Week Totals 8/23-29, 2009 & Summary

SWIM: 1 15 minutes 600 yards/.31 miles
BIKE: 5 233 minutes 67 miles
RUN: 6 299 minutes 28 miles
TOTAL: 12 547 minutes 95.31 miles

SUMMARY: Not a stellar week, broke the streak of running at 218 days. Lets face it I am fatigued and unmotivated for some unknown reason, have to go with it and get through it. I managed to maintain total minutes over 500 which is spectacular considering how I am lacking in desire to get up and go out and exercise. Goal this week, just keep on at least a bit and get over the lack of mojo whenever it decides to return. Mild depression? I do not know. Stay tuned to find out how this guy gets through the next week.

August 30, 2009

Today's Workout:
X60
BIKE: 40 minutes strong on stationary for 13 miles.
RUN: 20 minutes hard and easy for 2+ miles on the treadmill.
SWIM: 10 minutes, 400 yards.
WALK: 10 minutes, treadmill.
That's it.

August 29, 2009

Today's Workout:

X60, M

RUN: 52 minutes, road run.

Thats it.

August 28, 2009

Today's Workout:

BIKE: 35 minutes, 11+miles, stationary at medium effort.

RUN: 46 minutes, 5 miles, treadmill at hard effort.

Today's Thoughts:

I have been reading a biography about Ted Williams, the great baseball player. It is a fascinating read about a complex man. From an early age, Ted decided to concentrate all of his efforts towards baseball, mainly hitting. His record in baseball attests to his success in that endeavor. The other parts of his life are even more interesting. His relations with fans, the regular Joe on the street, sportswriters, his own children, teammates, are varied and range from lifetime battles to lifetime friendships. Perhaps this is no different than the many relationships we all share both good and bad throughout our lives. His last years are lived with increasing struggles and debilitating health problems. He lived a very full and mostly very healthy life for 75 years, complex and confusing full of himself and helping those less fortunate along the way.

It is a great book about a most interesting man living life always by his own rules. Living by his own rules brings him both great fame and fortune as well as suffering. There are a number of lessons to be learned from this book, I am still reading and working to absorb it all, don't know that I will figure it all out, but if I do, I'll let you know. In the meantime, do the best you can and be great.

August 27, 2009

BACK ON TRACK...

Today's Workout:

X60,M

BIKE: 33 minutes, 10.57 miles, stationary.

RUN: 35 minutes, industrial road run, easy.

August 26, 2009

Ted Kennedy

The man was a United States Senator for 47 years. He was a political hero for the poor and the working class. He has passed away. There is no one like him now.

We need him now more than ever. We miss him. We will remember him. The Liberal Lion of the Senate. The last brother. A fighter and a leader has gone.

Today's Workout:

None

A Day of Rest

A Day for Reflection.

The streak ends at

218 consecutive days of running.

August 25, 2009

Today's Workout:

M

RUN: 35 minutes, 3+ miles, streets in the early AM, easy jog.

BIKE: 33 minutes, 10+ miles, stationary, easy spin.

Not a big workout today, light in fact. Tired AGAIN! Slow to get moving and non too motivated.

Somehow I roll out and roll on. Call it habit, persistence, guilt, or whatever you want. I managed to get something done, 68 minutes of aerobic activity, this morning. Time to go, bye.

August 24, 2009

It was back in 1961 when the Beach Boys became popular. "Surfin", made the radio and charted locally in the LA area. "Surfin Safari" was a national hit and they went on to score international fame and fortune. Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Mike Love and Al Jardine were the original Beach Boys. Dennis and Carl have passed on. Mike Love and Al Jardine each tour with separate bands doing Beach Boys songs, while Brian Wilson the key creator of the Beach Boy sound and much of their music plays with an entirely different band today. The history of the Beach Boys is filled with stories of great success, and human tragedy, such is life. Time always moves on, change is ever present, as nothing much stays the same. We do well ourselves, to learn to become okay with change, for becoming too attached to people, places and things can bring suffering. As for the Boys and music they played, it seems to live on and it still sounds great to me!

Today's Workout:

X75

M

BIKE: 40 minutes, 11.62 miles, stationary, easy spin.

RUN: 54 minutes, 5 miles, road run, mostly an easy jog.

August 23, 2009

Today's Workout:

X75

M

RUN: 77 minutes, 7 miles, easy jog, street run.

SWIM: 15 minutes, 600 yards.

BIKE: 92 minutes, 25 miles, road bike. 16.5 mph average.

Week of 8/16-22, 2009 Totals

SWIM: 3 40 minutes 1600 yards/.82 miles

BIKE: 7 311 minutes 91 miles

RUN: 7 328 minutes 31 miles

TOTAL: 17 679 minutes 122.82 miles

SUMMARY: Solid. Good to get 3 swims in. Backed off the run mileage a bit. Nice week.

Looking forward to another solid week ahead. Consecutive days running: 215 counting today.

August 22, 2009

Today's Workout:

X60, M

RUN: 46 minutes, 4+ miles, industrial road run, easy.

BIKE: 46 minutes, 15 miles, easy spin on stationary.

SWIM: 10 minutes, 400 yards.

Super Saturday.

August 21, 2009

Fabulous Friday

Today's Workout:

X60, M

BIKE: 33 minutes, 10+ miles, stationary.

RUN: 51 minutes, 5 miles, the old industrial road run, strider's.

Your out on a run, you have been running for months or years, you consider yourself a runner.

You feel tired, but know you will warm up, so you stay with it. At around the 30 minute mark you notice how easy this all feels. The legs just carry you, no real pains, your breath flows easily. Your mind drifts off for awhile and you just run. You note how good you feel and it stays with you. You pick up the pace near the end of your run, going strong. You check your watch as you cross the finish. It's a good one, an above average run. You feel great and you go about your day now having succeeded and accomplished something personal and valuable that only you really are aware of. Yeah, you do it every day, but today is one of the good runs. You have put this run away and logged it into your mind. You can't help but feel good about the day ahead and you just know it's going to be a great day.

August 20, 2009

Mellow Johnny's Bike Shop

Austin, Texas

Why is Mellow Johnny's significant? This is Lance Armstrong's bike shop. What a shop it is! Part museum, coffee shop, full on bike, parts and supplies. Showers, lockers, bike trail maps.

Next time your in Austin, check it out.

Today's Workout:

X60, M

BIKE: 20 minutes, 6+ miles, stationary

RUN: 30 minutes, 3.3 miles, treadmill

Light workout this morning. Enthusiasm level waning. Rest day looming, streak lives on. Something over 212 consecutive days running...hanging in, on, out.

August 19, 2009

The Good Old Days, 30 Years Ago...

Seabees are once again on my mind. 30 years ago I was serving in the Seabees as a BU3, 3rd class petty officer with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Five, aka; NMCB 5 deployed to Diego Garcia, for an 8 month stay. We worked long days and long weeks, which left little time for recreation. I was 20 years old and caught up in the jogging and running boom of that time. The recreation department on Diego Garcia had an incentive program to promote running on the island. You were to receive an embroidered patch once you ran a total of 100 miles and another for 500 miles. I set about running and logging in the miles I ran. I received the 100 and 500 mile patches and though there was no 1000 mile patch, decided I would go for the 1000 miles. I was moving very close to the 1000 number and also close to leaving the island, though the 1000 mark was surely doable for me. During my final week on the island, I just quit running. I lost interest and decided I was tired of it all. I had some great runs and memories there and I still have the runners diary that I kept back then in 1979. I finished up at something like 973 miles. Short of the 1000 mark, but having learned that it wasn't about just the number it was about the day to day effort and each experience that I had. I sometimes wish I had ran those last 27 miles or so to get to 1000, though it's no great regret. I am 50 now, and I still keep records of my runs and workouts. I look back now and then at my old runners diary from 1979 and read through what I wrote 30 years ago. I can remember some of those days vividly and can even re live some of those runs in my mind. Looking back, those were the good old days. I hope to look back at what I am doing today, perhaps 30 years from now, when I am 80 and if I do I am sure that these days will become the good old days.

TODAY'S WORKOUT
M
Bike: 30 minutes, 9+ miles, stationary. Medium effort.
Run: 55 minutes, 5 miles, road. Slow jog.

August 18, 2009

X70, M

BIKE: 45 minutes, 14.55 miles, medium effort spin.

RUN: 35 minutes, 3+ miles, easy road run.

SWIM: 20 minutes, 800 yards.

Totally Tuesday. Off to a good start. Exercise done and off to do what must be done...work.

Lance Wins Leadville 100

Lance Armstrong rode the 2008 Leadville 100 mountain bike race and finished 2nd. This weekend, wearing the black Mellow Johnny's jersey, he set the course record finishing 1st, 17 minutes up on last years champion and 6 time winner, Dave Weins. He later spoke to reporters about his plans to run some triathlons, 'returning to his roots' and specifically mentioned Ironman, Kona, and some half Ironmans! Next week, Lance will be riding the Tour of Ireland. The man just keeps on keepin on! Outstanding.

August 17, 2009

Monday morning and another great day ahead! Up at 0305. Coffee, News, Basic Core Exercises, Stretching, Stationary Bike, Treadmill, Walk, Meditation, Shower, Dress, Drive to Work, Go To Work.

TODAYS WORKOUT:

X65, M

BIKE: 42 minutes, 12+ miles, stationary, easy spin.

RUN: 45:40/5 miles, up tempo run, medium hard, treadmill.

WALK: 14 minutes.

Today's Workout 8/16/09

X60, M
RUN: 66 minutes, 6 miles, road run.
SWIM: 10 minutes, 400 yards.
BIKE: Road bike, 95 minutes, 25 miles, 15.9 mph average. Up and over the Dumbarton
and back. 3 minute climb each way. Pushed to go the 25. I am out of bike leg shape, wow it goes fast when you don't ride consistently, gotta rebuild, AGAIN....slowly.

The Holy Trinity: Run, Bike, Swim, or Peace, Love, Joy or Mental, Physcial, Spiritual, or BodyMindSpirit...or what you make of it. Kindness works. Be great!

Totals 8/9-8/15/09 & Summary

PEACE

Totals for the Wee:

Swim 0

BIKE: 5 222 minutes 64 miles

RUN: 7 388 minutes 35 miles

TOTAL: 12 610 minutes 99 miles

No swims, speaks for itself ...weak.

Only 222 minutes on the bike, below standard...

Runs maintained at 35 miles

610 on the total minutes is good enough.

Fatigue hit this week, its been hard to get at it and stay the course

though I have managed. Will keep on keepin on it for next week

and do what I can do or CAN DO!

Today's Workout 8/15/09

X60
RUN: 55 minutes, 5 miles, easy road run.
BIKE: 74 minutes, road bike, 20+ miles, 16.4 mph average.

Thanks to my Seabee brothers who commented on yesterday's post. I am impressed with their websites and blogs. It's yet another example of the CAN DO attitude!

Saturday morning here a day off for R&R. Catch you later. Be great, sports fans.

Today's Workout 8/14/09

We Build, We Fight

This is a motto of the Seabees, our nation's dynamic military construction force. Today, many Seabees are deployed throughout Afghanistan and in many places around the world, building the structures and facilities needed to support our military forces. Regardless of your position on the war, we all owe due respect and support for our men and women who serve to protect us.

There is no such thing as a former Seabee, for once you become a Seabee you retain the title for life. I am proud to have served as a Seabee, and I acknowledge all of our military men and women who serve today in our all volunteer military forces.

Another Seabee motto is, "CAN DO" Each of us can be inspired by this if we so choose. CAN DO, means making the difference, putting forth an extra effort, setting goals and achieving success. Go the Seabee way today and do something remarkable. Be inspired by the sacrafice that others are able to make. Go to it then and think about generating a "CAN DO" attitude for yourself.

Todays Workout...

X60, M

RUN: 77 minutes, 7 miles, easy run on the roads, early morning.

Today's Workout 8/13/09

RUN: 72 minutes, 6+ miles, easy run on the road.

This workout is a victory over myself. Tough one yesterday, going out today was a bit easier and so I managed to go for some distance. One step at a time. Beating fatigue and the lack of desire is a major mental victory. The RE CHARGING process continues. Positivity rules.

Yesterday's Workout 8/11/09

Saving Myself...

RUN: 30 minutes, 3.35 miles, treadmill.

BIKE: 23 minutes, 7 miles, stationary.

Up on this day late, sleeping in, something I rarely do. Rolled out directly into the shower, fully dressed proceeded to work. NO WORKOUT. Got through the day, pushed myself and guilted myself into getting a workout in, did so and therefore saved myself. The running streak remains intact at something over 200+ days. I feel the better for getting the workout in. I am struggling for some reason...I'll be okay though. Helping myself over the obstacles within, with positive energy. Generating this energy when the battery is low, means RE CHARGE!

Today's Workout 8/11/09

1956 Chevy

Feeling nostalgic again? No, not really. I just like this truck. A Classic All American Beauty.

X50

BIKE: 35 minutes, 11+ miles on the stationary at medium speed/effort.

RUN: 35 minutes, 3+ miles on the road at easy speed/effort.

Thought for the Day, thought for your Life...

Positive thoughts

create the possibility for

Positive Energy

which is the basis for

Positive Action

which can leads to

Positive Results

giving you

the opportunity to live a

Positive Life.

Today's Workout 8/10/09

X65

BIKE: 30 minutes, 6+ miles, Lemond trainer.

RUN: 53 minutes, 5 miles, road run, early morning, quiet streets of La Pine, Oregon.

Gotta run all right, well got this workout in, always thinking and planning aren't I? Big trip back to the Bay Area, left at 0700. Some roadwork on 97, a stop or three along the way with Kristi.

She was up late, slept some in the car. Quiet trip back. Always a bit melancholy on the trip back, nice to be back, but its a little tough to leave up there../anyhow a very nice time with my daughter and I hope we make it an annual trip! Back at 1530 or so. To work tomorrow!

Today's Workout 8/9/09

BIKE: 60 minutes, 20 miles, recunmbent stationary at fit center, good spin.

RUN: 66 minutes, 6 miles, mostly trail some road. EASY JOG.

Yesterday:

Kristi and I went to the Old Mill District in Bend. Walked through the stores and shops.

We had lunch at the Red Robin and saw Public Enemies at the Regal Theater...ice cream at

Ben and Jerry's. R and R back at the cabin, Friday Night Lights marathon show continues.

Weekly Totals 8/2-8/8/09 & Summary

SWIM: 1 15 minutes 600 yards/.31 miles

BIKE: 8 32o minutes 84 miles

RUN: 8 370 minutes 35 miles

TOTAL: 16 705 minutes 119.31 miles

SUMMARY: Another solid week, light on swimming, otherwise balanced. Highlight: Working out with Kristi at the fit center here in Crescent Creek, La Pine, Oregon! Objective for next week: Staying the course, Positive Action .

Today's Workout 8/8/09

At the Cabin...

X70

BIKE: 55 minutes, 11+ miles, Lemond trainer

RUN: 55 minutes, 5 miles, trail run, Wickiup

Today's Workout 8/7/09

X65

RUN: 63 minutes, 6 miles, road run.

BIKE: 30 minutes, 6+ miles, Lemond trainer.

Success yesterday in our shopping venture to Bend.

Today we will do some outdoors activities: Big Tree and the Obsidian Flow hike.

A bit overcast again today. Still A Great Day!

PM Update:

Kristi and I did the Big Tree walk at the State Park, drove up to Paulina Lake and hiked the Obsidian Flow trail. This is an outstanding short hike. The obsidian is abundunt, it is glass like stone and the experience is fascinating. We enjoyed the scene.

Kristi and I did an afternoon workout:

Jogged over to the fit center to warm up.

BIKE: 20 minutes, 7 miles, stationary.

RUN: 10 minutes, 1 mile, treadmill.

Kristi did about 12 minutes on the elliptical and another 10 on the stationary bike.

I am proud to see Kristi doing some important exercise and she is in good shape!

I surely did enjoy the time working out with her. Good stuff.

We BBQed chicken later and enjoyed another pleasant day!

Today's Workout 8/6/09

X60

BIKE: 60 minutes, 12+ miles, Lemond trainer. Easy spin.

RUN: 53 minutes, 5 miles.

ACTIVITIES: Planning to go to Bend and do some shopping for Kristi. Return to R& R and maybe an afternoon walk/hike or trip over to the fit center, we'll see!

Road Trip/Cabin Bound

Kristi and I are heading out on a road trip this morning. Destination: THE CABIN. We will have 4 to 5 days of activities, R& R, before the summer closes and she heads back to SJSU. Will post in later!

5:20 pm...We are here! Great trip, laughs, photo ops, music, $6 dollar burger, landmarks, etc.
Opened up the house, off for groceries at Ray's and then...dinner of some sort! So will post again tomorrow!

Today's Workout 8/5/09

X60
BIKE: 33 minutes, 10 miles, stationary.
RUN: 51 minutes, 5 miles, industrial road run.

Today's Workout 8/4/09

BIKE: 30 minutes, 9+ miles, stationary.

RUN: 26 minutes, 3 miles, treadmill.

Today's Workout 8/3/09

X60
BIKE: 32 minutes, 10+ miles, stationary, medium hard.
RUN: 35 minutes, 3+ miles, road run, easy jog.

Not much energy this morning. Taking it slowly. Monday it is and back to work!

Today's Workout 8/2/09

X50
RUN: 77 minutes, 7+miles, trail run with Kim. Easy pace. Good run.
BIKE: 60 minutes, 19.51 miles, stationary, strong spin.
SWIM:15 minutes, 600 yards.
195 consecutive days running one mile or more each day, counting today's run. 152 minutes worth of good work today. Lets call it a day. Gonna rest and relax for the remainder of the day!

July Totals

SWIM 6 91 minutes 3640 yards/1.87 miles
BIKE 30 1208 minutes 347 miles
RUN 34 1659 minutes 162 miles
TOTAL 70 2958 minutes 510.87 miles

Weekly Totals 7/26-8/1/09

SWIM: 1 16 minutes 640 yards/.33 miles

BIKE: 6 240 minutes 72 miles

RUN: 8 351 minutes 35 miles

TOTAL: 15 607 minutes 107.33 miles

Yesterday's Workout 8/1/09

BIKE: 35 minutes, 10 miles, stationary, real easy spin.
RUN: 54 minutes, 5 miles, road run, real easy job.

Work got to go!