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Cambridge,MA

Today

Partly Cloudy High 62FLow 54F

Temp: 55F
Hum: 82%
W: 0mph N

MONDAY

Sunny
High 77F
Low 57F

TUESDAY

Cloudy
High 79F
Low 54F

WEDNESDAY

Light rain shower
High 65F
Low 53F

THURSDAY

Partly Cloudy
High 66F
Low 62F

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November 16

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November 15

Run

1h 22m 39s
7.08 miles
11m 47s /Mi

Run to Fresh Pond. Officially the longest non-stop run I've ever done! Didn't feel great on the knees, but manageable.

Walked ~2mi home after.

Finally tried an Apple Cinnamon Hammer Gel during this one - YUM! RedSoxChick was right, they DO taste just like the McDonald's apple pie filling!

Big week ahead:
Monday- MRI of BOTH knees
Thurs- 1st session of PT in orthotics with the NEW PT (at 7am, ugh!)
Fri- Review of MRI with my ortho to see if she recommends scoping

In addition, I'm going to:
-Visit the gym for the last time for a while and put my membership on hold until spring
-Figure out which heat to sign up for the Harpoon ITT in Jan - reg is open, and I saw this pic (#10) of me for the first time as I never knew there was someone photographing the event. Don't I look terrified?!

-Try to get a little more drainer-Hulu time and
-Continue to run

(...I wish this stupid work stuff didn't take up so much time!)

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November 14

Bike

47m 01s
11.75 miles
14.99 Mi/hr

Got the drainer set up in front of both of our computers with my Hulu queue going right in front of the open window. Watched the 2nd episode of V... starting to have a little more promise than the pilot which crammed too much of the story up front.

Anyway, I think this new set up is gonna work for me. :)

Although, it's been so long since I've spent much time on the drainer... my rear KILLS after a measly 30 minutes. Maybe I need some actual bike shorts? Have my PI tri shorts with a little shammy, but they're not feeling much better than plain leggings. I recall it gets better with time, but, owie.

(est distance on drainer)

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November 13

Knees a little sore and stiff on the bike to work this morning. Two days off before another long run is probably best.

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November 12

Bike #1

15m
2.31 miles
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Lotsa traffic on the way to meet Heather for a run.

Run

1h 09m 27s
6.47 miles
11m /Mi

Meandered around the city instead of following our planned route since we ran the entirely wrong way from the start! Eh, didn't really matter.

Pace a little slow since we had to stop for traffic a bit.

Bike #2

15m
2.50 miles
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Biking home after the movie. After watching the agonizing hills of Leadville, I figured I had no reason to complain of a slightly chilly ride of a couple miles!

Sport

Walking
25m

Thought about a drainer session this morning, but planning to meet my friend, Heather, for a run near the Fens before we see the 8pm showing of Race Across The Sky so figured I could spare my legs a bit. Excited for the documentary! Heard a lot of good things about it.

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November 11

Strength

EXERCISE

Sets
Min
reps
Max
reps
Min
wt.(lb)
Max
wt.(lb)
ABS - Crunches (FB)
2
15
15
0
0

On the ball in my office waiting for a client to call me back. Man I'm outta shape.

Sport

Walking
30m

Stomach issues this morning kept me off the bike... but still generally struggling with getting up early enough to get a workout in. My s/o insists on sleeping in a bat cave - otherwise he says he can't sleep. I recall I used to be more productive in the AM when I didn't sleep with heavy, light blocking blinds drawn.