Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse

According to the film Zombieland, the number one key to surviving is cardio. Screw losing weight and getting healthy, I don't want to be torn to shreds by a flesh eating semblence of a human!

For this reason, and this reason alone (okay, not really), I pushed myself during my run today. I pushed hard. I set out wanting to get in a solid mile. Just one. After already running 10 this week when my goal was 7, I just wanted to keep momentum going but give my muscles a little rest. Psssh. Why not run 4? That's what I did instead. Something that I've only achieved twice before, today I did it in style.

Yesterday's 3 mile run took me 35:00. Today I got to the 3 mile marker at 33:45. I shaved off 1:15! Heck yeah, I say. Nay, I scream! At the 5k marker I was at 36:10, and I finished 4 miles in 45:10. That's awesome, especially since I only aimed to complete 1.

After the first mile I was just feeling so great that I kept going. Mile 2 was a little tough, but I got through it. Should I stop here? Nah, go for 3, I thought. Maybe you can finish a little bit faster. And I did. Then I thought, you still have some energy, might as well just try for 4. At this point, my fat thighs had chaffed to the point that the skin broke, and I was considerably irritated. Had it not been for that, I think I could have gone for 5. Oh well! It was a great run, of which I am particularly proud. I think I should invest in some longer spandex - my current pair rides up quite a bit.

Take THAT scale. I bested you in the best way possible.

Spandex...

...are completely wonderful. I went for my run today (sadly, though temperatures have gone up, I was still inside) and had ZERO pain on the inside of my legs because there was absolutely no chafing! Stupendous. I was completely and utterly thrilled. They're also awesome because all of my shorts tend to ride up when I run, which is such an annoyance, but since I was wearing spandex, I didn't pay any attention to the shorts I was wearing on top of them.

Anyway, I was a little bit sore after my long run yesterday, but I really wanted to run. In addition to the spandex, I got a CamelBack water bottle and I just couldn't wait to Monday to test them out. Today was supposed to be my rest day, but I'm making it tomorrow instead. Anyway, since it's the beginning of a new week, and I've spent two weeks on 5.1 mph, I decided to move up to 5.2 mph, which really wasn't a huge change at all. I ran for 15:00, walked five, and then finished up with another 9:00, totalling my mileage to about 2.0. Good way to start my week, if I do say so myself! Tomorrow I'll only bike and row and Tuesday I can get back into running for the week!

I made cookies last night at my roommates' urging, which was bad for me. I ate too many! I'm letting them eat most of them, though. Baked goods really are my demise. I wonder how much I weigh? I haven't stepped on a scale since the very end of December. I wonder if I've lost any weight? I hope so, but it wouldn't be the end of the world if I hadn't. I can run 3.0 miles!