Showing posts with label Workout. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Workout. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
PR
Today I ran 10.25 miles in 67 minutes 23 seconds (slightly over 6 min 45 sec splits), and continued on the greenway for a total of 15 miles in about 110 minutes. The 10 miles felt great, but I really ran out of steam for the 5 getting back to Neland. In any case I feel that it is a PR, so I am happily exhausted.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
September 7th, 2010 - State of Me
UT offered free fitness assessments (similar to CMU's health and wellness fair). According to their standards, I am in excellent shape. Question is, will it stay that way to the end of the semester?
Results
Weight: 161 lbs
Height: 5'10.5"
Body Fat: 7.4%, 22.8 BMI (I think that is lower than last year at CMU)
Sit and Reach: 21 cm (Rocked this one, having had yoga earlier)
3 min YMCA Step Test (96 bpm) heart rate: 84 bpm
Pushups (1 min, no rest - once you rest test is over): 45
Situps (1 min, no rest - once you rest test is over): 47
I have also started to do an on/off cycle - run .25 miles, jog 0.25 miles, run 0.25 miles etc. It is a nice change up, and gets tiring. I am doing my run about 1.5 times than my jog (at least I am taking ~1.5 more steps in my run than my jog). The 0.25 mile intervals are because the trails I run have those increments.
Results
Weight: 161 lbs
Height: 5'10.5"
Body Fat: 7.4%, 22.8 BMI (I think that is lower than last year at CMU)
Sit and Reach: 21 cm (Rocked this one, having had yoga earlier)
3 min YMCA Step Test (96 bpm) heart rate: 84 bpm
Pushups (1 min, no rest - once you rest test is over): 45
Situps (1 min, no rest - once you rest test is over): 47
I have also started to do an on/off cycle - run .25 miles, jog 0.25 miles, run 0.25 miles etc. It is a nice change up, and gets tiring. I am doing my run about 1.5 times than my jog (at least I am taking ~1.5 more steps in my run than my jog). The 0.25 mile intervals are because the trails I run have those increments.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
July 10th, 2010
It started to rain yesterday with scattered showers! This morning it was raining! The first rain day of the summer; I enjoy rain days!It also made the Winne the Pooh rain song stuck in my head.
However, it seems that my life hates me, and once I begin to have fun I am sent off elsewhere. So I couldn't enjoy my rain day, I was sent to the farmers market my father usually does so he could prepare the brooder house for poults.
I am an excellent salesman. I give more information about the fruit than they ever wanted to hear (I sometimes include the rootstock of the tree) and I am very willing to please. Free samples on everything. A lady told me “you keep smiling, you will do fine”, which I am still not sure how to take. I also don't know any of the prices (I refuse to learn them) so I make up prices, which tend to be low. Two of the regular customers corrected me today, telling me that the real price was higher. Old folks and their honesty.
I also completed a nice run, and took a sweet ice bath. The one hill around 5.5 miles is a real dozzy, but I got such a nice feeling when I got to the top.
However, it seems that my life hates me, and once I begin to have fun I am sent off elsewhere. So I couldn't enjoy my rain day, I was sent to the farmers market my father usually does so he could prepare the brooder house for poults.
I am an excellent salesman. I give more information about the fruit than they ever wanted to hear (I sometimes include the rootstock of the tree) and I am very willing to please. Free samples on everything. A lady told me “you keep smiling, you will do fine”, which I am still not sure how to take. I also don't know any of the prices (I refuse to learn them) so I make up prices, which tend to be low. Two of the regular customers corrected me today, telling me that the real price was higher. Old folks and their honesty.
I also completed a nice run, and took a sweet ice bath. The one hill around 5.5 miles is a real dozzy, but I got such a nice feeling when I got to the top.
Monday, July 5, 2010
July 5th, 2010
Today was a work in the barn day. David and I finished up the ceiling of the home built cooler, and David worked on the knee wall above the other cooler while I did some facial work. The wall was curved a lot, so every foot I measured to find the width in order to make a facial board. Reminded me a lot of integrating.
Yesterday we picked plums in the morning, and I went running in the evening. I was hoping to break the 15 mile mark, but with the heat I ended up cutting it short at 11.5. Ran all of Bell Gate road though, which was a goal of mine. Been running every other day, a distance of greater than 4 miles each time.
In the evening David, Isaac and I took Eli to see fireworks in Quakertown. Fireworks always make me smile; I love watching the different types, and see the lights gently fall down. After we got back I climbed up 5's feed bin and sipped a beer while watching random firework. It was real nice and peaceful.
Hopefully when I have more time I can elaborate on my UT trip more.
Yesterday we picked plums in the morning, and I went running in the evening. I was hoping to break the 15 mile mark, but with the heat I ended up cutting it short at 11.5. Ran all of Bell Gate road though, which was a goal of mine. Been running every other day, a distance of greater than 4 miles each time.
In the evening David, Isaac and I took Eli to see fireworks in Quakertown. Fireworks always make me smile; I love watching the different types, and see the lights gently fall down. After we got back I climbed up 5's feed bin and sipped a beer while watching random firework. It was real nice and peaceful.
Hopefully when I have more time I can elaborate on my UT trip more.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
May 20th, 2010
Today I worked in the barn in the morning, getting it ready to be whitewashed tomorrow. (Actually, the first thing I did was clean up a flood in the brooder house . . . it is weird how the turkeys can sometimes exert enough force on the water to pull off the hose) The barn will probably look quite nice being whitewashed, but all of the hay above will work it's way down, and become dusty mess. Reminds me of how the physics department at CMU is putting in a clean room . . . we are kinda doing the same, but without the plastic barrier so ours will fail.
Caught turkeys in the evening. They didn't walk on well, and it is hard to push on with only the left hand. Now my eyes are all bloodshot and irradiated from the dust.
Went running afterwards, ~3 miles at a good pace. Followed it up with some ab work, than soaked my hand in ice water and popped some Ibuprofen in order to keep the swelling in my hand down. Go to the doctor for that tomorrow.
Caught turkeys in the evening. They didn't walk on well, and it is hard to push on with only the left hand. Now my eyes are all bloodshot and irradiated from the dust.
Went running afterwards, ~3 miles at a good pace. Followed it up with some ab work, than soaked my hand in ice water and popped some Ibuprofen in order to keep the swelling in my hand down. Go to the doctor for that tomorrow.
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