Training Day 88/100

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Today was a long and fun day, but no official training. I joined some family at Como Zoo for my niece's birthday and we all walked around for a couple of hours looking at all of the animals which was really fun. Then tonight we went an walked a comedic performance of the entire works of Shakespeare in a park in Eagan which was very entertaining. We did have a nice short hike through the woods to get to the stage.

So I did a lot more walking today than on a typical day, and it made me tired. But this will go down as a day off.

Training Tally

Walk: 39.68 miles / 2.2 per session (18)
Run: 17.6 miles / 2.51 per session  (7)
Swim: 6 sessions / ~130 minutes
Bike: 40.65 miles / 8.13mi per session  (5)

Push-ups: 1080 / 26.34 per session (41)
Squats: 1040  / 33.55 per session (31)
Pull-ups 33 / 2.75 per session (12)
21 days off

Training Day 87/100

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I did another brick today and it was close to the triathlon distances. This morning I had a nice 13 mile ride on the bike before heading out on a 2.7 mile run. The end of the bike ride was mostly uphill and into the wind so it was quite a workout at the end. And I did the run at a pretty slow pace. But all-in-all I felt really good about the whole thing. And while my legs are definitely tired tonight I am feeling better than I might have expected. Tomorrow I really need to get in the pool. Hopefully I'll make it happen.

Training Tally

Walk: 39.68 miles / 2.2 per session (18)
Run: 17.6 miles / 2.51 per session  (7)
Swim: 6 sessions / ~130 minutes
Bike: 40.65 miles / 8.13mi per session  (5)

Push-ups: 1080 / 26.34 per session (41)
Squats: 1040  / 33.55 per session (31)
Pull-ups 33 / 2.75 per session (12)
20 days off

Training Day 86/100

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It was a lighter day today, which seems to be typical for a Friday as we had plans with friends this evening. I got up early and took Boudreaux on a 1.61 mile walk around our big loop. Then tonight I did 3 pull-ups and 40 squats.

Training Tally

Walk: 39.68 miles / 2.2 per session (18)
Run: 14.9 miles / 2.48 per session  (6)
Swim: 6 sessions / ~130 minutes
Bike: 27.65 miles / 6.91mi per session  (4)

Push-ups: 1080 / 26.34 per session (41)
Squats: 1040  / 33.55 per session (31)
Pull-ups 33 / 2.75 per session (12)
20 days off

Training Day 85/100

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Not bad all-in-all. I went to the club this evening for a swim. I did 500m which is the most I've done so far. It still isn't without little breaks every 50m and it certainly isn't with a crowd of people in open water, but it felt better that any other swimming session so far. Then before heading to bed I got in 3 pull-ups. I couldn't quite get to 4 after swimming.

Training Tally

Walk: 38.07 miles / 2.24 per session (17)
Run: 14.9 miles / 2.48 per session  (6)
Swim: 6 sessions / ~130 minutes
Bike: 27.65 miles / 6.91mi per session  (4)

Push-ups: 1080 / 26.34 per session (41)
Squats: 1000  / 33.33 per session (30)
Pull-ups 30 / 2.73 per session (11)
20 days off

Training Day 84/100 (83 missed)

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Yesterday I was feeling pretty exhausted, especially after a bunch of yardwork. And then I just spaced on the blogging aspect.

Tonight Allison, Boudreaux, and I went on a 1.3 mile walk tonight. And I finished up with a new record of 4 pull-ups and 30 push-ups.

Training Tally

Walk: 38.07 miles / 2.24 per session (17)
Run: 14.9 miles / 2.48 per session  (6)
Swim: 5 sessions / ~100 minutes
Bike: 27.65 miles / 6.91mi per session  (4)

Push-ups: 1080 / 26.34 per session (41)
Squats: 1000  / 33.33 per session (30)
Pull-ups 27 / 2.7 per session (10)
20 days off

Training Day 82/100

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Not a great day. I got home from work a little late and then did a bunch of cooking. I got in 3 pull-ups and 30 push-ups.

Training Tally

Walk: 36.77 miles / 2.16 per session (16)
Run: 14.9 miles / 2.48 per session  (6)
Swim: 5 sessions / ~100 minutes
Bike: 27.65 miles / 6.91mi per session  (4)

Push-ups: 1050 / 26.25 per session (40)
Squats: 1000  / 33.33 per session (30)
Pull-ups 23 / 2.56 per session (9)
19 days off

Training Day 81/100

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You know what's crazy? I'm doing a triathlon in 20 days.

Today was a pretty good day of training. I rode 3 miles to the gym, swam 300m, rode 3 miles back home, and then tonight after a nice afternoon I ran 2.75 miles with Boudreaux. Not bad, huh?

Training Tally

Walk: 36.77 miles / 2.16 per session (16)
Run: 14.9 miles / 2.48 per session  (6)
Swim: 5 sessions / ~100 minutes
Bike: 27.65 miles / 6.91mi per session  (4)

Push-ups: 1020 / 26.15 per session (39)
Squats: 1000  / 33.33 per session (30)
Pull-ups 20 / 2.5 per session (8)
19 days off

Training Day 80/100

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Weak day today. I lazily stayed in bed too long. Then it was a long, busy day where I ate too much. This evening I did 3 pull-ups and 20 push-ups.

Training Tally

Walk: 36.77 miles / 2.16 per session (16)
Run: 12.15 miles / 2.03 per session  (5)
Swim: 4 sessions / ~80 minutes
Bike: 21.65 miles / 7.22mi per session  (3)

Push-ups: 1020 / 26.15 per session (39)
Squats: 1000  / 33.33 per session (30)
Pull-ups 20 / 2.5 per session (8)
19 days off

Training Day 79/100

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Today I decided to rest up and take the day off (from exercise).

Training Tally

Walk: 36.77 miles / 2.16 per session (16)
Run: 12.15 miles / 2.03 per session  (5)
Swim: 4 sessions / ~80 minutes
Bike: 21.65 miles / 7.22mi per session  (3)

Push-ups: 1000 / 26.32 per session (38)
Squats: 1000  / 33.33 per session (30)
Pull-ups 17 / 2.43 per session (7)
19 days off

Training Day 78/100

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I went on a nice run in the upper 80s heat tonight. Boudreaux was wiped out when we got back. I clocked 2.18 miles. I've been running pretty slowly but I consciously picked up the pace at the end of the run tonight. I'll have to see if I can keep that up.

Training Tally

Walk: 36.77 miles / 2.16 per session (16)
Run: 12.15 miles / 2.03 per session  (5)
Swim: 4 sessions / ~80 minutes
Bike: 21.65 miles / 7.22mi per session  (3)

Push-ups: 1000 / 26.32 per session (38)
Squats: 1000  / 33.33 per session (30)
Pull-ups 17 / 2.43 per session (7)
18 days off

Training Day 77/100

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It was board game night tonight but I got in 3 pull-ups and 30 push-ups. I've now done 1000 push-ups in the last 77 days. I wonder if I'd done 1000 total push-ups in the 13000+ days of my life before that?

And today I finally actually registered for the triathlon. There's no going back now!

Training Tally

Walk: 36.77 miles / 2.16 per session (16)
Run: 9.97 miles / 1.99 per session  (5)
Swim: 4 sessions / ~80 minutes
Bike: 21.65 miles / 7.22mi per session  (3)

Push-ups: 1000 / 26.32 per session (38)
Squats: 1000  / 33.33 per session (30)
Pull-ups 17 / 2.43 per session (7)
18 days off

Training Day 76/100

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After a bit of yard work I got out on a run tonight. It felt pretty good, though I'm certainly not very fast. I went 2.26 miles tonight.

Training Tally

Walk: 36.77 miles / 2.16 per session (16)
Run: 9.97 miles / 1.99 per session  (5)
Swim: 4 sessions / ~80 minutes
Bike: 21.65 miles / 7.22mi per session  (3)

Push-ups: 970 / 26.22 per session (37)
Squats: 1000  / 33.33 per session (30)
Pull-ups 14 / 2.33 per session (6)
18 days off

Training Day 75/100

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Can you guess what I did tonight? I mowed the lawn! But I got in 3 unquestioned pull-ups (as opposed to 2 unquestioned pull-ups plus 1 dubious one), a new record, and 30 push-ups.

Training Tally

Walk: 36.77 miles / 2.16 per session (16)
Run: 7.71 miles / 1.93 per session  (4)
Swim: 4 sessions / ~80 minutes
Bike: 21.65 miles / 7.22mi per session  (3)

Push-ups: 970 / 26.22 per session (37)
Squats: 1000  / 33.33 per session (30)
Pull-ups 14 / 2.33 per session (6)
18 days off

Training Day 74/100

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Mini-triathlon!
I got up this morning meaning to do another brick, except do cycling and swimming this time. Allison was going to take Boudreaux on a walk. So I got out the door and cycled 3 miles to the club. Then I swam either 250m or 300m (it is so difficult for me to keep track of laps while swimming!). After I was done I hopped back on my bike and rode 3 miles back home. I was feeling pretty good about what I had done.

Then I found out that Allison hadn't taken Boudreaux on his walk yet and "asked" if I wanted to go along, so I did. It wasn't running, but I did 1.72 miles of walking after swimming and biking. Sounds like a triathlon to me!

Training Tally

Walk: 36.77 miles / 2.16 per session (16)
Run: 7.71 miles / 1.93 per session  (4)
Swim: 4 sessions / ~80 minutes
Bike: 21.65 miles / 7.22mi per session  (3)

Push-ups: 940 / 26.11 per session (36)
Squats: 1000  / 33.33 per session (30)
Pull-ups 11 / 2.2 per session (5)
18 days off

Training Day 73/100

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We had a number of things to do today so I made sure to get up early and take the dog out on a jog. We did 1.85 miles. It was a very pleasant run on a very pleasant morning.

Training Tally

Walk: 35.05 miles / 2.19 per session (16)
Run: 7.71 miles / 1.93 per session  (4)
Swim: 3 sessions / ~65 minutes
Bike: 15.65 miles / 7.83mi per session  (2)

Push-ups: 940 / 26.11 per session (36)
Squats: 1000  / 33.33 per session (30)
Pull-ups 11 / 2.2 per session (5)
18 days off

Training Day 72/100

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Today was not quite as good as yesterday. I wasted another beautiful morning by sleeping in instead of getting up early with my dog. Then tonight we had a couple of parties including a birthday party where I partook in cake and ice cream.

So I just got in a little body weight exercise before bed. I could only get 1 pull-up completed. I am hoping that this means that my pecs and shoulders are in the process of stitching themselves back together even stronger than before. Then I did 25 push-ups and 35 squats.

Training Tally

Walk: 35.05 miles / 2.19 per session (16)
Run: 5.86 miles / 1.95 per session / 10:48/mile (2)
Swim: 3 sessions / ~65 minutes
Bike: 15.65 miles / 7.83mi per session  (2)

Push-ups: 940 / 26.11 per session (36)
Squats: 1000  / 33.33 per session (30)
Pull-ups 11 / 2.2 per session (5)
18 days off

Training Day 71/100

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Today was actually a really good training day. I did my first brick. A brick is doing two of the triathlon disciplines in one workout. After dinner tonight I went on a nice bike ride and when I got back home I changed as quickly as I could and headed out for a run. About half way on my run I ran into Allison and Boudreaux on a walk and I took the dog for the last part of my run, so he got a nice extended workout as well.

Tonight my bike ride was 9.07 miles followed by a run of 1.57 miles. I felt really good after the ride but the transition was tough on my legs, especially my knees and ankles. I probably need to start off the run even slower, maybe at a walk, the next couple of times I do this.

And later I did 3 pull-ups. That's right, 3. I may have been a little liberal in my interpretation of that 3rd one, but if I didn't make it all the way up I was pretty close and certainly way closer than I have been before.

Training Tally

Walk: 35.05 miles / 2.19 per session (16)
Run: 5.86 miles / 1.95 per session / 10:48/mile (2)
Swim: 3 sessions / ~65 minutes
Bike: 15.65 miles / 7.83mi per session  (2)

Push-ups: 915 / 26.14 per session (35)
Squats: 965  / 34.31 per session (29)
Pull-ups 10 / 2.5 per session (4)
18 days off

Training Day 70/100

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I'm glad I got the lawn mowed last night when I did. Because it started sprinkling right after I got done and then poured all night and most of today. One brief window when it wasn't raining was at about 5:45am, which is when I got up to take Boudreaux on a 1.8 mile walk this morning! I'm quite proud of myself

After work Allison and I stopped into Marshall's to look at a couple things and what should catch my eye? Something I've been thinking about for a while was on the clearance shelf: a doorway pull-up bar. So I picked that up and tried it out tonight. I still can't do very many pull-ups, 2 was all I could get to in one go tonight. But hopefully that will get better if I can do them more often. After that I did 25 push-ups and 30 squats.

Training Tally

Walk: 35.05 miles / 2.19 per session (16)
Run: 4.29 miles / 2.15 per session / 11:05/mile (2)
Swim: 3 sessions / ~65 minutes
Bike: 6.58 miles / 6.58mi per session / 11.7mph (1)

Push-ups: 915 / 26.14 per session (35)
Squats: 965  / 34.31 per session (29)
Pull-ups 7 / 2.33 per session (3)
18 days off

Training Day 69/100

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Because it apparently never stops raining I spent most of my evening mowing the lawn again. So today is a day of rest. The plan is to get up early and go for a walk/jog with the dog. We'll see how that comes together.

Training Tally

Walk: 33.25 miles / 2.22 per session (15)
Run: 4.29 miles / 2.15 per session / 11:05/mile (2)
Swim: 3 sessions / ~65 minutes
Bike: 6.58 miles / 6.58mi per session / 11.7mph (1)

Push-ups: 890 / 26.18 per session (34)
Squats: 965  / 34.46 per session (28)
Pull-ups 5 / 2.5 per session (2)
18 days off

Training Day 68/100

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Finally! I got out on my bike tonight. It felt surprisingly good and I am still feeling really well. I clocked 6.58 miles in 33:51.

Training Tally

Walk: 33.25 miles / 2.22 per session (15)
Run: 4.29 miles / 2.15 per session / 11:05/mile (2)
Swim: 3 sessions / ~65 minutes
Bike: 6.58 miles / 6.58mi per session / 11.7mph (1)

Push-ups: 890 / 26.18 per session (34)
Squats: 965  / 34.46 per session (28)
Pull-ups 5 / 2.5 per session (2)
17 days off

Training Day 66-67/100

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We went camping yesterday for Allison's birthday. We found a nice little campground in an Iowa State Forest to try out this year. It was nothing spectacular but a very nice park and not even close to filled up. Sadly the weather didn't hold out the whole time, but we made the best of it.

Yesterday we hiked ~3.8 miles. Today was mostly driving and relaxing, though I did do 30 push-ups.

Training Tally

Walk: 33.25 miles / 2.22 per session (15)
Run: 4.29 miles / 2.15 per session / 11:05/mile (2)
Swim: 3 sessions / ~65 minutes

Push-ups: 890 / 26.18 per session (34)
Squats: 965  / 34.46 per session (28)
Pull-ups 5 / 2.5 per session (2)
17 days off

Training Day 65/100

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I'm not feeling too bad today, though my knees are a little sore. So I didn't even do any squats, especially considering we're going camping tomorrow. But I did do 30 push-ups. I'm looking forward to some hiking tomorrow. But posting will have to wait until Sunday.

Training Tally

Walk: 29.45 miles / 2.10 per session (14)
Run: 4.29 miles / 2.15 per session / 11:05/mile (2)
Swim: 3 sessions / ~65 minutes

Push-ups: 860 / 26.06 per session (33)
Squats: 965  / 34.46 per session (28)
Pull-ups 5 / 2.5 per session (2)
17 days off

Training Day 64/100

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Finally...a day where I actually did something. After running a couple errands with Allison I took Boudreaux on a run. I ran 2.29 miles at 11:44/mile followed by a 1/2 mile cool down walk. It felt pretty good and I'm still feeling alright. Hopefully I won't be feeling any adverse affects tomorrow.

Training Tally

Walk: 29.45 miles / 2.10 per session (14)
Run: 4.29 miles / 2.15 per session / 11:05/mile (2)
Swim: 3 sessions / ~65 minutes

Push-ups: 830 / 25.94 per session (32)
Squats: 965  / 34.46 per session (28)
Pull-ups 5 / 2.5 per session (2)
17 days off

Training Days 62-63/100

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Pathetic...that's what yesterday was. And today isn't much better. This misty/foggy/rainy weather is a little depressing. Tonight I added 30 push-ups and 45 squats.

Training Tally

Walk: 28.95 miles / 2.27 per session (13)
Run: 2.00 miles / 2.00 per session / 10:19/mile (1)
Swim: 3 sessions / ~65 minutes

Push-ups: 830 / 25.94 per session (32)
Squats: 965  / 34.46 per session (28)
Pull-ups 5 / 2.5 per session (2)
17 days off

Training Day 61/100

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I finished up the rest of the yard work I couldn't do yesterday and then I did 25 push-ups and 35 squats this evening.

Training Tally

Walk: 28.95 miles / 2.27 per session (13)
Run: 2.00 miles / 2.00 per session / 10:19/mile (1)
Swim: 3 sessions / ~65 minutes

Push-ups: 800 / 25.80 per session (31)
Squats: 920  / 34.07 per session (27)
Pull-ups 5 / 2.5 per session (2)
16 days off

Training Day 60/100

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While I am tired from working around the yard today my tally will record a day off as there wasn't really anything concrete to record.

Training Tally

Walk: 28.95 miles / 2.27 per session (13)
Run: 2.00 miles / 2.00 per session / 10:19/mile (1)
Swim: 3 sessions / ~65 minutes

Push-ups: 775 / 25.83 per session (30)
Squats: 885  / 34.04 per session (26)
Pull-ups 5 / 2.5 per session (2)
16 days off

Training Day 59/100

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Long day today so a short training session tonight. Just 20 push-ups and 20 squats.

Training Tally

Walk: 28.95 miles / 2.27 per session (13)
Run: 2.00 miles / 2.00 per session / 10:19/mile (1)
Swim: 3 sessions / ~65 minutes

Push-ups: 775 / 25.83 per session (30)
Squats: 885  / 34.04 per session (26)
Pull-ups 5 / 2.5 per session (2)
15 days off