Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve put anything out here. I’m not going to try and catch everyone up on everything that’s been going on, but I can assure you that I’ve been busy! Work has been going good for the most part. School has started back up and is, well, school - the class this quarter is pretty boring, but the project is interesting at least. And HTG work has been moving forward - the big news in this area is that we are ending a contract with a customer. This is a good thing in this case because it gives us a chance to work on other projects which we feel are better for our company.
Anyway, to the topic of discussion. I’ve started running. Well, I’m kinda running - for any runners it would be more of a jogging pace probably, but I’m building up speed and distance. I feel pretty good after 30-35 minutes, my large muscles aren’t hurting or anything. What keeps me from going faster is my heart rate. I need to build up a little more endurance still. But I’ve only been running for ~3 weeks, so I’m far from concerned at this point!
It’s been interesting that I’ve seen a couple of programs on TV about running. Seems like it’s creeping up in more places. Several others at work are also running, though I’m not ready to keep up with them yet. I think I would like to get a consistent 5k on the treadmill, then move to running outside the same distance. mapmyrun.com has provided a neat tool to track my progress, and find some good runs around here. I also went over to the Mojo running store and got a good pair of shoes (not to mention meeting someone who is passionate about running, and can probably give me some guidance!).
So I’ll hopefully keep with this - and I’ve already seen some benefits, which is good. Who knows, maybe I’ll make it to a marathon one of these days 