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October 4

Bike
  • 30m
  • 8.87 miles
  • 17.74 Mi/hr

Easy ride indoors. Legs felt sluggish; I also didn't want to push it too hard in order to rest my knee.

Signed up for a new gym with the wife today. The choice came down to the only two places quasi close by that had an indoor pool facility. Since cost was relatively the same we went with fitness center that was closer to us (which my wife says will motivate her to go more - she's normally just an outside runner and an in-the-house workout girl). This place is much more pricier than my Gold's membership, but it also has a ton more amenities. Did I mention it has a pool? I'm very stoked to start hitting the pool again and getting some laps in. Maybe I'll swim tomorrow tonight after work (which would also be good for my knee).

October 3

Run
  • 55m 49s
  • 7.52 miles
  • 07m 25s /Mi

This was supposed to be my last long run before my half-marathon - a twelve miler. I slept in this morning to avoid the cold morning start. When I finally got out there my legs felt very fresh and I was moving very well. The two easy runs earlier in the week were really helping. Then at about mile 5 my right knee started make it self known again. First on the uphills, then constantly. I tried to walk it off and see if it would go away, or see if I could push through it, but it became way too bothersome. Finally I decided to call the wife to come pick me up because I just didn't want to walk the remaining 4 miles home.

This sucks. I'm gonna have to really lay off working my knee too much in the next two weeks if I want it to be ready for my race. With two unsuccessful long runs I really hope I'm adequately prepared for a solid race. We'll see how this ends up.

Strength
  • 45m

  • EXERCISE

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  • CHEST - General
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Sport
  • Walking
  • 10m

October 2

Strength
  • 40m

  • EXERCISE

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  • BACK - General
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I've really got to find a new gym. I have been procrastinating for a month now, but this weekend has got to be the weekend to do it. My 60 day cancellation period is about up (thanks Gold's) and I need a good place to workout with a decent gym and pool. I'm going to try to put my foot down on no enrollment fee and even try to negotiate the monthly fee. Hopefully I am successful.

October 1

Run
  • 46m 16s
  • 5.00 miles
  • 09m 15s /Mi

Another easy run with the wife. My left shin and knees have been still feeling touches of pain, so I thought I would go easy on my legs in hopes of having a solid long run on Saturday.

It was a bit windy and somewhat chilly out there. It won't be too long that we'll be running with some longer layers on.

Strength
  • 32m

  • EXERCISE

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  • SHOULDERS - General
    1
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September 30

No training today. Went to the Dave Matthews Band concert right after work. They played a great show; awesome setlist!
We'll get back at it tomorrow.

September 29

Run
  • 29m 28s
  • 3.00 miles
  • 09m 49s /Mi

I was going to skip my run tonight because I'm just tired and unmotivated to run. Meh. But the wife was going to go out for a very short run so I joined her. It was slow, but that was OK, my left shin is still sore, or more accurately, it has a bothersome dull ache.

Lately I've been very disinterested in training; the motivation/drive just has not been there. I hope this can temporarily disappear until I get passed the KC half mary, because I want to do well for this race.

Strength
  • 40m

  • EXERCISE

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  • CHEST - General
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September 28

Bike
  • 45m
  • 13.77 miles
  • 18.36 Mi/hr

Indoor bike.

Strength
  • 40m

  • EXERCISE

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  • BACK - General
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