So
we’ve been living in our new home in Overland Park, Kansas for two weeks now.
Our friend Astro the treadmill got reassembled last week after having a tough
go of it during the move, and I took him for his first spin as a Kansan last
Sunday. Feels good to be getting back after it and to have my days approaching
normal again, although there are still a lot of boxes to unpack and lots of work
for me to do.
I ran outside a few times in my Hoka
Mach pillows/shoes while we were shacking it at the Residence Inn, but I haven’t
run outside since we moved into the house. I should, since there are a few
challenging hills near us. In Athens I would make it a goal to run outside at
least once a week, so I think that’s what I’ll aim for. What’s the point of
having rain jackets, tights, and arm warmers if you’re not stepping into the
great outdoors?
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One realization I’ve made… A reason made
a concerted effort to run outside was to keep my fitness level (such as it was)
up by hitting the ups and downs of our old neighborhood. Running on the
treadmill meant my legs didn’t have that energized feeling that you get by
running outside. But I’ve learned that by setting the incline to 1.5% (up from
the 1.0% I used to set it at) I get a decent workout in and my legs feel like
they ran that day. It’s not as bad as it seems, especially since I have a cord
that connects my iphone to the treadmill. Podcasts for everyone!
As you can see Astro sits alone in
our nice, cool basement. It’s easy enough to get a good sweat in down there and
not overheat. And he’s not underfoot like he was in our old place where he took
up virtually half the room. Here he’s got plenty of space and I’ve got a nice
place to get back on schedule and go for my run regardless of the Kansas City
weather.
I’m sitting on 10 miles this week after
this three-mile jaunt yesterday. Highest mileage week in a month or so.
And the Athens Half Marathon is this
weekend, with cool temperatures expected. A lot of my Athens friends are
running that race.
