October Totals

October Totals:

Swim:15/193/7730 yards/3.98 miles

Bike: 35/1702/547 miles

Run: 38/1891/177 miles

TOTAL: 88/3786/727.98 miles

OUTSTANDING MONTH. High for miles run and minutes run for the year, solid all the way. I expect to slow a bit during November, the high level is due to moderate some and rest comes sometimes when you want or expect the least, so I will try maintain consistent workouts with solid miles and minutes, but with some expectation for moderation. Bring on the Turkey!

Week of 10/25-31 Totals

WEEKLY TOTALS:

Swim: 4/44/1760 yards/.90 miles

Bike: 8/398/129 miles

Run: 9/440/177 miles

Total: 21/882/171.90 miles

Walk: 1/13 minutes.

Summary: GREAT.

WT: 176

October 31, 2009

Happy Halloween

Today's Workout:

M, X80

RUN: 52/5 miles, road run.

BIKE: 62/20 miles, stationary.
SWIM: 10/ 400 yards.

SCARRRRRY!

October 30, 2009

Friday Footwear

Today's Workout:

X77, W25, M

BIKE: 46/15 miles, stationary. Pounded out 15 fabulous miles.

RUN: 51/5 miles, in the cold, dark streets I run. Striders feel nice.

Rewarded myself by opening up my reserve pair of running shoes the other day and have begun to wear them now and then. Although my NB Black 749's are in great condition, I couldn't help but rationalize the wearing of both pairs, just because the new one's practically begged me to put them on. New shoes to run in are fun. Why not have some fun? It's Friday, enjoy it all!

October 29, 2009

We Build, We Fight

The U.S. Navy Seabees are deployed throughout the world, to build peace and defend freedom. The Seabees were established in 1942 during World War II, as the need for professional builders who could defend themselves and the structures they built became critical. Over the years, Seabees have traveled the world during war and peace, building airstrips, buildings, bridges, housing and acting to relieve the victims in disaster areas such as, fires, earthquakes, floods, etc. Today Seabees are serving in Iraq, Afghanistan and other dangerous locations in the never ending effort towards peace and freedom. To all former Seabees and to those who serve today, we acknowledge your service and dedication to your mission and this great country, the United States of America.

Today's Workout:

M

BIKE: 48/16 miles, stationary.

RUN: 60/6.25 miles, treadmill.

Tough workout? Lets keep it in perspective.

What is tough, when we have our nations military forces deployed overseas and in harms way? I think its tough when I am on the run, going long and hard, but not when I think about the sacrifices being made on a daily basis by our fighting men and women of the US military. I don't think the hard efforts I make on the bike are very special, when I consider the millions of unemployed in this country who are suffering and only want to work but cannot find work. No, there is nothing much that I do that is tough relative to the struggles faced by the poor and the working class in this country and else where in the world. I am a fortunate son, a fortunate one.

My Review of Rigid 13MWZ original fit Wrangler jeans

Originally submitted at Sheplers

Wrangler Cowboy Cut jeans are a Western Wear icon. The Cowboy Cut jean was built to the detailed specifications of top rodeo athletes with features designed for riding - but great for every cowboy - including heavyweight denims, rivets on all pockets, strong double stitched outseams, and higher pos...

Rigid 13MWZ original fit Wrangler jeans

Great product, great service!

By Mike from San Jose on 10/28/2009

 

5out of 5

Waist: Feels true to size

Inseam: Feels true to length

Pros: Attractive Design, Durable, Great Fit, High Quality Material, Versatile Style, Comfortable

Everyday wear, work and play.
Looks good, wears great.

(legalese)

October 28, 2009

Sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes,

the bear eats you...

Today's Workout:

X77, W25, M

BIKE: 50/16+miles, stationary. Steady power spin.

RUN: 55/5miles, road run. Jogging in the cold and windy city streets.

PM Workout:

RUN: 20/2.3 miles, treadmill.

SWIM: 12/480 yards, pool.

October 27, 2009

Staying the course, one day at a time...

Today's Workout:
X77, M
BIKE: 47 /15 miles, eased up on the spin.
RUN: 47 / 5 miles, treadmill. Striders, good workout.
WALK: 13 minutes, treadmill, cool down.
Terrific Tuesday? Only if YOU make it so.

New Sorority Girl

Kristi in front of her new sorority, AOII.
Spartan girl/Sorority girl.

On Saturday I went to an open house for the parents at AOII, San Jose State. Kristi is a new member of this sorority. The event was well done, giving the parents good information and I surely left with the thought and feeling that this will be a great experience for Kristi.

"A O Pie " as they call it, was founded at Columbia in 1897. The girls appear to be supportive of each other and get involved in a great many events throughout the year that benefit the community, school and the members of the sorority. I am sure proud of my daughter, I think the fact that she decided to join AOII at this time will prove to be a rewarding and intelligent decision.

October 26, 2009

Peace

Today's Workout:

X70, W25, M

BIKE: 45/15.2 miles, stationary.

RUN: 60/5+ miles, road run, REAL SLOW and EASY.

RUN STATS...

Have run 56 consecutive days through today.

218 is the streak that stopped in August.

Counting today have run 1471 miles for the year.

147 so far this month.

223 miles on this pair of NB 749's.

It's all good.

October 25, 2009

Sunday in Black and White

Today's Workout:

X77

RUN: 77/7miles. On the road, early morning. Quiet foggy dawn.

BIKE: 70/22 miles, spinning the stationary at the fit center, watching Sunday Morning.

SWIM: 10/400 yards, the pool is cold!

10/18-24-09 Weekly & Summary

FOR THE WEEK...

SWIM: 4/50/2000 yards/1.03 miles
BIKE:8/381/125 miles
RUN: 9/427/40 miles
TOTAL: 21/858 minutes/166.03 miles.

SUMMARY: Solid week. Especially proud of the two PM workouts, also 4 swims though short is more consistent. Always like to get 40 miles logged running.
WT: 178

October 24, 2009

Stoked on Saturday

Today's Workout:

X77, W23, M

RUN: 55/5 miles, road run.

SWIM: 12/480 yards, pool.

BIKE: 62/20+ miles, stationary.

Find your peace within

&

Set about spreading that peace

To others.

October 23, 2009

Fabulous Friday

Today's Workout:

X77, M

BIKE: 50/16.25 miles, stationary.

RUN: 54/5 miles, road run.

The Dude Abides.

Now go do whatever it is that you do...

PM Workout:

BIKE: 23/8 miles, stationary.

RUN: 10/1.13 miles, treadmill.

SWIM: 16/640 yards, pool.

October 22, 2009

Thoroughly Thursday

Today's Workout:

X80, W23, M

BIKE: 45/15miles, stationary.

RUN: 47:05/5miles, treadmill.

Good energy today. Up early and at it.

Knocked it all out. On to work.

Have a great one.

October 21, 2009

Wonderful Wednesday

Today's Workout:

X70, M

BIKE: 45/15 miles, stationary.

RUN: 55/5 miles, road run, partially new route.

PM: RUN: 10/1+ mile, treadmill.

SWIM: 12/480 yards, pool.

October 20, 2009

Totally Tuesday

Today's Workout:

X80, W22, M

RUN: 60/6.15 miles, treadmill.

BIKE: 45/15 miles, stationary.

October 19, 2009

Marvelous Monday

Today's Workout:

X77, M

BIKE: 51/16 miles, stationary.

RUN: 52/5 miles. 30 minutes treadmill & 22 minutes road run.

Okay so it's Monday. As per typical first day of the working week. What are you fortunate for?

Loving Partner

Family & Friends

Challenging Job

Promising Future

Good Health

Financial Security

Inner Peace

If you have any or all of the above your in good shape.

What are you truly lacking?

What reasonable action can you take to achieve it?

Think positively on it.

What you habitually dwell upon may be realized.

Is it rightful?

Is it attainable?

Then go after it friend.

October 18, 2009

Super Sunday

Today's Workout:

X60, W22

RUN: 84 minutes, 7+ miles, road run, slow and careful with ankle.

BIKE: 60 minutes, 20.52 miles, stationary. Good power.

SWIM: 10 minutes, 400 yards, pool.

Super workout/Super day.

Totals 10/11-17, 2009

BIG NUMBERS...

Swim: 3/45 minutes/1800 yards/.92 miles

Bike: 8/394 minutes/127 miles

Run: 8/396 minutes/37 miles

Total: 19/835 minutes/164.92 miles
Summary:

Great week. Burdened only by the ankle sprain on Wednesday's run. Good numbers that I am happy with, lets call it a week! Time to rest and then...begin again!

October 17, 2009

Today's Workout:
X77, M
WALK: 10/treadmill warmup.
RUN: 50/5 miles, treadmill, strong final mile, still bringing the ankle back slow.
BIKE: 47/15 miles, stationary, not much energy on this ride..
SWIM: 10/400 yards, poo.

Got to get going, to meetings/work today!

2010 Tour De France

The 2010 Tour De France route has been released. There will be no team time trial. There will be some epic climbing stages in the Pyrenees. July 3 the Tour will kick off with a 5 mile individual time trail in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Le Tour will conclude in Paris on July 25th. Team Radioshack, Lance Armstrong's new American team has not yet been granted a pro license. It is assumed that this will happen routinely and the team will begin planning the season with training camps nearing closer. Alberto Contador at this early point, as the 2009 TDF champion must be considered the favorite. The season is not yet upon us, much can happen and much will happen, and so the interesting drama of this great event, Le Tour has begun.

October 16, 2009

POWERED BY ...

Today's Workout:

X77, W21, M

BIKE: 45/15 miles/stationary. Good energy this morning.

WALK: 10/treadmill, warm up.

RUN: 52/5 miles, easy does it with the ankle slowly ramped up speed.

Hey...it's Friday, have a great SEABEE DAY. Can do.

PM WORKOUT:

BIKE: 25 minutes, 8.5 miles, stationary.

RUN: 20 minutes, 2+ miles, treadmill.

Believe In Yourself

Believe in yourself

in the power you have

to control your own life, day by day,

Believe in the strength

that you have deep inside

and your faith will help

show you the way

Believe in tomorrow

and what it will bring

let a hopeful heart carry you through,

For things will work out

if you trust and believe

there's no limit

to what you can do.

Emily Mathews

October 15, 2009

...even when I probably shouldn't.

BIKE: 60 minutes, 19+ miles, stationary.

WALK: 10 minutes, treadmill.

RUN: 33 minutes, 3+ miles, slow and easy, treadmill.

Nursing this ankle back to health, iced it several times yesterday and soaked it in the hot tub, after swimming, iced it this morning after exercise. It is swollen, clearly a sprain, tender and I limp a bit to favor it. It is marginally better than yesterday. The test today was on the treadmill. Having wrapped it well, I walked to warm it up and slowly increased the speed as I was able to handle it, got the 3+ miles in, which surprised me, could have done more but my mistakes are in doing too much, too soon. In any event I will continue to be careful and try to get back to full strength in few more days.

October 14, 2009

Today's Workout:
X75, W, M
BIKE: 46 minutes, 15 miles, stationary.
RUN: 59 minutes, 5 miles, road run.

PM: SWIM: 15 minutes, 600 yards, pool.

Running along this morning somewhere around the 3.5 mile point, I stepped on uneven sidewalk or else my foot found a pothole that I didn't see. I turned my left ankle pretty badly. I could hear the muscle, ligaments, fibers, tendons pull, a terrible sound. I went to the ground. Immediately I told myself to be calm, the adrenaline was pumping throughout my body. I got up one one knee to make sure I could stand up before I did so. I took a few steps and limped on for a couple of minutes as the pain became acceptable and the stiffness in the ankle eased up. "Walking it off" is what we always called it in school and team sports. I was able to very slowly and carefully jog it back in, finishing up the run, without too much pain and without destroying my ankle in the process. At home, Kim helped me ice it up, I rested on the bed quietly for 15 minutes attempting to meditate. Tylenol X 2, showered and got out the door to work. We'll play it carefully today and ice it when I can. You never know what can happen unexpectedly at any given time. Patience, Persistence and Positivity really pulled me through this one.

Practice is the price of proficiency.

October 13, 2009

Today's Workout:

@Fitness Center, the rainstorm is underway.

X77, M

BIKE: 45 minutes, 15 miles, stationary.

RUN: 46 minutes, 5 miles, treadmill.

October 12, 2009

Rainy Days and Mondays...

Storm set to come in later today, it being Monday it made me think of, The Carpenters hit song from 1971, "Rainy Days and Monday's" as you may recall the lyrics,"...always get me down."

A good song, not a great song, it will stay in your head if you let it, so be careful! Hope you have an outstanding day, no matter the day of the week or weather...

its all about positive attitude!

Today's Workout:

X75, W, M

BIKE: 46 minutes, 15 miles, stationary, not a lot of power in the legs this AM.

RUN: 56 minutes, 5 miles, road run. Slow and steady.

October 11, 2009

Superior Sunday

Today's Workout:

X75, M

RUN: 80 minutes, 7+ miles, road run.

SWIM: 20 minutes, 800 yards, pool. Cold.

BIKE: 80 minutes, 25 miles, stationary.

180 minutes for the day.

Rest up and enjoy the day!

Life is Good

Enjoy it all!

10/4-10/10/2009 Totals & Summary

FOR THE WEEK:

SWIM: 4/54 min/2160y/1.11miles

BIKE: 8/382 min/119 miles

RUN: 9/452 min/42 miles

TOTAL: 21/888 min/162.11miles

Summary:

Excellent week, across the board. 42 miles on the base, running miles.

888 total minutes.

Strong bikes in the AM through the week.

Well played, indeed.

WT: 180 lbs.

October 10, 2009

Today's Workout:

X80, W, M

RUN: 60 minutes, road run. Easy jog. 5+ miles.

BIKE: 79 minutes, road bike ride. 15.6 mph average. 20.5 miles. (Front brake pad rub)

Friday!

Hey! It's Friday...have a good one!

October 9, 2009

Working Like a Horse

Today's Workout:

X75, M

BIKE: 45 minutes, 15.36 miles, stationary. Pedal Hoofing.

RUN: 60 minutes, 6.40 miles, treadmill. Thundering Herd.

Some days you have it, other days not, many days you're somewhere in between.

Good one today. Must be getting the right mix; oats, barley, hay.

Heading for the barn.

Giddy up.

PM Workout:

BIKE: 22 minutes, 7+ miles, stationary. Trot.

RUN: 18 minutes, 2+ miles, treadmill. Cantor.

SWIM: 10 minutes, 400 yards. Rounding the clubhouse turn and heading for home!

October 8, 2009

CARRYING GOOD HABITS

Today's Workout

X75, W, M
BIKE: 45 minutes, 15.21 miles, stationary.
RUN: 56 minutes, 5 miles, on the road.

Today's Comment
Regarding carrying your good habits. When I was a kid, age 8 to about 13 I had a chore each morning. I was up early to fetch the morning paper. Doesn't sound like a big deal, does it? Well we lived out in the countryside, in the Redwoods of La Honda, California. We lived outside of, "town." Our newspaper, the San Francisco Chronicle was delivered to us at the end of an unpaved private road with a gate at it's entry point, located 1/4 mile from the house. So each morning before breakfast I had to get up and out, regardless of weather and road conditions to pickup that newspaper so my parents would have it in the morning. It so happened that I was motivated to go get it to look at the sports page, then the Sporting Green, printed out on green newsprint, I would study baseball box scores and read about whatever sports were in season. Giants, A's, 49ers, Raiders, Warriors, etc. Sometimes I would ride a bike down to pick up the paper and back, if I had a functioning bike at the time. Mostly I would run down and back, getting in some, 'training' early in the morning. Sometimes I would run hard and fast, timing my effort, I imagined myself an Olympic runner, or ran through puddles and mud. I remember well the cold days of winter, warming my hands under the hot water tap, to get the numbness out of my hands. The fall season was best tromping through all the fallen leaves, that created a carpet of orange and yellow to run on.

I sometimes wonder how I am able to get up early and run as consistently as I do. Part of the reason would have to be my surrounding environment and habits I was able to pick up as a kid. My Dad was a champion miler in High School and I know that has always effected my desire to run as a way to show my Dad that I could run too. Though I was never a miler, in the small school I went to I was always first or second in the class races of 50, 60 or 75 yard dashes. I played a lot of soccer and ran cross-country in High School one season. ( That's a whole different story!) In the US Navy Seabees I ran on my own and first began a real life of jogging 5 or so miles on most days.

I do believe those early days as a kid, running out to pick up the paper in the morning as a routine helped me to create this healthy habit for fitness and running that has stayed with me for most of the 50+ years I have been around. Carrying your good habits with you is in itself a good habit to keep.

Believe And Succeed

BELIEVE AND SUCCEED

Time passes, the days go by, weeks and months are checked off the calendar. Christmas is coming. You can't stop the hand of time. What you can do is take action in order to live your life as you determine. Whatever your circumstances and regardless of the conditions you find yourself in today, you can effect a better life for yourself. If you don't believe that, then your first step to getting somewhere from where you are is very basic. First you must try to Believe. You can begin to tell yourself that YOU CAN. You can AFFIRM the belief that you can take action to change or improve whatever it is you desire. Write it down...I BELIEVE I CAN TAKE ACTION TO SUCCEED. Say it to yourself ten times. Say it to yourself throughout the day.
You just may begin to believe it. Positive affirmations can work to change your way of thinking within your mind. You have to work at it, try it and you may surprise yourself. You will need to determine just what it is you desire to achieve, this may require some analysis, or you may instantly know what it is you desire. Define it and go after it with your best thoughts and intentions, draft a workable plan to attain your great desire. You may need to include a series of goals along the way. Think on it, work at it, plan it, be patient, be persistent, be positive. Be confident in your ability to achieve and succeed. You can if you think you can. Affirm it constantly. Obstacles can be overcome, problems can be solved, be creative and use the power you have within to begin your journey. I wish you all the positive energy and success to your rightful venture. Believe and Succeed.

October 7, 2009

Today's Workout:BIKE: 45 minutes, 15.45 miles, stationary. Strong.RUN: 45:37, 5 miles, treadmill, Solid.Really great workout this morning. Had super energy, went hard but not overly hard.Where did this energy come from? Maybe the coffee? Don't know but it was welcome, went with it and enjoyed a pretty powerful workout. Now onto the show...

PM: Swim, 15 minutes, 600 yards, pool...cool.

Doing What You Can Do

In the movie, " The Edge" there are two men lost in the wilds of Alaska. In order to survive one realizes he must remain positive and not give up hope despite all kinds of hardship. The other man is not without heart but has other devious motivations and loses hope time and again. The man with the positive attitude, Charles, says on a number of occasions to his devious friend Bob,

"WHAT ONE MAN CAN DO, ANOTHER CAN DO" this is said as a way of raising hope back into their minds. They manage over many several difficult days to survive. At the end the less hopeful man, Bob dies. The man with the positive attitude, Charles survives, realizing he is a changed man who will now live a very different kind of life.

"What one man can do, another can do."

The take away for me on this:

Positive belief is powerful, it can empower you and lead you to accomplish great things not previously thought possible, and this can ultimately change your life.

October 6, 2009

Today's Workout:

X75

M

RUN: 66 minutes, 6 miles, road run, easy jog.

BIKE: 30 minutes, 10 miles, stationary.

SWIM: 13 minutes, 520 yards, pool.

Tenacity

TENACITY

Its a great word, tenacity. Coming from the word, tenacious. meaning; holding firm, persistent, tending to retain, holding fast. Tenacity is a good quality to have for the most part. One must strive to assure the application to positive action and not negative types of things. Clinging dearly to something or someone who is bad for you can help take you down. Stay away from your tenacious self as it relates to the negatives you encounter along life's path. Otherwise your tenacious self can be a tremendous strength. As in endurance sports, you can apply tenacity to your mental state and push yourself towards the finish. The "70.3" emblem above is a mark of tenacity if you have earned one. This is the sign for a Half Ironman Triathlon, a swim of 1.2 miles, cycling for 56 miles and running for 13.1 miles = 70.3 miles, hence the emblem. You however need not be a 70.3 type to demonstrate your own tenacity in a positive way. Odds are if you think about it you will find your tenacious self in examples within your own life. We face struggles along our way with obstacles and lessons to be learned, think about getting your tenacious self out for some exercise, the more you use it the stronger it gets!

October 5, 2009

CAN DO

Today's Workout:

X60
M
BIKE 46 minutes, 15 miles, stationary.
RUN: 55 minutes, 5 miles, road run.
Felt good on the bike and the run this morning. Decent energy level and positive mental attitude. Good start to a Monday morning!

The Way To Happiness

INSPIRE

Keep your heart free from hate
Your mind from worry
Live simply
Expect little
Give much
Fill your life with love
Scatter sunshine
Forget self
Think of others
Do as you would be done by
That is the way to happiness

October 4, 2009

TODAY's WORKOUT

X75

M

RUN: 82 minutes, 7+ miles, road run, early morning, quiet and calm out on the city streets and road, bright lights shining against the darkened sky. A good run, slow and easy.

SWIM: 16 minutes, pool, 640 yards. Cold water, shocking to the system and then you go with it and you warm up, it's okay, nice swim.

BIKE: 70 minutes, 22+ miles, stationary. Cruised while listening to tunes on ipod.

RUN: 10 minutes, 1+ miles, treadmill, ran 3/4 hard.

THAT's IT.

INSPIRE

INSPIRATION WANTED
Here is one for you. Do something different or a little bit extra today, then reward yourself! Don't be so HARD on yourself. Just do a bit of something extra and then ENJOY. EXAMPLE: Today I ran an extra mile that I had not planned to do. I rewarded myself by taking an extended soak in the hot tub with a cup of coffee in hand, the morning sun was shining on me. I soaked it all in at the end of a good workout! Feeling good! Now...

go do something extra and reward yourself!

Totals for Week 9/28-10/3/2009

SWIM: 1 10 minutes .21 miles/ 400 yards

BIKE: 6 302 minutes 89 miles

RUN 7 422 minutes 39 miles

TOTAL: 14 734 minutes 128.21 miles

SUMMARY: Overall another strong week. Swims the low point, took a day off cycling other than that 39 miles running and 422 minutes make up for the rest. Just looking to stay the course this next week. WT: 182.5

October 3, 2009

Today's Workout:
X70
M
RUN: 66 minutes, 6 miles. Road run, early AM.
BIKE: 62 minutes, 20+ miles, stationary. Half Power/Half Glide.

Why I Blog

WHY ?
Why this Blog? Why do I do it? Because I can. I do it mainly and mostly for myself.
I like to keep a record of my training days, what I do, how many miles I run, and the minutes I spend on working out. I do it because it motivates me. I do it because I enjoy the record keeping and the opportunity to offer my opinion if even only to myself. In the off chance that some one stumbles upon this blog and finds something interesting, funny or possibly inspiring on occasion, great! Writing a few words here and there is self satisfying for me and therefore worth the effort.
I don't expect this blog to become anything more than what it is today, my own set of records and occasional opinion, that's good enough for me! Does that answer my question? Yes.

Having said all of that...another simple truth is this, I must admit...

I ASPIRE TO INSPIRE.

Yes I do. I get a great feeling of accomplishment and enjoyment if I can help someone in some way to take action and improve themselves, or inspire someone to discover something that impacts them in a positive way. I am probably an endorphin and inspiration junkie, perhaps not a bad thing to be. These are the main reasons that I blog.

October 2, 2009

Today's Workout:
X60
M
BIKE: 45 minutes, 14 miles, stationary.
RUN: 56 minutes, 5 miles, on the street:Sycamore/Thornton/Cedar/outn'back.

October 1, 2009

THE ENDLESS SUMMER...
This is the album that really turned me on to the Beach Boys sound. I played this album over and over and over again. The harmony, the bass, the beat, the words, the stories, the feelings...wow! I've been a Beach Boys fanatic ever since. I probably bought it in 1974 or 75. I was 15 years old. Now I am 50, those songs still impress me. Living on in good sound and memories.


Today's Workout:
X65
M
BIKE: 40 minutes, 13 miles, stationary,
RUN: 54 minutes, 5 miles, road run.