Blog of Champions

Tuesday and today

noreply@blogger.com (charles d.) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:01:00 +0000

5.5 miles of intervals Tuesday. Mom and I ran 4 minutes and walked 2 minutes the entire distance. Today we walked 5.5 miles.

3 mile long run on the beach

noreply@blogger.com (charles d.) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:11:00 +0000

While Mom took a walk with Devin's mom, I did a 3 mile long run on the beach. Went out too fast in the first mile at 10:30 and slowed down considerably the last 2 miles in order to finish. Time was 32:15 (10:45 ppm).

2 miles easy walk

noreply@blogger.com (charles d.) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:17:00 +0000

Mom and I walked 2 miles easy on the beach this afternoon. Saving it for the long run tomorrow.

8 miles easy walk (6 + 2)

noreply@blogger.com (charles d.) — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:01:00 +0000

Mom and I walked 6 miles this a.m. to the Farmer's Market and then 2 more miles on the beach this afternoon. Too cool to lounge by the pool.

5.5 miles intervals on the beach

noreply@blogger.com (charles d.) — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:29:00 +0000

Mom and I did intervals on the beach this a.m. The first 2.75 miles we ran 4 minutes and walked 3 minutes. Time was 33:25 (12:09 ppm), which was almost the exact time as yesterday. On the way back we ran a minute then walked a minute. PPM on the return trip was about 13:41. Total time for the 5.5 miles was 71:00 (12:55 ppm).

2.75 miles intervals on the beach

noreply@blogger.com (charles d.) — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:11:00 +0000

Mom and I did 2.75 miles of intervals on the beach this a.m. We ran 4 minutes up tempo and then walked 3 minutes. Total time was 33:20(12:07 ppm).

x-train and beach walk

noreply@blogger.com (charles d.) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:31:00 +0000

Worked out in the pool for 45 minutes (with my Hawaiian White Tiger swim mitts) and later walked 4 miles on the beach with Mom.

2.7 miles easy then 2.7 mile cool down

noreply@blogger.com (charles d.) — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:10:00 +0000

Mom and I did 2.7 miles easy on the beach and then a 2.7 mile cool down walk, also on the beach. My ppm for the easy jog was 11:17. Bad left knee, now bad left ankle, and overweight equals slowness. Thank goodness I have 3 months to the Asparagus Run. Mom did the entire 2.7 mile easy jog, a little slower than me but not much.

Past the Crack

editor@chippens.com (chippens) — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:00:00 +0000

Val and I extended our route past the crack to the 2nd gazebo.

2.4 mile fast walk on the beach

noreply@blogger.com (charles d.) — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:04:00 +0000

Mom and I walked 2.4 miles fast on the beach this morning, and then I worked out on the leg weight machine for my knees to strengthen the muscles around them. Started this earlier this week, and I think it is helping.

6.55 miles on the beach with ladders

noreply@blogger.com (charles d.) — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:32:00 +0000

Mom and I walked 4 miles fast and then did some ladders (right terminology?) for the last 2.55 miles. We did 1-2-3-4-5-4-3-2-1 minute easy jogs with a 1 minute walking rest in between. Mom set the pace the entire time. She is in better shape than I am, for sure.

50 minute power walk off the beach

noreply@blogger.com (charles d.) — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:26:00 +0000

We did a 50 minute power walk off the beach this morning because the wind was really blowing hard from the north. Hope we can run a little on the beach tomorrow. Left knee is still troublesome, but I discovered they have a leg lift weight machine here at the condo, and I started using it yesterday to help strengthen the muscles around the knee.

Crack and Back

editor@chippens.com (chippens) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:10:00 +0000

Went to the Crack and Back. 13:43. Difficult run tonight because all the snow on the trail is rough and hard now.

5.5 mile easy walk

noreply@blogger.com (charles d.) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:17:00 +0000

Mom and I took an "off" day today with a 5.5 mile easy walk on the beach. Hope to resume a more vigorous workout tomorrow.

5.5 mile walk and "repeats" on beach

noreply@blogger.com (charles d.) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:54:00 +0000

Beautiful day here on Marco Island. Mom and I did a 5.5 mile walk on the beach which included 9 "repeats" on the way back, which were 9 one and a half minute jogs, each followed by a 30 second walking rest.

New distance

editor@chippens.com (chippens) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:23:00 +0000

Ran past the crack to the second gazebo tonight. There was about 5-6" of heavy wet snow covering the path. Time was 14:19.

I am very sore today from working out on the Wii Fit Plus all weekend in addition to doing Level 3 Jillian with Courtney.

1.25 miles easy on beach

noreply@blogger.com (charles d.) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:04:00 +0000

Ran first easy "long" run of the season on the beach. Covered 1.25 miles (11:06 ppm). Had wind at back and ran on packed surface so no excuses for slow time. Determined to take it slow and not to get injured this year. Also, need to lose about 10 lbs. from 28 days on cruise ships!

4 mile easy walk on beach

noreply@blogger.com (charles d.) — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:57:00 +0000

We did a 4 mile easy walk on beach this afternoon. About 20 minutes per mile. Tomorrow will try to run 1 to 1 1/2 miles easy.

5.5 mile easy walk

noreply@blogger.com (charles d.) — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 01:35:00 +0000

Mom and I took an easy walk to the farmer's market today. Total distance was 5.5 miles.

6.55 miles on the beach

noreply@blogger.com (charles d.) — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:58:00 +0000

Used up some of the remaining GPS battery today to measure the distance from our condo to Tiger Tail point along the beach to the north. Mom and I covered 3.28 miles up and 3.27 miles back for a total of 6.55 miles. Time was 1:34:41 (14:27 ppm). We walked the entire way up and jogged a minute/walked a minute all the way back. This was a beach walk/jog and several stretches had loose sand which accounts partially for the slow time. 63 years old, obese, and out of shape (me, not Mom) also probably had something to do with it.

65 minutes off the beach

noreply@blogger.com (charles d.) — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:22:00 +0000

Wind picked up again today so we walked off the beach. Total time was 65 minutes, and we did the last 1/2 mile by jogging 1 minute then a 1 minute walking rest. Estimate we covered about 4 miles total for the walk.

Went to the

editor@chippens.com (chippens) — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:31:00 +0000

crack and back with Val this evening.

testing knee

noreply@blogger.com (charles d.) — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:59:00 +0000

Mom and I walked 96 minutes on the beach and got in 10 one minute jogs with one minute walking rest to test my knee. Held up pretty well, which is encouraging. Still trying to find a charger for my GPS watch.

50 minute brisk walk off beach

noreply@blogger.com (charles d.) — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:06:00 +0000

Walked 50 minutes with Mom off the beach due to a cold wind this morning. I would estimate distance to be slightly over 3 miles. Knee is better. May try to run just a little tomorrow; however, will continue to take it slowly. Goal is to try to run in the Lake Run just north of Bloomington the first Saturday in May. Have run it twice before, the last time in 2008.

Monday run

editor@chippens.com (chippens) — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:35:00 +0000

Ran to the crack and back with Val.