tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12111941762823366242024-02-20T11:20:54.663-05:00How far we've come...The purpose of this blog shall be to track and monitor my fitness, running, and weight loss.Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02216836899491528097noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211194176282336624.post-34309020345297081922008-04-09T13:15:00.001-04:002008-04-09T13:17:00.871-04:00Sick...So... I've gotten sick. I think I may have a sinus infection. I've had little energy and a HORRIBLE headache all day yesterday and today. Needless to say, I don't think I'll be getting out to run today.<div><br /></div><div>It's kind of discouraging. I have tons of ambitions with this, but shit keeps happening that distracts me. ehh.</div>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02216836899491528097noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211194176282336624.post-41642616302318403172008-04-07T18:01:00.003-04:002008-04-07T18:18:57.516-04:00After some time off...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';">The last couple weeks have been pretty busy... not that that is a valid excuse, so I haven't really run at all. I've begun again today getting really into it. So here goes...</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';">Distance: about 3 miles</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';">Time: 30 minutes.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';">Location: Outside- Glenway->Rapid Run->Guerly->Glenway</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';">I haven't checked the actual distance yet, but I will later today. I plan on running that route every MWF. Tues and Thurs I will try and put in a HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) workout. This is actually a 6 week program from Menshealth.com... The goal of the program is to hyper-boost your metabolism to burn fat. So I will re-evaluate after the 6 weeks to see how effective it was. That will put me at the middle of May. Hope it works.</span></div>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02216836899491528097noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211194176282336624.post-6404950894312873512008-03-18T16:43:00.004-04:002008-03-18T17:02:18.214-04:00Day 3<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Today, I went to the Rec Center around 3pm. I was feeling fairly sore from the last 2 days runs since they were more intense. I had a really good mile though, despite just getting back into it from some time off. After my run I did a little bit of strength training. This entailed chest presses and a row machine. My iPod batteries were dead :-( so I had to use my stopwatch on my cell phone. I didn't have my music, but I was able to more focus on my run. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Here's the stats:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Weight: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">206.5</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Waist Size: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">36"</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Distance Run: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">1 mile</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Time: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">7:53</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Pace: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">7:53/mile</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Calories Burned: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">156</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Walk: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">0.125 mile</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Time: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">1:52</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Calories Burned: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">19</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Total burned: 175</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I'm looking forward to tomorrow's distance run to see how much I improve my time.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I also saw Jackie at the Rec today. She told me about a technique she does on the track. Basically, she does a full mile, which is eight laps on the indoor track. 3 laps at a relaxed jog, followed by a 1 lap sprint, then repeat. Maybe I'll try this sometime.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02216836899491528097noreply@blogger.com368tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211194176282336624.post-21789196517633021662008-03-17T19:55:00.003-04:002008-03-18T17:03:02.458-04:00Welcome<span style="font-family:verdana;">For my first entry, I would like to explain the purpose of this blog.<br /><br />I've tried other websites that track weight and goals and all that crap, but they don't really do what I want. So I've decided to make my own attempt at a blog tracker. So here goes....<br /><br />Here is the general plan.<br /><br />Sun/Mon/Wed/Fri: Distance run (>=3miles) </span><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Tues/Thurs/Sat: Mile run & Strength training </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Starting information: <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">3/16/08<br /><br /></span>Went to the Rec Center at 11:00am. I had gone out the night before and had a pretty rough hangover. I was also catching up from not having run in a while. Overall, it wasn't my best performance.<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Weight:</span> 207 lbs<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Waist Size:</span> 36"<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Distance Run:</span> 3 miles<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Time:</span> 30:27<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pace:</span> 10:09/mi<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Calories Burned:</span> 471<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Walk: </span>1 mile<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Time: </span>15:00<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Calories Burned: </span>121<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Total burned: 592</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">3/17/08<br /><br /></span>Much better day today. Went to the Rec Center at 5:00pm. I felt pretty good. And dropped 2 minutes off my time. <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Weight:</span> 206 lbs<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Waist Size:</span> 36"<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Run:</span> 3 miles<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Time:</span> 28:40<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pace:</span> 9:47/mi<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Calories Burned:</span> 440</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Walk: </span>1 mile<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Time: </span>15:00<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Calories Burned: </span>121<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Total burned: 561</span><br /></span></div>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02216836899491528097noreply@blogger.com2