connect.garmin.com/activity/172150041
i really wanted to run the trails down by the sewage plant this morning, but when i got there, the gate was closed. not one to trespass on government land, i turned around and ran on up country club road. the sharp little rollers south of lake road make for some great fun. i flew down into the valleys and grunted it out climbing up the other side. when i was through them, i turned around and did them heading north back toward town. the long hill is a lot more fun running down than up. i hit 5:51 pace somewhere on that descent. pretty scary keeping the feet underneath me! i ran back into town and arrived at home with three minutes to spare. i used those minutes to cool down a bit before waking my wife.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Thursday, April 26, 2012
8.00 miles in 1:12:14
connect.garmin.com/activity/171890130
i hadn't done anything over four miles for almost a week, so i decided to go long this morning. i ran around the neighborhood in my never-pass-an-intersection-without-turning pattern. there were a few times, that i had to do some fancy thinking to get out of a seemingly endless loop. i did a lot of looping around blocks to avoid certain streets which i hate running on. stout was the main one i wanted to avoid. it's crown is so high that running on the edge of the street is uncomfortably cockeyed. so around and around i went until i hit eight miles a minute or two after 6:30. i was near home so i didn't get into too much trouble for waking my wife a little late.
i hadn't done anything over four miles for almost a week, so i decided to go long this morning. i ran around the neighborhood in my never-pass-an-intersection-without-turning pattern. there were a few times, that i had to do some fancy thinking to get out of a seemingly endless loop. i did a lot of looping around blocks to avoid certain streets which i hate running on. stout was the main one i wanted to avoid. it's crown is so high that running on the edge of the street is uncomfortably cockeyed. so around and around i went until i hit eight miles a minute or two after 6:30. i was near home so i didn't get into too much trouble for waking my wife a little late.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
3.66 miles in 31:13
looking at monday's garmin data, i saw a snake with a clif bar stuck in its throat. i looked at it a little longer and realized there was a stegosaurus waiting to burst out. today the dino showed up. while creating this prehistoric beauty, i ran nice and easy carrying my map. i didn't want to miss a turn and mess this cave drawing up. my knuckle lights made it easy to see where i was going. i made a couple of small variations from my original route that i think make it more authentic.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
New lunacy...
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My initial push had me doing 25 push ups and 25 sit ups everyday. I did that for five days, then yesterday morning decided to kick it up a notch. I clicked on over to HundredPushups.com and started in on their seven week program. If all goes according to plan, I'll be able to do 100 consecutive push ups on June 1. I did five sets of push ups yesterday for a total of 45.
I was going to stick with 25 sit ups a day. Really, I was. Then I discovered - thanks to my daughter's investigation - TwoHundredSitups.com. How could I resist? I needed something to do on the days I wasn't doing push ups, right? I did 40 in my initial test which means I'm supposed to be able to skip to week 3, but I'm not going there. I'll start from the beginning and work my way up to 200 by May 31.My schedule's set. I'm doing my push ups on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Sit ups will be on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Want to join in the fun? Visit the websites. Do the initial tests. Get with it!
P.S. There may be a giveaway related to this post in the near future.
Monday, April 23, 2012
3.01 miles in 31:40
connect.garmin.com/activity/171248837
i enjoyed a short run with my wife after work today. we ran and walked two miles together. she put in a couple of hard surges. it was fun. then i ran another mile on my own. it was a blast. i knew i didn't have to have anything left at the end so i ran harder than usual. i ended up with a 7:39 mile. during my last half mile or so i was running in the 6:30 range. woohoo!
i enjoyed a short run with my wife after work today. we ran and walked two miles together. she put in a couple of hard surges. it was fun. then i ran another mile on my own. it was a blast. i knew i didn't have to have anything left at the end so i ran harder than usual. i ended up with a 7:39 mile. during my last half mile or so i was running in the 6:30 range. woohoo!
3.10 miles in 26:24
connect.garmin.com/activity/171009964
everything conspired against a good run this morning. i felt miserable when i got up. the chinese food i had yesterday felt like it was going to come out one end or the other. i spent more time than i planned editing the final draft of an upcoming dailymiler of the week post. my foot was hurting. my hips and back ached from the work day at the church. i was tired.
somehow, despite all that, i had a really great time running this morning. i ran every block of blaine on this side of the railroad tracks without an oriental blowout. i ran every block of cleveland on this side of tracks as well. the aches went away and the pain lessened. furthermore, i had a blast spinning my legs like the roadrunner - beep, beep! - on the short, steep downhills on blaine between hillside and thompson and on cleveland between mound and taylor.
everything conspired against a good run this morning. i felt miserable when i got up. the chinese food i had yesterday felt like it was going to come out one end or the other. i spent more time than i planned editing the final draft of an upcoming dailymiler of the week post. my foot was hurting. my hips and back ached from the work day at the church. i was tired.
somehow, despite all that, i had a really great time running this morning. i ran every block of blaine on this side of the railroad tracks without an oriental blowout. i ran every block of cleveland on this side of tracks as well. the aches went away and the pain lessened. furthermore, i had a blast spinning my legs like the roadrunner - beep, beep! - on the short, steep downhills on blaine between hillside and thompson and on cleveland between mound and taylor.
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