November 13, 2009

The Rough Is Only Mental

Today's Workout:

X77, W25, M

BIKE: 50/16 miles, stationary spin.

RUN: 50/5+ miles, treadmill, zoom then mental slog, then picked up to music to finish strong.

Yes, the rough is only mental, so said the GREAT Norman Vincent Peale, he of The Power Of Positive Thinking. What once seemed hard or impossible is now routine. Yes you can overcome virtually any obstacle. Mentally we hold things dear to ourselves, we tell ourselves stories and live them out. Why not tell yourself positive and uplifting stories and dream big, aspire to greatness. Think it, act it, live it, become it. Next step: Positive Action.

PM Workout:

BIKE: 26/8 miles, stationary spin.

RUN: 18/2+ miles, treadmill.

September 6, 2009

TRAINING CAMP AT THE CABIN

Today's Workout:

X70, M

BIKE: 82 minutes, 17 miles on the unforgiving Lemond Rev Pro.

RUN: 68 minutes, 6+miles, slow but sure on the road.

Labor Day Weekend Training Camp Closes...

Tomorrow morning will be the final few hours of Training Camp here at The Cabin. I will get a workout in, Kim and I will proceed to close up the cabin, load out and hit the road for the drive back to the Hacienda by the Bay. It has been an outstanding camp. Relaxing both mental and physical. Have found my motivation again and am focused on healthy fuel in moderation with smart exercise. Have also begun again, the awesome habit of meditation each day, building patience and the human spirit within.

Feeling good, finding the balance to life and working to live it each day.

Patience, Persistence, & Positive Attitude= Life is Good.

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 7/24/09

Fabulous Friday

X60

BIKE: 33 minutes, 10 miles, stationary

RUN: 44:15 minutes, 5 miles, treadmill.

Another morning getting up and going slow, not wanting to exercise at all. After the 18th ounce of coffee, things begin to change. Thinking about what I should do, could do and eventually do.

Always feel better when its DONE. Easy spin today, pretty strong run. Warmed up easy and ratcheted up the speed quite a bit, finishing up with a 8:51 average per mile. Life is always just a little better on a Friday, when your working the basic Monday-Friday routine. You know you have a couple of off days just ahead and it makes your Friday workday good. The running streak, counting today is up to...186 consecutive days! Deal with that. It's what I do, deal with myself each and every day. Remember I am not any kind of super star, athlete or anyone with special skills here. I am your average Joe, (Mike) a weekend warrior, doing the best I can most of the time. Anyone can get going on a fitness program. Just start. Walk, jog, run, move your body. You can build from there. One day at a time, in the meantime:

THINK, ACT, WORK, LIVE and BE POSITIVE! And ENJOY IT ALL!

Today's Wrokout 7/16/09

Then there are the mornings that follow the days you are tired, often you are now rested and ready to run and run hard and strong. That would be today. Felt good and rested, plenty of sleep last night and woke up feeling good, confident that today's workout would be a strong one. Those positive thoughts first thing in the morning contribute to the days success. Did a good stationary bike ride and followed it up with a power run on the treadmill, not all out, just a good engaging run where the body and mind are working well together above the normal pace. The lights went out in the fitness center this morning while I was on the treadmill, I had to adjust and continue another 2 miles while running in the dark, trying to balance the minds reaction to darkness and panic while telling myself to simply stay the course, I gained control and simply carried on. Upped the pace each mile, while amping it up quite a bit several times over the last mile. Best part of a run? Yeah you got it, when it's OVER!

X60
BIKE: 40 minutes, 12.92 miles, stationary. Half easy, half hard.
RUN: 47 minutes, 5 miles, treadmill, power run.