Just want to share a good feeling. Tonight I worked later than planned, so decided instead of stopping at the gym I would come home and do my two miles. Usually I walk it at a fast pace, and sometimes try to run a little here and there, but don't get much of that in. Well, tonight I can say I ran half of it. Not all at once, in intervals. But that means I ran a total of about a mile. I was actually concerned that because I have been doing other kinds of workouts the last couple weeks, that the walk would feel like I had lost progress. Evidently, those other workouts were of the right kind to keep me up to par and then some. I find that the running doesn't better my time because when I walk between the runs, the walk is a bit slower than my fast walk as I catch my breath and let my heart rate slow a bit. But that's okay. I'm not worried about the time, but rather the increase of the workout. The road that I take has several "hills", so I made sure that everytime I came to an incline, I ran it. The very last one on my way back home was a challenge, especially being right at the end, but I did it. The whole experience felt wonderful! Now, here's hoping it wasn't a fluke.

David.......A hula hoe is a contraption that you use to scrape the ground to get up weeds. A few moments into it, and it's not a fun chore. I had never heard of one till living here. You would not believe how fast desert weeds take hold in my yard....it's a nightmare.