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Today’s Run (and walk)

Posted in Running, Training on November 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »

I mentioned in an early post, that I want to learn to run. One of my Resolutions is to participate in the LA Marathon in March. I plan to run 1/5 and walk 4/5.
I have been using a modified running schedule from coolrunnings.com to train. I have done almost of my “running” at the Antelope Valley [...]

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Wellness Challenge (results)

Posted in Training on September 17, 2007 | 1 Comment »

This last week brings an end to the Wellness Challenge at work. It ran ten weeks and was a really good thing to help with goals. The results are in walking miles. Most of my distance is walking and hiking. There is some bike miles, they are converted at 3 bike miles equals one walking [...]

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Blood Pressure

Posted in Training, Weight Loss, Workout on September 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

I have not posted my blood pressure in a while. I have been taking and journaling it. So, today I decided to post it. It is close to one of my resolutions, which is to have my pressure be at or under 120/80 and a pulse at or under 50. Today it was 119/79 with [...]

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New Road Bike

Posted in Cycling, Fitness, Training, Workout on August 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

I have been wanting to have a road bike. I was talking to my friend Michael Sbihli, who just happen to be selling his older one. He wanted to purchase some very high end components, but his lovely wife Lauren is due with their first baby very soon and they are down to one income. [...]

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Blood Pressure

Posted in Fitness, Training on June 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Today is blood pressure Thursday. Below is a chart of my pressure. It is a good reading, but not as good as last week.

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Blood Pressure

Posted in Training on May 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

This is the first week that my blood pressure has the systolic and diastolic numbers as normal or lower. I went over to the nursing area this week to have it checked. This is a nice thing to have at work. I was pleasantly surprised with reading of 119 over 71 with a pulse of [...]

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Ride around Fox Field

Posted in Cycling, Fitness, Training on May 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Today being memorial day, I wanted to ride in the morning, before the wind. It has been windy every day 24/7, so at least I hoped for minimum wind. The wind was only 18 MPH, at the SW. I rode 14.66 miles in 1:13. I felt good on the ride. See the results at motionbased.

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Weight Loss

Posted in Training on May 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Once a week I measure my weight. My goal is to lose two pounds a week from sensible eating and more activity. I did a lot of activity this last week, two six mile hikes, and started the stair stepper, bleacher climbing and greater distance then the five mile daily walks. My youngest daughter Hannah [...]

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