Just got a message that I get to work out with Richard Simmons this Saturday. hahahaha!

I've started another weight training program: 5x5. hundredpushups was fun, but too targeted, so I'm giving this a shot. (Mostly because I was really interested in a good squat routine, with the hope that I could fortify my knees for running the 1/2 marathon and triathlon ( Read more... )

It got really warm today, I had to go out for a ride. I did the usual Washington Park loops for about an hour. 14.95 miles.

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Trying to get back on the one hundred push ups challenge wagon here.

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Capital City Century: 111.50 miles, 7h26m riding time, 8h52m total time including breaks, average pace 14.8mph, fixed gear, I hit the century mark at 6h36m but the last leg was rather difficult, rolling hills and I was basically running on fumes), calories burned ~3700, calories consumed: a lot more than that. I celebrated by drinking an ice cold ( Read more... )

The break from the hot weather has been nice, especially for the garden stuff. Our vegetables are basically done, so we're just tending to all the different greens we have growing ( Read more... )

Week 3 of the hundred push ups challenge:
Long break: 3 weeks after I completed Week 2.5. Been ramping up the bike mileage lately, and I don't often have the energy to attack the push ups properly. I've settled for sets of push ups whenever I can to maintain my current level. It's been sufficient to do at least that.
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Week 3 of the hundred push ups challengeDidn't start the next week on time because I've been getting lots of road mileage down for the Capital City Century, which is in 6 weeks (and the CMC after that). Waited a day after my weekly long ride on Sunday and it wasn't enough to complete the prescribed day 1 of week 3. Rested a few more days and I ( Read more... )