Nervous Nellie
Some loose ends to tie up--I did get the bridge chained down, so it will not disappear during one of numerous flash floods in the last several months.
Yesterday I did not work out, I worked in Memphis, so I spent a lot of the day driving. Today I plan on some light running with no speed work. Just get the blood flowing and burn some calorie and do a very thorough stretch. My weight is back down to 196 after work outs and I am happy to get it back down after the layoff to heal. No aches no pains........
Who is Nervous Nellie? I am not sure if NN is a universal name for someone who cannot sit still or is constantly fidgeting, but where I was raised is was a common term. I noticed yesterday while driving, that my mind would drift into some sort of competition and my heart rate would go nuts. It will get worse as the first race approaches. I turn into the Nervous Nellie-- a ball of nerves. I hope I am not the only one that has to go thru this nerve mess, it would be best if everyone gets a chance at being NN.
I was looking back at my training record--which is in Excel. But I have been working on this track thing for over 4 years now. My weight is a little lower and my overall health is still good, but my fitness level is much improved. Previous to the running I did weight training for strength and little regard to fitness or aerobic conditioning. I could not run a mile without a break. Now I still do some marginal upper body weight training but I put my energy into the lower body fitness and strength. I will probably post more about my training over the last 4 years as I get a time to summarize. Engineers like to do summations, averages, min and max calculations....we are cursed from that standpoint.
Off to the track-- more later.
Yesterday I did not work out, I worked in Memphis, so I spent a lot of the day driving. Today I plan on some light running with no speed work. Just get the blood flowing and burn some calorie and do a very thorough stretch. My weight is back down to 196 after work outs and I am happy to get it back down after the layoff to heal. No aches no pains........
Who is Nervous Nellie? I am not sure if NN is a universal name for someone who cannot sit still or is constantly fidgeting, but where I was raised is was a common term. I noticed yesterday while driving, that my mind would drift into some sort of competition and my heart rate would go nuts. It will get worse as the first race approaches. I turn into the Nervous Nellie-- a ball of nerves. I hope I am not the only one that has to go thru this nerve mess, it would be best if everyone gets a chance at being NN.
I was looking back at my training record--which is in Excel. But I have been working on this track thing for over 4 years now. My weight is a little lower and my overall health is still good, but my fitness level is much improved. Previous to the running I did weight training for strength and little regard to fitness or aerobic conditioning. I could not run a mile without a break. Now I still do some marginal upper body weight training but I put my energy into the lower body fitness and strength. I will probably post more about my training over the last 4 years as I get a time to summarize. Engineers like to do summations, averages, min and max calculations....we are cursed from that standpoint.
Off to the track-- more later.
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