Thursday, August 28, 2008

day three-hundred-thirty-one

day three-hundred-thirty-one...

long work day so only perfect push-ups. broke my own office record of 40 ppus in one set with a new single set total of 42 ppus. 25 x 3 more. 117 total

weight: can lift my own at least
feeling... gun show

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

day three-hundred-thirty

day three-hundred-thirty...

work gym again

exercise bike. 30 minutes. 7+ miles. almost 300 calories

perfect push-ups. 20 x 3. 60 total
crunches. 30 x 2. only 60 total
horizontal leg lifts for stomach. 10 x 2. only 20 total

weight: still no
feeling... extra sweaty!

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

day three-hundred-twenty-nine

day three-hundred-twenty-nine...

self imposed day off yesterday. back to work(out) today. can't run because of my foot, so into the gym at work

exercise bike. 30 minutes. 7+ miles. almost 300 calories

weights:
incline dumbbell press. 30 lbs/arm. 16 x 3
cross-x pullie system. 40 lbs/arm. 16 x 3
chest pull-in. 40 lbs + machine. 16 x 3
crunches. 30 x 8. 240 total
horizontal leg lifts for stomach. 10 x 8. 80 total

weight: no chance
feeling... sweaty

Sunday, August 24, 2008

day three-hundred-twenty-seven

day three-hundred-twenty-seven...

woke up early with the intention to run a 5k or 10k monthly race around lake merritt. got dressed, put on my shoes, and realized i'd be inflicting serious injury on my left foot if i ran. planter fascia is jacked. so off to napa and a gym there

stair climber. no stress on my foot. 30 minutes

weights:
incline dumbbell press. 30 lbs/arm. 16 x 3
cross-x pullie system. 40 lbs/arm. 12 x 3
bicep curls. 20 lbs/arm. 20 x 3. 60 reps total, 30 per arm
vertical leg lifts for stomach. 12 x 4. 48 total
crunches. 30 x 4. 120 total
horizontal leg lifts for stomach. 10 x 4. 40 total

weight: forgot to check
feeling... happy to work out, but wanted to win that race

Saturday, August 23, 2008

day three-hundred-twenty-six

day three-hundred-twenty-six...

8 miles. twice around the lake. stopped off at the farmer's market. i used new shoes for the first time yesterday. the old shoes were, well, old. the combo of shoe change and days off has made my right ankle sore and left plantar fascia scream. super

weight: ugh
feeling... disappointed in my feet

Friday, August 22, 2008

day three-hundred-twenty-five

day three-hundred-twenty-five...

back in oakland. 5+ mile run around the lake

weight: i don't own a scale
feeling... my calves need some stretching

Thursday, August 21, 2008

day three-hundred-twenty-four

day three-hundred-twenty-four...

6+ mile run through westmont, illinois. midday. looks/feels like rain coming. but it's also hotter outside than seems.

weight: certainly dropped some water weight during the run
feeling... like i haven't run in over a week

Monday, August 18, 2008

days three-hundred-sixteen through three-hundred-twenty-one

days three-hundred-sixteen through three-hundred-twenty-one...

camping in quatico, ontario, canada. portaging in and out of wilderness to start and finish the trip. lots of canoeing daily. heck of
an arm workout. not so much going on with the legs.

weight: no scales in the wild
feeling... without a care

Sunday, August 10, 2008

day-three-hundred-thirteen

day-three-hundred-thirteen...

twice around the lake. sun sucked all the energy out of me. walked the final half-mile. so ran almost 8 miles

despite heavy legs, a killer sun, and a tired body was happy i got as far as i did. off to canada tomorrow by way of chicago for a week in the wilderness

weight: probably about to drop like i'm on survivor
feeling... pleased

Saturday, August 9, 2008

day-three-hundred-twelve

day-three-hundred-twelve...

one day off, but still tired. one lap around the lake after an evening nap. probably would've forced a second if night hadn't fallen. "the freaks come out at night." almost 5 miles

weight: serviceable
feeling... need another nap

Thursday, August 7, 2008

day-three-hundred-ten

day-three-hundred-ten...

uno lap around the lake. almost 5 miles. nearly 36 minutes. realizing that i've run 9 of 10 consecutive days and 12 of the past 13 days. no wonder my legs are a little tired. time to give them a day off

weight: holding
feeling... crunches are a necessity

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

day-three-hundred-nine

day-three-hundred-nine...

double time around the lake. 8+ mile run

weight: so-so
feeling... sore throat?

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

day-three-hundred-eight

day-three-hundred-eight...

5 mile run around the lake

weight: ugh
feeling... heavy, slow

Monday, August 4, 2008

day-three-hundred-seven

day-three-hundred-seven...

a little softball just to get some fresh air. then about 4.5 mile run around the lake

weight: a sack of softballs
feeling... a twinge in my right knee

Sunday, August 3, 2008

day-three-hundred-six

day-three-hundred-six...

final sea ranch day. quick run. 5 miles

weight: %^@#$!
feeling... windy

Saturday, August 2, 2008

day-three-hundred-five

day-three-hundred-five...

more sea ranch trails and roads. got lost for a while. those uneven dirt trails aren't kind to my ankles or knees. 8+ miles

weight: #
feeling... lost and found

Friday, August 1, 2008

day-three-hundred-four

day-three-hundred-four...

sea ranch run. smaller steps so my pedometer might be off. 6+ miles

weight: !
feeling... sunsetesque