Training Log Archive: possum

Meet at Bonner Springs Park. I totally blew the first control by going waaay to the west. Then I had to figure out where I was and relocate. After that, OK. We had to run around the small lake about three times. It was really good to get out, and not too hot this morning. After I got home, my right knee started hurting. Not good.

Lots of Burpees on Burpee Friday. Got a little light-headed on Round 5. Need to track my blood pressure more closely to see if I still need to be on medication.

Elray and I walked on the Riverfront Trail after recycling. Then we went shopping for fresh kibble.

Pouring rain outside, nice and dry to exercise inside. Finished up a little sweaty and then went to the eye doctor.

Harder than the heart rate would indicate with moves like squats on an upside-down BOSU. An extra challenge this week--a squat and shin kick counted as one. I did 87 in the three minutes. My trapezoid and deltas were sore today--I'm not sure whether it was yesterday's workout or last night's yoga.

Kicking the bag while on your knees is tough and takes balance. Also, crunchy frogs really target the mid-section.

Worked on mapping the Parkville Univ. underground. Great day for it--we are under a heat advisory, so being in a cave makes sense. Also no worries about UVA an UVB.

Went to the all-session, mostly flow yoga class. Very intense and sweaty. I hadn't been for almost a month, and struggled a bit.

Not too hard today, but a new move on Round 9 was really hard to do. This week's CHOW was on Round 8--10 hits on the speed bag and 5 squat pulses. I managed 20 in three minutes.

I spent about 2 hours in the garden, first picking blueberries and a few other things, which was not too tough. Then, I started weeding between the asparagus and the tomatoes and peppers. Lots of really noxious weeds and grass which had gotten out of hand, so it took some muscle to pull. When I got finished, I didn't feel very good, and barely made it to the house. Really light-headed and dizzy. I don't know if it was a sudden drop in blood pressure, too much heat, or I ran out of blood sugar, but I didn't feel too great the rest of the day, and even laid down for about a half hour, which I seldom do. I will try to stay out of the heat the next few days.