Just a few days away...

I'm holed up in my apartment right now with an achy muscle in my right leg. I haven't been able to go to the gym since last Thursday(ish?) which has me feeling not too good.

Anyways, I guess I better rest up for Saturday... and figure out a better way to ease myself into running so that things like this don't happen more.

Looks like a few more days of laying around and snacking.. I'll be making some changes -- real soon.

I've never been much of a gadget person but...

Image courtesy of amazon.com

...I've always wanted a pedometer! I walk as much as I possibly can, so I'm interested to see how far I actually make it every day. Just don't call me a nerd when you see me walking around with this in my pocket!

So I'll never be able to beat this...

...and I'd like to think the BBC stole their inspiration for their article from my user name (Though that's obvi not the case!

Just another reason to love Eddie Izzard.

Keep on runnin'!

---Raquel

Maybe I'll try something new...

I just read that, for school-aged children with asthma at least, getting the flu shot is especially important because they experience much worse symptoms.

I've never gone to get a flu shot in my life, and although the last time I was diagnosed by a doctor as having the flu was when I was 8, every winter I seem to catch the same bug. The cold aggravates my asthma much more than it usually does and I feel fatigued very easily. It keeps me off my game for about a week (sometimes more) each winter.

Managing my asthma better experiment #1: Getting a flu shot and seeing how it helps me out this winter!


Update: Found this on the CDC's website. Looks like someone's gonna come face to face with her fear of needles in the near future.