Ugh - where have I been? I just hate it when I get behind on logging.
8/31/12 138.4 Back exercises and roller
9/1/12 139.0 Packed up (walked about 5000 steps) then got in the car for 10 hours to drive to Ogden. VACATION!!!!!
9/2/12 Welcome to the Land of Dessert (and now I shall add Wheat). It's going to be a tough week - so much crappy food around. It will be a real test of whether exercise can withstand diet. Luckily, the main temptations are not ones I like - pumpkin pie - who cares? No cookies, no cakes.
T wants to do a rock climb he last did about 30 years ago -but we have to find it. The description he found online is intimidating and frankly does not sound fun. Long approach, loose rock, nasty downclimb. We went out to explore in the afternoon, and as we were driving north, he spotted what he was looking for well before the area we planned for. We found our way through neighborhoods to a perfect spot on the bench where we could park and gain access to the Bonneville Shoreline trail system. We made our way up the hill to the climb, then scouted for the best access route. Once we had it picked out, we explored on the trail, making our way to Jump Up canyon and climbing to the head of it. After saying hello to the resident rattle snake, we made our way down and across the hillside. We were out 4 hours and about 8 miles with a substantial climb.
9/3/12 - Ran the shoreline trail loop starting on 36th street, 3.5 miles, then half way around again to the park where we played. Sprints on the grass - gently up hill, then monkey bars, pullups and toes to bar. Family party in the afternoon. OMG - Steve is now into religion and opposed to the concept of evolution. Spare me this discussion! Preferable to talk with Dianne about anything, but we settled on food - discussed Wheatbelly, yogurt, and Good Calories/Bad Calories.
9/4/12 We did the rock climb! Long hard day, but what a grand adventure. About 1 hour approach - uphill pretty steep and on talus - I forgot how much I loved boulder hopping on talus. I'm way out of practice, but love it still. Roped up for about 13 pitches - some were short cuz rope drag was a problem. Most in the 5.6 range - fun, easy climbing. After a few hours our feet were screaming miserable in our rock shoes. Ugh! Every step was painful and a crack jam was agony! We were roped up for about 6 hours. Next, came the descent - scary, steep, loose. But since I got to change shoes, who cares? There was some 4th class downclimbing, but mostly just a steep canyon to get through.
We were toast when we finished - we had each carried only 2 liters and about 3 bars, so we were hungry, thirsty and tired. When we got to the house, I ate my peach and yogurt (heaven!) then showered and crashed.
9/5/12 wiped out - we slept in (missed saying goodby to R&D). Walked around the neighborhood a little, then went shopping. Made a gluten free dinner for all - yummy tacos.
9/6/12 Mt Timpanogos - was kind of a last minute decision, so we got a late start. We didn't hit the trail until 11:30. Steady climb up to Emerald Lake, then across boulder tallus (glacial morraine) to the saddle. We saw mountain goats! Very cool - sadly my picture was poorly composed. Up on the saddle, we could see a big thunderstorm headed our way. We watched for a bit and then decided against going any higher. Second peak we've been rained off this summer. Oh well, better to be smart, and it was already 3:00 pm.
We turned and headed down, got drenched by a big downpour and when we heard thunder, we were glad we did. i just hate lightning on peaks. Anyway, made it back to the trailhead in about 2:30 hrs, total 5:52 for the hike and about 15 miles. Total cals were 2485.
9/7/12 Slept in, then went out for Mexican food with R&L. Decided to go register for the race on Saturday - why not? Went to the park for a brief workout - muscle ups, monkey bars, t2b, pullups.
9/8/12 PR at 5k! 25:25. Given all we've done this week, we weren't sure how the race would go, but I just ran and it felt good. Best was learning I was first in my age group! Woo hoo! After a summer of second place finishes, first is better! 320 cals, avg HR 164, max HR 181. T also got a PR.
9/9/12 - packed up and headed for home... wasn't too bad, but 10 hours in the car is never fun.
9/10/12 Tom's birthday and we are back to going wheat free (mostly). He was not loving the fact that we had no treats for his birthday after a week of indulgence. It was rainy, so after unpacking, we headed to town for a weight workout and then went to NF for dinner. We indulged in a chocolate chip cookie and satisfied his need for a treat. Weight after a week of indulgence: 141.2 could have been far worse!
9/11/12 141.2 Saddle Mt with T - nothing like jumping right back into the routine. We did take the camera and made it a nicer, easier run. Lovely pics with kind of dramatic lighting due to clouds.
646 cals, avg HR 142, max HR 170
9/12/12 139.4 Gym for BOSU, lots of lunges, t2b, and pullups
9/13/12 139.4 Exercise course at Buffalo Park - what a great workout and lots of fun. The trampoline was cold and wet (40 degrees this morning!), and this was a wonderful alternative. 2 miles and several exercise stations. I felt a little silly doing toe touches in public and lying in the wood chips to do some of the other exercises - but I just went with the program, smiled at the folks walking or running by, and enjoyed myself tremendously.
9/14/12 140.0 Drove to Phx for meeting - no exercise and ate an entire bag of TJ powerberries on the way home. Ugh!
9/15/12 138.2 Saturday morning weigh-in.
Regular mode Athlete Mode
17.4% 26.3% Fat
57.7% 53.3% Water
38.9% 36.0% Muscle
21.7 BMI, 1345 BMR
Did a yard workout on Saturday and then normal home stuff. Pullups, vaults over the balance beam (new exercise), cartwheels, handstands, T2B
9/16/12 139.6 Tramopoline 30 minutes of bliss! Cals 219, avg HR 122, max HR 141
9/17/12 138.6 Shoe HIll Loop, clockwise. T wanted to set a standard time for this direction on the back 1.1 mile. It was about 11 minutes, we didn't rush. Avg HR 122, max 165, 286 cals. Total time about 40 minutes.
9/18/12 138.4 Saddle Mountain with T.
34.13 up, 371 cals, avg HR 155, max HR 175
22.49 down, 266 cals, avg HR 156, max HR 167
Fit/Fat line was at 134, the highest I've seen.
