Two days in, now, to the ten day challenge, and aside from almost falling asleep at dinner on night one, morale is high.

Day 1:
1hr 6min – Lunch Run
1hr 14min – Run home the long way
54min – Hockey Game

Two separate one hour runs is a lot for this old dog. I almost fell asleep on the couch before hockey. Logistically, the easiest workout is a run. I can just leave from home and be on trails in ten minutes. The problem with that is that if I try to run three hours a day for any more than two days in a row I’ll be in physical therapy until my IRA matures. So for Day 1 I counted a hockey game, and for Day 2 I mixed in some hiking.

Day 2:
1hr 2min – Lunch Run
2hr 23min – Brisk hike on and around Sentinel

Day 3:
18min – Lunch Run
1hr 40min – Ski
1hr 3min – Run

I am tired. The plan was to run for a while at lunch and then skin on/around Snowbowl for a couple of hours after dark. Life got in the way of first run, so I cut it way short and then planned on just spending a little extra time on skis. My habit of not carrying a watch bit me, though, and perceived elapsed time surpassed actual elapsed time and left me back at the car with 62 minutes of exercise left to do.

When I got home the conversation with my roommate, the indefatigable cheerleader Emily, went something like this just before 9pm.

E: How’d the ski go?
B: Pretty well. Except that I lost track of time and came back too early. I have to run an hour still.
E: Ho man I’m so glad I’m not you right now.
B: I get that a lot.
E: Welp. I’m going to bed. Good night!

So I went for the stupid run.  I think I’ll keep running off the docket at least through the weekend.