Just run

Fun run / walk with my oldest.  She was excited and raring to go.  We did a lap around the block in 18:47.  We did more walking than running, but it was fun.  Finally, I made it back on the board after an extended break since September.  I had vowed to never run again.  I was wrong.

Walked for 10 minutes one way and then returned for a grand total of 20 minutes.  It's a start.

Back on the board again.  In my head, I didn't lose a step.  Reality came crashing down on me yesterday.  Went for a 30 minute run to get back into the swing of things.  After 8 minutes, my legs were burning.  I couldn't believe it.  After reviewing what I've done the past few months, I believe it now.  Spent 41:44 exploring a new route.  I have no idea how long it is, but I'll measure it another time.

One lap around the neighborhood.  It hurt.  I've gained 20 lbs since August simply by eating whatever I wanted and ignoring that little voice that tells you to get out and run.  Today, that little voice said I told you so.  Walked to warm up for 3 minutes and then did 8 reps of 60/120s.  Walked to cool down for 3 minutes.  Planked for 59 seconds.

New year.  Looking to beat the mileage from last year and not take a prolonged break.

25 meter shuttle: sprint 25 meters and sprint back, side shuffle 25 meters and back, sprint with 2x40 lb dumbbells for 25 meters and back.  150 meters per repetition.  We did 5 reps.  With 5 people alternating, there was perhaps too long a rest in between each rep.

Deadlift - 135 two reps, 225 two reps, 185 two reps

One lap around the neighborhood and one short loop.  Ran one mailbox and rested one.  Switched to light poles to get a longer sprint.  Run two / walk one light pole. For now, my run looks more like a speed walk, but it will do for now. (36:55.17)

Neighborhood loop - 22:08.99

Cooper to Arbor - 7:31.49

Arbor to finish - 7:14.69

I had the bright idea to hit the stairs.  It seemed like a fairly simple task.  There were 8 floors.  I set the timer for 36 minutes and started walking up and down the stairs.  I managed 8.5 sets.  That figures into 68 floors climbed and descended.  Unfortunately, my calves are hurting.  It'll take a couple of days to wear off.  Just need to do more inclines.  (36:11)

According to my phone, I got 5662 steps in today.  Not a whole lot, but better than nothing.  I figured out that the phone just tracks movement.  Any kind of movement.  As I was resting my calves, I experimented with flutter kicks and simple arm movements and watched the step count increase while lying in bed.  It just brought a smile to my face knowing that if all I wanted was a number, all I had to do was move my arm back and forth throughout the day.

Walk in place for 20 minutes.  Didn't feel like getting out in the rain, but a little movement beats no movement.  Clearing out my clutter so I can jump rope.  40 knee pushups for an easy warm up.  (Or was it easy?)

Kicking myself for letting myself slip this far.  However, my period of inactivity was very enjoyable and instructive.  Being able to do whatever you want, whenever you want, isn't always what's best for you.  One lap around the neighborhood and a short lap from Cooper, Southland Dr, Concord back to Cooper.  Attempted to jog, but wasn't feeling it.  Walked the whole route.

Neighborhood loop - 27:27.97

Short loop - 11:02.03

Finish - 2:56.60 (41:26.60)

A loop and then a medium loop around the neighborhood.  The medium loop runs from Cooper down Concord to Southland and finishing up at the Hampton / Concord intersection.

Loop - 27:44.27

Medium Loop - 14:07.03

Finish - 3:07.84 (44:59.14)

I love walking.  Slowly building up to jogging again.

My backyard is my very own personal mini-track.  One loop is a little over 50 meters but not by much.  I lost count of my laps and relied on my phone to track the distance.  Walking for 45 minutes, I hit 5185 steps.  It's a start on getting back since my two month vacation.

Simple work out to get on the board.  Starting the pushup and core workout from Kyle Collinsworth.  I seem to recall being able to do a lot more than I did this morning.  

Day 1 - Pushups without stopping from the knees: 1x19 (max), 3x10

Two rounds of timed reps for plank, pushup plank and side planks at 15 seconds.  Leg lifts: 2x15

25 minutes on my mini track in the backyard got me 3K steps.

Day two: Kneeling Pushups 3x10, 2 rounds of core consisting of - plank (15 sec), pushup plank (15 sec), side plank (15 sec), leg lift 1x15.  Set timer to 26 minutes and managed 3200 steps in that time.

No distance yet.  Got the muscle exercises in.  Kneeling pushups 3x10, 2 rounds of core exercises consisting of plank (15 sec), pushup plank (15 sec), side plank (15 sec), leg lift 1x15.  My back and glutes seem to tighten up on the second lift.  I changed the exercise to knee lifts half way through to relieve the stress.  It helped a little.

Rest day.  No pushups and no core exercises.  Apparently, no cardio either.  Managed only 7600 steps for the day.

Back to kneeling pushups 3x10, 2 rounds of core consisting of plank (15 sec), pushup plank (15 sec), side plank (15 sec), knee raises x 15.  The knee raises feel a lot better than the leg raises for now.  I still get that burn if I do them slow.

35 minutes for my backyard track and hit 3623 steps.  I'm starting to feel better.  I want to start running and doing more, but I'm restraining myself and making sure I don't do too much too quickly.  This is after all just week one.  I want to enjoy the activities that I do.

Got the pushups and core in.  Skipped the cardio.  3x10 Kneeling pushups, 2 rounds of core: 15 sec timed set for plank, pushup plank, and side planks and 15 reps of knee ups.

Set the clock for one hour total to get me motivated.  Finally back to normal pushups.  Pushups 3x10.  Core timed sets increase to 30 seconds.  Two rounds of plank, pushup plank, and side plank.  30 reps of knee ups.

I had 42 minutes left for cardio after lacing up my shoes.  I pretended I was a ball and bounced around the yard from boundary to boundary.  4697 steps.

I don't even have to go outside to walk.  One loop through the living room, dining room, kitchen and family room is about 25 meters.  I walked enough loops this morning to get a mile in.  I wouldn't dare run this though.  It's too cramped.  Not the best route for walking, but it works for when I'm short on time.

Completed pushups and core workout.  Pushups 4x10, 2 rounds of core workout.  Timed sets at 30 seconds for plank, pushup plank, and side planks.  30 reps of knee ups.

Last day at work.  Stayed up late trying to close up loose ends.  No work out today.  For the day, I recorded about 5000 steps.  I also discovered that I am horrible at jump rope.

Now the real adventure begins.

Nothing yet for the day.  Pushups: 3x10, Core timed sets at 30 seconds.  2 rounds of core with plank, pushup plank, side planks, and 30 reps of supine bicycle.  I discovered today that my back makes that popping noise when my right leg is extended.

Struggling today but knocked out the minimum.  Pushups 4x10, 2 rounds of core with 30 second timed sets.  Plank, pushup plank, side planks and 30 reps of supine bicycle.

For the whole day, I got in 5.6K steps.  Not very much for a day but it was better than the 3K I had when I realized the day was almost over.

Easy day.  It is so much easier when you start off in the morning.  Pushups 3x10, two rounds of core with 15 second timed sets for plank, pushup plank, side planks and 15 reps of supine bicycle.

In 40 minutes, I tally 4755 steps walking with a little jog here and there.

Needed an extra day to recover for some reason.  Two rounds of core this morning.  Still on 30 second timed sets and 30 reps of supine bicycle.  I will say that I had not been incorporating the upper body movement into the supine bicycle which makes it more of just a leg kick.  Adding the upper body movement gives you the better burn feeling.  3x10 Kneeling pushups and then pushups 4x10.  Slowly feeling better.

40 minutes on the short track of the house only resulted in 3947 steps.  Better than no steps.

Slowly losing steam.  One hour for everything.  Kneeling pushups 3x10, 2 rounds of core at 30 seconds for plank, pushup plank, side plank and 30 reps of supine bicycle.  Walked laps around the "indoor track" and pushups 4x12.  3700 steps in about 44 minutes.

Bad week.  I get one of those every now and then.  Laps around the "indoor" track and kneeling pushups combined with situps.  Kneeling pushups - 5x15, Situps - 5x15.

Woke up late.  Hate when that happens.  Twenty minute workout.  Walked around the inside for 1870 steps.  Got a new kneeling pushup max of 25 which is an improvement of 6 from last month.  Completed 3 more sets of kneeling pushups of 13 reps each.  Slow but steady progress.

Barely managed to get to 5K steps with the help of my kids.  I chase them around the house and they run screaming in delight.

Couldn't find my step counter this morning.  When I got tired of looking, I just borrowed my wife's high tech gadget.  About 25 minutes of walking and another 20 minutes of quick chores resulted in 4120 steps.  Kneeling pushups 3x15, pushups 2x15, situps 1x15, rower 4x15.

4 sets of: 20 laps around the kitchen, 10 knee pushups and 10 crunches.  Not very much.  I'm back on the board.