Running Club met yesterday, but their start time was a bit later for me than I wanted, so I went out and ran on my own for 20 minutes around the school’s track and campus. Also did 30 push-ups and 30 butterfly sit-ups later at home while grilling dinner.
So far, so good with running—I feel pretty good. I’m sure some of this can be because of the following factors:
*Pacing myself (and not going full-throttle) *Weather warming up (yes, it’s SoCal, so it’s usually warmer than most other places) *Staying better-hydrated (This was a New Year’s Resolution from last year that I’ve become much more intentional about over the last 6-8 months. I try to drink a full-size Nalgene or 750 ml water bottle each day, at least. I also like to fill up one of those water bottles with ice, place a slice of fruit from a lemon, a lime, or a piece of pineapple at the bottom of it, and drink the ‘meltwater’ from it throughout the day. I’m sure it’s also helped with weight loss—I keep my stomach filled, and the water flushes out a lot of the garbage in my system.)
Will go for a run after school and do the sit-ups and push-ups.
Heard back about the young-adult sports—my contact texted me last night. There is a spot available on a team that I can link up with—I just need to check the league’s schedule of games to see how it fits with what I have going on. Even if I can only do a couple of games, I’ll count it as a win.
Looking forward to tomorrow’s hockey game in Downtown LA (Kings / Blackhawks). Very few things like a hockey game in-person, and honestly, my first since my bachelor party in Columbus, OH before getting married. W asked me last night at dinner what time I would need to leave on Saturday, and I told her I’d check (supposed to rain tomorrow, but doesn’t seem like a terrible drive time-wise by SoCal standards as I looked last night). OS asked about the hockey game, and he sounded very excited, and I told him that I should take him to one at some point. In Orange County, we have the Anaheim Ducks, which are closer....but I would be more attached to the Kings (unless I can see my favorite St. Louis Blues play if / when they come into town then heck yeah doesn’t matter what team’s games I go to).
