TandemHearts

If Tucker ever gets out of my lap, I’ll head out for my last run of 2010.  This will make my third month in a row of actually making my monthly running  mileage goal.   I’ve discovered that keeping my goal reasonable means I actually do it.  I’ve run more in these three months than I ever have since I started training for triathlon.   December’s runs have mainly been on the treadmill although we did get in a nice three mile run outside on Christmas Day in Maine.  Running in the cold (27 degrees)  must make you faster because I had my best average pace EVER.

Since I’ve had such success with my running,  I’m going to add a spinning goal – 180 minutes per month.  That translates to one 45 minute video each week and  should give me a pretty good base when I start serious training in March to prepare for Barb’s Race at the end of July.

Weight management is going well.  Somehow I lost a pound while on vacation.  We did walk about 25 miles while in DC, did three upper body workouts and I ran 16 miles.  The goal is to be at 18% body fat (or less) when I start training in March.

Tucker is still sprawled across my lap and left arm.  Poor baby missed us while we were gone.

The tiny shrimp in our 3 year old Ecosphere recently moved on to the big Ecosphere in the sky, so when we saw this electronic Butterfly in a Jar at Thinkgeek we decided it was a must have item.  Thinkgeek sold out very quickly, so we’ll have to wait until after the New Year to get one to put on the desk at work.  In the mean time, the kitties are fascinated with the Yellow Swallowtail.

See it in action:

After too many years of sitting at my computer during lunch, I’m cultivate the habit of going out with a camera in hand to see what I see. Last week produced these.