June 19, 201412 yr Weight same as April so time off wasn't so bad. It just moved from chest and arms to lower parts. Back in gym
June 19, 201412 yr It is an "open day" on The Training Schedule - Sarge gets to run what he wants ... or not at all. He's decided he definitely is running... but can't decide (A) Short and fast 5k or less (2) Long and very slow 15k or more You have until sunset, Eastern Standard Time to make your vote. Your vote counts here, folks. Easy Peasy
June 19, 201412 yr Short and sweet, if we're voting :) Seen your driveway, you need that extra time for gardening!That's a big driveway.
June 20, 201412 yr Real early this morning, did shoulder presses. seated pulley rows. upright rows, tricep extensions, lat pull downs and linear leg press. Then about 30 minutes in spin class.
June 20, 201412 yr No workout today!! For shame. No time,had to work thru lunch and late (did I mention I hate spreadsheets?) Yesterday ran 2 miles thou and did 30 min the stair stepper while reading an old Jen Lancaster book. She is hilarious.
June 20, 201412 yr Long and slow 15 k! For the second workout in a row, Sarge started out too fast. It's too late in the training season and too close to the next race to be fiddle-farting around with pacing problems. Half-Marathon race in 8 days. Started too fast and couldn't make the entire 15k. Not so much worried about distance - it was "open" on the training schedule. Just concerned with not being able to maintain steady pace for two workouts in a row. 7-miler. Treadmill. 1% incline/grade @ 53:04 (7:35/mile) - that translates to a 1:38-ish Half Marathon ... If Sarge can keep it up the whole distance. If ... If. Race day adrenaline buys ya 3 more miles at pace. Still 3 to go after that to bonk in. Going for a PR - doesn't have to be near that fast, just has to beat the 1:44:10 almost 2 years ago. Hopefully slowing down about 15 seconds a mile will buy the other three and just squeak by for a new PR. Easy Peasy
June 20, 201412 yr Oh - and Sarge learned a new phrase tonight, the hard way[1]: Runner's Hematuria. Off to The Doc for some expensive tests to rule out anything serious ... Easy Peasy FOOTNOTE: [1] One never imagines the phrase "Is piss supposed to be pink ... ???" bubbling up from the subconscious while absent-mindedly taking care of business after a run. It's kind of a shocking experience. A brief bit of panic, even ... and the dread of awaiting results from labs and radiology and <whatever>. Not gonna be a fun next few weeks ...
June 20, 201412 yr Oh - and Sarge learned a new phrase tonight, the hard way[1]: Runner's Hematuria. Off to The Doc for some expensive tests to rule out anything serious ... Easy Peasy FOOTNOTE: [1] One never imagines the phrase "Is piss supposed to be pink ... ???" bubbling up from the subconscious while absent-mindedly taking care of business after a run. It's kind of a shocking experience. A brief bit of panic, even ... and the dread of awaiting results from labs and radiology and <whatever>. Not gonna be a fun next few weeks ... Holy smokes! To tell the truth I am like pretty impressed with myself when I run 2-3 miles a day. (My version of swagger.) I am beyond impressed with you running these crazy distances. Now this like shows people running 50 miles at a time? My workout compared to that. For real though - let us know how it goes at doc. Sending you positive thoughts!!
June 20, 201412 yr running these crazy distances. Sarge doen't run "crazy distances" anymore. Back in 2011, he was doing 60 to 85 miles a week and running a full 26.2 marathon every 3 or 4 months. Had to run every day, and M-W-F had to do "doubles" (run both in the morning AND evening) to get that kind of mileage. Now? Maybe 25 miles a week. Never two days in a row. Most times every third day now ... and the Full Monte (26.2 mile) races are off the table. Half-marathons at 13.1 are it ... and only 2 or 3 of those races a year. This week was a Half Marathon (13.1) plus a 10k (6.2) plus last night's 7-miler for a total of 26-and change and that's the most miles in a week in the last 3 months. It's toned down quite a bit. Sarge found his limit ... and then backed way the hell off 'cause he was too damned injured all the damned time. The two most common causes of this for runners are (of course) excessive running - bruises kidney, bladder, etc. from all the pounding causing leaking like a bruise, except the blood - it's not under the skin to stay trapped and turn purple - it leaks out, and then common kidney stones. Neither of which is normally life-threatening nor serious. BUT (there's always a "but", right?) - blood in urine can be something serious (kidney disease, cancer/tumor/etc) so Sarge has already set up The Doc appointment for next week. He's not sweatin' it for now ... Easy Peasy
June 20, 201412 yr . Now this like shows people running 50 miles at a time? Sarge has been backing off for a year and took the Full Marathons off the table last fall. Too damned punishing. He's proved his point. He has what it takes. [1] Mrs. Sarge (who is still a smoker) is going the other way. She wants to do what they call "an ultra" in the fall - these are races longer than the standard, traditional Marathon. She's eyeballing a couple of 50k races (31-and-change miles) but can't decide which one yet. I know, right? Easy Peasy FOOTNOTE: [1] ... well ... "had" now. Past tense.
June 21, 201412 yr Wowee!! I don't know how you can do it. And I def. don't know how she can do that a smoker, I'd die. I will stick to my 2-3 miles I think. Maybe someday more, but I dunno.
June 21, 201412 yr on to week 6 of the 10 week challenge! I feel fantastic and am starting to see my body change shape.....which is making it even more motivating just keep moving!
June 22, 201412 yr Author worked out at works' gym on the adaptive motion trainer for an hour and then used the strength machines and did squats of course a workout isnt a workout without squats lol
June 22, 201412 yr Rode my bike about 70 minutes. I have a new app for mapping and tracking and it syncs to My fitness pal.,
June 23, 201412 yr Yay - after a forced 2 weeks off exercise - got back to the gym today - elliptical then weights with my trainer .... Can't believe how much I missed exercise !
June 24, 201412 yr 1 hour combat cardio workout :) Plus cereal, salad and 3 litres of water, I'm feeling all kinds of healthy right now!!
June 25, 201412 yr Chest and back. Torture device. Then two hours of digging and moving dirt at home. Sweaty day Then off to work 3-11
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