November 12, 2009

The Great Jack La Lanne

Today's Workout:

X77, M

BIKE: 50/16+ miles.

RUN: 54/ 5 miles, road run.

As a youngster I can remember being up early in the morning and watching the GREAT Jack La Lanne show in black and white, before the cartoons came on. Exercise. Exercise and Exercise is what Jack preached then and even now. He was one of the first to do it on TV. A legend. Probably more famous today for the juicer machine he sells, but he was a body builder himself and an advocate for exercise for everyone, a man well before his time. A visionary for sure.

PM Workout:

SWIM: 13/520 yards.

November 11, 2009

PT

Today's Seabee Workout:

X77, W25

BIKE: 50 minutes, 16+ miles, stationary.

RUN: 56 minutes, 5+ miles, easy jog, road run.

PM Workout:

RUN: 10 minutes, treadmill, 1+ mile.

SWIM: 10 minutes, 400 yards, pool.

November 11, 2009 Veterans Day

Thank you for your service

To all veterans of all services across the years, thank you for the sacrifices you and your families have made in service to the United States of America. We honor you and we salute you.

November 10, 2009

Cabin Countdown

Today's Workout:

X77, M

BIKE: 50/16+ miles. 10@13/15@12/20@11/5@10.

RUN: The Treadmill: 46:07/ 5 miles. Low energy had to push to stay the course. Wheeww.

THE CABIN: Xmas Vacation: Will be heading up to the Cabin for a nice winter training camp session. Expecting to leave on or about Xmas Eve. Lets call it: Xmas Eve for sake of discussion and that marks it at ...45 days to go. We hope to get 10 days worth of training camp, mixed with some chores and as much R&R as possible. Planning to get some snowshoeing in and will try some cross country skiing too. That is assuming we have snow, and I assume we will. We may make a trip over to the Portland area to visit my Dad, if the roads are clear. All of this good to look forward to. In the meantime, staying the course, doing all the right things and enjoying the day to day.

November 9, 2009

Monday Motor, crank it up...

Today's Workout:

X80, W27, M

BIKE: 50/16.45. (5@13/12@12/25@11/8@10.)

RUN: 53/5. Cold outside, went to the closet for the hoodie, seasons change. Bring on the cold!

Monday Motorvation:

The alarm bell rings, your first thought? It may be the one thought that counts. Set the tone for your day, by acting upon your best thoughts and intentions. You don't need to get out of bed and run a marathon! Just get up, stretch out, wake up and move your body. Walk, jog, run, cycle, swim, or jump on a machine to take some of your breath away. Just for a few minutes.

You'll be glad you did it, the sense of accomplishment is powerful. Good feelings, brain stimulation, endorphins all working for you to reward you for your good thoughts and intentions leading to POSITIVE ACTION. Yeah good stuff, so get your Monday Morning Motor Running!

November 8, 2009

The Long, Winding And Uphill Road Of Life

Today's Workout:

X77,M

RUN: 74/7 miles, road run.

SWIM: 16/640 yards, pol.

BIKE: 78/25 miles, stationary, super spin.

For the Day...

And so it goes, day after day. Little by little the days turn into weeks, months and years. We mark the time by watch, clock and calendar. We measure our expectations and accomplishments and apply the factor of manufactured time. This is how we live our lives.

It provides for an orderly method to plan ones day, to work to workout. Whatever you do and however you measure or perceive it, the long and winding road of life, sometimes uphill is worth the effort. Reaching the top is not everlasting, for the next valley isn't far away. Enjoy your journey, the peaks and the valleys, the hard climbs and the rapid descents, its all good.

November 1-7 Totals for the Week

THE WEEK:

SWIM: 2/25/1000yards, .51 miles.

BIKE: 8/393/129 miles.

RUN: 8/400/40 miles.

TOTAL: 18/818/169.51 miles.

SUMMARY:

Great week, cut back a bit. Still knocked out forty miles running, and over 800 minutes total. Missed an afternoon workout lost a swim opportunity. It's all good though. WT: 175.5