| Location: Around and about,CA,USA Member Since: Sep 14, 2008 Gender: Male Goal Type: Other Running Accomplishments: Kinda consistently running since 07 Short-Term Running Goals: 5k in 18:00; 10k in 40:00 Long-Term Running Goals: I would like to be able to keep up with my daughter. The one who runs xc, not the one who's going to change the world through dance. Although I would like to be able to dance also, so I change that to me wanting to be able to keep up with both my daughters. Personal: I have two gorgeous daughters; two good-looking cats and two dogs with great personalities. Favorite Blogs: |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 337.82 | 34.83 | 8.69 | 4.50 | 385.84 |
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| Flamingo Pinks Miles: 41.47 | Wooden Clogs Miles: 0.80 | Duct Taped Moon Boots Miles: 4.00 | 6-inch Heels Miles: 0.10 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.53 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.53 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.06 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.05 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.62 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.62 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.50 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.45 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.45 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.05 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.02 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.51 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.51 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.11 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.11 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.64 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.64 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 2.62 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.62 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.67 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 2.93 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.93 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.01 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.27 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.27 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.73 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.73 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 3.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.01 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 3.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.15 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 2.98 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.98 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 2.23 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 3.23 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 3.34 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.34 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.79 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.79 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 1.97 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2.97 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.02 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 5.46 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.46 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.36 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.36 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.46 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.46 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.03 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.57 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.57 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.45 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.45 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.13 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.01 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.01 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.05 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.62 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.62 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.03 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 8.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.30 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.77 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 4.77 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.37 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.37 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.30 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 5.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.02 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.50 | 0.00 | 3.19 | 0.00 | 3.69 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.15 |
| Started a yoga class and ran in a dust storm | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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Woke up late; 90-95F; 16% humidity; low visibility; very dusty; considered treadmill, but decided against it
3mi @ 7:29: mile 1 was easy; mile 2 was slow; mile 3 was a lot of effort
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.03 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.03 |
| Slow, slow, slow. Threw my back out yesterday while playing a rough game of Spades, so I had to go easy. | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Unplanned. I was in the gym and a movie I liked was playing on the TV. So I walked on the treadmill to see the last bit of it. |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
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Split my run in two. To and from yoga. I can't throw my leg around my neck yet, but that day will come... | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 2.72 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 4.72 |
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Hard run Tues. Planned on 5 miles total, but my running math was off. |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.10 |
| Easy does it. |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.50 |
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I usually don't have advice, because I'm not an authority on running. This will be different as I will speak from experience. Don't run unfamiliar trails at night. Sprained my ankle on mile 7. I counted the .5 mile limp back. I thought a flashlight was good enough... | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Ankle's doing well. I have a spiffy brace and pain meds!
Stationary biked it for an hour on zone training, plus 5 min cooldown. I lied to the machine about my age too. Nosy machine!
When I run, it's not too hard to get my heart rate up; but when I'm on the lifecycle why does it hurt so? | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
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Did 30 min of cals before work. Tried an abs class for dinner (the instructor sounded like the squirrel from SpongeBob). Walked 3 miles after work after giving up on the elliptical.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Woke up an hour later than usual and my RHR was 10bpm higher.
Ate a whole med Pizza Hut pan pizza for lunch, but resisted the gummi bears.
30 minutes of cals after work. | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| Walked on the dreadmill while watching Battlestar Galactica. |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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30 minutes of cals; 1 hour on the stationary bike on hill intervals
Ankle's sore, so no more dreadmill. Unfortunately I can't see the TV from the bike. | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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My first spin class was this morning. I was thrown off by the ambiguity. There were no numbers on the dial yet the instructor was shouting out all kinds. It was a good experience overall, and I'll do it some more if I ever wake up that early again.
Early to bed, early to rise... does not apply to everyone, Ben.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Yoga. The kind of yoga that made me wish the doors did not have windows. Lying on your back while grabbing your feet to pull your knees by your ears is hard if you're laughing. | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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25 minutes of Cals.
I'm setting the alarm tonight so I can say I set it for spin class tomorrow, even though I'll probably hit snooze until it's too late to go. |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Made it to spin this morning! 43 minutes of wishing I got there early enough to get a bike with a drink holder. | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Did an Abs class last night. I'm unable to keep up with the squirrel-voiced instructor. She's a madwoman.
This morning got my cals down to just over 20 minutes. Who knows what the night has in store. Hopefully it's cards and not working out. | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Spin class this morning was packed. Bike had a drinkholder, but the seat was loose. Judging by the puddle on the floor and the appearance that I wet myself, it was a great workout.
Abs is tonight. I will face off against, abwoman. I will lose, but I will continue to go. | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Abs wasn't too bad last night, even after overeating again. Too many people are leaving and having going away parties. They should have going away runs or something besides let's stuff our face celebrations.
Cals took over 26 minutes today. A lot more resting than usual.
Stationary biked for 90 minutes. Ankle is still too angry at me to run.
Half day at work today, Yippee! | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Spin class. I'm getting the hang of the early morning routine, but I'm concerned I'm not getting enough sleep. My RHR is 20% higher than usual.
For the past month I've been testing myself on Cals once a week, after starting abs class my situp score went down. I was expecting them to get better. Maybe they're prettier? Next week if I don't see an improvement, I'll have a word with squirrel lady. | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Big disappointment this morning. Went out for a hearts/minds mission to pass out toys at an elementary school. When we arrived a Ministry of Education official was there and said we would not be able to interact with the children. The good thing is, the kids still recieved the toys.
There was one little girl who kept peeking out of a classroom who couldn't contain her grin, so we know that they would definitely be appreciated by someone.
50% more Cals, but 3x as long. Lots of rest between sets. | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Spun for 45 minutes, which cancels out a 1/3 of my German Chocolate cake consumption.
Abs tonight. 98% chance of more cake. | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Cals in the morning. Took 55 minutes, 11 minutes off Mon. Can't wait to start running. I'm going stir crazy. The cake was all gone when I went back last night. Bittersweetness, I could have used the comfort food, but I don't need the calories. Abs class will be offered on Saturdays now, but she cut the time from an hour to thirty minutes. | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Spin in the morning and Abs class at night. Resisted pizza during movie night and feel studly for it. | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 45 minutes of Cals, cut 10 minutes off.
65 minutes on a real bike until the seat became too uncomfortable, then 30 minutes on the stationary.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Pedaled like a maniac this morning.
Already knew Maddy was a stud.
Found out biscuits and gravy is a whole mess of calories. Much messier than I previously thought.
Abs tonight.
Ankle's still tender.
Weekly assessment: Sit-ups went down 5; pull-ups up 3; push-ups up 5
Flaked on Abs class. Went to a friend's b-day dinner instead. I found out about it after I ate dinner. I treated myself to carrot cake at dinner because I ate healthy all day.
At second dinner I ate a calzone and had a lemonade. I learned my lesson.
Next time I eat healthy for a day, I'm going to treat myself to cake, calzone and lemonade. It was a great combination. | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Yoga. By far the goofiest workout I've ever had. The narrator kept going on about glands. Supposedly I worked my thyroid, but why is my pancreas sore? Is the pancreas a gland? | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Upped Cals 25% from last week. I meant 33%. Math is hard. | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Spin. I really need to invest in some padded shorts. Abs class with a focus on obliques. Didn't care for it, mainly because my obliques are weak. | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Cals done in 58 minutes, much better than 1hr 53 minutes on Mon. Probably because I shut off the 0430 alarm and slept in til 0630. | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Got up at O wacko thirty to spin, but all the bikes were taken. Used the stairmaster until an elliptical was open. Stairmasters are evil.
* Rode a bike to Abs tonight. Was able to keep up with the instructor for the first time! Also had a terrible view. I was directly behind hairy, too-short shorts man. Almost went blind when I looked ahead during planks. Gotta take the good with the bad. | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.42 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.42 |
| Ran for the first time in 4 weeks. :) Super slow so as not to anger my ankle. Ankle feels fine. Did half the cals in the same amount of time it took Wed. I'll try to do the other half tonight. | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.40 |
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Finished my Cals last night after work. Finished a 15 week program that I've been trying to do off and on for the past 7 years. Not playing with my xbox has made me very productive. Now I've got to get creative and find something else to do.
Hit snooze and missed spin. When I finally did get up I went for a run. :)
I went a little faster than prudent. I saw a unit running in formation a quarter mile off and decided to pass them. When I passed them I decided to pass them by a lot. When I turned around to go back they did too. Then I decided to pass them again. When I passed them again, I decided to pass them by a lot. Overall, they weren't running very fast, and I know they weren't racing me. But it still felt good. | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Power yoga that made me feel powerless.
Everything's sore from running again. Except my ankle. :)
I understand why my shins and calves hurt, but why are my inner thighs aching?
* Weekly assessment
From last week:
Situps up 6 . Fished what I wanted!
Pullups down 6. Unexpected!
Pushups down 25. Disappointing!
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.40 |
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Slow. Enjoyed the great weather. Cloudy with a cool breeze.
Started kettlebell program. Very uncomfortable for my wrists and forearms. Add padded longsleeve gloves to my wishlist. Or oven mitts. | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.76 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.76 |
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Spin this morning, easy run afterwards. Felt cold outside, it was nice.
* Abs instructor had a headache.
It just made her more ornery...
Super tough and silky smooth! | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Resting from running.
Kettlebells. Watched the Russian Kettlebell Challenge dvd. Pavel did not have a voice like a chipmunk, but he kept calling me comrade. It made me chuckle when he said this would help melt fat without the dishonor of aerobics or dieting.
On the scale of dishonor I wonder where spinning to techno falls?
I may have to commit hari kari to redeem myself after yoga with spandex ponytail man. | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 1.94 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.94 |
| Short run to spin. Went to the evening class, since I hit snooze this morning. Different instructor at night and a very different approach to training. I was dying, so I liked it. Abs afterwards.
The teacher was upset with us because no one told her that she had some hair sticking straight up like alfalfa last class. How was I supposed to know? Anyway she took it out on my poor obliques. :( Accepted a ride back to work to be social.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 9.57 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.57 |
| Slow, but long enough to eat as much rice as I can. Some Cals, but not too much. Happy Halloween! | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| KBs and Abs class. The filipinos on base had an All Saints' Day celebration and you couldn't swing a dead cat without hitting something fried. Lots of food. Happy day. :) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.44 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.44 |
| Easy with a couple pickups, but not enough to burn off all the leftover adobo. | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Successful school visit today! Handed out soccer balls and stuffed animals to elementary school kids.
KB
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Spin (40 min), Abs (30 min) and Cals (14 min). |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.44 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.44 |
| KB, my forearms are getting used to them. Easy run with couple of pickups. | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| Ran to spin. Abs right after. Kim, the instructor, decided to learn our names. Which is probably a bad thing, since now she can call us out in front of class if we're cheating or resting. Ran back and enjoyed the cool weather. |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 9.48 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.48 |
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Half day Friday.
2 snickers (they remind me of Rachel), 2 crunch bars (they were just sitting there crackling my name) and 1 peanut butter cup (can't resist). Who needs power gel when you can have chocolate?
Long run plus 40 mins of Cals. | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
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Ran to Abs. Kim was her usual cruel self. On the run back I was passed by someone. I thought to myself, "he shall not pass." So I was wrong. Really wrong. But I got in a little pickup during my run back.
KB with feet intact. |
| Flamingo Pinks Miles: 3.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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All it takes for me to feel like an uncoordinated out-of-shape meatbag is a little yoga. I think I may have wrenched a few glands out of socket.
This time the yoga man wore blue jean cutoffs over his spandex. If his goal was to seem manlier, then he needs to re-adjust his goals. And get a haircut.
Cal assessment was skipped last week due to pizza and a movie.
Compared to two weeks ago:
Pullups went down 1
Situps up 6 (Only 8 away from my goal. Thanks Kim!)
Pushups no change
What's with the Kettlebells Pavel! They're making me much less awesome and my forearms are bruised. | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.46 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.46 |
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Yoga is the art of trying to become a pretzel. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is, in my case, having someone actually make me into a pretzel.
My execution for both is pretty similar. Lots of unvoluntary noises (grunts and today I almost shrieked) and not listening to my body.
KB. |
| Flamingo Pinks Miles: 5.46 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.43 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.43 |
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Even my stubble is sore from yesterday. Not acutally the hairs, but my chin is tender. Is it from all the groaning and pleading to make the pain end? Will I end up with a buff jaw if I continue?
Work had softball, bingo and karaoke for our day off. I passed and did Cals, Spin, Abs and an easy run instead.
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| Flamingo Pinks Miles: 5.43 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.86 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.86 |
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Super short and super slow run. Ran pizza-laden to BJJ. Today I was able to spar for the first time. It was very tiring. I won a match after a guy tapped out because he threw me and I landed on his face. It was the only match I won, so I guess that will be my strategy from now on.
KB. |
| Flamingo Pinks Miles: 0.86 | Wooden Clogs Miles: 0.80 | Duct Taped Moon Boots Miles: 4.00 | 6-inch Heels Miles: 0.10 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.64 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.64 |
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In addition to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, they also offer Muay Thai, which I started yesterday and have a fat lip from. I wasn't even sparring. Just holding a shield for someone to kick. Apparently I held it too loose, allowing it and my own hand to travel and stop at my mouth.
I should probably stick to spin and abs. Or develop my bingo and karaoke skills.
Very slow miles afterward. |
| Flamingo Pinks Miles: 5.64 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 9.55 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.55 |
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Cals, maybe a run later.
* Long run. Lost my nearly full bottle of gatorade half way through when I took a break and dropped it where I peed. :( |
| Flamingo Pinks Miles: 9.55 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.03 |
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Skipped all contact sports, but got in a fight with district HQs over the funding, or lack of, one of my projects.
I missed spin and Abs was cancelled.
KBs and a recovery run. |
| Flamingo Pinks Miles: 4.03 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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First Abs, now yoga was cancelled! Did some downward facing dog and tried touching my toes. But I need a lycra-wrapped coach for motivation.
I'm due for my weekly Cal assessment, but I'm putting it off because... Just because I can.
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Pullups down 5 from last week. My arms felt like spaghetti. Spaghetti with pain sauce.
Situps up 8 and a PR! Maybe due to the rest from Abs being cancelled the day before.
Pushups no change. Can you say plateau?
I'm not happy with the results. I wonder what's going on.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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BJJ. Landed on my neck. Going to take a few days and see if I'm hurt in a bad way or if I'm hurt in a good way. | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Rested. Blogged to the point where it counteracted all the rest. | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Sick |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Not as sick. | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.50 |
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Long-run Fri turned into took-a-long-time wog Fri. Feeling a lot better though.
* Went to Burger King to get a Whopper today, but their credit card machine was down. Why pay for a burger when the DFAC (dining facility) has them for free, you ask? Because they weren't students of Mr Miyagi. His particular bit of wisdom was "Man walk on road. Walk left side, safe. Walk right side, safe. Walk down middle, sooner or later, get squished just like grape."
Their hamburgers are in the middle. Somewhere between beef and sawdust. Squished beef and sawdust. With a greenish tinge. |
| Flamingo Pinks Miles: 7.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.50 |
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Spun, then did Abs with Ms Kim who got medieval. My legs felt dead, so I wogged back to the office.
Other than that I feel great.
* Kickin' it old school, by request
Week 1
Week 2
- Pushups: 5 sets of 20
- Situps: 5 sets of 20
- Pullups: 3 sets of 3
Week 3
- Pushups: 5 sets of 25
- Situps: 5 sets of 25
- Pullups: 3 sets of 4
Week 4
- Pushups: 5 sets of 25
- Situps: 5 sets of 25
- Pullups: 3 sets of 4
Weeks 5-6
- Pushups: 6 sets of 25
- Situps: 6 sets of 25
- Pullups: 2 sets of 8
Weeks 7-8
- Pushups: 6 sets of 30 pushups
- Situps: 6 sets of 30 situps
- Pullups: 2 sets of 10 pullups
Week 9
- Pushups: 6 sets of 30 pushups
- Situps: 6 sets of 30 situps
- Pullups: 3 sets of 10 pullups
Weeks 10 & 11
- Pushups: 6 sets of 30 pushups
- Situps: 6 sets of 35 situps
- Pullups: 3 sets of 10
- Dips: 3 sets of 20
Weeks 12 & 13
- Pushups: 10 sets of 20
- Situps: 10 sets of 25
- Pullups: 4 sets of 10
- Dips: 10 sets of 15
Week 14
- Pushups: 15 sets of 20
- Situps: 15 sets of 25
- Pullups: 4 sets of 12
- Dips: 15 sets of 15
Week 15
- Pushups: 20 sets of 20
- Situps: 20 sets of 25
- Pullups: 5 sets of 12
- Dips: 20 sets of 15
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Went to my room to change into workout clothes to do my weekly assessment, but fell asleep instead. Now it's the wee hours and I can't sleep.
Missed yoga. Not just in a sense that I did not make it to class, but I really miss it. Not as much as I miss Rachel and the girls though. | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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KBs
Weekly aassessment:
Pullups up 4 - went till I paused; had some time left
Situps down 1 - ran out of time
Pushups up 23 - ran out of time
One day they'll all go up. Seems like the flu did me good :) | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Spun, but not much
Pullups till I threw up | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Worked on evaluating proposals in broken english.
Went to a real bar-b-que and lost all my fake money in poker, but not after a good fight. | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Got to videophone my girls :)
The DFAC employees went out of there way to decorate. I truly appreciated their attempt to make us feel at home. Felt like I was in a elementary school with all the styrofoam cup and cut-up plastic plate decorations.
Got some steriods for some foot pain (the reason for no mileage) I've experienced recently. They knocked me out most of the afternoon.
Cals - lots of rest between sets, because I deserve it.
Abs class - Kim didn't hurt me today. Have my prayers been answered, is she becoming kindler and gentler? We'll see Sat. | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Drowning in proposals, but took a break for KBs and Cals, then back to drowning |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Lifecycle, because I showed up too late to get a bike at spin. Spin is much more motivating than doing it by myself, but I was able to work up a good sweat. Then late to a going-away (found out after I ate dinner), but the consequences worked out in my favor this time. Ended up being treated for pizza. A lot of pizza. And a bit of squid. | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Spent a half hour with Mr Yee. He was in the desert doing Ab yoga in the sand. With what he was wearing, I bet he was pretty uncomfortable. I know, for different reasons than sand in my undies, I was. I'm looking forward to doing yoga with my family in a couple weeks. It's going to be good times :)
Weekly test
Pullups up 5 from last week (3 under PR)
Situps up 3 from last week (New PR 2 more than previous PR)
Pushups up 12 from last week (New PR 10 more than previous PR)
Everything went up. Must be the steriods. Or squid power. | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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My office building doesn't have running water nor plumbing. In order to use the restroom we have to go to a latrine trailer outside. On the way to the latrine is our gym trailer. I drink a lot of water, so I spend quite a bit of my day walking back and forth to the latrine.
I read about periodization. It's a system where you do a lot of an exercise spread throughout the day. So every time I have to pee, I stop at the gym trailer and do a set of something. You do about half of what you can max. I figure I won't do it everyday, but I'd like to do it at least 3x a week.
Today was day one. I picked pullups. We'll see how it works.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Spent the day at the clinic and the evening at work. No spin, no abs, no cals. Just work. Bleh! | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Steriods worked. Inflammation's down. Off crutches :)
Day 2 of periodization experiment. Doing a little less so I don't sweat in my work clothes and added pushups to the mix.
BJJ and chipped my front tooth. Curses.
Madeline can do a pullup! Ballet builds brute strength in slim packages, but I think I'll stick to yoga. | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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No longer have the pimp walk, but still unable to run...
I was able to put enough weight on my foot to Spin, and then spent time with Kim who tortured my obliques today.
Mike K made some homemade spaghetti sauce and I decided to show my appreciation. If I knew he was going to cook, then I would have skipped breakfast, lunch and dinner. Again, I find out about dinner after I eat dinner. I should probably stop going as soon as the DFAC opens... | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Turns out I wasn't doing periodization, I was mixed up. I'm Greasing the Groove. Anyway, it's day 3 and I went through about a gallon of water, so that meant quite a few breaks and quite a few sets.
Foot is not cooperating. He decided to swell on me today. He was really behaving himself too. Doesn't he realize that we're going to lose what little cardiovascular fitness we have? Sometimes he's so selfish.
BJJ - incident free | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Got a facial today to relieve my aching shoulders. Before you make any wild assumptions, let me explain. A while back there was some inappropriate goings on at the beauty parlor. They used to offer massages, but people would ask for more. Now you can get your shoulders and neck rubbed but only if you get a facial.
So now my face feels like a baby's bottom. I can't help pinching my own cheeks. And my shoulders feel great.
I think I'll get my nails done next...
Abs and spin. | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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The yoga instructor was a no show, but I attempted to do things while I waited. Fell off one of those exercise balls, luckily the floor is covered with mats.
Weekly assessment:
Pullups up 2 from last week; quit with 8 sec left. Different bar. Too skinny.
Situps down 6. Ran out of time
Pushups down 35. My tris cramped up...stupid tris with 20 or 30 secs still left. I was really expecting these to go up.
Foot felt good enough to do some KBs
3 x ladders 10,10,8 | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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BJJ. Paired up with Mr. B.O. We drilled on a type of choke where my face was buried in his armpit. Teeth, neck, ankle and toes intact. Olfactory system sustained irreparable damage. Extra hot shower afterward. | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Abs and KBs. Just had a influx of soldiers and Abs class had more people than I've every seen. I think it inspired Kim to go gangbusters. I think she scared all the new folks. I was definitely frightened.
Tried running for a bit, but it was a no-go. Maybe I should learn to run on my hands. | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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BJJ and KBs.
Not a good mix. Never do KBs when you're tired. |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Abs and Spin. |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Went for a tour.
Desecrating a tomb.
4000 yr old graffiti
Striking a pose in the house of Abraham. The Abraham. Well, maybe. He was from Ur and this house is in Ur and belonged to an Abraham. It could have been Abraham Jones or Smith. It's also rebuilt, only the foundation was left. It was rebuilt for the Pope to visit in the 90's, but Sadaam said he wouldn't be responsible for the Pope's safety. The Pope didn't end up going. What a chicken!
The Zuggerat of Ur. I can see this from my office window.
And my first step class which kicked my rear. | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 337.82 | 34.83 | 8.69 | 4.50 | 385.84 |
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| Flamingo Pinks Miles: 41.47 | Wooden Clogs Miles: 0.80 | Duct Taped Moon Boots Miles: 4.00 | 6-inch Heels Miles: 0.10 |
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