As I told you back in this post, our staff has been tracking our workout mileage this year. It's been a very fun and motivating way to keep going to the gym. My class definitely keeps me accountable!
I won for the most miles for the first nine weeks, but alas, I lost for the second nine weeks. I blame this partially on the fact that I was sick with allergies a lot more and that I've been working part-time on top of teaching. Despite that, though, I beat my previous 78 miles with a whopping 95 miles this quarter!
Get this, the top three teachers were all within 5 miles of one another. The top teacher (one of the other third grade teachers) had 100 miles, second place had 98 miles, and I had 95. How's that for a tight race?!?
I've kind of slacked on my workouts over the past month or so and hope to get back on that bandwagon over Christmas break. I'd like to reclaim my first place title for the third quarter. My goal for this time was 100+ miles, which I was a bit short of. (I totally blame the two weeks I spend sick... One of those weeks I did no miles at all.) I'm setting my new goal once again at 100 miles, but hope to exceed that. When I'm on my A-game with my workouts, I do somewhere around 15 to 20 miles per week.
Does anyone else have a fitness program like this going on at their school? Our kids have been doing this for years, but we just now started tracking teacher mileage this year.
How's your diet and exercise routine been during the past few months? Have you kept it up or are waiting for the new year to get back into good habits?
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On one last note... I'm in a pretty big need for new workout shoes. It's been over a year and a half since I've bought new ones. Athletic shoes are pretty much the only kind of shoes I'm willing to drop big(ish) bucks on. What do you think of these from Finish Line? I like my current Nike Free pair and think these colors are really cool!
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On one last note... I'm in a pretty big need for new workout shoes. It's been over a year and a half since I've bought new ones. Athletic shoes are pretty much the only kind of shoes I'm willing to drop big(ish) bucks on. What do you think of these from Finish Line? I like my current Nike Free pair and think these colors are really cool!
Good for you! I think this kind of accountability with the other teachers is awesome. I have been so inconsistent this year. I was going to get started again in October, but then I was sick for a couple weeks, and then it seems like Thanksgiving and Christmas have just happened so fast. At this point, I think I will be a new year's resolution person, and maybe even join a gym!
ReplyDeleteI had another reader suggest doing a fitness link-up, so I'm considering starting a little something after the new year. I'll be sure to let you know if / when that happens!
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