Achy Braky Body

  I am just a tired slow moving individual lately. Even with a cutback on my mileage I am a slow tired individual. I have learned to listen to my body— it’s not saying nice things. I did 7 x Raynor hill doing 6.46 miles in 1:51:03 for a 17:10 minute per mile pace with an average heart rate of 114 bpm with an elevation gain of 275 feet at an average cadence of 124 spm at 50 degrees. God bless you!

Decision

  I know that I am tired, slow, achy, and disjointed— so this week I will cut back to 7 x the hill and 6 if necessary. Today my Nike app. Kept stopping so I had to check the mileage on my watch which was 6.3 miles for 7 x Raynor Hill. for an average heart rate of 115 bpm at an average pace of 17:15. I’m not sure what my other stats are as my watch kept stopping during my workout. This was kind of a typical Monday with things not quite going right. When you’re tired it’s the little things that annoy you. It was a busy weekend with Jace coming over on Sunday and we did some yard work. The yard is definitely much improved and looking good. 

  

Stormy Workout

 I was definitely feeling tired this morning and the results, basically indicated that I was tired. I could hear the rain pelting down on the air conditioner outside my room. The wind was kicking up. The one thing that wasn’t up was my speed. I think next week I will most probably do 7 x Raynor Hill. My slow speed is just cutting into my time in the morning. Sometimes it’s necessary to take a step back. Here are my results, 7.01 miles in 2:03:07 for a 17:32 minute per mile pace with an average heart rate of 102 bpm with an elevation gain of 708 feet at an average cadence of 123 spm at 58 rainy windy degrees. I only did one push/pull superset as my energy and time was low. Looking forward to the weekend. Thank you Lord!

Momentum

 Sometimes the only way to get something going is to get going and start your own momentum. I was a little bit behind this morning, but I decided to keep going and not cut back on the workout. I did 8 x Raynor Hill for 7.32 miles in 1:58:02 for a 16:07 minute per mile pace with an average heart rate of 119 bpm with an elevation gain of 371 feet at an average cadence of 125 spm at a foggy 48 degrees. I was pleased to get everything in. Thank you Lord!

Better

 I woke up a bit ahead of my alarm. So I drank my coffee and then waited for my alarm to go off. Sometimes a small change can make the difference. It was maybe just an extra minute of time, but my attitude was different because I was not rushed. Today was also my press and row morning after my workout. I did 8 x the hill, this time doing 5 hills and then doing Apple Court before doing the other 3 hill repeats. I did 7.1 miles in 1:54:55 for a 16:10 minute per mile pace with an average heart rate of 91 bpm with an elevation gain of 298 feet at an average cadence of 127 spm at 46 degrees. I listened to Steven Curtis Chapman on the way to work. His music definitely ministers to my heart. To have more of Jesus we need to give up more of ourselves. Have a blessed day!

4/8/24 Solar Eclipse Day

  I woke up at the usual time a bit tired and out of sorts. I decided that this week I would cut back to 7 x Raynor Hill. The extra time seems to make the difference in being rushed or not. Today is also the day that we experience a solar eclipse. Kind of cool to look forward to such an event. The stats for the day- 6.67 miles in 1:45:26 for a 15:48 minute per mile pace with an average heart rate of 122 bpm. Looking forward to what the Lord is going to do today! God bless!

Slow Motion

 This week was a slow week, pace wise. I just didn’t have the steam in the tank for a decent pace. Fortunately, the new shorter workouts aid the effort to get the work in. I did 8 x Raynor Hill for 7.04 miles in 1:59:03 for a 16:54 minute per mile pace with an average heart rate of 139 bpm. For some reason, I do not have access to all of my stats now. Kind of tired. Have a blessed day!