Wednesday, December 03, 2008
| Hrs. Sleeping: | 2 |
| Pulse (waking): | |
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| Difference: | |
| Weight: | |
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| Time of Day: | 5:30 AM |
| Distance: | run - 4 miles |
| Time (total): | 28:30 ish |
| Time (moving): | |
| Time (stopped): | |
| Speed (moving): | |
| Speed (overall): | 7:08 min/mile |
| Total Ascent: | |
| Weather: | |
| Workout Type: | core | run |
| Breakfast: | cereal |
| Lunch: | |
| Dinner: | |
| Workout Food: | water |
| Course: | | plank | 2x180 sec, 60 sec to each side | | other core | 2x40 clam knee lifts to each side, 40 side leg lifts to each side, 30 ball passes, 50 steam engines, 70 leg extensions, 30 twisters - 12 lb, 30 side bends to each side - 45 lb | | back extensions | 20 straight, 20 twisting - 25 lb | |
| Results: | |
| Comments: | Okay, today I took the sleep deprivation thing way too far... I was up past 2 AM last night working on a Christmas gift and then up at 4:45 to (hopefully) hit the gym. I lay in bed for a bit thinking, "What on earth am I doing...?" but then rallied anyway as I knew I would not do any core again until I return from our trip to Vegas and I also really wanted to get in one more fast run.
And I managed to do it. Barely. Core was fine (the plank was hard to day) but I felt like quitting the run about a million times. It wasn't that the pace was killing me, I just wanted to fall over. And in fact, I almost did! Twice.
I had placed my fleece jacket on the front of the treadmill and at some point it bounced onto the roller from the vibration of me running and shot out the back through my legs. One other time I was fussing with my iPod and almost ran off the back of the roller. :( Luckily I managed to pull it together. |
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Friday, November 28, 2008
| Hrs. Sleeping: | 5 maybe...? |
| Pulse (waking): | |
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| Difference: | |
| Weight: | |
| Body Fat: | |
| Time of Day: | 1:00 PM |
| Distance: | 5.5 miles |
| Time (total): | 56 min |
| Time (moving): | |
| Time (stopped): | |
| Speed (moving): | |
| Speed (overall): | 10:06 min/mile |
| Total Ascent: | |
| Weather: | light wind, upper 40s, mostly dry |
| Workout Type: | |
| Breakfast: | 9:00 AM - cereal, lots of bread and jam, roasted chestnuts |
| Lunch: | 3:00 PM - bread, cheese, butter, tomato's, roasted chestnuts, 2 glasses of Double Dead Guy Ale |
| Dinner: | |
| Workout Food: | |
| Course: | Went for a run with Lucca today. We started at the beach and took the forest service road on the north side of the bluff and then took the road back to the trail and then ran along the top of the bluff back to the car.
The road/trail through the forest was absolutely beautiful. It's everything I think train running should be. Trees lining the road on both sides, very sheltered, soft earth and pine needles underfoot - in a word it was fantastic.
I felt like we were moving along at about a nine minute/mile pace but we did stop twice to read trail signs and maps and we did have to climb a pretty steep hill to get up on to the ridge so maybe that pace is accurate. Plus, this trail is not on any on-line map so I can't accurately figure out the distance.
Although I have not run that much I swear I could have done that entire loop again. It was that good in the forest. |
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Wednesday, November 26, 2008
| Hrs. Sleeping: | 3 maybe...? Not a hell of a lot that's for sure |
| Pulse (waking): | |
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| Difference: | |
| Weight: | |
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| Time of Day: | 5:10 AM |
| Distance: | run - 4 miles |
| Time (total): | |
| Time (moving): | |
| Time (stopped): | |
| Speed (moving): | |
| Speed (overall): | run - 7:47 min/mile |
| Total Ascent: | |
| Weather: | |
| Workout Type: | core | run |
| Breakfast: | |
| Lunch: | |
| Dinner: | |
| Workout Food: | water |
| Course: | | plank | 2x180 sec, 60 sec to each side | | other core | 2x40 clam knee lifts to each side, 40 side leg lifts to each side, 30 ball passes, 50 steam engines, 70 leg extensions, 30 twisters - 12 lb, 30 side bends to each side - 45 lb | | back extensions | 2- straight, 20 twisting - 25 lb | |
| Results: | |
| Comments: | All gym all the time. That's my new slogan. Not.
Man, I did not sleep well last night - all these mildly disturbing dreams that were not vivid enough for me to remember after I woke up but were plenty bad to keep me from sleeping well.
After my core routine I hit the treadmill for a quick jaunt with my iPod. I started out doing 8 min/mile and slowly increased the pace until I was doing 7 min/mile. It did not feel really hard, just boring and you sweat so damn much indoors that I had to keep wiping my eyes. Anyway, I got the job done which was just to get in a run since I have not in the last 10 days. |
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Sunday, November 16, 2008
| Hrs. Sleeping: | |
| Pulse (waking): | |
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| Weight: | |
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| Time of Day: | 10:30 AM |
| Distance: | 10.5 miles |
| Time (total): | 1:18 |
| Time (moving): | |
| Time (stopped): | |
| Speed (moving): | |
| Speed (overall): | 7:26 min/mile |
| Total Ascent: | |
| Weather: | 50, foggy, dry, calm |
| Workout Type: | run |
| Breakfast: | 6:00 AM - cereal
10:00 AM - Shot Bloks, water |
| Lunch: | |
| Dinner: | |
| Workout Food: | |
| Course: | Alki to Lincoln Park and back |
| Results: | |
| Comments: | Wow...! I was kinda hoping I could do this run 1) without too much trouble and 2) maybe get close to 8 min/mile and I definitely exceeded my expectations.
I started out sort of quick and couldn't help smiling as I recalled something Alistair L had told me a few weeks ago. It was something along the lines of equating starting out fast with "putting time in the bank". Of course the more you bank the more you risk exploding later on; ah, the risks people take. :)
I took me two solid miles to get in the groove and then I felt pretty good. But after two miles I also started feeling the urge to pee... Running is like that with the impact and all I suppose. At first it was just this background feeling but after four miles it was slightly more urgent and I started looking forward the restrooms at Lincoln Park and hoping they would be unlocked. They were - thank god. Funny how little came out but how much better it made me feel.
Since the clock was running the entire time in the restroom I got back to business pronto and for another mile or two I felt okay but then I could feel myself slowing down for sure. With about three miles to go I saw this guy up the road that looked like a smooth runner and it was nice to have a carrot.
I barely managed to catch him which was a real boost. Especially since I was not really capable of increasing my pace much at all. Right when I did he quit/stopped and I was surprised how much wind that took out of my sails. Those last two miles were my slowest for sure and I have to admit I was scanning the street up ahead for the car as soon as I thought it would be in sight.
This run was mostly on concrete, some asphalt and a little bit of gravel trail through the park so probably good preparation for Vegas as I expect that to be mostly concrete.
After I finished I stretched and now (1:30 PM) I feel no more sore than after my 6 mile run. I'm hoping all this bodes well! |
| Equipment: | These special Nike running socks with heal and toe cushion and arch support and venting. Who knew that socks could be so high-tech and still only cost $8/pair? No wonder child/slave labor is so popular. Now if only they made them in the cycling sock length instead of the minimalist running sock length - I am not a fan. |
Sunday, November 09, 2008
| Hrs. Sleeping: | |
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| Weight: | |
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| Time of Day: | 3:00 PM |
| Distance: | |
| Time (total): | 1:12...? |
| Time (moving): | 8:27 min/mile |
| Time (stopped): | |
| Speed (moving): | |
| Speed (overall): | |
| Total Ascent: | |
| Weather: | 55, calm, cloudy |
| Workout Type: | run |
| Breakfast: | baked egg, 2 scones w/jam, 2 fruit parfaits w/granola, tea, water, juice |
| Lunch: | |
| Dinner: | parsnips, mushroom, green salad, bread, cheese, 2 glasses wine, orange juice |
| Workout Food: | |
| Course: | 19th, down the trail to Interlaken, Arboretum loop, Interlaken, 19th, home |
| Results: | |
| Comments: | Running this far with not much of a foundation is not easy. About two miles in I was thinking this is going to be a loooong afternoon and then half way in it got better and the last mile - probably just because I know I was close to home - was okay.
Two words: tight Achilles. |
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Sunday, November 02, 2008
| Hrs. Sleeping: | |
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| Time of Day: | |
| Distance: | 6 miles? |
| Time (total): | 51 min |
| Time (moving): | 8:30 min/mile |
| Time (stopped): | |
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| Weather: | 50, light breeze, mostly sunny, dry |
| Workout Type: | run |
| Breakfast: | |
| Lunch: | |
| Dinner: | |
| Workout Food: | |
| Course: | Discovery Park Loop Trail |
| Results: | |
| Comments: | Today I ran the loop trail twice (counter-clockwise) and on the second lap I went down almost all the way to the beach by the lighthouse and then up the trail/stairs to the bluff like we used to do in the adventX outdoor exercise class.
Man, by the time I got to the top of that climb I was barely moving and it took me a bit before I was 'running' again. But my legs never got sore, I was just way out of breath so I think my body is starting to get used to this running thing. |
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Saturday, November 01, 2008
| Hrs. Sleeping: | |
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| Time of Day: | 9:45 AM |
| Distance: | 5.3 miles |
| Time (total): | 42 min |
| Time (moving): | |
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| Speed (moving): | |
| Speed (overall): | 8 min miles |
| Total Ascent: | |
| Weather: | 50, calm, mostly clear, dry |
| Workout Type: | run |
| Breakfast: | 6:00 AM - cereal |
| Lunch: | |
| Dinner: | |
| Workout Food: | |
| Course: | down 19th to Interlaken, down the trail, west on Interlaken, back home up the hill |
| Results: | |
| Comments: | Not bad! While I was moving I figured I was doing nine minute miles and it turns out I was a full minute faster. I guess I am a lousy judge of pace and it could also be that MapMyRide is not so accurate... Regardless, it was a great day, there were still tons of leaves in the trees so they don't look ugly yet and I had tunes which I'm realizing a HUGE boost.
I have to admit, this half marathon I signed up for is sounding pretty daunting. We'll see.
To figure out my pace I found a nice on-line running pace calculator. Why? Because I'm lazy. |
| Equipment: | iPod |
Sunday, October 26, 2008
| Hrs. Sleeping: | |
| Pulse (waking): | |
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| Difference: | |
| Weight: | |
| Body Fat: | |
| Time of Day: | 12:30 PM |
| Distance: | 5.6 miles |
| Time (total): | no idea... |
| Time (moving): | |
| Time (stopped): | |
| Speed (moving): | |
| Speed (overall): | |
| Total Ascent: | |
| Weather: | upper 50s, BRIGHT sun, breezy, dry |
| Workout Type: | run |
| Breakfast: | cereal |
| Lunch: | |
| Dinner: | pasta, tomato salad, cookies, chocolate |
| Workout Food: | |
| Course: | Discovery Park Loop Trail x 2 (I saw a sign that said it was 2.8 miles once around) |
| Results: | |
| Comments: | Oh my GOD today was nice. I ran out of time to ride or race cyclocross so in light of the fact that I want to run much further in December I zoomed over to the Magnolia bluff and hit the trails.
I had my iPod with me for the first time ever running and it was a f'n dream. I had the volume up a bit too high and so I was sort of floating along in my own little universe hardly able to hear the people I passed or the wind in the trees.
The first loop was not so natural feeling but just as I finished lap one "Helio Sequence - Keep Your Eyes Ahead" came on and it was a kick in the ass! As I ran down this hill I had my hands over head doing the full-on air drum, smash the dual high-hat cymbals thing and loving it. Loving it. Cruising through the woods with the dappled light and the tunes blaring dodging dogs and people was just so FUN.
My calves were pretty sore/tight after this but it's lots of up and down. And I wasn't crippled so it's all good. |
| Equipment: | Just some running shoes... well, some shorts and a shirt too. :) |
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
| Hrs. Sleeping: | 6 |
| Pulse (waking): | |
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| Difference: | |
| Weight: | |
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| Time of Day: | stairs - 5:50 AM
run - 6:00 PM |
| Distance: | stairs - 13 flights
commute - 9 miles
run - 4 miles |
| Time (total): | stairs - 50 min
run - 32 min |
| Time (moving): | |
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| Weather: | stairs - low 40s, clear, calm, dry |
| Workout Type: | stairs | commute | run |
| Breakfast: | cereal |
| Lunch: | almonds, crackers, peanut butter, 8 oz yogurt, tea, Promax bar |
| Dinner: | mixed green salad, tofu, mushrooms, couscous, 20 oz Pike Place Ale |
| Workout Food: | |
| Course: | stairs - Howe Street
run - treadmill |
| Results: | |
| Comments: | I got to the stairs a bit early again so just walked a couple of flights until I met Greg K, RC R and Aaron G. Then we did 10 flights (walking) and at the end decided to do one extra! :) We talked the whole time and it was not stressful at all.
When I got home I decided the quickest way to get in a run was to do it indoors so I tried Shelley's treadmill for only the second time that I can remember. I gotta say, running on these is easier than running outside! After figuring out how to use it I slowly dialed it up to an 8 minute/mile pace and had no problems keeping it there for four miles. It was a little boring but an iPod would fix that I'm sure. Not bad for a non-runner.
And being on the treadmill meant I was not sore or tender after!
I suspect tomorrow in the gym will be a bit more difficult than usual... |
| Equipment: | Raleigh town bike, 36x16 |
Saturday, October 18, 2008
| Hrs. Sleeping: | 6 |
| Pulse (waking): | |
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| Difference: | |
| Weight: | |
| Body Fat: | |
| Time of Day: | 8:00 AM |
| Distance: | ride - 48 miles
run - 3 miles |
| Time (total): | 3:30 |
| Time (moving): | |
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| Total Ascent: | |
| Weather: | 50, mostly sunny, calm, dry |
| Workout Type: | ride |
| Breakfast: | cereal |
| Lunch: | 2 fried eggs on toast, 2 pieces peanut butter toast, water |
| Dinner: | enchilada, beans, salad, beer, yogurt |
| Workout Food: | 2 small bottles each with 2 scoops Perpetuem and 1 scoop Endurox R4 |
| Course: | ride - across Mercer Island, our May Valley, down 900 and back on Newport
run - around Seward Park |
| Results: | |
| Comments: | Yes! Five people and everyone was on a fixed-gear again today. And this time, only ONE person was on a different gear. :)
It was Kurt A, Brian S, Todd M and Chance R and the pace was probably slightly slower than in the past but it was so nice out and that was just fine by me.
On the way home first Brian had a massive cramp in his right hamstring, then Todd got a flat and then Brian had an altercation with some old fart (wearing a felt hat and smoking a pipe no less!) in this Audi TT. I am getting SO tired of listening to people yell at each other... Still, overall I had an awesome time. The day just kept slowly getting warmer and nicer.
At the end Kurt went up Madrona with me and everyone else went straight. Thanks Kurt. :)
Not sure if it was the stops along the way or what but today My legs felt pretty good meaning that tightness in my tendons did not materialize. Probably because the route was flatter. May Valley sure is a nice stretch of pavement.
Later in the day Shelley and I went down to Seward for a run. We did a counter-clockwise lap (2.5 miles) and then I turned around and ran back to meet and we finished up together. It was STILL nice out. |
| Equipment: | Trek fixed-gear, 42x18 |
Saturday, September 13, 2008
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| Time of Day: |
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| Distance: |
3 miles |
| Time (total): |
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| Total Ascent: |
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| Weather: |
low 70s, sunny, dry,calm |
| Workout Type: |
run |
| Breakfast: |
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| Lunch: |
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| Dinner: |
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| Workout Food: |
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| Course: |
outside of Green Lake |
| Results: |
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| Comments: |
Shelley and I hit the bricks today and it felt pretty good. I started a bit too fast, had to over compensate but then managed to speed up a tad by the finish. |
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Wednesday, September 03, 2008
| Hrs. Sleeping: | 5 |
| Pulse (waking): | |
| Pulse (rising): | |
| Difference: | |
| Weight: | |
| Body Fat: | |
| Time of Day: | gym - 5:15 AM
run - 6:00 PM |
| Distance: | ride - 7 miles
run - 2.5 miles |
| Time (total): | gym - 45 min
run - 22 min? |
| Time (moving): | |
| Time (stopped): | |
| Speed (moving): | |
| Speed (overall): | |
| Total Ascent: | |
| Weather: | 70, sun, calm |
| Workout Type: | weights | core | commute | run |
| Breakfast: | 3 waffles with Quark and apple butter
Good god, 3 waffles is a lot of food... |
| Lunch: | hand full of almonds, small piece of pizza, small pasta salad, yogurt parfait thingy, some pieces of chocolate and licorice |
| Dinner: | salad, bread, cheese Bud Light |
| Workout Food: | water |
| Course: | | push-ups | 25, 20 | | seated row | 2x15 - 105 lb | | shoulder press | 2x15 - 30 lb | | lat pull down | 15, 12 - 105 lb | | plank | 2x180 sec, 60 sec each side | | other core | 2x40 clam knee lifts each side, 40 side leg lifts each side, 50 steam engines, 70 leg extensions, 30 side bends each side - 45 lb | | back extensions | 20 straight, 20 twisting - 25 lb | |
| Results: | |
| Comments: | The gym was kinda tough because I'm a wuss and have not been since last Friday. The ride to and from work on the other hand was fantastic - I'm not sure I have ever had an awful commute on my bike... some not great but none bad.
The run was through the Arboretum with Shelley and it was a really pretty route. We went down the road from Interlaken to the Japanese Garden and then through the bypass road and then back on the gravel path. |
| Equipment: | Raleigh town bike |
Monday, May 05, 2008
| Hrs. Sleeping: | 6 |
| Pulse (waking): | |
| Pulse (rising): | |
| Difference: | |
| Weight: | |
| Body Fat: | |
| Time of Day: | gym - 5:00 am
walk - 12:00 pm
run - 6:30 pm |
| Distance: | |
| Time (total): | |
| Time (moving): | |
| Time (stopped): | |
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| Total Ascent: | |
| Weather: | it got up to 60 today, calm, sunny |
| Workout Type: | weights | core | walk | commute | run |
| Breakfast: | |
| Lunch: | |
| Dinner: | |
| Workout Food: | water |
| Course: | | push-ups | 2x20 | | seated row | 2x20 - 90 lb | | shoulder press | 2x20 - 25 lb | | lat pull-down | 2x20 - 90 lb | | plank | 2x180 sec, 60 sec to each side | | other core | 2x40 clam knee lifts to each side, 40 side leg lifts to each side, 2x50 steam engines, 30 twisters - 10 lb, 15, 20, 20 sit-ups on incline board | | back extensions | 20 straight, 20 twisting - 25 lb | you can see where we ran below |
| Results: | |
| Comments: | What a great day! I was able to ride to work (which is always a plus), I went along on the iWalk and then when I got home Shelley and I hit the bricks for a short jog,
My legs did feel like garbage on the run tho... I have this problem where my skin tingles and itches - especially if the has some descents - when I'm not used to running and it takes me 5-10 outings to get rid of that feeling. This time of year I'm not exactly running a lot so today was kinda uncomfortable until the last mile. Oh well; it was fantastic out and Shelley showed me a really scenic route. Nice. |
| Equipment: | Raleigh town bike, 38x16 |
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
| Hrs. Sleeping: | 7 |
| Pulse (waking): | |
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| Difference: | |
| Weight: | |
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| Time of Day: | |
| Distance: | run - 2 miles
hike - 4 miles |
| Time (total): | |
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| Total Ascent: | |
| Weather: | mid to upper 70s, breezy, mostly cloudy, muggy |
| Workout Type: | run | core | hike |
| Breakfast: | |
| Lunch: | |
| Dinner: | |
| Workout Food: | |
| Course: | 2x20 push-ups, 180 sec plank, 120 sec plank, 30 sit-ups, 50 sit-ups, 60 sec side plank to each side |
| Results: | |
| Comments: | This morning Shelley and I went for a quick run along the bluff just above the beach and then when I came back I did my core stuff.
A little later Shelley, Cameron and I did the Sleeping Giant hike. I tried to find something that Cam would not complain too much about and that was fun and close and this fit the bill almost perfectly. The trail head is about two miles from our place and it's not very steep and it's pretty short and there were huge spiders suspended in the trees for Cam to look at and there was s tiny bit of climbing up rocks at the top. |
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Monday, March 17, 2008
| Hrs. Sleeping: | 7 |
| Pulse (waking): | |
| Pulse (rising): | |
| Difference: | |
| Weight: | |
| Body Fat: | |
| Time of Day: | walk - 7 am
core - 8 am
run - 1 pm |
| Distance: | walk - 2 miles
run - 2 miles |
| Time (total): | |
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| Weather: | |
| Workout Type: | |
| Breakfast: | orange juice, bread, cheese, 3 eggs, more bread, mustard, tomatoes |
| Lunch: | nothing...? |
| Dinner: | 5 beers (but they were light beers...), pasta, veggies, chocolate |
| Workout Food: | |
| Course: | push-ups - 2x20
plank - 180 sec, 120 sec
side plank - 60 sec to each side
sit-ups - 2x50
leg extensions - 70 |
| Results: | |
| Comments: | I went for a brisk (2 mile?) walk down the beach this morning and when I got back did some push-ups and some core. Then at 1 pm Shelley and I went for what was probably a 2 mile run along the beach in the other direction. Shit, it was hot and muggy... not the best running conditions.
It felt good to do something. |
| Equipment: | |
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
| Hrs. Sleeping: | 6 |
| Pulse (waking): | |
| Pulse (rising): | |
| Difference: | |
| Weight: | |
| Body Fat: | |
| Time of Day: | 5:30 am |
| Distance: | run - 2.4 miles |
| Time (total): | spinning - 45 min |
| Time (moving): | |
| Time (stopped): | |
| Speed (moving): | |
| Speed (overall): | |
| Total Ascent: | |
| Weather: | dry, mostly sunny, breezy, mid 40s |
| Workout Type: | core | spinning | run |
| Breakfast: | smoothie |
| Lunch: | Promax bar, Odwalla juice |
| Dinner: | 2 burritos, salad, 2 Guinness , 4 cookies |
| Workout Food: | water |
| Course: | core - 2x180 sec plank, 60 sec to each side, 2x40 clam knee lifts each side, 40 side leg lifts each side, 70 leg extensions
run - around the outside of Seward Park clockwise |
| Results: | |
| Comments: | Core was okay, so was spinning (my legs felt a little heavy) but the run Shelley and I did was awesome. It was a super day out, the park was beautiful and we chatted the whole way around. |
| Equipment: | |
Monday, December 24, 2007
| Hrs. Sleeping: | |
| Pulse (waking): | |
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| Difference: | |
| Weight: | |
| Body Fat: | |
| Time of Day: | 9:00 am |
| Distance: | 5 miles? |
| Total Time: | 40 min? |
| Total Ascent: | |
| Weather: | low 50s, more blinding sun, no wind |
| Workout Type: | run |
| Breakfast: | |
| Lunch: | |
| Dinner: | |
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| Course: | |
| Results: | |
| Comments: | I did the same first loop as yesterday and then kept going along the wash instead of turning back towards home. After about another half mile I saw a man made trail in the wash that looked really fun so at the next bridge over the wash I ran down to the trail and back along it. MUCH more interesting than the paved path. I was slaloming in and out of bushes and around little nature info signs that looked like they had been erected by some Boy Scout troupe or something. Super fun. |
| Equipment: | |
Sunday, December 23, 2007
| Hrs. Sleeping: | |
| Pulse (waking): | |
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| Difference: | |
| Weight: | |
| Body Fat: | |
| Time of Day: | 9:00 am? |
| Distance: | 2.5 miles? |
| Total Time: | 20 min? |
| Total Ascent: | |
| Weather: | upper 40s, blinding sun, calm |
| Workout Type: | run |
| Breakfast: | |
| Lunch: | |
| Dinner: | |
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| Course: | |
| Results: | |
| Comments: | We were in Las Vegas for the holidays so no bicycle. But I did remember to bring my shoes and shorts and it was f'n GORGEOUS out so this was not any kind of chore - it was an awesome day.
I did this loop that I know which goes through a storm drain/wash thingy. Not very long or anything but it sure beat sitting around the house eating more cookies. |
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Thursday, November 22, 2007
| Hrs. Sleeping: |
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| Time of Day: |
12:24 am |
| Distance: |
5.5 miles? |
| Total Time: |
50 min |
| Weather: |
clear, calm, sunny, low 50s |
| Workout Type: |
run |
| Breakfast: |
9:30 am - bread, fruit, almond butter, jam, honey, water |
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3:00 pm - crackers, cheese, grapes, eggnog |
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| Course: |
South Beach, Cattle Point, back via the ridge trail |
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What an awesome day! Shelley, Lucca and I all went for a run along the south edge of San Juan Island and you cold see for miles and miles... Mt. Baker was out in force. This is the first time I can remember ever exercising with Lucca; ever. Unless you count that day last winter when we all did a bit of skate skiing in Leavenworth.
Years and years ago I rode this route on my mountain bike but as we looped back I saw that now bicycles at not allowed. :( It seems that mixed use nowadays really means you can mix it up as much as you want as long as everyone is walking.
We all thought it was going to be cold so we started with gloves, hats and at least two layers on. Right away I was warm, and after a bit off came the gloves and hat. Which was a nice surprise really. This road is pretty exposed and up on a ridge and it would have sucked to be whipped by the wind.
So the run was out on the road and back on the trail. I really like trail running, it's one thousand times more interesting than being on the blacktop and it's a much softer surface too which my body really appreciates. Except for the first steep section that goes up to the ridge this trail is fairly wide meaning that three people can walk side-by-side no problem. then you cruise along he ridge line and finally descend to the parking lot at the trailhead. |
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