Somewhat Lucky....

Late last night my stomach was upset, eventually resulting is nausea, vomiting, and a low-grade fever. I was restless most of the night, but the fever and vomiting subsided after a couple hours.

Today has been par for the last couple days. 1-10 score grading;
Back pain, 4
Headache/congestion, 6
Cough, 8

I went for a walk mid-day. It was unseasonably warm (72-ish). Houston weather is so chaotic; weather forecast is reporting a high of 37 in two days. Walk was otherwise uneventful.

Walk:
2.36 miles
38:54
16:29 pace

I mustered up enough energy to attend the Woodlands Marathon kick-off party. The online invitation suggested everyone bring five can goods for a chance to win an entry into the 2012 race. As Andrea and I turned in our can goods, we noticed very few people had brought any food. The low numbers turned out GREAT for me, because I won a race entry. That’s the second entry in a month. Before winning I registered for the full marathon and was probably one of the first 10 people. I’m curious to see what my number will be. Now I need some luck to get healthy and start training!

I enjoyed spending time with friends Jon, Leanne, and Karen. Even though we aren’t friends, I meet Ryan and Sarah Hall. I was a bit star struck and didn’t know what to say other than, “Nice to meet you”.

Trying to recover

The roller coaster of crappy health continues. I'll simplify grade everything on a 1-10 score:
Headache/head congestion, 4
Back pain, 5
Cough, 8

I'm trying to get back to a "normal" life, but I'm not able to mask these symptoms. Andrea and I went for a walk. It was warm outside, yet we were able to maintain a good pace with minimal back pain.

Walk:
2.1 miles
34:35
16:28 pace

Even though I was sick this week, I was able to meet my goal of three-hours of cardio per week. Yeah me!

Congrats to Tom Miller on another Houston Marathon finish and Lisa Foranda who ran a speedy sub 4:00 marathon!! Watching the television coverage of the CHM made me want to start running.

Bad Idea

The last couple of nights I've gone walking and it doesn't result in a lot of pain, so I decided to ride my bicycle. Within one mile I was in a lot of pain and it never got any easier. Now my back is where it was yesterday, maybe a little worse. I'm going to wait a couple of days AFTER I'm pain free before I try the bike again.

The cough has progressed significantly and now it is productive. I'm not able to drink anything cold without a severe irritation. I've been using Preston's albuterol breathing treatments with small improvements. The constant coughing is making my head hurt.

Trail Bike:
5.40 miles
35:00
9.26 mph

Late tonight I started feeling bad (sinus type pain) and realized I was running a low grade fever. The fever was quickly knocked out with meds, but I'm so freaking tired of being sick. As soon as one symptom subsides, another one takes its place.

Back to the doctor

I planned to attend the Chevron Houston Marathon expo with Tom today. Unfortunately, the short drive to his house was too painful. I cancelled our plans and drove straight to Dr. Carpenter’s Office.

Turns out that back pain post spinal puncture is common. When you consider I had three spinal punctures, back pain is to be expected. The doctor placed me on a muscle relaxer, anti-inflammatory, and suggested stretching to strengthen the muscles. He wasn't considered with the cough near as much as I was.

Easy two mile walk.

Walk:
2.30 miles
39:44
17:17 pace

Getting worse

Both the cough and the back pain have gotten worse. I'll probably go to the doctor tomorrow if things don't improve.

Walk:
2.3 miles
40:37
17:40 pace

Feeling better, but now I have back pain

I feel better, but now I have some crazy back pain. I just can't win! I've had this kind of pain before and it is NOT a good sign. Went for another slow walk, which was pain-free. The back pain is worse when I'm sitting or try to bend over.

Also, out of nowhere I have a slight cough. WTF is up with my body!?!?!

Walk:
2.35 miles
41:48
17:47 pace

No Fever

Today was the first day without a fever. Tired of sleeping and went for a slow walk along the greenbelts. My back seems a little tight and I hope walking will help.

Walk:
2.33 mile
43:40
18:44 pace

Update

Don't have the energy to go into detail, but I wanted to update the blog as to my recent absence. I've been incredibly ill since Wednesday, requiring hospitalization. Initially they suspected meningitis, but thankfully that has been ruled out. I'm at home in a lot of pain and trying to recover.

I welcome any positive vibes you can send my way...

I'm tired

I rode my trail bike to River Grove Park and then merged back onto my five my loop. Today’s weather was beautiful. A brisk north wind didn't offer any relief for my tired legs.

Trail Bike:
8.59 miles
46:47
11.01 mph

I went for a walk shortly after cycling. I had planned to walk five miles, but my legs need rest. I had to work hard to maintain a sub-17:00 pace.

Walk:
2.34 miles
39:18
16:49 pace

Strength Training: Upper Body

Push-ups: 56

For what it’s worth, my year-to-date TOTAL workout time for running, cycling, and walking is, 15:16:57. That is nearly one-hour a day, if you include my push-ups and strength training.

The winner is....

For a few days I’ve had a slow air leak in my trail bike tire. Before lunch I made sure it had plenty of air and cycled fast as I could to Bike Werks, a local bike shop. Nice people, although a bit pricy. Truth be known… I like the small town shops. At no extra charge they installed the tube I purchased.

Pleasant ride as the next cool front is blowing through. Thankfully the trees along the greenbelts shielded me from the wind.

Trail Bike:
8.91 miles
47:01
11.37 mph

The temperatures dropped 10-15 degrees between the time I rode my bike and went walking. No complaints from me, I like it! Two mile walk was over in a flash. I complain about STUPID people frequently on this site, so I apologize if you don’t like it. Lucky for me, this blog is MY podium to voice MY opinion. With that being said;

The one-mile turnaround point today was near the children’s park and playground. The area also has the community pool and a parking lot. I watched an older lady and two of her dogs getting out of a car, which suggest she does not live close (Trailwood resident). A few minutes later when I came back by she was watching her dog crap on the play ground. Not just the park, the dog was in the area that has an elevated border with mulch that encompasses the play set. Soon as the dog finished she and her dogs walked the other way. What a LOSER. I wanted to say something soooo bad, but I didn’t. I’m tired of being pissed off at stupid people.

Walk:
2.0 miles
33:10
16:37 pace

Strength Training: Lower Body

I attended my first Kingwood Triathlon Club meeting tonight. I joined the club a few weeks ago with the aspirations to attempt a triathlon this year. There appears to be some enthusiastic restructuring within the club, hence the social meeting tonight. Club Officer Patrick has been very helpful and has guided me to different health clubs where I can work on the swimming aspect of a triathlon. I’ve been intimidated to be an active part of the club merely cause of my weight. Tonight I decided to put my insecurities away and put myself out there for everyone to accept or reject.

What a GREAT decision I made to attend the meeting! The Kingwood Triathlon Club is VERY hospitable. We listened to Greg Pennington of Out Loud Productions talk about local races and the many opportunities for club members to volunteer. In return Mr. Pennington offered an assortment of raffle prizes including; THREE triathlon race entries, two cases of Gatorade, two boxes of power gel, and tons of socks. Before the presentation started I had the opportunity to talk to Mr. Pennington about triathlons suited for beginners, like me. Greg suggested several local races, some of which were not his races. I thought this was a classy move on his part. As luck would have it I WON a race entry!!! To sweeten the deal it was the race Greg suggested to me earlier. I’m stoked about this and can’t wait to start training. Now I have something to work towards, not vague comment likes “I want to do a triathlon this year”. Now I can proclaim, I’m doing the 2011 Clear Lake International Triathlon on August 27th.

The club perks didn’t end with the race entry. Each table had a variety of tasty Los Cucos appetizers and piles of Hammer Gel, which happens to be my favorite gel brand! I received my club discount card tonight and meet a few of the club members. We were in a small area of the restaurant with a large birthday party beside us, which made it a challenge to mingle or hear the presentation. Other than those two minor issues, it was a great night. I look forward to being an active member of this club!

Picture of my loot....

Couple birds and a damn dog

Forty minute walk followed by a thirty minute trail bike ride. Saw a couple neat birds today. Near the shore of Lake Kingwood, I saw a pelican. I’ve never seen a pelican in this body of water before today. This particular one was as big as a goose! Near the end of my bike ride I disturbed a hawk during dinner. I couldn’t see what he was after, but it was small. I saw him take flight and drop it as I approached. Whatever it was scurried into the nearby bushes.

After a couple dreary days of misting rain it turned out to be a nice day outdoors. Mid-body workout was uneventful. The push-ups are starting to get difficult.

Walk:
2.39 miles
39:39
16:35 pace

Trail Bike:
5.41 miles
28:56
11.22 mph

Strength Training: Mid-Body

Push-ups: 51

General Rambling:
I find the rising "value" of gold an interesting topic. You know it's a fad when there is hype to sell your gold at the mall and late night programs proclaiming you can be an overnight millionaire by investing in gold.
Davy Ramsey said it best today, "Gold is the Snuggie of investing". That is FUNNY!
Dave also made a good point when he said, Lots of people claim they invest in gold just in case there is a disaster or currency loses value. Then he said, "How useful was a bar of gold in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina? It wasn’t very useful at all!" Given the perfect scenario, I probably could have found someone to trade me a bar of gold for a few batteries and 5-gallons of fuel!!

Last week I thought to myself, I’d like to have a dog. I posted this on Facebook and even wrote that I must need to see a psychiatrist because of this comment. Ironically, a friend asked me to watch her dog this weekend. Needless to say it was a fiasco and my thoughts of an inside dog are completely gone… hopefully forever. She was a sweet dog, but I’m glad she was only here for a couple days!

Lazy Day

Not much to post today. Lazy day with the kids.

The rain kept us indoors. I cycled on my trainer while watching television. Not much to say about mindless pedaling.

Road Bike (Trainer):
9.64 miles
50:08
11.54 mph

Strength Training: Upper Body

Math Wizard

Weekend long walk cut short due to rain. The plan was to walk for three hours, but I settled for two. I could have completed the mileage, but I didn’t want the kids out in the rain. Alison cycled and did a wonderful job. I pushed the stroller with Preston. He was usually quite, although he seemed to enjoy the ride.

Great walk with my kids, there again, every waking moment with my kids is the happiest times of my life. Wish the weather would have held up, because I felt great. I couldn’t resist the urge for small intervals of running. I ran 0.10 mile every 15 minutes. I feel like I could have gone for some respectable mileage… even if it was just walking.

Walk:

6.73 miles

1:53:06

16:48 pace

Run:

0.86 mile

10:12

11:52 pace

Alison is so smart. I told her the minimum cardio time was two hours, but I wanted to aim for three hours. Occasionally she would calculate the remaining time. Sounds simple enough, but she was popping off numbers FAST. Example; the first time she asked how long we had walked I told her “22-minutes”. Out loud she said, “60 minutes in an hour, 2-hours is 120 minutes, minus 20 is 100 and the remaining 2 equals 98 minutes, That is 1 hour and 38 minutes left to walk, right?”. How cool is that for a nine year old!?!?!

Later during the walk I challenged her knowledge and said, “I’ll try to walk faster so we can finish sooner”. With a puzzled look on her face and after a ten second pause she told me… “Dad it doesn’t matter how fast you walk the speed and time are not related”. This girl might be a math prodigy!

A quick workout in the home gym before dinner felt refreshing.

Strength Training: Lower Body

Push-ups were a failed attempt. Out of nowhere my lower back started hurting this evening. I stretched for awhile, but mid-way through the push-ups my back was sending a clear warning to STOP. I pulled out the big guns and took a celebrex. With a little luck, I won’t miss anything other than a few push-ups.

Push-ups: 27 

Stop spilling water

Starting this post was an amazing quote;
I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everyone. ~Bill Cosby

The last 10-hours have been rough. Before going to bed last night I knocked my Nalgene water bottle over and a fair bit of water went onto my laptop. It’s acting a little odd and making weird noises, but it is still up and running. Then this morning while cooking breakfast I was moving a pot of boiling water from the stove to the sink. The pot proved too hot to hold, which resulted in me spashing some of the hot water on my left arm. Remarkably there wasn’t any serious injury other than redness and pain to my left forearm.

Weight lose seems to be back on track. After a few nights of overeating earlier in the week I was worried I would not be able to follow my “Gain No Weight” resolution. At last, I’m back to last week’s weight and I still have three days to maintain or lose weight.

I’ve listened to a couple really good podcast this week. On ACTIVE VEGETARIAN, they devoted an entire podcast to; Plant based eating on a budget. I enjoyed their view of the true value of food and how many people are overweight, yet undernourished.

Yesterday ENDURANCE PLANET interviewed Ironman Kona winner Chris MacCormack. MacCormach had an interesting discussion about sport journalist and how they underestimated him. The reporters did not think MacCormack was a contender for the win. They even labeled him as, “Having a bad year”. In fact, he said he was having a great year and felt he was unbeatable at Kona. They only looked at what place he finished at various races other than looking at his training and WHO he was racing against. Again, very interesting discussion.

I had a peaceful walk around the bayou this afternoon. Saw an interesting bird near the bayou, which turned out to be a banded kingfisher. Odd looking bird!

Walk:
2.20 miles
36:02
16:21 pace

Food:
Unusually full today, even though my caloric intake is a few hundred calories lower planned.
Smoothie flavor, Orange dreamsicle;
3 local Texas Oranges (peeled and seeded)
1 cup vanilla almond milk
1-cup cold filtered water
1-heaping scoop vanilla chai Vega
2-tbsp Splenda

Good taste, but three oranges resulted in a LOT of pulp. Also, the above recipe yielded more than 32oz of smoothie.

Strength Training: Mid-body

Push-ups: 40

Set up my bike trainer and cycled while watching television. I planned on cycling for a couple hours, but it didn't happen. My legs are tired and ready for tomorrows “off day”.

Road Bike (on trainer):
10.64 miles
50:00
12.76 mph

Consistency

Yesterday I thought a lot about my weight and how I plan to manage the highs and lows. Then I started looking at the people around me. The guys at work that are "always" healthy are the same guys that ALWAYS workout and ALWAYS eat right. My lack of consistency is one of the leading issues with my weight.

It is a rare occurrence, but yesterday I actually had a great night of sleep at work. I woke up rested and in a really good mood. I'm sure the weather helped, because I love cooler weather. The overnight low was 24!

I rode my trail bike this afternoon. My legs were aching and I’m not sure why. I cut the bike ride short because I don’t have much cold weather cycling gear. After the bike ride I walked one mile along the bayou then lifted weights. I was able to maintain a brisk pace on the walk.

It is a small price to pay, but my lats are extremely sore from the extra push-ups I did yesterday.

Moving the smoothie to the evening worked yesterday and so far its working tonight as well. I need a couple weeks of positive results to confirm these findings.
Tonights flavor was; Double pineapple and vanilla chai.
1 scoop vanilla chai Vega
1.5 cups pineapple (two servings)
1 cup vanilla almond milk
1 cup cold filtered water
2 tbsp Splenda

I enjoyed the taste. The last time I used pineapple the taste was very subtle and I found the texture of the pineapple odd. To combat this I doubled the serving size of pineapple and let the blender mix for a full minute. Great smoothie, but I wish the color would turn the same as the fruit. The hemp seed protein turns most of the smoothies green. Tonight the smoothie looked exactly like pea soup.

Trail Bike:
6.53 miles
37:55
10.33 mph

Walk:
1.20 miles
19:35
16:19 pace

Strength Training: Upper Body

So Far, So Good...

At work

What a difference a few changes can make. I don’t feel half the stress I had a few days ago when I was obsessed about two upcoming races and my diet.

Starting today I’m moving the daily smoothie to the evening. Hopefully it “sticks” and I stop overeating in the evenings.

Smoothie flavor of the day is; Acai berries, blue berries, vanilla almond milk, vanilla Chai Vega, and a hint of Splenda. Yummy! My best smoothie thus far.

The workout included; 35-minute walk on the treadmill, lower-body strength training, 15-minute walk on the treadmill, and finished with session with push-ups. Felt Great!

While walking on the treadmill I realized I should be under 2,000 calories for the day. The best part of this statement, I've been full all day. I might be onto something...

Walk:
3.0 miles
52:53
17:38 pace

Strength Training; Lower Body

Push-ups: 87

To increase the quantity of push-up I did five during each commercial break while watching The Biggest Loser.

Making improvements

During the first day since I amended my plans for 2011 I felt a wave of peace come over me. It's doubtful I will lose any big weight overnight, but this is a positive move in the right direction for me.

Started the morning with a long slow bike ride. Tom was scheduled to run his longest long run (21 miles) this weekend, but the weather did not oblige so we postponed the run to this morning. We began at Town Center and proceeded to wander around Kingwood without a solid pre-planned route. Tom finished his run at a light pole that had the large numbers "21" adhered to it. Very cool.

I was a true mobile aid station equipped with my bike trailer than held a cooler of ice, oranges, water, S-caps, radio, money, and various pieces of clothing.

Tom ROCKED his run and looked good till the end. Unfortunately, he forgot his band-aides and he paid the price for his mistake (see pictures). I've made the same mistake before and it is NOT fun. Tom must have a high tolerance for pain, because he never complained about the blood dripping down his shirt. OUCH!

The weather was nearly perfect for his run, yet a bit cold for me on the bike. I bundled up and did well with the exception of my toes, which felt like icicles. Over four hours on the bike is hard on the posterior. Other than that, I had a good time on the road with Tom.

Trail bike (with trailer):
21.94 miles
4:24:38
4.97 mph

Making some changes

I’m in search of a new direction. The current fitness/diet plan isn’t working. The training schedule is too aggressive and the recent diet parameters have resulted in late day failures. To make matters worse I have a couple races looming over my head. With that said, I’ve decided to make some adjustments…

First on the chopping block is Rocky Raccoon 50-mile run. I keep trying to convince myself I could finish the race due to the generous cut-off time. My body is not ready to be on its feet the for 16+ hours, which is the minimum time needed to walk 50 miles. I want to clear my mind of stress and just try to lose some weight.

The main goal of 2011 continues to be; GAIN NO WEIGHT.

I’m not sure what to do about the morning smoothies. It only took one week to be “tired” of the taste. Consuming a morning smoothie leaves me content till lunch, but something wild comes over me after 6pm. Before I discontinue the smoothies, I will move them to the evening and see if that helps. For the last several evenings I’ve sabotaged a proper day of eating in the last few hours. This is frustrating, because I was seeing small results on the scale before this started. The small “support group” around me hasn’t been helping me much with my eating either…

My running friends might not agree with my next move, but I’m going to do it anyways. I’m done running until my weight is less than 240 lbs. At this weight I feel like I’m doing more damage than good. My entire body hurts after small runs. Plus, the pain results in a lack of adherence to the running schedule.

I’ll continue with cardio via walking and cycling. Both these activities suit my body well and I generally look forward to these two low impact activities. I’ll aim for a minimum of 30-minutes per day, with 60-minutues being the ideal number.

I’m also going to continue with a vegetarian diet. On this blog I’ve talked at length about the ill effects I experience after eating meat, so I will continue with the vegetarian diet. I’ve been leaning more vegan lately, but it’s not for me. Again, this may be the cause of the late night binges, and nothing to do with the smoothies. Initially I did not plan a weekly “free meal”, but I’ve always had success with a free-meal. I’ll put the free-meal back on the plan as well.

Moving forward…

I slept most of the day. At work we responded to a large mobile home fire last night, plus I’ve been emotionally drained. It wasn’t my intention to sleep the day way, it just kind of happened.

I could sense that I was falling off the wagon, so I decided to go for a walk. Perfect night for a two mile walk on my street, which is exactly two miles.

Walk:
2.04 miles
34:38
16:59 pace

Push-ups: 34

Hopefully I can get some sleep tonight, because I’m suppose to cycle along side of Tom tomorrow while he runs his longest long run.

Blueberries

Yesterday I was tired and not in the right frame of mine to work out. Consequently, I swapped off days with Friday. Even though I skipped all cardio, I did a few push-ups.

Push-ups: 32

After the bad experience with the chocolate smoothie, I decided to go back to vanilla. Identical ingredients as the blackberry vanilla chai smoothie except I used blueberries. Same great taste without the pesky seeds.

I started the day with a five mile trek on my trail bike, followed by a mid-body workout. The strength training portion went really good.

Trail Bike:
5.45 miles
29:33
11.07 mph

Strength Training: Mid-body

It took a while to muster up the motivation to run, but I finally forced my ass out the door. I chose to take the bayou route. My shins were killing me the entire time. I felt like I was running slow, but it wasn’t as bad as I suspected once I reviewed the numbers.

Run:
1.39 mile
16:00
11:31 pace

Walk:
0.95 mile
18:42
19:41 pace

Adventures in smoothie construction...

Three weeks ago I ordered Chocolate flavored Vega, and yesterday it finally arrived. Karen cautioned me about adding anything to the chocolate flavor. Well, I'm not sure what to think of this flavor. The taste is tolerable, but there is an unique fragrance to it. The smell reminds me of burnt coffee. Yuck. It doesn't mix well either. The content kept settling to the bottom. I certainly won't let it go to waste, but now I wish I had bought a smaller container of chocolate vega.

At work today.

Workout went like this; thirty minute on recumbent bike, 15-minute treadmill walk, 5-minute treadmill run, 15-minute treadmill walk, then upper body workout.

Near the end of the workout I was again fatigued and very hungry. This lasted into the wee hours of the night. Wish I knew what was triggering this, so I can avoid pitfalls.

Walk:
1.64 mile
30:00
18:18 pace

Recumbent Bike:
7.55 miles
30:00
15.1 mph

Run:
0.40 mile
5:00
12:30 pace

Strength Training: Upper Body

Blackberry-Vanilla Chai

My morning smoothie has gone from one extreme to the next. Today’s blackberry-vanilla chai smoothie was delightful! I took some useful advice from Karen and reduced the amount of Vega I use. Since I’m monitoring my caloric intake I also decided adding nut milk was a nonessential ingredient. The berry seeds were a bit annoying, but the taste easily made up for the issue. Here’s my simple, yet tasty recipe for blackberry vanilla chai smoothie;
1 scoop of vanilla Chai Vega (1/2 serving)
1.5 cup wild blackberries (I used the berries I picked last summer)
1 heaping TBSP Splenda
2 cups cold filtered water

I walked around the bayou trail today. I followed three interesting tracks in the soft dirt, all easily identifiable. One was from a small horse. The KW FFA farm is only a couple miles away and they often ride along the bayou. The other track was a whitetail deer, probably a doe because the print was medium size and not too deep. The third track was a little more unusual, it was human…. barefoot. First thing I noticed was the depth of the imprint at the front of the foot, which meant they were probably running. A mile later I saw a texture at the bottom of the imprint, so they were probably wearing Vibram 5-fingers. I’m thankful to family members (Kevin) who have taught me how to study the details of such things…

My walk was uneventful other than the above stated.

Walk:
2.17 miles
37:55
17:30 pace

Strength training: Lower Body

Push-ups: 25

Andrea and I walk/run to Schlotzski’s for a veggie sandwich. Kind of defeats the purpose, huh!?!? Nice run, even with the high humidity. I need more trails, all this concrete is killing my legs…

Walk:
1.03 mile
19:20
18:46 pace

Run:
1.57 mile
18:00
11:28 pace

Notice I moved the weight lost tracker at the top of my blog. Now, it is time to watch the Biggest Loser season premiere!

Random discussions...

Random thought to start this post...
When you see a mountain, do you want to conquer it? I do. Last night I was surfing around the web, looking at the stunning mountain ranges surrounding Boulder, CO and Colorado Springs, CO. All I could think about was the thrill of climbing to the top of those amazing peaks.

Since reading THRIVE by Brendan Brazier, I decided to start drinking smoothies for breakfast. I started this regimen about a week ago. During that time I've been experimenting with different fruits, vegetables, and nut milk. The first thing I learned was to keep it simple. Too many ingredients equates to weird taste and high calories. This morning I was shocked when pineapple (My favorite fruit), did not taste good in vanilla Chai Vega. It’s been one-hour and I'm still trying to finish the rest of this slurry...

Rode my trail bike around Kingwood. My posterior remains sore, which made for an uncomfortable ride. The beautiful weather made up for the discomfort.

Trail Bike:
7.28 miles
44:30
9.82 mph

Cleaned my home gym, which is my garage. I made it cleaner and spacious to start weight training again.

Strength Training: Mid-Body

Andrea and I completed a walk/run session on the five mile greenbelt loop. We ran 0.25 mile of each mile. I need to study today’s intake, because something went wrong. I was feeling lethargic before the run. Two miles into the loop and I was fatigued and I felt famished. If I would have closed my eyes, I'm sure I could have falling asleep while walking. It was a weird feeling and I didn't like it one bit. It's similar to the end of a long run.

Walk:
4.0 miles
1:12:50
18:12 pace

Run:
1.29 miles
15:02
11:39 pace

Variety at work

At work.

Walk:
1.35 mile
23:38
17:30 pace

Run:
0.73 mile
8:00
10:58 pace

Recumbent bike:
7.62 miles
30:00
15.24 mph

Push-ups: 16

Strength Training: Upper Body

Also worth nothing; I did very good on water intake. Nearly 90 oz!

Happy New Year!

Like many people, I'm looking forward to the new year.

My friend Tom was scheduled to run 18-miles and I tagged along on my trail bike. I enjoyed the long slow bike ride, although three-hours of cycling left my bum sore. Tom ROCKED the run. I'm really proud of him and it is exciting to see him excelling at the sport.

After making a HUGE pot of minestrone soup, Andrea and I went for a small walk/run. Even though it was a low-key day, I enjoyed the company and activities.

Trail Bike:
18.02 miles
3:00:15
6.0 mph

Walk:
1.66 miles
30:36
18:26 pace

Run:
0.45 mile
5:00
11:07 pace