This week, I missed Zumba thanks to a funeral luncheon. I followed that up by missing my usual Wednesday afternoon swim because I wanted to see who was chosen as pope, live. So Thursday morning, even though I was not feeling it, I dragged myself to the pool for a good swim.
I swam for an hour straight, with no interruptions. I recently read that one can burn over 500 calories by swimming for an hour. It seems to be that one (I) should burn so much more than that. Anyway, I also did some water treading as well as some leg and arm exercises. All in all, a good workout.
Friday I did only a few laps, but I did manage to tread water for 15 minutes and then jog in the deep end (using a noodle) also for about 10 to 15 minutes. I also played with the kid to get in a good workout.
Yesterday we headed back to the pool, where I swam 20 laps and did some water treading, playing with the kid, and a few arm exercises.
I had high hopes to run today, but the weather is so crappy--freezing rain this morning and just rain now, though at 33 degrees, it is quite chilly.
Until next time...
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My experiences, as a novice, not-too-fast "runner" in and around Pittsburgh. I took a three-year hiatus from running and am now back in the game.
Final Race for Pace
About Me
My name is Faith, and I have been running off and on since I was in high school in the mid to late '80s. I ran quite a bit at the beginning of this century; then I pretty much abandoned it. I returned to running in the fall of 2009 and decided to write about my past experiences as well as some more recent ones.
Since I live in Pittsburgh, I decided to call this blog "Running Around the Burgh" although what I do is really jog. And I typically run in the suburbs (or in another county altogether), but the Burgh is a state of mind as much as a place.
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