Category: walking

Getting over it

Not much going on today: I drove B to get her hair done (unnecessary: the roads turned out to be fine, but we didn’t know that before we went out) and I picked up tickets for the Bradley NIT game vs Dayton. Unfortunately, the Navy at Wake Forrest and the Kent State at Illinois State games are the same night. So, no double header for me.

And the women are playing at George Washington on Thursday; they might well win that game.

We did have some snow and ice but much of the road ice is gone.

My workout: 3 miles from the YMCA to Pioneer Parkway and back; some slush. Weights: 5 (of 6) sets of 6, 8, 2, then 2 sets of 5 chins. In between: shoveling and clearing. I did my PT before the weights.

Then: bench: 10 x 134, 5 x 160, 6 x 160, 5 x 160 (6 reps is a recent best)
high incline: 10 x 94, 5 x 115, 5 x 110
curls: 1 set of 10, plus a 2 minute plank.

Ugh

I’ll say it: this was a bad weekend for me.

The walk: 11.06 at 16:15 (Bradley out and back, then the 2 mile loop and another 1.3 Corn Stock loop, then the 3 mile course plus a few 10’th. Good enough, and the left hip/leg did not bother me.

Today: 2 miles Moss course, then deadlifts:
low: 10 x 134, 10 x 184, 10 x 225, then 3 sets of 5 x 300 with the 6 inch handle. Good enough.

Ok, the workouts were fine. But this was our 30’th wedding anniversary. And so she posted photos from the wedding and all I can remember is the fight before the wedding (so many idiotic mistakes then) and then a very similar issue coming up recently. This just rekindled old wounds.

Living in a dumpster fire

I’ve really become divorced from the news. I need to do better. I still do not know who I will vote for in a couple of days.

The “dumpster fire” is a reference to my personal life and I’ll leave it at that. Nothing is life-threatening

Workout notes:
pull ups: 6-6-6-6-8-6-5-5-5 which included some chin up style and some scapular plus regular
bench press: 10 x 134, 5 x 160, 5 x 160, 5 x 160
high incline: 10 x 94, 10 x 105, 5 x 110

Doesn’t seem like much, does it? And I had a 2 mile walk.

That was then, this is now

I walked my 5 mile course later in the day (due to B’s eye appointment) and was about 1:09 for 5 miles; I had accidentally stopped my watch at 4.8 (the crossing) and it was 1:06:xx there. I was 33:xx at the lower part turn around at 55:27 at the park exit. Weather was perfect.

Pace: 13:48 average. That is good compared to recent months, and I have to forget that my 50 mile pace was faster than that..22 years ago.

Time takes its toll. And I have a small left glute pain (noticed yesterday afternoon) and very “heavy”, tight calves. I think that it is the push off motion.

We have elections coming up and, frankly, I’ve given it little thought. I probably should since I will almost certainly vote for the D in the fall. So, this primary is probably more important but I have a tough time making myself care. I’ll do some research this weekend and try to figure it out.

Some things resolve themselves

And now onto today: I walked in the evening and was very stiff. I need to stretch my back again. 2 miles for that.

Now the lifting: pull ups: 5 sets of 6, 4 sets of 5. Some were chin up sets, some were “pause at the top” sets. I kind of rushed through.

bench: 10 x 134, 11 x 150 (miscounted), 10 x 134
low trap bar: 10 x 134, 10 x 184, 10 x 225
high incline: 3 sets of 10 x 94

Divas and Drama Queens

The title is intentionally vague.

I’ll limit myself to what I can say.

Monday: 2 mile commuter walk before a Dean’s meeting. Morning: pull ups were a bit of a drag: 5 sets of 6, then 6, 5, 5, 5. I think I didn’t rest enough between sets. I did one pair of mixed grips, one set was chin up style.
Bench: 10 x 134, 3 sets of 5 x 160, 2 x 170
high incline: 10 x 94, then 2 sets of 6 x 105. Kind of tired.

This morning: 10k course in 1:25:55, slightly slower than 3 weeks ago, but one of my faster ones. I was especially pleased since the road was slick with rain. And I wore shorts! It hit in the 80’s today; big storm due tonight.

Time flies, but I don’t

Writing: not much, but I’ve been watching lots of shows with B and that is more important. And I did watch the Bradley women beat Evansville on Thursday (not a close game at the end, though it was close for a half) and lose 66-65 on a free throw with 0.7 seconds to go. The Rebirds scored the first 10 points of the game, then the Braves scored the next 13. It went back and forth with the Redbirds building an 8 point lead in the second half, only to have Bradley take a 7 point lead with 2 minutes left in the game.

But Navy really had a brutal end to their game.

More importantly, B went to the Bradley game with me, and WALKED from the house to the game (with one rest stop) with her rollator.

Workout notes:

Thursday: it was slick with rain, but it was 1:26:24 (13:56 mpm) for the course. I was 57:30 exiting the park so the last 2.2 in 29 minutes was nice.

Friday: weights and a 2 mile commuter walk.
The pull ups: mostly sets of 5 and 6 with one of 8 to get me my 50 reps. These were not bad, not great.
bench: 10 x 134, 3 sets of 5 x 160, 1 x 170
high incline: 10 x 94, 4 x 110, 7 x 105 (less than stellar)

Saturday: same course as last Saturday, but 7 minutes slower due to howling winds. 3:00:06 for 11.2 miles; the wind just howled.

Sunday: 5k commuter walk after some deadlifts:
low: 10 x 134, 10 x 184, 10 x 225
4 inch: 2 x 300, 4 x 300, 10 x 255 (easy). I lose a rep or two going from 6 inch to 4 inch.

Tuesday and Wednesday

Yestreday’s walk was in drizzle and it took 1:35 to do my 10k course (15:30 mpm). It was not a great walk, but my mind wandered all over the place. It was mostly about work.

Today: commuter walk (2 miles) and the weights went down like this:
10 singles, 2 sets of 6 (one chin up style), 8, 4 sets of 5.

bench: 10 x 134, 19 x 134 (wanted 20), 7 x 150
high incline: 3 sets of 10 x 94
trap bar dead: 6 inch: 10 x 170, low: 10 x 170, 10 x 190, 10 x 225

Friday, Saturday, Sunday

We just got back from watching Bradley beat Murray state 87-78. It was close for most of the game; it was only 1 point at the half and with 4:xx left it was 70-67.

Workout notes:

Friday: pull ups: included 6, 6, 10, 6 sets of 5. Some were done a bit stricter; the 10 was loose.
bench press: 10 x 134, 2 x 170 (missed 3rd rep), 1 x 175, 5 x 160, 5 x 160, 6 x 155
high incline: 10 x 94, 4 x 110, 7 x 105
2 mile commuter walk (stupid meeting)

Saturday: 11.2 miles at 15:31; walked down to the River plus enough campus stuff to make 11

Sunday: 2 mile commuter. Deadlifts:
6 inch: 10 x 170
low: 10 x 170, 10 x 190, 10 x 225
6 inch: 3 sets of 5 x 300 Maybe it is time to try this with 4 inch.