Iβm late getting my November update posted. November (and still, in December) was a rollercoaster of a month. Just so much happening with professional and personal, Iβve hardly had a moment to do much at all β neither focusing on any personal progress goals, nor writing or other fun side deals.
My running performance was pitiful. I did 5 runs, but honestly Iβm surprised it was even that many. Feels like Iβm totally off the wagon on that. I did alright on my sleep, but I swing too much back and forth to be a healthy pattern. Iβll do a string of 5-6 hour sleep nights, punctuated by sleeping 10 hours the next. The see-saw effect isnβt intentional. Something I need to focus more on building a pattern with.
Public writing didnβt do great, only a few blogs before I fell off and didnβt get any more writing done. I did better on the personal journal, though. At least for the first half the month.
Reading also suffered some. I feel like I didnβt spend any time with a book at all.
Health & Habits
Running
5 activities (8 vs 5)
Distance: 12.9 mi (26.44 miles)
Total Time: 1:54:22 (3:59:24)
Average Pace: 8:50 (8:56) / mi
Sleep
Average: 7:27 / night (7:32)
8 hr nights: 10 (10)
Writing Ζ
Journal entries: 10; 9,908 words (14; 6428 words)
Blog posts: 4 (14)
Newsletters: 0 (1)
Media
Reading
Liberal Fascism, Jonah Goldberg
ββββββββββββββββββββ 35-60%
Where Is My Flying Car?, J. Storrs Hall
ββββββββββββββββββββ 32-80%
Another month is in the books. I had a couple of trips this month, but did slightly better on running. Still pretty far away from the regular habit I used to have.
This month was a weak one on the health front. I think I only got 2 or 3 runs in, and my sleep has been garbage. Maybe I can do better in May. We have plans to join the gym nearby, so that should coerce at least working out semi-weekly. If I could get to 3 runs per week and 2 workout sessions, Iβd be happy to build from that.
I did, however, make inroads on eating better and cooking at home, so thatβs a plus.
Iβm going take a stab at rebooting the monthly progress posts I used to do back when I was diligently tracking several goals through 2019 and 2020. Each month Iβd look at how I was tracking against plan for fixed targets like βrun 650 milesβ.
This time weβre gonna try something different. Iβll include my workout activities, because I still want to note my monthly quantities even if not tracking against a fixed number, books Iβm reading, and other media Iβve been consuming, inspired by Julian Lehrβs regular βmedia consumptionβ updates.
October was a pretty normal month. The only notable differences from standard pattern of life were my first airline flight since the start of the pandemic (to DC for a company event) and I capped off the month with a visit to the Mayo Clinic for my regular cancer screening scans (MRIs and CTs β all clear!). Ending a month with good news is always energizing for the next one.
Health
Running
Since the summer started I got into a more regular cadence than I had earlier in the year. The move really did a number on my habit patterns, not in a good way for exercise. But now Iβm back to it more or less, with better mileage each week.
Activities
Miles
Time
Calories
Avg HR
Avg Pace
7
28.06
4h 9m
3080
156
8:57/mi
The last week with traveling was a bust, but this is much better than my February/March performance.
Sleep & Screen Time
Iβve been tracking my daily screen time and sleep data all year, which Iβll write up a post on sometime soon. Here were the numbers for October.
