Starling Fitness: Daily writings on Fitness, Diet, and Health

• ran 0.57 mi on 2/26/2010 at 4:33 PM with a pace of 25'27"/mi http://go.nike.com/a286g5c #
• Super sick. I might be out of commission for a while. #
• ran 1.05 mi on 2/22/2010 at 10:04 AM with a pace of 20'12"/mi http://go.nike.com/654kv62 #
• RT @TWLOHA "This week is National Eating Disorders Awareness week and this year's theme is, "It's time to talk about it." #

• ran 1.61 mi on 2/12/2010 at 4:40 PM with a pace of 22'17"/mi http://bit.ly/9i4iBD #
• ran 2.07 mi on 2/10/2010 at 5:34 AM with a pace of 18'43"/mi http://bit.ly/bXeLHX #
• ran 2.17 mi on 2/8/2010 at 3:24 PM with a pace of 18'32"/mi http://bit.ly/aa9nrW #

• ran 1.86 mi on 2/3/2010 at 5:27 AM with a pace of 18'46"/mi http://bit.ly/arfZ5Q #
• I just registered! Sign up with me for the Judge's 5K Run in June this summer!. http://tinyurl.com/yknxbh9 #

• ran 1.87 mi on 2/1/2010 at 10:03 AM with a pace of 19'46"/mi http://bit.ly/bWY8Ct #
• created a challenge "February 2010 Most Miles Challenge" http://nikerunning.nike.com/n/c/en_US/1007371954/?sitesrc=twit_ab_plus #
• ran 1.68 mi on 1/31/2010 at 10:37 AM with a pace of 17'53"/mi http://bit.ly/cgvqN8 #
• ran 1.65 mi on 1/29/2010 at 9:32 AM with a pace of 19'38"/mi http://bit.ly/czZCev #
• ran 1.6 mi on 1/27/2010 at 5:18 AM with a pace of 20'25"/mi http://bit.ly/a5rEJA #

• ran 1.27 mi on 1/25/2010 at 1:12 PM with a pace of 25'02"/mi http://bit.ly/4E6NhR #
• ran 1.33 mi on 1/24/2010 at 11:34 AM with a pace of 24'09"/mi http://bit.ly/5zPI6e #
• ran 1.62 mi on 1/22/2010 at 2:14 PM with a pace of 19'45"/mi http://bit.ly/4nyYM5 #
• This week I'm doing the Couch to 5K Week 4 three times and this weight training twice. http://twitpic.com/ysm67 #

• ran 1.18 mi on 1/16/2010 at 6:28 AM with a pace of 21'50"/mi http://bit.ly/7Mu9HN #: Couch to 5K Podcast [iTunes Link] Week Three
• ran 1.26 mi on 1/14/2010 at 3:25 PM with a pace of 24'28"/mi http://bit.ly/7lL5QM #: Couch to 5K Podcast [iTunes Link] Week Three
• ran 1.14 mi on 1/12/2010 at 6:49 AM with a pace of 26'19"/mi http://bit.ly/7188Pg #: Couch to 5K Podcast [iTunes Link] Week Three

• Trainers: What to consider before you hire one. http://bit.ly/7fxSij (via @cnn) #
• ran 0.75 mi on 1/9/2010 at 3:43 PM with a pace of 33'12"/mi http://bit.ly/5mpeeH #
• #CES Philips' Activa MP3 player insults the lazy-http://bit.ly/55Z2s5 #
• DDR on the cheap at Big Lots: http://wp.me/pzT7L-e3 /via @DDRdiva #
• Just filmed a Las Vegas walking video. I walked from The Luxor to Planet Hollywood with footage of Aria. Hope the video is usable. #

• ran 1.34 mi on 1/4/2010 at 7:59 AM with a pace of 22'45"/mi http://bit.ly/6dwTxL #: Couch to 5K Podcast [iTunes Link] Week Two
• ran 1.27 mi on 1/3/2010 at 8:59 AM with a pace of 24'20"/mi http://bit.ly/8FtIAU #: Couch to 5K Podcast [iTunes Link] Week Two
• ran 1.04 mi on 1/1/2010 at 11:34 AM with a pace of 24'35"/mi http://bit.ly/7Ay35b #: Couch to 5K Podcast [iTunes Link] Week Two
• @gabbe Now that you're back from Disneyland (I'm totally jealous!), it's time to get back to your workouts and healthy eating! You go girl! #

It’s winter in Salt Lake. As paradoxical as it may sound, sometimes the fastest commute to work is the bus. When the snow is heavy, like it was this morning, a relaxing ride on the bus is the most logical route.

The added benefit of exercise is just icing on the cake. Sure, the walk is cold and slushy, but my heart rate is pounding with a brisk walk and the added weight of my laptop on my back.

Next time you think that you don’t have enough time to exercise, look up the public transportation for your city and try taking the bus to work. It might be just the thing that works for your schedule.

• ran 1.1 mi on 12/26/2009 at 10:58 AM with a pace of 26'42"/mi http://bit.ly/72n7b5 #: This was the first walk I did using the Couch to 5K Podcasts [iTunes Link]. I am working up to being able to run a 5K in April. When I’m walking, I go at 2.0 mph on the treadmill. When I’m “running” I go at 3.0 mph. I’ll go through the program with these speeds and then I’ll go through it again with faster speeds.
• ran 2.5 mi on 12/20/2009 at 4:37 PM with a pace of 26'55"/mi http://bit.ly/5ea0n9 #: This was a walk I did with NakedJen, Buddha and Stella. She was nice enough to come to my house and we walked to the frozen dog park. There was plenty of room to play ball, but it was so cold, the dogs just wanted to huddle near us.