Weekly roundup

After a month (give or take) of writing this blog, I've decided to list my exercise a week at a time instead of day by day. Then I won't feel like I'm falling behind if I don't post every single day, and my other posts can get into topics that don't involve navel-gazing about whatever exercising I did that day.

So, with a bit of redundancy -- I'm going to list Monday's exercise again, even though I wrote about it on that day -- here's what I did last week:

THIS WEEK'S EXERCISE

Monday, 8/24:

Kathy Smith "Lift Weights to Lose Weight" DVD -- upper body, lower body and ab workouts.

Tuesday, 8/25:

Zero exercise while I headed out of town for a short getaway with my family -- I tried but couldn't squeeze in a run, then spent the rest of the week attempting, unsuccessfully, to catch up.

Wednesday, 8/26:

45-minute run in beautiful Grapeview, Washington under the blazing hot sun and along a highway lined with bountiful blackberry bushes.

Thursday, 8/27:

25 minutes on the elliptical trainer @ zone 1, followed by ...

intervals -- 2:00 @ zone 2, 10:00 @ zone 4.

I made it to the goal!!! (Now where do I go from here?)

Friday, 8/28:

Chest/back weights

45 minutes on the elliptical trainer @ zone 1 (70% of max)

Saturday, 8/29:

9-mile run, a little hilly and warmer than I would have liked, but manageable overall. Topic that kept me occupied as I slogged along: "Should I attempt a full marathon in November?"

Sunday, 8/30:

Rest day -- although I did weed my garden for over four hours.

More Seattle Marathon thoughts to come this week ...