Zippygirl Runs

Today I ran a fun run 5K with the local running club. I finished in 33:15, which was good enough to put me in second place for my age group (35-39.) I move up to the next bracket in a few weeks, though, and the winner of that age group ran in 27-something, so I’d [...]

I haven’t posted in a while, but I’m still running. My weekly mileage is pretty low, though. I need to bump it up. Right now I’m at only about 9-10 miles running, 20 miles on the stationary bike. Next month I’m going to get an electric bike for my commute, so that will add some [...]

So this week, I finally rigged up a desk for my treadmill. I have to spend hours working on the computer every day and I’m lucky enough to get to work from home several days a week. So I decided to rig up a shelf-desk so I can walk slowly while working. It’s super-easy to [...]

I haven’t decided yet if I really want to maintain a regular blog any more. In the three or four years since I was really active on this blog, I have started two marathons and finished one (and the DNF on the other was NOT my choice.) I’ve also moved to Texas from Missouri, bought [...]

It has been way too long since I last posted! I’m in a holding pattern right now as far as weight maintenance goes– which is GOOD! I’ve been too busy to think about it and I haven’t really been eating right, but I’m still easily maintaining size 14 (sometimes 12.) However, I don’t have as [...]

I have consistently maintained a weight of about 174.2 for almost two weeks now. It seems like that’s how it goes. A pound every two or three weeks. Fine with me… time will pass whether I’m losing weight or not. I also managed to get out for a run today. Even though I haven’t run [...]

Downward progress!  Go body! It doesn’t want that extra weight any more than I do! My official weight for the week is 82.8. My body is doing what it wants, and I’m okay with that. My goal is living a healthy life and letting my body get to its natural healthy weight. At the Y [...]

My first week faithfully following Spark and I ended up at 83.  Good news! Downward progress! My Spark buddy and I are trying to lose 1.3 a week until the end of the year. That’s at the high end of the range at which I am successful, but I’m willing to give it a try.  [...]

Still loving Spark People, even though it’s down for maintenance right now. They did warn us. Running is going great. I think I can consistently fit in a 40-50 minute run three days a week, then a Saturday run is optional. I’ve really been itching to get out there and run, even on non-running days, [...]

I think I can safely say I love running again!  It’s been a long time… since that nightmare of a marathon in 2001.  Today, I got out and ran for 42 minutes.  Very nice.  Very hilly.  I hope to be able to do the same run in 35 minutes by December. It occurred to me [...]