31-Mar-09 Road Ride 49.12 Apple Hill GC loop
Braving the elements (high 30’s), I stuck with the plan to get out for a road ride. MTB has a broken back spoke and it is rubbing too much. It was time to bite the bullet and get the road bike out. It was great. The roads are in pretty tough shape but I made it through the 14ish miles without any serious bumps. I didn’t have the GPS to the exact distance will come later. Ride is a fairly flat trip, into NH and off the main roads. Sun was up in time as well but had a light and phone and pack just in case. I was also bundled up with hat, gloves, jacket, backpack, foot covers and long pants but it was worth it.
30-Mar-09 Gym time. Stationary Bike (30 min) and Stair climber (25min)
Following the usual strategy of alternating tempo.
29-Mar-09 – 8.3 mile road run
Cold , rainy, windy run. Other than that it was a good time out. I reversed my normal loop and I think the wind was actually at my back more than less. Is that possible when you are running a loop? Anyway’s it felt that way.
28-Mar-09 Hoop
Another day of dominating on the hoop court. OK, not really , probably closer to 2 for 36. Good long run though the fellas were motivated. We made it all the way to 9:00
27-Mar-09 Core / Day off?
Geeze just a couple of days ago and I can’t remember. I think it was a short tape on strengthening your core.
26-Mar-09 Power Pump class at the Gym
Today I tried something new. Instead of lifting at home I tried a class at the gym. This class is lead by the same teacher as the Wed spin class I try to get too. It seems to be a full body workout where each muscle or groups of muscles are repeatedly worked until exhausted. The exercises are performed with low weights and many variations. We spend a good amount of time on squats and lunges so I expect to have trouble walking tomorrow, but so far all is well.
It was a good class so I may try and visit regularly.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
YIKES - Slipping a little - A couple of weeks of posts
Spring is here. Time to pick a race and plan a hiking trip. Any suggestions or participants?
25-Mar-09 Indoor Spin Class and tempo laps
In an effort to make the gym membership worthwhile today I hit spin class. Like last week our instructor Kim had it out for us and lead the class through a variety of hills, sprints and music induced tempo changes. As usual a good workout that leaves a good sweat. From the bike I went down to the track for 10 loops of the indoor track with each loop including a 50 yrd “sprint”. Sprint might be a bit of an exaggeration.
24-Mar-09 Indoor – swim-bike-run
The calendar says spring, but too no one has told mother nature. And since I was not in the mood to get outside in the cold it was off to the gym. It has been a while since getting in the pool. Thankfully it was not too crowded. I decided to do the swim bike run. 15 min swim (all things considered went well), 10 miles on the bike, 2.5 run. Ran out of time to do more so it was off to work.
23-Mar-09 Rrun 8.1 Mile 1:00:30 Hr
Freeking cold. I had planned a run and basically did not pay attention to the temps. Headed out in shorts but the wind had the temps in the teens. I survived and my time was only slightly slower then the last time I ran this route (however I felt at times like I was barely moving). I guess I need to pick up the pace overall.
22- Mar – 09 Rride on Mtb with John
Changing things up a bit today and was able to get out with a friend. However, the planning gods where not on our side. With a limited window to start with (typical) I got all geared up for a road ride, he was ready for giving the mtb a run so we gave that a shot. This required a little drive time, so we drove to Henderson Swazey over in Exeter. Great trails but due to the wetness and lingering snow the trails were closed. So doing what we could it was out on the road on the mtb. Together we put in a loop of XXXX
21- Mar – 09 Hoop
20- Mar – 09 Road Run 8.1 Mile 1:00 Hr
19- Mar – 09 Lift and Stretch
18- Mar – 09 Spin & Tempo Run
17-Mar-09 Rrun 8.1 Mile 1:00 Hr
Cool (mid 20’s) Morning Run. Still Dark. No wind.
25-Mar-09 Indoor Spin Class and tempo laps
In an effort to make the gym membership worthwhile today I hit spin class. Like last week our instructor Kim had it out for us and lead the class through a variety of hills, sprints and music induced tempo changes. As usual a good workout that leaves a good sweat. From the bike I went down to the track for 10 loops of the indoor track with each loop including a 50 yrd “sprint”. Sprint might be a bit of an exaggeration.
24-Mar-09 Indoor – swim-bike-run
The calendar says spring, but too no one has told mother nature. And since I was not in the mood to get outside in the cold it was off to the gym. It has been a while since getting in the pool. Thankfully it was not too crowded. I decided to do the swim bike run. 15 min swim (all things considered went well), 10 miles on the bike, 2.5 run. Ran out of time to do more so it was off to work.
23-Mar-09 Rrun 8.1 Mile 1:00:30 Hr
Freeking cold. I had planned a run and basically did not pay attention to the temps. Headed out in shorts but the wind had the temps in the teens. I survived and my time was only slightly slower then the last time I ran this route (however I felt at times like I was barely moving). I guess I need to pick up the pace overall.
22- Mar – 09 Rride on Mtb with John
Changing things up a bit today and was able to get out with a friend. However, the planning gods where not on our side. With a limited window to start with (typical) I got all geared up for a road ride, he was ready for giving the mtb a run so we gave that a shot. This required a little drive time, so we drove to Henderson Swazey over in Exeter. Great trails but due to the wetness and lingering snow the trails were closed. So doing what we could it was out on the road on the mtb. Together we put in a loop of XXXX
21- Mar – 09 Hoop
20- Mar – 09 Road Run 8.1 Mile 1:00 Hr
19- Mar – 09 Lift and Stretch
18- Mar – 09 Spin & Tempo Run
17-Mar-09 Rrun 8.1 Mile 1:00 Hr
Cool (mid 20’s) Morning Run. Still Dark. No wind.
Monday, March 16, 2009
16-Mar-09 home elliptical
As a result of a sick child with too many unscheduled wake up calls put plans for an early workout on hold. Plan B ended up being 66 min on the elliptical at home. Nothing special about this to talk about. I turned on the TV and watched some high quality action movie and tried to keep the tempo as high as I could. In the end a decent workout. Great to have the home equipment as a plan B
Sunday, March 15, 2009
15-Mar-09 road run 8.3 Mile 1:03hrs
Today the weather was great. Signs were abundant that spring is right around the corner. However, due to the days schedule I really couldn’t wait for the temps to get into the 50’s or 60’s so I was out around 9:00 just as temps were getting into the 30’s. That said, the sun was up and bright and it was very pleasant, very little wind. I got out for a fairly straight forward, lightly hilly run of 8.3 miles. (Now that the temps are better I will start using my GPS as the batteries won’t cut out after two uses.) This was a new variant of a regular run as I kept to the roads and out of the mud. Pleasantly, surprised that it came in around 8 miles and I was able to keep a comfortable pace (at least as far as running and comfort match together for me.)
Friday, March 13, 2009
Last week and then some……
What have you been up to? Anyone in a winter funk ready for the spring time weather. Well this week daylight savings has come and gone. It is now back to being dark in the morning. I was getting a little used to getting out and not having to drag out the lights etc. That said, I am afraid that I am going to have to stay away from the trails for a while. It is just soaking wet out in the woods. All of that great snow over the winter has all but disappeared. We are going to have mud for quite some time.
Let’s get to the list of things I have been doing.
3/13 - Gym. Stationary Bike 40 min and 20 min on the stair stepper. Good pace.
3/12 – Weights. Back from a couple of days vacation with lots of work to catch up on.
3/11 – Day of downhill skiing. Bretton Woods. Weather was rainy for the first half of the day but somehow the snow held out and so did we. 75% of the mtn was open and all kinds of touraine without a line to be found.
3/10 – Epic 4 hours of XC skiing at the Mount Washington Hotel Alpine center. 2 hours with my wife at a casual pace and then 2 hrs on my own at a greater pace. More to written about this. Too bad the awesome dinner at the Mount Washington Hotel was about 10,000 calories which negated all the benefits achieved with all of the skiing. Ohhh well gotta live a little ;)
3/9 – Uhhh can’t remember.
3/8 – Mountain Bike ride on the road. 55 mins for a 10+ mile loop
3/7 Hoop
3/6 XC skiing. 1.25 hrs
3/5 Spin Class
3/4 Weights and DVD
Let’s get to the list of things I have been doing.
3/13 - Gym. Stationary Bike 40 min and 20 min on the stair stepper. Good pace.
3/12 – Weights. Back from a couple of days vacation with lots of work to catch up on.
3/11 – Day of downhill skiing. Bretton Woods. Weather was rainy for the first half of the day but somehow the snow held out and so did we. 75% of the mtn was open and all kinds of touraine without a line to be found.
3/10 – Epic 4 hours of XC skiing at the Mount Washington Hotel Alpine center. 2 hours with my wife at a casual pace and then 2 hrs on my own at a greater pace. More to written about this. Too bad the awesome dinner at the Mount Washington Hotel was about 10,000 calories which negated all the benefits achieved with all of the skiing. Ohhh well gotta live a little ;)
3/9 – Uhhh can’t remember.
3/8 – Mountain Bike ride on the road. 55 mins for a 10+ mile loop
3/7 Hoop
3/6 XC skiing. 1.25 hrs
3/5 Spin Class
3/4 Weights and DVD
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
3/3 Tuesday – Winter is back
Although at this point I am sure many feel that winter has never left and basically they are tired as hell of it, the storm whipped through yesterday, cancelled school, kept everyone working from home and freshend our supply of the white stuff.
In the end we picked up about 10” of new snow. This morning was perfect for snow shoeing. However, it was in the low teens with a decent breeze so I made sure to go with the full face coverage. Other than that my regular gear of hat, headlight, backpack, jogging jacket/windbreaker, t-shirt, rebook long sleeve moisture wicking , lycra pants, shorts, llbean-athletic boots and jogging gloves (thin knit) did the trick. I got out about 6 and was out for about an hour. Sun was already up, so it was daylight for most of the time. Jogged for about 50% of the time but did not seem to cover much distance. Overall good workout.
In the end we picked up about 10” of new snow. This morning was perfect for snow shoeing. However, it was in the low teens with a decent breeze so I made sure to go with the full face coverage. Other than that my regular gear of hat, headlight, backpack, jogging jacket/windbreaker, t-shirt, rebook long sleeve moisture wicking , lycra pants, shorts, llbean-athletic boots and jogging gloves (thin knit) did the trick. I got out about 6 and was out for about an hour. Sun was already up, so it was daylight for most of the time. Jogged for about 50% of the time but did not seem to cover much distance. Overall good workout.
Monday, March 02, 2009
2/27 to 3/2 - Man how time fly’s – Here is a few days of posts.
3/2 Monday – XC in the morning
Another snow storm last night had about 6 inches of fresh powder on the ground and it was still dropping. Love that. Got out with it still dark and the roads were not plowed yet. Went out for the normal route,(up the road, cross the field, through the woods to the power lines) but either my skis are really starting to get worn or my legs were tired from last night or the snow just wasn’t right (too deep?) because it felt like I was trying to ski on two 2x4’s. All that aside, I was working from home today so I was out for about an hour and a half. Very peaceful moderate/steady pace.
3/1Sun – XC skiing by headlight
As usual, Sunday is a tough day to predict. With knowledge of the snow coming I decided to sleep in and plan for a night time outing. Unfortunately, the snow didn’t exactly pick up by this time. We only had a couple of inches which was just enough to hide the branches, ice and bare spots. Ended up beating the crud out of my skis. That said, it was still time out under the complete cloak of darkness which for me is fun. Being in the dark, bad weather, off road always forces me to focus on the environment and not the repetition of the event. Time just cruises by. I ended up taking about 1:20 to do the regular XC ski loop. I took out the GPS so I have a plot of the route, I just need to upload.. Maybe tomorrow.
BTW – man am I sore from hoop. It has been a while since I played. I felt good while playing.
2/28 Sat Hoop
2 hours of hoop at the gym. Felt great, but sore the rest of the day. Not a low impact game.
2/27 Fri can’t remember.
I did something though.
Another snow storm last night had about 6 inches of fresh powder on the ground and it was still dropping. Love that. Got out with it still dark and the roads were not plowed yet. Went out for the normal route,(up the road, cross the field, through the woods to the power lines) but either my skis are really starting to get worn or my legs were tired from last night or the snow just wasn’t right (too deep?) because it felt like I was trying to ski on two 2x4’s. All that aside, I was working from home today so I was out for about an hour and a half. Very peaceful moderate/steady pace.
3/1Sun – XC skiing by headlight
As usual, Sunday is a tough day to predict. With knowledge of the snow coming I decided to sleep in and plan for a night time outing. Unfortunately, the snow didn’t exactly pick up by this time. We only had a couple of inches which was just enough to hide the branches, ice and bare spots. Ended up beating the crud out of my skis. That said, it was still time out under the complete cloak of darkness which for me is fun. Being in the dark, bad weather, off road always forces me to focus on the environment and not the repetition of the event. Time just cruises by. I ended up taking about 1:20 to do the regular XC ski loop. I took out the GPS so I have a plot of the route, I just need to upload.. Maybe tomorrow.
BTW – man am I sore from hoop. It has been a while since I played. I felt good while playing.
2/28 Sat Hoop
2 hours of hoop at the gym. Felt great, but sore the rest of the day. Not a low impact game.
2/27 Fri can’t remember.
I did something though.
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