April Fools

I'd like to start by giving a HUGE shout out to mother nature for exercising her sense of humor on April Fool's Day. Snow, really? Unfortunately, the snow stuck me on the treadmill, so instead of my "easy" 4 miles, I ended up doing a 40 minute interval workout. DEFN Intervals: running fast, then running slow, then fast again, and doing this for a prolonged amount of time. I like to start my intervals with a nice jog that builds to my baseline speed (today it was 6.5MPH on the treadmill).  I ran a mile at this pace, and then started bumping up the speed for 2 minutes at a time. Something like 2 each at 7, 7.5, 8.0 and back down. Then doing some speed sets, 1 minute each at 7.5, 8, 8.5, each with 1 minute "rest" back at 6.5. I did my speed set two times, then ran for another mile at 6.5. 40-ish minutes later I was sweating my butt off, AND watching the red sox lose (although I still don't actually know the outcome of the game at this moment). The good news, aside from a possible red sox loss :), is that interval workouts not only build endurance and speed, but they are the most effective method for burning fat!
Food for Thought: I just learned yesterday that over 4.000 people from 30 different organizations have pledged to fast for the week to protest House budget cuts to food programs for women and children (mostly to WIC and school lunch programs). I am bummed I JUST found out about this yesterday, because this is something I definitely would have participated in. Check out a sweet public announcement from OxFam America. "You may think hunger is about too many people and not enough food, but it's not true. Our planet produces enough food to feed every man, woman and child. Hunger is about Power. Hunger is about inequality. And women and girls face the most inequality of all."