Training Archive: vmeyerIn the 7 days ending 2008-07-20:
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Sunday Jul 20 | ||
| Note | |
| (injured) | ||
Here is my ankle this afternoon. I am having a glass of wine to relieve the pain. ;)
My mother came to "visit" this weekend since Roger is away. Don't get me wrong, she likes seeing Roger, but I think she likes having a crack at organizing, cleaning and paring down our clutter even more. She worked me like a dog the last two days cleaning out closets, and even degreasing the stove. I was all for getting a new stove, but NO, we had to clean this one. She went away with a carload of stuff for the thrift store, as well as about 30 towels for the vet's office. She wanted a crack at recycling Roger's boxes of papers, but I had enough and started whining. Man, she is a dynamo at 73. I am pretty sure I will never have that much energy. Well, at least not for cleaning. | ||
Saturday Jul 19 | ||
| Biking (Mt Vernon Bike Trail) 3:15:00 [2]36.0 mi (5:25 / mi) | |
| shoes: Bike shoes | ||
Round trip on the Mount Vernon Trail after dropping Roger off at the airport at 6 AM. Started at Roosevelt Island. Busy through Belle Haven with all the training groups out. Got more authoritative with my "Passing" as I went along. Very enjoyable. Fifteen minutes faster than the other time I tried this in July 2005.
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| O Training (PWNF) 1:05:22 [3]4.0 mi (16:20 / mi) | |
| shoes: Icebugs Sky Blue | ||
| Kris set 13 controls out for summer series training. My tracks are posted at http://www.vmeyer.net/ostuff/pwnf_ss.pdf
My mother is visiting for the day. Actually, she came to help me clean some closets, and we ended up working on the stove as well. I still think it would have been easier to buy a new stove... But anyway, I decided I had enough cleaning for today, so we drove down to the park. I totally enjoyed myself (even with the heat, humidity, ticks including one on the front of my shirt at dinner). Traffic was actually a breeze except for that small stretch near Lorton. I did turn my left ankle (usually it is my right one) over just before #8. Loud crunching sound, and not one F-bomb. I lay on the ground wondering if I really had broken it this time. But I got up and was able to continue. I am applying peas as I write this. Bad timing if I have to lay off for a week or so. I was on a roll!! | ||
| C • ankle 3 | ||
Friday Jul 18 | ||
| Note | |
| An interesting morning at work. I can't put documents I throw away into the dumpster at work because of the confidential nature of the documents. A year ago, the city schools disbanded their roving crew who did things like move furniture, or takes boxes of confidential materials to the city incinerator.
So, I had ~700 pounds of paper that I needed to get rid of, so I drove today and loaded them into my van and drove to the incinerator. I got to drive in where the garbage trucks go and unload the boxes. It was nothing like I imagined. The place stunk so bad, and the floor was slimy. I almost slipped and fell. Gross!! This was just a small portion of what I need to get rid of over the next month, but I think I'll request the separate dumpster to load up like I did last year. One field trip to the incinerator was quite enough for me. | ||
Thursday Jul 17 | ||
| Biking 24:00 [1]4.2 mi (5:42 / mi) | |
| shoes: Bike shoes | ||
| IN: 15:00 2.6 miles 1:44 stop time
Lunch: 9:00 1.6 miles | ||
| Biking 1:56:00 [2]21.25 mi (5:28 / mi) | |
| shoes: Bike shoes | ||
| After work (fudging the "after" part just a little). So hot - 95 F and humid. Work to W&OD bike trail out to 8 mile mark (that's just before going up the hill to cross over the Beltway).
Back to the 0 mile mark and then to home. I hit 20 miles just about 1/2 mile from the house and lost it. No zip in legs, feeling the heat. I got up THE HILL by zig zagging and stopping 3 times. Then I walked up the next little hill to home. I was trembling when I got in the door and had a banana and more water right away, and then a shower, short nap, and some sports drink. Went and moved furniture for an hour, and waiting for dinner (a bit late at 7:20). I feel fine now, but I am starving!! | ||
| C • on a roll 2 | ||
Wednesday Jul 16 | ||
| Biking 42:00 [1]7.8 mi (5:23 / mi) | |
| shoes: Bike shoes | ||
| IN 13:00 2.4 miles
Lunch 9:00 1.6 Home 20:00 3.8 Uphill 2:28. Only 12 seconds stop time going to work! That made the trip a harder effort because I didn't get to rest at the lights. :) Stop time on the way home was 3:50 - ugh! As good as it was in the morning, it was bad in the afternoon. Before I hit the brakes going down the George Mason hill, I hit 28 mph. Can't say that I get a rush from that. Thinking the whole time how badly I would be hurt if I hit the pavement at that speed. | ||
| C • Rush 5 | ||
| Walking warm up/down (Treadmill) 17:45 [1]1.0 mi (17:45 / mi) | |
| shoes: New Balance 1223 | ||
| Warmup 5:00 .25 mile
Between 4:30 .25 mile Cool down 8:45 .50 mile | ||
| Running (Treadmill) 45:40 [2]4.0 mi (11:25 / mi) | |
| shoes: New Balance 1223 | ||
| Decided to kind of do Brooke's workout from last night - 2 x2 miles. On the treadmill, and not fast enough, but I'll take it.
2 miles at 5 mph pace (24:00) walk 4:30 2 miles at 5.5 mph pace (21:40) Knees are a little painful this evening after getting down on my hands and knees to vacuum the dust from under the storage shelves at work. No Advil since Sunday. | ||
Tuesday Jul 15 | ||
| Biking 46:00 [1]8.35 mi (5:29 / mi) | |
| shoes: Bike shoes | ||
| IN: 14:30 2.5 miles
Lunch: 9:00 1.6 miles Home: 22:30 4.25 miles ("powered" up the hill in 2:24!!) The timing of when I left the house this morning meant two Metro buses making stops along my route. Bus Big. The one driver was in a right turn lane but pulled straight across to the parking lane ahead when the light changed. I sort of figured he wasn't turning right since that went into a parking complex. He made me plenty nervous though, and ticked me off since he sandwiched me between his bus and the cars on my left with his illegal move. | ||
Monday Jul 14 | ||
| Note | |
| (rest day) | ||
| My legs were toast today, and it was raining a little in the morning, so it was a rest day.
Came home after work and ate ~4 oz Pepper Jack cheese (my latest obsession), 10 crackers, 4 Popsicles, then dinner, 2 more Popsicles, and a small Heath Bar Blizzard. Thank goodness I left the 5 pound box of licorice at the race yesterday for someone else to finish. | ||
| C • junk food 10 | ||