Another mile

After dinner, and once every one was in bed, I went for another walk tonight. Two walks in one day is a lot for my, and I hope my knee is not too sore tomorrow. It was much colder than I had anticipated (it was 50 degrees when we took our walk earlier) it was in the low 30's with frost forming on some of the cars. I found my gloves to wear and that helped, but I was still wearing shorts !! Once I got moving it wasn't so bad.

I think I walked just over a mile (plus the two from before.) I say "I think" because I have lost my darn Nike+ iPod Dongle again :-( I am very frustrated with myself because I vowed to keep better track this one when already miss having it and having accurate data of my walks. Wish me lick in finding it !!

So proud of Bailey

Sunday turned out to be a great day !!

We found out last week that Bailey (my Daughter) will be in the Concord Christmas Parade next week, with her Girl Scout Troop. She is very excited to be in a parade, and so are we, but I was a bit worried. We were not sure if she was going to be on a float or walking the whole way. It turns out that they will be walking the entire parade route (two miles or so.) I really started to get concerned, because Bailey doesn't get as much exercise as she should, just like her daddy :-( Normally when we walk for any period of time, Bailey says she is tired and wants us to carry her or side in the shopping cart (just not practical for a four foot tall plus 6 year old.)

I wanted to make an effort to get her is some sort of shape for walking in the parade, so we gave Mommy some alone time, and headed off the the local Greenway Park. Bailey usually rides her scooter here, but today I made her walk. I told her it was practice for the parade, and I even tried to get her to practice her "Parade Wave" to passing cars, but she said that was too silly :-)

Bailey did fantastic !!! We walked the entire two mile walking trail (she even did some running to boot.) She kept up a good pace and didn't complain once. I told her we were going to try and walk again for a 1/2 hour on Tuesday, and for another 2 mile walk on Wednesday (my day off.) If she can do as well Wednesday as she did today, she will do great in the parade (I had nightmares of having to pick her up in my car 1/2 way through the parade.) I am very proud of her, and I hope this effort will give her the inspiration to do more walking with her Daddy.

Quick Walk

I managed to get a quick 1.2 mile walk in tonight. I beat the rain by about a 1/2 hour. To make it as challenging as possible I took the "uphill route" around the outside of the subdivision. It is uphill for 2/3 or the distance, and most of that is a fairly steep grade, so you really start huffing and puffing at the top of the hill.

I am hoping that the rain isn't all day tomorrow, so I can get another walk in before bed tomorrow.

Happy Veteran's Day

We were able to spend Veteran's together as a family. It was a rare occasion to the three of us all have a weekday off together. We ran a few errands, and then went to the park. Dee and I walked (and Bailey rode her scooter) for 2.4 miles. I continued to walk after we got to the playground, so I could make it an even three miles. After resting for a bit, I went walking around the other side of the park, and walked for another mile.

I also started listening to a few fitness podcasts. The are very motivational, and helped inspire to keep going today. I can't wait to listen to even more episodes.

I must say it was a great day !! We got to spend time together as a family, and shared some exercise too !!

Stuck at Work

Well I got stuck at work past 10:00pm again Thursday night. I opted to bypass the gym again, and head straight home so I could get there before Midnight. Once I got settled and got Dee off to bed, I went for a walk around the neighborhood. I made it 1 3/4 miles in 35 minutes.

On Friday I went for a rare daytime walk. I got home about a 1/2 hour before I had to meet Bailey at the bus stop, so I went walking. I walked around the neighborhood for a few minutes, and when it came close to the time for the bus to arrive I just walked back and forth on near the bus stop. I probably look stupid pacing back and forth 15 or 20 times, but I got an extra 1/2 mile of walking in while waiting for the bus.

My knee is still pretty sore, and the pain is moving beck into my hip again. I really need new shoes to wear at work (I tried to find some at Payless and Target tonight , but they didn't have my size crappy quality shoes.) New work shoes will help with my "foot posture" because my worn out shoes make my feet roll outwards, putting strain on my knees (and I guess hips.) I am putting a new pair of walking/ running shoes on my Birthday/ Christmas list since they are pretty worn out also.

Quick Walk

I made to out for a walk tonight, despite getting stuck at work past 10:00pm. I had originally planned to go to the gym, but I had to get to the Video Store before they closed, so I couldn't manage it. After dropping off the DVDs I went for a walk when I got home. I walked 1.4 miles in just over a half hour. I am bringing my Gym clothes back to work tomorrow, so I will go to the Gym then (no DVDs to return, so no excuses ;-)