March by the Numbers

As we talked about yesterday, the start of a new month is a great time to look back and gather data and use that information to make changes for the new month.

Here’s my March by the numbers.

Daily average steps: 7187

An increase of nearly 900 per day! While I haven’t been trying to walk more, we’ve been outside more and with that comes more movement. That and the 6 mile run I did on the 31st got me 18,000 steps and padded my average!

Sleep: 7hr 25min average

About the same, 3 minutes more than last. I got 8 hours 5 times compared to February’s 8. My goal is to get 8 more consistently, and while I’m just making excuses, I did get 7:59 a couple times too!

Workouts: 21

I’m still on a weightlifting plan for the upcoming meet on April 21. I do 4 weightlifting-focused workouts in each week. In March, I also did the 3 CrossFit open workouts (one per week) and went on two trail runs, my first since October.

I was nervous about running out on the trails. My training has been very focused on lifting and eating and trying to move weight and become more technically proficient with a barbell. I was worried the new stimulus of trail running would light up my legs.

My legs were tired after, but not anything too crazy. I’m itching to move on from the weightlifting focus and I now feel less nervous about shifting gears too. I’ll be running the Mount Washington Auto Road Race in June.

Justin Miner

@justinminergain