Catch Up!

2008, Week Forty-Two
Monday, October 13: Rest day.
Tuesday, October 14: Home treadmill for 1.525 miles; no bike ride for; no after-work Y visit.
Wednesday, October 15: Home treadmill for 1.801 miles; no bike ride for; no after-work Y visit.
Thursday, October 16: Home treadmill for 1.851 miles; bike ride for 5.78 miles; no after-work Y visit.
Friday, October 17: Home treadmill for 2.003 miles; bike ride for 6.61 miles; no after-work Y visit on Friday.
Saturday, October 18: Home treadmill for 3.123 miles; no bike ride; no Y visit.
Sunday, October 19: No home treadmill; bike ride for 30.01 miles; no Y visit.

2008, Week Forty-Three
Monday, October 20: Sore throat.
Tuesday, October 21: Sore throat.
Wednesday, October 22: Sore throat.
Thursday, October 23: Sore throat.
Friday, October 24: Snotty nose.
Saturday, October 25: Snotty nose.
Sunday, October 26: Snotty nose.

2008, Week Forty-Four
Monday, October 27: Snotty nose.
Tuesday, October 28: Snotty nose.
Wednesday, October 29: Snotty nose recovery.
Thursday, October 30: Snotty nose recovery.
Friday, October 31: Snotty nose recovery.
Saturday, November 1: Errands.
Sunday, November 2: No home treadmill; bike ride for 17.26 miles; no Y visit.

2008, Week Forty-Five
Monday, November 3: Home treadmill for 1.531 miles; no bike ride; no after-work Y visit.
Tuesday, November 4: Home treadmill for 2.214 miles; no bike ride because I had to vote for Obama and against h8; no after-work Y visit because I was watching the returns.
Wednesday, November 5: Home treadmill for 1.9 miles; bike ride for 5.18 miles; no after-work Y visit.
Thursday, November 6: Home treadmill for 1.832 miles; no bike ride; no after-work Y visit.
Friday, November 7: Home treadmill for 2.001 miles; bike ride for 5.22 miles; no after-work Y visit on Friday.
Saturday, November 8: no home treadmill; no bike ride; no Y visit.
Sunday, November 9: no home treadmill; bike ride for 44.40 miles; no Y visit.

2008, Week Forty-Six
Monday, November 10: no home treadmill; no bike ride; no after-work Y visit.
Tuesday, November 11: no home treadmill; no bike ride; no after-work Y visit.
Wednesday, November 12: no home treadmill; no bike ride; no after-work Y visit.
Thursday, November 13: no home treadmill; no bike ride; no after-work Y visit.
Friday, November 14: Home treadmill for 1.806 miles; bike ride for 5.23 miles; no after-work Y visit on Friday.
Saturday, November 15: no home treadmill; no bike ride; no Y visit.
Sunday, November 16: no home treadmill; bike ride for 43.15 miles; no Y visit.

Total distance since October 12: 184.427
Distance from Bag End: 3654.927
Distance to Minas Tirith: 374.073
Last Friday morning's weigh-in showed a three-pound (!!!!) drop from the previous week. In spite of a total slugitude week!

2008, Week Forty, September Recap

Monday, September 29: Home treadmill for 1.411 miles; no bike ride; no after-work Y visit.
Tuesday, September 30: Home treadmill for 1.665 miles; bike ride for 6.18 miles; no after-work Y visit.
Wednesday, October 1: Home treadmill for 1.516 miles; bike ride for 5.23 miles; no after-work Y visit.
Thursday, October 2: Home treadmill for 1.613 miles; no bike ride; no after-work Y visit.
Friday, October 3: Home treadmill for 1.751 miles; bike ride for 6.21 miles; no after-work Y visit because it’s Friday.
Saturday, October 4: Home treadmill for 3.3 miles; no bike ride or Y visit today because it was All-Day Open Stitch Class at the LNS.
Sunday, October 5: Today turned into a rest day, and that’s probably a good thing, since I haven’t had a full rest day since September 22.

Total distance for the week: 28.846
Distance from Bag End: 3388.467
Distance to Minas Tirith: 62.533

September Recap:
Walk: 46.898 (August: 43.165) +3.733
Bike: 198.80 (August: 256.92) -58.12 (7 days in a row off the bike during my FanFest vacation really shows here!)
Elliptical: 7.39 (August: 11.41) -4.02 (and the only times I hit the elliptical were on my FanFest vacation!)
Strength-Training: 3 times (August: 6 times) -3 times

October Goals: Improve each category—which should be fairly easy since I don’t have any vacations planned for October!

I bought a scale on Thursday morning (when I skipped the morning bike ride) for use at home. I've decided on weekly weigh-ins, and getting to the gym doesn't always work out. Also, having a scale at home allows me to not only weigh myself consistently on a particular day, but also a consistent time of the day, under more or less nearly identical circumstances. I've opted for Fridays after my morning treadmill time. Since I don't know how this one compares with the one at the gym (a $30 Taylor "Biggest Loser" model with digital display v a "doctor's office" type), I don't know how much my September loss was. But I've reached my first milestone of Under 250, and by enough that the scale at the Y would also be "Under 250"; I just don't know how much difference that one would show. So I'm keeping weekly records from this point on.

Next weekend is the Kick the Couch 5K, and I still haven't decided where I'm going to do mine. Probably here at home on the treadmill, since going outside always makes me want to ride and not walk or walk/jog.