All my running is on roads, very used to it now. Right shoes and technique is all I need. Prefer off road though.
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OK, my daily run is in the bag - hmmm maybe I should say parachute? The wind is unbelievable today - somehow missed that when I took the quick glance at the weather page before deciding how much of a shirt I needed. Blowing steady at 17 mph, gusting to 30 - definitely got some of those gusts!
- 10 minute run to the hill, then a couple of deep breaths and raced my little heart out for 38.32 seconds. Rats - wanted better times today, but being blown sideways with every leap over a boulder makes speed hard.
- Turned and walked down, switch to a better song, RUN! 37:54 (and was a bit slow on the button) so I'm happy with this one. Walk down. Hang on to hat, turn and run again: 38.27
- Last sprint so I'm giving it all I've got: 36:93 and the quads screamed a little, but I'm happy with that!
Ran a loop around the hill sprint hill, then meandered back via the dirt railroad right of way, dodged a train, and back to the hotel. 40 minutes, 392 cals, f/f 135, avg HR 150, max 171.
Did 2 sets of 8 pushups before I left for the run, 2 more sets of pushups (12, 8) on my return. Not much for the rest of me, but it will have to do.
- 10 minute run to the hill, then a couple of deep breaths and raced my little heart out for 38.32 seconds. Rats - wanted better times today, but being blown sideways with every leap over a boulder makes speed hard.
- Turned and walked down, switch to a better song, RUN! 37:54 (and was a bit slow on the button) so I'm happy with this one. Walk down. Hang on to hat, turn and run again: 38.27
- Last sprint so I'm giving it all I've got: 36:93 and the quads screamed a little, but I'm happy with that!
Ran a loop around the hill sprint hill, then meandered back via the dirt railroad right of way, dodged a train, and back to the hotel. 40 minutes, 392 cals, f/f 135, avg HR 150, max 171.
Did 2 sets of 8 pushups before I left for the run, 2 more sets of pushups (12, 8) on my return. Not much for the rest of me, but it will have to do.
Saturday weigh-in 138.4, not bad for a week on the road and a bit more ice cream and fewer salads than one should have! Lovely morning and we decided on a local longish run, south through the saddle to 9004R to 770 to 514 and home. About a 6 mile loop with fast miles planned for the end. Easy pace to start, catching up with each other, and enjoying a few signs of spring. When 770 joined with 514, took a couple of deep breaths and set off at a steady pace for the last 3 miles: 8:45, 8:36, 8:26! Total time of 1:08:38 734 cals, F/F 134, avg HR 159, max HR 177.
Made breakfast and puttered a bit, then took a short nap. Disappointed that when I got up, had a nasty stomach cramp again (this happened about a month ago after a longish run too, but that one left me down and out for hours). Hurt badly for about 20 minutes, then I threw up my undigested breakfast (I had eaten at least 2.5 hrs earlier - there should not have been much in my stomach). Sipped some gatorade and the cramp eased. After another 15 minutes, felt fine. Need to sort this out as this pattern won't do!
Spent the afternoon mixing concrete for a new fence post and getting it set. Yeah! Step 1 on the new gate for the new driveway for the new house!!!
Sunday (136.8) weight was low as I didn't ever eat much on Saturday - didn't want to push the digestive system. Felt fine though. Weather changed from lovely, warm and sunny on Saturday to cloudy, chilly and breezy Sunday. Walked the cats, then set up the slackline and played for a bit. Misc. squats, one arm hangs, muscle ups, pull-ups, did a couple of rounds on the monkey bars - no traverse though as I spun a hold on Saturday and fell off, leaving the hold in an unusable position. Shoulder press 6 x 45lbs, and fooled around with the 'rolling thunder grip'. Max weight of 70 lbs on left and slightly iffy 75lbs on right.
That was about it for the day - went inside, started cooking and cleaning, messed around with the camera and downloading/uploading videos. Posted a good slackline vid:
136.6 today. Shoe Hill Loop clockwise with T. Felt good, herd of about 12 antelope taunted us, running circles around us - love to watch how effortless running is for them!
Made breakfast and puttered a bit, then took a short nap. Disappointed that when I got up, had a nasty stomach cramp again (this happened about a month ago after a longish run too, but that one left me down and out for hours). Hurt badly for about 20 minutes, then I threw up my undigested breakfast (I had eaten at least 2.5 hrs earlier - there should not have been much in my stomach). Sipped some gatorade and the cramp eased. After another 15 minutes, felt fine. Need to sort this out as this pattern won't do!
Spent the afternoon mixing concrete for a new fence post and getting it set. Yeah! Step 1 on the new gate for the new driveway for the new house!!!
Sunday (136.8) weight was low as I didn't ever eat much on Saturday - didn't want to push the digestive system. Felt fine though. Weather changed from lovely, warm and sunny on Saturday to cloudy, chilly and breezy Sunday. Walked the cats, then set up the slackline and played for a bit. Misc. squats, one arm hangs, muscle ups, pull-ups, did a couple of rounds on the monkey bars - no traverse though as I spun a hold on Saturday and fell off, leaving the hold in an unusable position. Shoulder press 6 x 45lbs, and fooled around with the 'rolling thunder grip'. Max weight of 70 lbs on left and slightly iffy 75lbs on right.
That was about it for the day - went inside, started cooking and cleaning, messed around with the camera and downloading/uploading videos. Posted a good slackline vid:
136.6 today. Shoe Hill Loop clockwise with T. Felt good, herd of about 12 antelope taunted us, running circles around us - love to watch how effortless running is for them!
Your balance is maintained higher than I tend to. Ballet teacher taught me to hold balance at the core and use shoulder and arms for propulsion and poise.
Slack line looks fun, will have to try that at some point.
Slack line looks fun, will have to try that at some point.
Love the slackline! When my back is stiff, working on the line really helps it - combination of working the core and wiggling the hips. And the balance really helps my rock climbing foot work in terms of placing a foot and then moving my body into balance as I weight the foot.
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Between more time out of the office and the site being down, I've some catching up to do.
Tom reached that magical age where the docs want one to have a colonoscopy - ugh - I will not be doing that particular screening exam! All was reassuringly normal, but the prep was just nasty. I hung out with him on 5/7 and we had a good workout at the gym: 30 minutes on the EFX elliptical - actually was kind of a mellow pace for me (avg of about 165 steps/minute instead of my usual 180). Then did some BOSU balance work, medicine ball on the BOSU, and LUNGES - probably too many lunges judging by how stiff and sore I was for the next 2 days! No amount of rolling or stretching could ease my sore butt!
The actual procedure was 5/8, so afterwards I took my sleepy guy home and put him to bed. Come afternoon we took a relaxed hike, scoped out a possible new running route, and explored a new cinder cone: 4.6 miles.
Left home at 5 am on 5/9 and trained people for 2 days - skanky hotel, no workouts, way too much time sitting. Did get in just a little shopping (limited myslef to 2 pair of new shoes) which made me happy!
Saturday 5-11-13 weigh in and went ahead and did the bio-electric impedence numbers just for kicks. Really should do calipers one of these days, it has been a while.
Weight 137.4 BMI 21.6 BMR 1334
Athlete Mode: Fat: 17.4% Water: 58.0% Muscle: 39%
Regular Mode: Fat: 26.0% Water: 53.6% Muscle: 36.1%
Pretty sure calipers would put me at 18% fat: although my weight is down by a couple of pounds pretty consistantly, I haven't been weight training as much as sometimes, thus more cardio, yet I'm stronger - no help for it, will have to get Tom to pinch me soon.
Saturday long run on the AZ trail and nearby roads, 5.6 miles. Goal was to do the route in under 1 hour, so we were happy to finish in 54:36 with time and energy to spare. That gave us an average of 9:45 minute miles and it felt like an easy running pace, we were able to talk and weren't pushing too hard. HRM says 633 calories, F/F line of 135, avg HR 160, max HR 174.
Hard labor on Sunday (136.8): moved 480 lbs of concrete from the truck to the site, farmer carries with heavy water jugs, wrapped up what seemed like a mile of tangled, rusted barbed wire, and moved a gazillion rocks!
Trampoline this morning (136.8) - lots of flips, 360/540's, and various other tricks - nothing better for a short cardio blast than the trampoline!
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Between more time out of the office and the site being down, I've some catching up to do.
Tom reached that magical age where the docs want one to have a colonoscopy - ugh - I will not be doing that particular screening exam! All was reassuringly normal, but the prep was just nasty. I hung out with him on 5/7 and we had a good workout at the gym: 30 minutes on the EFX elliptical - actually was kind of a mellow pace for me (avg of about 165 steps/minute instead of my usual 180). Then did some BOSU balance work, medicine ball on the BOSU, and LUNGES - probably too many lunges judging by how stiff and sore I was for the next 2 days! No amount of rolling or stretching could ease my sore butt!
The actual procedure was 5/8, so afterwards I took my sleepy guy home and put him to bed. Come afternoon we took a relaxed hike, scoped out a possible new running route, and explored a new cinder cone: 4.6 miles.
Left home at 5 am on 5/9 and trained people for 2 days - skanky hotel, no workouts, way too much time sitting. Did get in just a little shopping (limited myslef to 2 pair of new shoes) which made me happy!
Saturday 5-11-13 weigh in and went ahead and did the bio-electric impedence numbers just for kicks. Really should do calipers one of these days, it has been a while.
Weight 137.4 BMI 21.6 BMR 1334
Athlete Mode: Fat: 17.4% Water: 58.0% Muscle: 39%
Regular Mode: Fat: 26.0% Water: 53.6% Muscle: 36.1%
Pretty sure calipers would put me at 18% fat: although my weight is down by a couple of pounds pretty consistantly, I haven't been weight training as much as sometimes, thus more cardio, yet I'm stronger - no help for it, will have to get Tom to pinch me soon.
Saturday long run on the AZ trail and nearby roads, 5.6 miles. Goal was to do the route in under 1 hour, so we were happy to finish in 54:36 with time and energy to spare. That gave us an average of 9:45 minute miles and it felt like an easy running pace, we were able to talk and weren't pushing too hard. HRM says 633 calories, F/F line of 135, avg HR 160, max HR 174.
Hard labor on Sunday (136.8): moved 480 lbs of concrete from the truck to the site, farmer carries with heavy water jugs, wrapped up what seemed like a mile of tangled, rusted barbed wire, and moved a gazillion rocks!
Trampoline this morning (136.8) - lots of flips, 360/540's, and various other tricks - nothing better for a short cardio blast than the trampoline!
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New favorite picture: about to hit the dirt after the climbing hold on the right spun and dumped me. What I like is the evidence that I'm still playing hard enough to crash now and then!
New favorite picture: about to hit the dirt after the climbing hold on the right spun and dumped me. What I like is the evidence that I'm still playing hard enough to crash now and then!
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Husband has some unfortunate family history and made the mistake of telling the doc about it... Exams advised every 5 years - ick!
Am totally convinced that good balance is an aid to most of what I love to do. I mostly do BOSU ball workouts because I enjoy them/enjoy the challenge, but I do think there is real value in them as well.
Traveling again, so no workout today (136.8), but since I am back in Kingman, it will be my favorite hill sprint hill in the morning. Pretty psyched, actually as I'm thinking a rest day might improve performance.
Am totally convinced that good balance is an aid to most of what I love to do. I mostly do BOSU ball workouts because I enjoy them/enjoy the challenge, but I do think there is real value in them as well.
Traveling again, so no workout today (136.8), but since I am back in Kingman, it will be my favorite hill sprint hill in the morning. Pretty psyched, actually as I'm thinking a rest day might improve performance.
I like using bosu, usually standing on the wrong side doing power movements or kettle work, as you should of course.
I did do some on a medicine ball until it went bang, fortunately not while I was on it. Trying to think of what I can use instead that is spherical and will hold my weight and what ever I can hold. Looked at some other stuff and all has weight limit of around 20 stones, which is fine for me but by the time I start holding discs etc. totally useless.
Me desk jockey, so no travelling, apart from commute. Those who complain about desk jobs don't know they're born, soft easy and regular, ideal.
I did do some on a medicine ball until it went bang, fortunately not while I was on it. Trying to think of what I can use instead that is spherical and will hold my weight and what ever I can hold. Looked at some other stuff and all has weight limit of around 20 stones, which is fine for me but by the time I start holding discs etc. totally useless.
Me desk jockey, so no travelling, apart from commute. Those who complain about desk jobs don't know they're born, soft easy and regular, ideal.
Thinking I shall call this the forgot my head trip - seem to have forgotten a little of everything, but I cobbled together all that I needed for a run. Dang, it got hot in the desert since I was last here 2 weeks ago, and really, Kingman is not all that low in terms of elevation.
Hill sprints of course - unfortunately, whatever it is I made sore first from lunges, then driving 500 miles, then a sprint with T on our last SHL let me know that it is not healed - not sure if it is a muscle or some hamstring/gluteal attachment, but it seems to be essential in running fast up a steep hill, even more critical when leaping from rock to rock, and waaaay unhappy. So I cut my hill sprints short and did only 4 as the last one was nearly a knee crashing disaster when I couldn't make the leap due to said bum/leg issue. Poo!
38:50 for the whole run, 393 cals, avgHR 154, max HR 175 (that would be the heat I think), times on the sprints were nothing too special - first was good at 36, then 37's, and the last one was 38 due to the near crash. Then ran a couple of miles, mixed pavement and dirt.
More training, more driving, but home tonight!
Hill sprints of course - unfortunately, whatever it is I made sore first from lunges, then driving 500 miles, then a sprint with T on our last SHL let me know that it is not healed - not sure if it is a muscle or some hamstring/gluteal attachment, but it seems to be essential in running fast up a steep hill, even more critical when leaping from rock to rock, and waaaay unhappy. So I cut my hill sprints short and did only 4 as the last one was nearly a knee crashing disaster when I couldn't make the leap due to said bum/leg issue. Poo!
38:50 for the whole run, 393 cals, avgHR 154, max HR 175 (that would be the heat I think), times on the sprints were nothing too special - first was good at 36, then 37's, and the last one was 38 due to the near crash. Then ran a couple of miles, mixed pavement and dirt.
More training, more driving, but home tonight!
136.6 - nice surprise after traveling, but I mostly took food with me so there weren't many opportunities to go bonkers except the pint of Haagen Dazs (only ate 1/2, I swear!!!!) Wednesday night. My bum was absolutely screaming last night after sitting all day, then driving 170 miles to get home. Took some asprin and crashed. Felt a lot less sore this morning, but decided against a Shoe Hill Loop in favor of metabolic play in the yard with my guys (Charlie Cat likes to watch and roll in the dirt).
Devised a circuit of:
8 pushups
8 squats
Pullups to failure (means 4 or 5 on most sets)
Lap on the monkey bars (22 bars)
Toes to bar (as many as I can do)
Slackline walk, at least 3 mounts (pretty windy this morning so wasn't walking too far before getting vibrated off!)
Did 4 rounds of this - first time I've managed 4 laps on the monkey bars in a fairly short time, 3 has been my limit. Kind of surprised as it seems I've been neglecting upper body work for the most part.
Planning for first hike on Kendrick Mt this weekend. It is my favorite local trail, climbs 2600 feet to a good fire lookout tower in a bit over 4 miles, then we turn and run down because the trail is usually in pretty good shape and not too rocky/rough. Hoping my bum will tolerate the power hike up, and the run down should leave my quads screaming for mercy.
Devised a circuit of:
8 pushups
8 squats
Pullups to failure (means 4 or 5 on most sets)
Lap on the monkey bars (22 bars)
Toes to bar (as many as I can do)
Slackline walk, at least 3 mounts (pretty windy this morning so wasn't walking too far before getting vibrated off!)
Did 4 rounds of this - first time I've managed 4 laps on the monkey bars in a fairly short time, 3 has been my limit. Kind of surprised as it seems I've been neglecting upper body work for the most part.
Planning for first hike on Kendrick Mt this weekend. It is my favorite local trail, climbs 2600 feet to a good fire lookout tower in a bit over 4 miles, then we turn and run down because the trail is usually in pretty good shape and not too rocky/rough. Hoping my bum will tolerate the power hike up, and the run down should leave my quads screaming for mercy.
Saturday 135.8 - first time I've been in the 135's when I wasn't sick since college I think... We did our semi-annual caliper measures too, came out at 16.9%. Athlete mode via bioelectric impedence has been giving me about 17.5% lately, so I'm good with that ballpark.
So Saturday was the first race in the local summer running series but we opted out as the trail is a great one, but makes a poor race course - single track gets all boggled up with too many bodies. Just icky. So, our plan was that we had to do Kendrick Mountain at "heart-rate race pace". My most recent race was a 5k last September where I took a minute off my PR, and my average HR for the race was 162. I didn't think I could sustain 162 for the roughly 2 hrs 15 mins I expected this jaunt to take, so I eased my requirement down and set a goal for an avg HR of 155.
We set off fast, but I made T go first as he makes a good "governor" for me. He did cause me to go a bit slower than I might have, but likely made it possible for me to have something left for the last 8 minute super steep climb to the summit (I passed him and beat him by almost a minute!). We didn't match our best time ever, but were only a couple of minutes off at 1:21 for the 4.4 mile/2600 ft climb.
Visited briefly with a friend on top, but it was too cold to stay long, so we turned and ran down. I was a little concerned about keeping my HR average high enough on the downhill run, but I shouldn't have worried - plenty there to make it hard work, if work of a different sort than the climb. So, 50 minute down (quite a lot off our best time ever, but it is early season and we wanted to limit the damage to our quads).
Total "race time" of 2:12, avg HR of 156, max of 170. Pretty happy about hitting the HR target so closely.
Sunday 136.2 was a pretty kickback, work around home day. Could feel Saturday's effort more than I would have liked in overall fatigue.
Monday 137.0 Recovery mode, so did Shoe Hill Loop with T this morning, 3.2 miles. My quads are jelly!
So Saturday was the first race in the local summer running series but we opted out as the trail is a great one, but makes a poor race course - single track gets all boggled up with too many bodies. Just icky. So, our plan was that we had to do Kendrick Mountain at "heart-rate race pace". My most recent race was a 5k last September where I took a minute off my PR, and my average HR for the race was 162. I didn't think I could sustain 162 for the roughly 2 hrs 15 mins I expected this jaunt to take, so I eased my requirement down and set a goal for an avg HR of 155.
We set off fast, but I made T go first as he makes a good "governor" for me. He did cause me to go a bit slower than I might have, but likely made it possible for me to have something left for the last 8 minute super steep climb to the summit (I passed him and beat him by almost a minute!). We didn't match our best time ever, but were only a couple of minutes off at 1:21 for the 4.4 mile/2600 ft climb.
Visited briefly with a friend on top, but it was too cold to stay long, so we turned and ran down. I was a little concerned about keeping my HR average high enough on the downhill run, but I shouldn't have worried - plenty there to make it hard work, if work of a different sort than the climb. So, 50 minute down (quite a lot off our best time ever, but it is early season and we wanted to limit the damage to our quads).
Total "race time" of 2:12, avg HR of 156, max of 170. Pretty happy about hitting the HR target so closely.
Sunday 136.2 was a pretty kickback, work around home day. Could feel Saturday's effort more than I would have liked in overall fatigue.
Monday 137.0 Recovery mode, so did Shoe Hill Loop with T this morning, 3.2 miles. My quads are jelly!
I always tend to think pets are laughing at us when they do stuff like that. Fair enough of course.
Back in Kingman. My energizer bunny energy was sadly lacking today. Had to really kedge myself out of the hotel room and into a run this morning. Worked far too late last night
Given my general wimpiness, I decided against the hill sprints since that would be pointless, but I did run over to the hill and up it as it offers a nice view from which to scope out another run. Decided to meander through some neighborhoods where I haven't ventured before, and I'm glad I did as I saw some homes to go back and take pictures of - we are trying to settle on exterior house finishes and designs and I saw a couple of ideas that would work at our place.
42 minutes, 412 calories, avg 151, max 168 (it was a slow run up the hill sprint hill!), f/f line of 136
Guessing they were 10 min miles, could have talked in short sentances.
Given my general wimpiness, I decided against the hill sprints since that would be pointless, but I did run over to the hill and up it as it offers a nice view from which to scope out another run. Decided to meander through some neighborhoods where I haven't ventured before, and I'm glad I did as I saw some homes to go back and take pictures of - we are trying to settle on exterior house finishes and designs and I saw a couple of ideas that would work at our place.
42 minutes, 412 calories, avg 151, max 168 (it was a slow run up the hill sprint hill!), f/f line of 136
Guessing they were 10 min miles, could have talked in short sentances.
Have been known to run in wind that was literally blowing me backwards while in mid stride, not very motivating and gives you some dreadful times, but being too stupid not to I still did it.
Most difficult part I find is the breathing, wind is either trying to inflate you making it hard to control or blowing air away from you making it hard to get enough in.
I expect New Mexico would be nice too.
Most difficult part I find is the breathing, wind is either trying to inflate you making it hard to control or blowing air away from you making it hard to get enough in.
I expect New Mexico would be nice too.
Spring around here is always windy and for at least a few days every spring the entire region is pushed into near-psychosis because it is so relentless. Sometimes I try and run in it, and yes, that blowing the body around with every stride certainly changes up a workout as does the breathing. When the wind is really fierce and unrelenting, I usually just cower - or more likely, retreat to the gym! There is a reason I pay that monthly membership fee and it isn't just for the hot showers!
Seems like it has been a whacked out week - between the wind making me mental and miserable, traveling for 2 intense and really long days mid-week, and then yesterday we reached the decision that it is time to let our little Feral go on to kitty heaven, so lots of tears and emotions yesterday, last night, and more today, but some relief too now that we are decided. We have a plan for Saturday.
Anyway, it was such a relief to wake this morning (137.4) and realize it was calm outside. We made immediate plans to do a Shoe Hill Loop after breakfast. Funny how a short run over familiar terrain with Tom can take my world from chaos back to right.
Seems like it has been a whacked out week - between the wind making me mental and miserable, traveling for 2 intense and really long days mid-week, and then yesterday we reached the decision that it is time to let our little Feral go on to kitty heaven, so lots of tears and emotions yesterday, last night, and more today, but some relief too now that we are decided. We have a plan for Saturday.
Anyway, it was such a relief to wake this morning (137.4) and realize it was calm outside. We made immediate plans to do a Shoe Hill Loop after breakfast. Funny how a short run over familiar terrain with Tom can take my world from chaos back to right.
Saturday (136.6) took Charlie and then Dilly for their walks, then let Feral out for a while to say goodbye. Lots of tears and hugs and petting for C&D though-out the day. Kind of lost ourselves in tearing out some brush as mindless is good when your heart is sad.
By Sunday we were ready to move, so set off toward the Peaks to get a new "standard" power-hiking time for a section of trail we often incorporate into our longer runs and hikes. Home to 418 and back. Got there in just under 35 minutes. Total hike: 6.8 miles, 1:44 (pretty mellow walk back looking at wild turkey tracks and flowers), and 719 calories. Avg HR 124, max HR 159.
Out of curiosity, did pre- and post- workout weigh-in with BF measures:
136.0, 17.4% f, 58% w, 39.1% m
134.8, 17.2% f, 58.4% w, 39.5% m
My expectation given the water loss was that fat % would go up while the other 2 measures went down. Overall, thinking this is pretty meaningless but I can't resist numbers.
Monday (136.4) Did a few laps on the monkey bars and some pull-ups but then we decided that since we needed to haul water, we should include a Mt Elden hike. Set off with T leading, but mid-way at the pinnacle (about 32 minutes) he stepped aside and told me to go on ahead. I wasn't sure I could go much faster than he was going anyway, but set off. Got to the saddle at just under 53 minutes and realized I could probably reach the fire lookout tower in under an hour if I didn't trip on the boulders and fall flat (pretty tired so was getting a little uncoordinated). Reached the end of the trail and sprinted up the gravel hill for the tower - 58:42! Tom finished in 59:50, so we were both thrilled to break an hour - on our way to town we were thinking we'd be at about 64 minutes.
3 miles, 2400 ft of elevation, 634 cals, avg HR 157, max HR 174. We took it easy going back down as we didn't want to blow our our quads as we did last week on Kendrick.
Shoe Hill Loop (clockwise) this morning (136.0) with good hard run up the middle 1.1 mile. Didn't quite beat our best time, but close. Really need to spend some time with the foam core roller as my right hamstring is getting grumpy.
By Sunday we were ready to move, so set off toward the Peaks to get a new "standard" power-hiking time for a section of trail we often incorporate into our longer runs and hikes. Home to 418 and back. Got there in just under 35 minutes. Total hike: 6.8 miles, 1:44 (pretty mellow walk back looking at wild turkey tracks and flowers), and 719 calories. Avg HR 124, max HR 159.
Out of curiosity, did pre- and post- workout weigh-in with BF measures:
136.0, 17.4% f, 58% w, 39.1% m
134.8, 17.2% f, 58.4% w, 39.5% m
My expectation given the water loss was that fat % would go up while the other 2 measures went down. Overall, thinking this is pretty meaningless but I can't resist numbers.
Monday (136.4) Did a few laps on the monkey bars and some pull-ups but then we decided that since we needed to haul water, we should include a Mt Elden hike. Set off with T leading, but mid-way at the pinnacle (about 32 minutes) he stepped aside and told me to go on ahead. I wasn't sure I could go much faster than he was going anyway, but set off. Got to the saddle at just under 53 minutes and realized I could probably reach the fire lookout tower in under an hour if I didn't trip on the boulders and fall flat (pretty tired so was getting a little uncoordinated). Reached the end of the trail and sprinted up the gravel hill for the tower - 58:42! Tom finished in 59:50, so we were both thrilled to break an hour - on our way to town we were thinking we'd be at about 64 minutes.
3 miles, 2400 ft of elevation, 634 cals, avg HR 157, max HR 174. We took it easy going back down as we didn't want to blow our our quads as we did last week on Kendrick.
Shoe Hill Loop (clockwise) this morning (136.0) with good hard run up the middle 1.1 mile. Didn't quite beat our best time, but close. Really need to spend some time with the foam core roller as my right hamstring is getting grumpy.