Training Log Archive: CharlieIn the 29 days ending Feb 29, 2016:
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Monday Feb 29, 2016 #
2 PM
Hike 1:26:20 5.59 mi (15:26 / mi) +144m 14:18 / mi
ahr:108 max:135 slept:6.0 weight:166.8lbs
With Rhonda from PV. Spitting a bit. Generally better than I have been, but still a long way to go.
Sunday Feb 28, 2016 #
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slept:7.0 weight:165.8lbs
Strolled around in back with Zack, checking things out. Found a charcoal platform I didn't know about before. Nice.
After a pleasant visit from Matthew and his entourage.
After a pleasant visit from Matthew and his entourage.
Saturday Feb 27, 2016 #
3 PM
Hike 1:00:00 [3] 4.0 mi (15:00 / mi)
slept:6.75 weight:168.2lbs
From Pleasant Valley with Rhonda and the lovely Jess, visiting for a day and a half or so.
All this inactivity is packing on the avoirdupois. Not much to do about it right now.
All this inactivity is packing on the avoirdupois. Not much to do about it right now.
Friday Feb 26, 2016 #
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slept:6.0 weight:165.8lbs (rest day)
Just busy.
Thursday Feb 25, 2016 #
6 AM
PT exercises 1:00:00 [1]
slept:6.0 weight:166lbs
Weekly session with Eric, mostly stretching, bridges. Some push-ups and bands. In some ways I am better, but this has gone on a long time, and in some ways it may be getting worse. Seeing a doc next week.
10 AM
Hike 1:21:15 [1] 5.62 mi (14:27 / mi) +36m 14:10 / mi
shoes: 2012 gel kayanos
Same route as a couple days ago. 41:30 out, 39:45 back, speeding it up a bit because it was starting to rain.
Wednesday Feb 24, 2016 #
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slept:7.0 weight:166lbs
Felt a little looser today, thought I would see what gentle rowing was like. Did about 10 pulls at a 3:00 pace. Not a good idea. It will be a while before I do that again. Meanwhile, once again I could do planks. When I can do them, I can do them more or less as long as I might choose to. When I can't they are uncomfortable right away, and no point in trying.
Tuesday Feb 23, 2016 #
7 AM
Hike 1:22:30 [1] 5.62 mi (14:41 / mi) +36m 14:24 / mi
slept:5.0 weight:167lbs
with Rhonda, from PV. A fair amount faster than last time, and I guess a bit looser, but still takes a while to loosen up the back and moderately uncomfortable the whole way. Hard to say where things are going.
6 PM
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A determined session of hamstring and ITB rolling. I thought it would be mostly necessary on the right, but both sides were affected. Afterwards my back was a lot looser. Maybe they were tight from the recent walking sessions? A long way to go.
Monday Feb 22, 2016 #
5 AM
Gym 45:00 [3]
slept:7.75 weight:166.2lbs
A good part of Rhonda's morning class, but quite a bit I couldn't do this morning, so subbing other things that were more friendly for me.
Sunday Feb 21, 2016 #
4 AM
Note
After some floor napping and reading, I was quite a bit straighter than the last few days, so I think the walk was pretty beneficial.
10 AM
Hike 1:30:00 [1] 5.62 mi (16:01 / mi) +36m 15:42 / mi
slept:7.75
From PV with Rhonda. Very sore to start, loosened up a bit about 15 or 20 minutes in. Not exactly comfortable, but seemed like a good thing, on balance.
Saturday Feb 20, 2016 #
1 PM
Hike 30:00 [1] 1.3 mi (23:05 / mi)
slept:8.25 weight:165.4lbs shoes: 2011 icebugs
Dog loop with R, Z &S. Sore today.
4 PM
cycling (Spinning bike) 5:00 [3]
Just trying it out. No incidents, just a little uncomfortable leaning forward.
Friday Feb 19, 2016 #
5 AM
Gym 40:00 [1]
slept:5.75 weight:167.2lbs
Rhonda's morning class, just Jackie today.
Thursday Feb 18, 2016 #
6 AM
PT exercises 1:00:00 [1]
slept:7.0 weight:165.4lbs
Weekly session with Eric. Mostly stretching, added some pushups today, 4 or 5 sets of 5. They were fine on my back, a little uncomfortable for shoulders and elbows that aren't used to them, at least at first, but afterwards ok.
8 PM
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A few sets of squats. This is the first time I have been able to do them. Progress.
Wednesday Feb 17, 2016 #
5 AM
Gym 55:00 [3]
slept:5.0 weight:165.8lbs
Rhonda's morning class, just doing what felt doable, and filling in with some of my usual stretches.
Tuesday Feb 16, 2016 #
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slept:7.0 weight:164.8lbs
Very rainy today, snow's all gone. Kind of a busy day, too, so didn't really get out. Several bouts of stretching.
While progress is glacial, today was the first day I could do a forearm plank without collapsing. So can't complain.
While progress is glacial, today was the first day I could do a forearm plank without collapsing. So can't complain.
Monday Feb 15, 2016 #
3 PM
Snowshoe 50:00 [1] 1.5 mi (33:20 / mi)
slept:8.0 weight:164.6lbs shoes: Dion 121 snowshoes
Exploratory ramble with Zack and Sassy, checking out the marshes, pretty fine travel at this time of year, and observing the mountain laurel on the uplands.
Sunday Feb 14, 2016 #
10 AM
Snowshoe 38:00 [1] 1.3 mi (29:14 / mi)
slept:6.0 weight:166.4lbs
Slept ok until about 3, but then the wind was howling enough that I couldn't sleep any more. Looked outside to see it was -12F, out of the wind. Who knows about the wind chill. By 10 it had warmed up to a relatively balmy -3, and the wind had died down, so took a dog loop with R&S. Excellent! This sort of gentle exercise feels pretty good to me right now.
12 PM
Snowshoe 1:36:29 4.67 km (20:40 / km) +173m 17:26 / km
ahr:93 max:120 shoes: Dion 121 snowshoes
Very pleasant wandering excursion with Zack. More or less along the route of the path he had made last year in heavy snow. Not sure how he was finding it now, but I could confirm quite a few spots along the way. Nice conditions, and a few wanders off the path to see other things. Some highlights: found a piece of RHINO lost and found - a WCOC whistle on a black lanyard, hanging from a mt laurel branch; and a really attractive foundation.
Saturday Feb 13, 2016 #
8 AM
PT exercises 1:00:00 [1]
slept:7.5 weight:167.2lbs (injured)
Weekly session with Eric, mostly stretching, some gentle core work. Getting better, but a long way to go.
2 PM
Snowshoe 40:00 [1] 1.25 mi (32:00 / mi)
shoes: Dion 121 snowshoes
Wandering more or less aimlessly through the woods with Zack and Sassy. Any fears that I may have had about excessive mountain laurel wrangling this fall would have been misplaced. There is still plenty. Anyway, the walk did me some good and I was feeling looser by the end of it.
Friday Feb 12, 2016 #
7 AM
Snowshoe 30:00 [1] 1.5 km (20:00 / km)
slept:7.0 weight:164.6lbs (injured) shoes: Dion 121 snowshoes
With R&S, somewhat abbreviated loop. Much better today. Still a good sized knot in my mid-back, but walking reasonably straight, getting up and down with less effort.
Thursday Feb 11, 2016 #
8 AM
Snowshoe 42:00 [1] 1.3 mi (32:19 / mi)
slept:6.5 weight:165.6lbs (injured) shoes: Dion 121 snowshoes
Dog loop, partly tracked by Zack in the Polaris, better when not. Slow, and generally better than I would have thought.
Wednesday Feb 10, 2016 #
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slept:6.25 weight:165.8lbs (injured) (rest day)
A little better than yesterday. More stretching today.
Tuesday Feb 9, 2016 #
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slept:8.0 weight:166.6lbs (injured) (rest day)
A bit worse today.
Monday Feb 8, 2016 #
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slept:8.0 weight:165lbs (injured) (rest day)
Quite a bit of improvement today, straighter than I have been, first day walking around the house without a cane. Lots of rolling and stretching. Still some big knots along the left side.
Sunday Feb 7, 2016 #
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slept:9.0 weight:166.8lbs (injured) (rest day)
More of the same today. It is quite pleasant out, and I did get out for one walk of about 2k with R, Z and S. Snow melting, down to about 2 or 3 inches in the woods. Sitting is really adverse, so mostly laying on the floor, gentle stretching. Have quite a few things I want to do, but they will have to wait.
Saturday Feb 6, 2016 #
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slept:7.0 weight:167lbs (injured) (rest day)
Day 4. Still not particularly close to being able to stand up straight. Slept on the floor last night, which was something of an improvement, if not perfect.
Friday Feb 5, 2016 #
Event: Portugal O Meeting 2016
9 AM
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slept:7.75 weight:164.2lbs (injured) (rest day)
Day 3 of the back issue. I thought maybe I was a bit better when I got up this morning, but soon figured out that was not the case. I've been doing some stretching and hot tub time, but not getting any more comfortable. The jolliest thing I can do for the back is to lie on the yoga mat on the floor. However, that is not otherwise entertaining.
So far looks like about 4" of nice new snow, but any Yowsa! will have to be handled by someone else. Not by Rhonda, either, who is recovering from her own back incident. I am contemplating whether I can safely put the plow on the truck. If Zack were here I would engage him for that activity, but he is at school, not back for several hours.
So far looks like about 4" of nice new snow, but any Yowsa! will have to be handled by someone else. Not by Rhonda, either, who is recovering from her own back incident. I am contemplating whether I can safely put the plow on the truck. If Zack were here I would engage him for that activity, but he is at school, not back for several hours.
Thursday Feb 4, 2016 #
6 AM
PT exercises 1:00:00 [1]
slept:4.5 weight:165.2lbs (injured) (rest day)
Weekly session with Eric. My back is really bad today, so just stretching, and gradually a little improvement. I will be doing a lot of this today, and not much else.
Wednesday Feb 3, 2016 #
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slept:6.75 weight:165.2lbs (injured) (rest day)
It's been creeping up on me for the last several days, and this morning my back was extremely stiff and sore, with bilateral knots in the glutes to blame. They seem indifferent to me rolling them, so not in the mood to try anything more strenuous than cycling between the roller, some planks, and the hot tub. Interspersed with the unavoidable spates of sitting required to work on some reports I need to get out.
Tuesday Feb 2, 2016 #
3 PM
Running 30:22 2.59 mi (11:42 / mi) +170m 9:44 / mi
ahr:150 max:169 slept:6.0
Spent the night in NYC at Jess's place. Getting late and this seemed like the best chance for exercise.
Monday Feb 1, 2016 #
5 AM
Gym 1:00:00 [3]
slept:6.5 weight:165lbs
Rhonda's morning class, Laurann, Jackie, Karen.
8 AM
Note
Dog walk with R&S. Lovely warm morning. Daffodils are up a few inches. Hmm.
Rowing Machine 8:08 [3] 2.0 km (4:04 / km)
Reasonably sprightly session. Splits 2:04.9, 2:03.6, 2:01.2, 1:58.5 Better than I expected
2 PM
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Wandering around NYC, I had a mind to look up S.F. Vanni, the old Italian bookstore. I wasn't expecting it to be open , but bought it might be interesting to see. Well, nothing there at all. It was a construction site. I had learned that the store was operated by the Primo Levi Center, and that they were a few blocks away at 16th st, so I headed over there to see about it. Turns out that is the location of the Jewish History Center, nice enough place, and maybe the Primo Levi Center has something to do with it, but they certainly weren't in evidence. Not a sign of them. So we walked around inside, saw various exhibits relating to notable Jewish people of the past. One particularly interesting one had a baseball bat and baseball jersey that had belonged to the two most accomplished Jewish baseball players of all time, far as I know.