monthly checkup, #2
April 1st, 2006So I’ve decided to start doing monthly updates. I kind of had a New Years Resolution thing going on March 1, so I’m going to talk about what I’ve accomplished since then, and what my current goals are.
I got a parking pass. I love it, although I now drive in almost every day. But I can justify it…
As I noted on March 22, I am now doing capoeira and am playing soccer. I have been following the running program and am through week 3. The program is below:
Week 1 (March 13-17):
Run 2 minutes, walk 4 minutes.
Complete 5 cycles.
Week 2 (March 20-24):
Run 3 minutes, walk 3 minutes.
Complete 5 cycles.
Week 3 (March 27-31):
Run 5 minutes, walk 2.5 minutes.
Complete 4 cycles.
Week 4 (April 3-7):
Run 7 minutes, walk 3 minutes.
Complete 3 cycles.
Week 5 (April 10-14):
Run 8 minutes, walk 2 minutes.
Complete 3 cycles.
Week 6 (April 17-21):
Run 9 minutes, walk 2 minutes.
Complete 2 cycles, then run 8 minutes.
Week 7 (April 24-28):
Run 9 minutes, walk 1 minute.
Complete 3 cycles.
Week 8 (May 1-5):
Run 13 minutes, walk 2 minutes.
Complete 2 cycles.
Week 9 (May 8-12):
Run 14 minutes, walk 1 minute.
Complete 2 cycles.
Week 10 (May 15-19):
Run 30 minutes
So workout-wise, I am doing great. I have also started going to sporting events again, something I didn’t really do for a couple of months before and then since the wedding. But I have an All-Sports Pass, so I have no excuse. We have tickets to a couple of softball games over the next month, and we’re going to the Texas Relays this weekend.
I’m almost done with the resource manual I’m working on for SafePlace, and plan to continue to volunteer with that organization as they need me. I’d really like to get involved with RAINN’s new online hotline when it goes live, especially as I’ll be able to do that from home.
One thing I would like to do in the coming month, other than clean the disaster that is our apartment (we still have boxes everywhere), is to start playing my violin. I was really good about it at the beginning of last year, and would love to sound better than a fifth grader - I know my downstairs neighbor and her cat probably hated me, although she won’t admit it.
April 11th, 2006 at 8:20 am
Better than my next-door neighbor; he’s been attempting the trumpet for months now.
February 12th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
Women certainly can and do play real tackle football. There are women’s leagues that provide a place for women to play football. The women’s season is off-season for the men’s teams, so women play in the heat of the spring and summer which means that more endurance and stamina is required than for their male counterparts. Women play with just as much enthusiasm and vigor as men, and their sport is up and coming. I guarantee this is not the last you’ve heard of women’s tackle football. There is still a lot more to come!
http://www.womenplayfootball.com
February 13th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
[…] Exercise. My friend Marci introduced me to a running program a long time ago, but it wasn’t until recently that I really committed to trying it out. Actually, I didn’t commit to it so much as say, “Yeah, I’ll start the program with you, Marci. But don’t expect me to be running 30 minutes straight with you.” Now, I’m at the 30 minutes. And it’s incredibly uplifting, especially for someone who has always hated to run. […]