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Granville,OH 
Today
Moderate or heavy rain shower High 79FLow 60F
  • Temp: 71F
  • Hum: 81%
  • W: 0mph N
MONDAY
Thundery outbreaks in nearby
High 84F
Low 67F
TUESDAY
Partly Cloudy
High 87F
Low 66F
WEDNESDAY
Moderate or heavy rain shower
High 73F
Low 60F
THURSDAY
Light rain shower
High 73F
Low 49F

July 13

Bike
  • 15m
  • 3.11 miles
  • -----

Recumbent - just stretching out the legs

OMG, a model, I ain't!  Completely uncomfortable with the photographer and what seemed like a hundred shots.  So glad it is finished!

Happy Friday!  About a hundred things going on here this morning (yeah, so what's new?)   Trying to get the maps updated on the WAO website.  Washed the motorhome since we're using it for the pic for the story.  Fred is making fun of me for fussing over it, but the guys from the newspaper and I discussed picture ideas and this sounded like our best option.  I figure it's my responsibility to make it look as good as possible.  

Had a great time at Fred's award program last night.  He was completely surprised.  The grand poopah took him to the front of the room - didn't tell him why - and Fred thought he was in trouble.  While he was standing there, a dozen boyscout friends, Fred's mom, and I entered the room.  The look on his face was priceless.

I REALLY need to get my office work done before the walk, but I feel like there are a million things to do before we head out one week from today.  Guess I'll need to prioritize.  Making money to pay bills while I'm gone may win.  

July 12

Strength
  • 20m

  • EXERCISE

    Sets
    Min
    reps
    Max
    reps
    Min
    wt.(lb)
    Max
    wt.(lb)
  • ABS - Crunches
    2
    25
    25
    0
    0
  • ABS - Crunches, Bicycle
    1
    25
    25
    0
    0
  • ABS - Crunches, Knee Up
    1
    25
    25
    0
    0
  • ABS - Flutter Kicks
    1
    25
    25
    0
    0
  • ABS - Sit-Ups, Flat
    1
    25
    25
    0
    0
  • BACK - Pullovers
    1
    10
    10
    0
    0
  • BICEPS - DB Curls
    1
    10
    10
    0
    0
  • CHEST - Flat Dumbell Press
    1
    10
    10
    0
    0
  • CHEST - Flies - Flat
    1
    10
    10
    0
    0
  • CHEST - Pushups (FB)
    1
    10
    10
    0
    0
  • CORE - Hip lifts
    1
    25
    25
    0
    0
  • CORE - V-Ups (FB)
    1
    10
    10
    0
    0
  • SHOULDERS - Seated Fitball DB Press
    1
    10
    10
    0
    0
  • TRICEPS - Dumbell Kickbacks
    1
    10
    10
    0
    0
I "heart" my Sports Doc.  Nothing broken.  Just jammed my toe a good one.  He gave me a pad to put in my shoe to relieve the pressure on the toe joint.  Of course, I want to immediately go out and see how it feels after a few miles. ;)  Supposed to go easy on it the next week.  I should be in good shape by walk time.  The assistant gave me a direct number to call if I need to reach them while I'm out on the road.  Good people.

Busy day on tap.  Need to get some office stuff done, shop for food for an event tonight, run some errands, see the doc about my toe.  At some point, I'm going to get in some strength training and stretching.  Probably going to be the extent of my workout today. Fred is receiving an award tonight from the Masons for his work with scouting.  Its a total surprise and he hasn't a clue that something other than his regular Masonic meeting is happening.  I and several friends will sneak over to the lodge and surprise him. 

Local paper is doing a story on the walk.  My goal is to talk to the reporter just like I talk to a friend.  A couple of times this summer I've spoken to people and felt like a complete idiot.  The last time, I was so mad at myself because I was so nervous.  I believe in what I'm doing and I'm excited to do it.  There is absolutely no reason for me to get flustered.  I posted this yesterday on facebook, but I like it so much I'm putting it here.  


 

July 11

Doing some more route study today.  I have a section of WAO that I'm not happy with, so I'm going to search out an alternative route. 

Watched a great show on Universal Sports last night called Inside Endurance.  Evidently its a new series.  This episode was on recovery.  It's on again tomorrow night.  I'm recording it.

I don't know if its the surgery, the fact that I quit taking one of my meds, or what, but I feel a definite upturn in how I feel.  It was very encouraging on the bike yesterday to get up some hills and put a little effort in that I haven't been able to in the past.  I really think if I buckle down, clean up my diet and start a little strength training, I'll see a noticeable difference in my performance abilities.  I'm getting the itch to do another triathlon. ;)

July 10

Bike
  • 1h 10m
  • 14.45 miles
  • 12.39 Mi/hr

Good ride for me. Legs are definitely feeling stronger. Doing a bit better on the hills as well. Perfect riding weather this morning!

Riding this morning.  Group lunch, then getting things straightened up in my office this afternoon.  Crazy how quickly things pile up.  Not in the mood to shuffle paper, but I want it done and out of the way before we leave on the walk.  Thinking about making one more run down south tomorrow to change the section of the route I don't like.  Next week, I'll take Fred with me on a run-through so he can see the whole thing before the real event.  Its just crazy how quickly time passed.  I don't feel nearly as prepared as I want to be, but I'm going to try and concentrate on having a good time and not worrying about it. Sending out the press releases today and ordered the banners to put on the motorhome yesterday.  Still need to get the rest of the posters put up, and start thinking about what I'll need to take with me, but I think the bulk of the work is done.

Reading "The Long Walk" again.  For some sick reason, I read that book before I do a long run/walk event.  Motivation?  I was in sports heaven yesterday.  Recorded an Austrian olympic distance triathlon, watched part of the TdF, (time trials = yawn), swimming, and gymnastics. 

July 9

Run
  • 40m 13s
  • 2.15 miles
  • 18m 42s /Mi

Beautiful morning! Didn't want to stop.

Strength
  • 05m

  • EXERCISE

    Sets
    Min
    reps
    Max
    reps
    Min
    wt.(lb)
    Max
    wt.(lb)
  • ABS - Crunches, Bicycle
    1
    20
    20
    0
    0
  • ABS - Crunches, Knee Up
    1
    20
    20
    0
    0
  • ABS - Flutter Kicks
    1
    20
    20
    0
    0
  • ABS - Sit-Ups, Flat
    1
    20
    20
    0
    0

Made an appointment with my sports doc for Thursday.   I figure I can have him check the toe out, let him know what is going on and that I really need to be able to participate in this event and he can do what needs to be done to get me through.  I'm pretty sure he'll understand where I'm coming from and do what he can to get me where I need to be.

Got power back last night.  Time to get back to normal. (as normal as we get around here anyway )  Went out for a short 2 mile walk this morning.  Toe joint is still painful, but better.  May try a little modification to my shoes and cut the insole part out around the toe and see if that helps.  Really wanted to walk more today.  It's so pleasant out and I wanted to keep going.  Don't want to screw things up with the toe though when I've got less than 2 weeks to go for the walk.  I guess things would be too boring if they went as planned, huh?

Discovered this morning that TdF is already on Stage 9 and I haven't seen any of it.  Had a hard time finding it since its always been on Versus and this year its on the new NBC sports channel.  When I turned on the channel this morning, the Western States 100 miles race was being shown and tons of olympic commercials.   So motivating! 

Busy day ahead.  Need to catch up on laundry, get some WAO stuff done that didn't get done last week.  If I'm dilligent this morning, I may be able to fit in a bike ride this afternoon.  I really enjoyed being out on the bike yesterday.  Need to start doing that more.  My fitness is really gone.  I'm going to work hard over the next few months to get it back.  I owe it to myself.

July 8

Bike
  • 1h 13m
  • 14.00 miles
  • -----

Fun ride. I needed it! I worked in a couple of respectable hills this afternoon. Didn't walk once. Came close, but I powered through the suckers. ;)

Now posting from my own office and computer. We have power! :)  A/C is on.  It is currently 86 in the house.  If we can't get it comfortable in here before bedtime, we'll sleep in the motorhome with A/C running.

There are two Alabama Power Trucks parked in my driveway.  They say we'll have power tonight!

Taking my bike out after a quick bite to eat.  Foot is still sore but I want to get some kind of activity in.  I'm pretty sure I can ride without aggravating it.  Going to ride around town and see what's going on.  Should be fun.  It is much cooler today. In the 80s with a nice breeze.
 

July 7

Another day, another cranky Tam. I ran away from home this morning.  I drove around in the car for two hours just to have some a/c.  I really like the heat and I like to sweat, but honestly, this is just ridiculous.  105 today.  I did get excited today to see crews in the area getting trees off power lines, but I guess they are just doing the early stages of work and it could be as late as Monday or Tuesday before we get power.  Today is day 8.  They say 90% of the county will be back up by midnight tomorrow, but apparently, we're in the lower 10%.  We have one last event tonight for Fred's HS reunion.  It is a dinner from 6-9 at an airconditioned restaurant.  Really, the food doesn't matter.  The A/C is the important part. ;)  We had a good time at the bowling alley event last night in spite of the fact that is was only barely less hot in the building than it was outside.  We went for a swim before bed, and that made for a downright pleasant sleeping night.

Going to continue to baby the foot for a couple of days.  Still pretty sore today.  I could have walked, but I figure at this point, the more I push it, the more likely it will be to break down on me completely.  I'm hoping by taking 2-3 days off, then doing some shorter mile segments, I'll be okay to go.  Training for the walk did not go as I planned and now that its here, I feel unprepared.  I'm trying to stay calm and not freak out about it.  I've been through plenty of races feeling unprepared and I've come through just fine.   Trying to keep thoughts positive and move in the right direction.
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