33 minutes.

It’s raining on July 4th. What is that about?

So, yeah. i did this run in the rain. Obviously the heat wasn’t a factor. It was actually a little cooler today so that wasn’t a problem to begin with. The trail was pretty empty. I ended up seeing  a lot more people, though, because everyone was camping out under their tents waiting for the fireworks.

Other then dealing with the rain there wasn’t much to this run. I just banged out my 33 minutes and walked home. I never felt tired and I never felt winded. I had the same pace as always. Hit my turnaround mark at 20 minutes.

Today I thought about making a goal to hit that point a little earlier. Maybe down the line I’ll pass it at 16 minutes. It’s almost two miles exactly so I would have to run 8 minute miles. That’s pretty reasonable. I could get there eventually.

Push ups - 9, 8, 6, 5, 7

It took me three weeks but I’m finally over the hump on the second day plan. I got all the reps! That’s a two push up improvement from last week.

There wasn’t much to this one in the first four sets. They were much easier. On the fifth set, though, I had to push HARD to get that seventh rep.

33 minutes

Decent run today.

The weather was hotter then yesterday. In fact, I thought it was approaching miserable. HIgh 80’s. Just on the edge there between pleasant and too much.

Luckily, I kept catching a nice breeze so it made everything bearable. Still, I decided to slow down back to my normal pace and that was probably a good thing.

There is definite improvement in the way I’m feeling on these runs. I think last week’s rust has been officially shaken off. I’m ready to do this thing.

33 minutes.

Super easy run today.

The weather was AWESOME. High 70’s. Humidity was lower too.

I had zero problems.  Best run I’ve had in a while. I know I ran farther then usual because I have a turnaround point with these 33 minute runs. I always hit it at 20 minutes. Today I hit it at 18. I know I actually did 3 miles today. At least.

Push ups - 7, 7, 5, 4, 9

Week 1 (part 3) started today. I’ve never had any trouble with the first day and I didn’t this time. I got every one plus a new max of 9! I have no idea where that came from. I set a goal for 8. Once I got it I just went for one more.

I got 3 more push ups today then last time. Awesome progress.

I feel like there’s a mental block with my push ups. Whatever goal I set is pretty much my max. That fourth set of four was tougher then the first four of the last set. Don’t know why that is. When I know I have 8 (for instance) I can get to at least 6 pretty easy. When my goal is 4 I’m struggling to get that fourth rep.

I should set higher goals on my max sets.

66 minutes

BRUTAL run today. Absolutely brutal.

The  temperature was only in the high 80’s but the humidity must have been close to 100%. It was very difficult to breath even at the start. There wasn’t much shade along my trail so I had the sun beating down on me hard.

By the 50 minute mark I was sweating so much that my nipples started hurting. I have to remember this on my next long run. Gotta try band aids or something.

The whole things was just a miserable experience. Hated every step.

241.2

Not cool.

I’m a little more depressed about my weight then usual because it’s now less then 40 weeks to April 1, 2009. That was my goal date to hit 200 lbs. When I first picked that date I needed to average half a pound a week to get there. Now I need more than a pound a week. It’s still reachable but every week I spend on this plateau makes it less so.

Push ups - 10, 8, 3, 5, 4

The goal was 10, 8, 8, 5, 10 so I didn’t get them all today. I don’t know what happened on that third set. I had to give MAX effort to get those first two sets. Guess I didn’t have any gas left to do another 8.

More progress at least. I got 3 more push ups this time around.

33 minutes.

Nothing new here. It got a little easier today but not where I want it to be. We’ll see how far along I am in two days when I have to run for an hour.

Push ups - 9, 8, 6, 5, 5

So close. Not quite there yet, though.

I managed to get all the reps in the first four sets but couldn’t get 7 in the final one. Looks like week one will go another week.

I’m not too upset about it. I managed 5 more push ups today then when I did 1B last week. That’s pretty good progress. Next week I should be able to get over the hump on this one.