ever feel like that? I intended to take a long run outside but got up and saw this:

Ugh. So I got on the treadmill, but just couldn’t take it. I ran 3 miles (perfectly timed to what I had left to watch of The Godfather: Part II) then walked 1.

I am just going to hope I can run outside next week.

Distance: 4.0 | Time: 45:31 | 1: 10:21 | 2: 10:11 | 3: 10:00 | 4: 15:00

Week Summary: 24:00 miles (includes 10 miles of walking)

This was not my best week. Sure, I got my workouts in, but I felt lazy. I didn’t feel it. I think this super cold weather is making me feel crappy (And it doesn’t help that I have a super sick husband. Poor thing! Hope he doesn’t pass it on to me). I’ll just keep doing what I can…

I added a little ticker on the right to keep track of my running mileage for 2010. My plan was 1000 miles. Then I saw this 1,010 in 2010 challenge and thought, why not? Anyone else in? (current participants listed here) You can track the miles however you want – running, walking, swimming, biking, elliptical, etc. I am just going to track my running miles.

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By kilax, January 2, 2010 6:34 am

Many of you had “try one new recipe a week” listed as a New Year’s Resolution and I thought that was SO FUN! Although we don’t do it as frequently, Steven and I love trying new recipes. We both subscribe to food blogs and share recipes with each other via google reader. Our favorite website for finding recipes has been VegWeb.com. I bet most of the recipes we’ve tried have come from there!

Where do you look for new recipes? What makes you want to try a new recipe?

I usually want to try a new recipe if it lists some of my favorite ingredients, is accompanied by a beautiful photo, or if it is something I have been craving for awhile!

Our latest adventure, Vegan “Meatloaf,” did feature two of our favorite ingredients (when mixed together) – lentils and rice. Since we had most of the ingredients listed (we had to use soy sauce, red wine vinegar and onion powder in place of Worcestershire sauce and basil and thyme instead of Herbes de Provence) we decided to give it a go.

Hmm.

We both think it needs some work. It was definitely edible and filling. And it had interesting flavor and texture. It just wasn’t quite “there” yet.

Ugh. I guess “Meatloaf” (no matter how perfect the recipe) just isn’t worth two and a half hours of prep/cooking. We had to make our own breadcrumbs,

individually cook the lentils, rice and veggies,

mash them all up and form a “loaf,”

make a sauce for the top,

and bake the damn thing.

So, needless to say, the Vegan “Meatloaf” will probably not make it into our meal rotation, but it may be worked on some more.

It was fun to try something new, that’s for sure!

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By kilax, January 1, 2010 11:57 am

What was your biggest accomplishment in 2009?

I saw this question yesterday all over the blogosphere and loved reading everyone’s answers, so I would love to hear yours as well!

When I was answering this question yesterday, I kept saying that the accomplishment I was most proud of is running my first half marathon in under 2 hours and feeling great afterward.

The more I think about it though, I think maybe my biggest accomplishment was dealing with the setback of being injured and not being able to run, and coming back from that by the end of the year. And not just coming back to running, but getting myself out of a funk.

I hurt my wrist in July, which didn’t affect my running that much, but I had to keep it in a brace and I became very frustrated with doing things around the house. I stopped taking care of myself as well. I really shut myself out from my friends in August. I didn’t feel like talking to anyone – I didn’t feel like I had anything positive to say. I had to stop running completely in September, and I ended up spending two months not being very active.

I’m not telling this very well, but I was in a super funk for a few months of the summer, and finally came out of it in the fall (I think after we watched the Chicago Marathon). I learned a lot about my body and what it can and cannot handle. I learned how to be more open with my friends. I learned how to handle stress better.

I really feel like I’ve turned a corner, and made some huge accomplishments towards being more stable in my health and emotional-state. I am really hoping 2010 won’t be as bumpy of a ride! But if it is, I feel like I’ve learned some new tools on how to handle it.