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Running
01372 days
Today, Teri, Tracy and myself went running at Joe Walker Middle School. The run is two laps of running and one lap walking to rest. We all try to run faster and harder. Overall the run/walk was just under three miles. The fastest time was 11.2 MPH on the last running lap. My heart monitor was letting me know I was near max. Tracy and I seem to keep going at the same pace.
Run
01373 days
Today, Tracy my friend and personal trainer and me got out and ran at work. The goal was to run 3.0 miles non-stop, which we did once before. This was a very hard run on me and Tracy. It was a fast pace for the both of us. She was sore from her Saturday’s run, and well, I am always sore. The motionbased numbers look good. While, I felt it was killing me, I like everything after we stop. Check out the vitals. Overall we ran at 10:09 pace for 30 minute and 40 seconds, which include a slight stop in shoe tying time (say that 10 times). Overall 3.02 miles.
Softball (we win)!
01376 days
by douglaspaulwade
in Fitness
Thursday night we played after two weeks off because of the Poppy Festival. We played at 7:45pm and did pretty well. We as a team batted well . We fielded well, but not that great.
It was a full length game, we won 27-13. I did bat well. Five singles! I ran well, but after I was sore. It was a hard week on the ol’ hip. Three days of running in a row, followed up with softball. I am not in my twenties and that stuff adds up.
Walking
01377 days
I have been walking for a goal of virtually walking across America in one year. I started in Mid January and set a goal of 16,000 steps a day.
As of first of May, I have walked 1,593,289 steps or an average of 15,933 a day (a little shy of my goal). The distance so far is 779.5 miles. On the map that is about walking from Santa Monica Pier in California to Albuquerque New Mexico.
Tale of Two Runners (Tracy Whittaker)
01380 days
This is an article that Tracy wrote about our running at work. I liked it so much, I want to cross post it to my blog.
A Tale of Two Runners: Doug and Tracy Tackle the Streets and the Stairs
Today was muggy, overcast, and quite warm for a “spring” day. Just the perfect day for a run! So lace up those shoes and come along for the ride. It was 11am, stretching had been done and satellites had been located for the GPS tracking device, as we began our training. Synchronizing watches we began with gusto and right away we had our first 1/4 mile done in merely 2min 16 seconds. A decent pace. As we settled in, it was soon apparent that with the weather conditions, maybe our gust-o was a bit “much-o”. So the next mile was a relatively good pace at about 2 min 29 sec per 1/4 mile. From there we caught our breath, stretched our aches, and headed back to our initial position with a slower pace ranging from 2min 34 sec – 2 min 41sec per 1/4 mile. Exhausted, sweaty, but proud we finished 3 miles in 33 min 02 sec including our walking time [per mile pace of 10:52].
As if it were not enough to do this to ourselves, it was time for the real butt-kicker! The Stairwell. 16 flights of torture, lung screaming, thigh burning, torture! Admittedly, I lack luster in this area. As we started out, my mind was saying “you can do this, its only 16 flights, only 8 floors, only 168 stairs, only 16 landings, 16 turns…power up them, don’t be a wus”…and much more negotiating continued as I stared up the seemingly endless Well; the hot, muggy, feels-like-theres-not-a-breath-of-wind, I-just-might-pass-out-my-heart-is-beating-so-fast stairwell. You get the picture.
And trust me it was brutal. I took a beating. Beaten into submission were my lungs, my legs, my willpower, and worst of all my ego. How out of shape I felt as my workout buddy, Doug, kicked my butt up those stairs. Not just the “I beat you by a few steps win”, no, the “multiple flights, I’ll see you when you get up here win”, which will serve as a good reminder of where I stand in the world. I am sure it will take a while to forget my legs were screaming for a break as I failed to make it ‘running’ up the stairs, but at the top at least I was out of breath, heart pounding. As I walked back down to the ground floor, my legs feeling as though they were standing on paint shakers, I thought ‘let’s do that again’. Okay so maybe that was sarcastic, but am I glad I did a second round? Sure, yeah, at the time NO, however, looking back I am glad because that which does not kill you makes you stronger. As we cool down, I am sopping wet from head to toe, and I think to myself ‘Another successful workout, another day down, another step closer, I can’t wait to do it all again tomorrow’.
Until next time…stay strong, train hard, and expect results. You can acheive anything you set your mind to.
Tonights Run
01386 days
Tonight, I run with my personal trainer, and family friend, Tracy. She and I headed to the Aqueduct. We started at 60th West and ran into the wind for 1.5 miles, after a 1/4 warm up walk. At the half way point, we walked another 1/4 mile and then ran back to the start. Overall, running was 3.0 miles (1/4 mile longer then last time). We walked a 1/2 mile to cool down. It was great!
Running up Mount Rosamond
01390 days
by douglaspaulwade
in Fitness
A couple of weeks ago, I walked up Mt. Rosamond with folks from work, Jeff, Tracy and her husband Sean. The walk was nice, I stopped to take pictures along the way and had to run to catch up. I noticed or believed that I could run up the hill. I do not believe that I am able to run up it non-stop, but I want to make that a small goal.
Run – Aqueduct
01390 days
Last night, I got out to run. I talked Tracy, one of my fitness partners to join me. We set out at 6:00pm at the aqueduct, and there was no wind, that is rare. We started running west from 60th Street West, until we reached the pump station, that is about 1.5 miles. We walked for the first half mile (to warm up, after stretching), then ran one mile. I was experiencing some discomfort with my shins. At the mid point, we walked a 1/4 mile, then ran for 1.5 miles back to the gate. At the end we did a 1/2 mile walk for cool down.
Softball
01398 days
by douglaspaulwade
in Fitness
Tonight’s game, well we won 15-13. We played much better as a team. I did not help overall with my batting or throwing. I threw one over the first baseman’s head from 20 feet, (I could not believe it). During warm up, I could not control my throwing. My batting was bad. I grounded out three times, walked once. I suck.
Rachel picked me from work and dropped me off at the park. I arrived early and most of the other players arrived minutes before the game started. I was shaky, I need to eat prior to the game. The last food I eat was at 10:45 and that is too long without eating.
Softball – Lost
01405 days
by douglaspaulwade
in Fitness
Tonight’s game did not go so well. I played bad. I grounded out twice, walked once, and then finally hit a single. The team we were playing had a great infield. They stopped everything. We lost by the mercy rule, 28-8. I felt that I ran like a slug. I just seem to get a bit slow, or my expectation is getting higher, I am not sure.
