Wednesday, February 28, 2007

So ends the month

I'm not even going to bother with taking a tally of Feb workout stats because I already know it was a wasted month. And in wasted month style, it ended with a bang. It was way too windy for me to walk/jog or whatever with my dog after work, I was too tired to get up early, and I just plain don't feel like doing weight/core work right now so you know what that leads to in my training log for today...

However, tomorrow we start a new month! New beginnings are always good.

I hereby declare my intention to ensure that my March training will be on par or better than January.

Changing topics slightly, I need to thank Lia for mentioning that she has seen several folks running with dogs on a hands free system. That led to me doing a little internet 'research' and ordering something that will probably work for me. I expect it to be here next week when I get back from my business trip.

I'm actually pretty excited about the prospect of running with Bandit. We've three dogs in the past who for several reasons would never have made good running companions. But Bandit has the enthusiasm, athletic ability, and good health to be a great training partner. He's probably better than a human in this regard because he doesn't care what time of day I decide to head out - early morning, lunch, evening, whatever. Plus, he doesn't care what pace I choose. He just wants to be at my side and join in the fun.

If only I could teach him to swim and bike and maybe lift weights...

12 comments:

  1. Don't worry about the stats for FEB's. It is in the past. Stay healthy and you will do fine.

    Good luck with running with the dog. My two dogs are pretty much useless.

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  2. As a firm believer in new beginnings, I'm right there with you. Feb sucked but it's over. Tomorrow starts a brand new month and I will stick to my training schedule if it kills me.

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  3. That's the nice thing about training...there's always tomorrow. Saying that too many times is like quiting though :-) I think Bandit can probably beat me in the pool already. Biking is an interesting conundrum though. I'll give it some thought!!

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  4. That's why February's the shortest month- no one gets anything done and they're ready to move on to March. Good luck, March will be much better, I'm sure.

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  5. Sorry about your Fed. Don't sweat it and don't keep beating yourself up about it. I would recommend putting up your Feb stats so you can look back and them and see how much you improve in March!

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  6. New beginnings are wonderful!! Good luck running with your puppy!

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  7. Piper - whether he knows it or not - is going to be my swimming partner this summer. The lake's big enough for the two of us! Glad you're enjoying the pooch; I bet he loves being a part of your family.

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  8. Every month is a new start. This month I'm working on improving my eating...

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  9. I hope we are not connected on opposite training continuums or something treky like that. My january was like your february, but my february was like your january. If you have a good march, will I have a bad march - of course the windy month is a whole new variable to throw into the mix

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  10. My pleasure, I mean the hands-free tip. It would also be my pleasure to see the dog bike.

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  11. Yay for the wonders of cycles: February sucked, March gets to be better!

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  12. Good luck with March - I'm sure it will be better than January was!

    It's great you have such a good 4-legged training partner.

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