Well, I got back to biking to work this week. Mrs. F borrowed my bike to take a ride (hers was stolen a few weeks ago), and since she topped off the tires I no longer had an excuse. So, that gives me four quick half-mile sprints a day, except on days like today when I needed to run back and forth one extra time to fix a faucet. It feels good to be back in the saddle again.
Aside from July 4, calorie counts have been good over the past two weeks. We've had more fresh fruit and veggies around, so that has made a big difference. I'm due to run again today, but didn't feel like going out at five-thirty this morning. I should run this evening, but might postpone until tomorrow morning so as to be back on the same running schedule as Mrs. F. I'm due to run a longer one this week, and I'm not sure if that will be tomorrow, or on Saturday.
I've been thinking about doing a short (one mile) run on my off days, just for the calorie burn, but am wondering if that's a good idea. I'd still reserve one day as a complete day of rest, meaning I'd run my three primary runs and those three one-milers each week, leaving me one day for relaxation and recovery.
Temps have cooled off a bit here in the past few days, so the runs shouldn't feel like bathing in a roaster oven any longer. I'm looking forward to the approach of fall, when the days will be cool even when the runs make me hot.
Well, I must go for now (break's over).
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I would hold back a little on running every day even if it's only 1 mile. You have not been back to running long and I would hate to see you get hurt. Why not go on a bike ride on your off days?
ReplyDeleteI have been following your blog for awhile, Mr., and am just a bit bigger than you. It is good to see that big guys can still get some running in.
ReplyDeleteI wonder about the idea of doing long walks (5+ miles) on your off-running days. Would that be still a recovery day, but burn good calories?