Going Stair Crazy

Is it normal to love a staircase? 

The above picture I took today at the college, that is half a flight and there are 4 flights, so 8 of those.

   I realize I talk about stairs on here A LOT, I can't help it, they are my other lover ♥

   I've run them more than usual this week (3× since Monday, usually do them 1× a week) and I ran them back to back  today/yesterday.  There are a few reasons for this:

1) The Mood Boost~ I've always known that running stairs makes me happy, but the change I had on Monday from before stairs to after, Crazy.  Made my whole week better :D

2) Stress Release ✌~ I guess this is kind of the same as the above, but it deserves two spots.  Some people meditate or do yoga every morning to clear there head, I think 10 minutes of stairs every morning would give me better results .

3) Intensity~ I've been pushing myself hard this week in order to quickly get back to pre-holiday form.  Lots of high intensity and resistance stuff.  Stairs definitely fit the bill.
 Result~ Weight on Sunday Morning: 128,  Weight When I Woke Up Today: 122.5  Mostly letting go of water retention I'm sure, but I am ecstatic nonetheless.

4) Winter Session:  Less undergrads around for the next few weeks so I am taking advantage of it.  When the Fall/ Spring semesters are in session I only go up there on Friday-Sunday when there are less people around.  I will probably go  2-3 × a week while it is quiet.

  Today I did a quick 20 on the stairs, yesterday 25 .  Later I will probably run a few miles on the tready (or not to be rested for the 5k tomorrow :D), a little spin, W1 D3 push-ups, plank, maybe some BodyRock.TV.

   I took some video with my phone while running up the stairs today, but. . .  it looks like something from a horror movie, it's very dark and shaky (like the blair witch project) and you just hear steps and heavy breathing. . . creepy.


       I think taking two steps at a time is helping lengthen my stride a bit (a good thing for me bc mine has always been on the short side, like people would always point it out in H.S./ College and I hated it.)  I'm feeling a lot more effortless on those sets, I FLY up them ☺

❅ It was snowing on my walk back, beautiful and peaceful ❅