Mark is a pinhead!
Heh, heh. Just had to do that one. :) Just kidding, Mark. You’re not a pinhead.
Ran my three miles yesterday at the park. My wife and son stayed home because it was too hot and humid and they were being wimps. Heh, heh. And it wasn’t raining yet. Can’t seem to run at the park with them without getting soaked one way or another.
8:48 overall pace. I’m not sure how to do the paces during the week right now. I need an easy day, and some harder days. I’d like hills and trail in there too, but I’m worried that I’ll end up over doing it and be incredibly sore when the mileage starts to build.
I’ve found myself unable to control the eating. Just end up eating faaaaar more than I should. and its not like I’m eating too much brocholli either. Its junk. Crackers. Chocolate. Junk. This is the problem that put 50 pounds on me, and exercise mearly removed the consequences of the problem, but not the source.
I’m trying to take my vitamins every day. Extra calcium too. I found that if I put them in my pocket, I’ll remember to take them. You need to spread the calcium out across the day because your body can only absorb so much in one slug. Better to much on your chalk a little at a time.
Not much else to say. This is a very boring week for training. 3 miles, 3 miles, and 3 more miles. then 7 miles on Saturday.
Hey, that’s interesting. When I started talking about running, I suddenly felt hungry. Stomach rumbling and everything. Now its kinda fading. And now my thoughts turn to the small chocolate bar in my desk…must resist. I keep it there for guests. Sometimes, if guests haven’t come for a while, I have to check it to make sure its still fresh.
I had been reading Leah’s site recently while she was battling ants. Then last night we found them in our back bathroom. I put the poison traps out last night, and then this morning there were tons of ants! They were all marching along in a little line to and from the traps, all happily carrying big chunks of poison back to their queen and the rest of the colony. I give them two days.
June 29th, 2005 10:29
Yeah, those ants can lift their equivalent of a house over their head but they ain’t terribly bright huh?
And I do have a small, pin-like head so perhaps your title is accurate?!
June 29th, 2005 10:56
I’m a muncher, too. To try and avoid it, I drink *lots* of water. I keep a 1L bottle on my desk and fill it up several times a day. It seems to help. Oh, and I’m willing to help check on the freshness of the “guest bars” :-)
June 29th, 2005 11:07
Are your “guest” chocolate bars dark chocolate. If dark I’d be happy to stop in. Ants can be pesky - if you run out of your poison try the recipe at this website: http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/ah_personal_care_safety/article/0,1801,HGTV_3149_1385629,00.html
June 29th, 2005 11:54
i think there’s some cause/effect going on here. if it didn’t rain when the wife and kid weren’t there this time, maybe it’s them who bring the rain…
June 29th, 2005 13:57
Oh my God we have had the worst ever ant problem this summer (one of the unhappy consequences of living in a log home)! We sprayed a couple of days ago and, like, every single ant decamped from the logs and all came to my son’s room to die. I’m actually at the point where I’m shrieking ‘die you bastard’ while I’m smashing them to pulp. That can’t be good karma in the bank.
June 29th, 2005 14:11
Heh - I’m 3/4/4 for the weekdays and have exactly the same fears of “overdoing” that you do.
At least the heat’s here to keep me from pushing too hard…
June 29th, 2005 21:14
enjoy the low mileage :) lots more to come shortly…heheh…
June 29th, 2005 21:23
I hope you’re right about the ants.
June 30th, 2005 07:43
I noticed a lot of ant hills in the woods last night when I was doing my hill run, nice to watch when there’re not in you house - busy little things. You mentioned “…boring week of training…”, gee you can come with me on Saturday, 28K/17.4M long run planned!
June 30th, 2005 11:41
What do you think the source of your nibbling is? hmmmmm,
Heather
June 30th, 2005 11:45
I didn’t think you considered chocolate as a JUNK food???? Ant Bait poured on a lid works great for me.