I ran three times this week: Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday. To my surprise I have a total of 13 miles this week. This is my biggest week of running in a long time. Each run has been over 4 miles. Better yet, I am loving it! Add in a trainer session on the bike, and I have a pretty good little week of training under my belt. The weather is turning and the melt has begun. Sunny skies for the past few days really sparked my mood. With the three coldest months behind us, I can finally look forward to riding on the road consistently and eventually getting out on the mountain bike. I can’t wait. Life is good when the weather in Minnesota improves.
Running
Written by MikeBarnidge on March 5th, 2010The Boys
Written by MikeBarnidge on March 2nd, 2010
Grady and Myles both have a book that goes to daycare each day. Grady is on his second book and Myles obviously just started his first. It documents what they eat, when they eat, when they sleep, what they did all day, what and when things left their body, so to speak. Some days are listed as great days, while other days are just listed with the facts. I wish I could say that I read this every night when I got home, but often times the books are just thrown on the counter top, waiting to be picked up in the morning to start the whole process all over again. I love looking through Grady’s book. The life that continually changes is documented in there. It is really neat to be able to track what is going on in his life. Crawling. Walking. Talking. Eating. It all continues to change and evolve. That is really one of the things I love about my blog. It is my own little journal of life. Things I’ve seen, thoughts I’ve had, and experiences we have gone through. It is all hear. I hope to continue to scroll back through my life and remember that life is continuing to evolve and grow, even though I am an adult. Taking the time to realize where I was last year at this time as well as 5 years ago at this time reveals a lot about me to me. Get it? Blinders are easy to throw on in life. It seems the moment you decide to focus on just one thing or a few things, many other things pass you by. Imagine being in a forest and focusing on just one bird flying around. You see the trees he lands on and the food he eats, but may not see the trees that he flies past. One of my goals is to see those trees I fly past. The people I fly past. The books I toss on the counter at the end of the day. They are all there just waiting for me to see them.
Blog Gadget
Written by MikeBarnidge on February 28th, 2010I added a new little blog gadget on my sidebar. On the top of my sidebar to the right I have my “Recent Workouts”. This is actually a list of my 3 most recent workouts on a feed from GarminConnect. I use my Garmin during my workout and then upload it to the website. It will show you the route I went on and then all the vitals of the workout. Speed, Heart Rate, Temperature, Calories burned, etc. Pretty cool. Garmin really is making life easy these days. They have ANT+ technology and they also have a kick ass website to review workouts. You can even hit “play” and follow my stats as the workout progressed. I can easily review my splits. An interesting thing that I noticed is that I burn about 111 calories per mile while running. A gel pack every mile. Interesting.
All About the Little Things
Written by MikeBarnidge on February 24th, 2010
After a rough weekend full of work, I was greeted with this little gift. Myles rarely sleeps on my chest or even gets comfy in my arms. All that went out the window when he finally found his sweet spot and fell sound asleep. Too bad it only lasted for a little bit, but sometimes you have to enjoy the little things when they happen. Proof that no matter what is going on in my life, my family is there to show me what it is all about. Love.
