Frigid Monday

The temp this morning was around 8 degrees which is cold for Long Island.  I layered up, and was able to trek through the cold and snow.  I did 8.57 miles in 1:56:07 for 13:32 minute per mile pace with a 122 bpm heartrate .  Not much time to blog today! God is righteous and holy!

Good Start heading to the Weekend

I woke up Friday morning, a little tired but looking forward to a date with my wife and friends at Wahlburgers in Port Jeff Station. I did the Randall Extra Plus Loop. I did 8.87 miles in 2:03:42 for a 13:56 minute per mile pace and a 113 bpm average heartrate.  I hsve had a good weekend which started with a teeth cleaning at the dentist, a snowstorm, church, shoveling, and some good strength training.  I found out that both of our principals at RCA were fired. I liked both Dr. Maxwell and Ms. Persad and hope that they both find jobs. Kind of makes you wonder if other heads will roll. Looking to the Lord. God Bless!

Thursday in the Clouds(again)

I did the Ridge Loop on another overcast day with cooler temps.  I did 9.28 miles in 2:02:05 miles doing a 13:08 minute per mile pace with a 128 bpm average heartrate.  Another busy day.  Nice quiet workout. Have a blessed day!

Quiet Wednesday

 I woke up to the sound of my alarm going off at 4. The bed seems oh so comfy, but my future looking half of me was thinking to the good feeling that I always get when my workout is done.  The thing with my workouts is that they are not killer workouts.  I don't dread them or have to get psyched for them--but I do have to put in the time and some effort.  You are not likely to do something repeatedly that you dread-- so in that way, I feel like my workouts play on my strength--consistency.  I did 8.85 on the Longwood/Medford Loop doing it in 1:59:58 at a 13:33 minute per mile pace with a 113 bpm average heartrate.  For some reason I did not get the elevation gain. The weather was overcast and 41 degrees.  I do miss Maine, but I have to admit that I like the winter's much better here in New York.  I don't have to brace myself for going out into brutally cold weather on a consistent basis.  The memories of my workouts there will never fade, but you can't go back in time because things change.  The way things were does not exist anymore, so today is the day that we have to claim and enjoy. Praise God for His goodness!

Back to School

It was 41 degrees and drizzly this Tuesday morning.  I did the figure 8 extra plus doing 8.53 miles in 2:00:24 for a 14:06 minute per mile average and an average pulse of 111 bpm.  I did a lot of strength work this past weekend and I think the end result was a fatigue filled workout filled with stiff muscles.  I find that when I wake up, the magnetism of the pillow is strong--but I never regret the quiet of the morning and having the time on the road to reflect and pray.  I mull through the things in my mind that are bothering me at he time, the workout has it's own therapeutic value and I find that I always feel better after the workout. Still striving to get back into the mid 190's for my weight.  Lord willing I will get there and eventually back to 193. Off to work--God Bless!

First Workout of 2017

I woke up a bit past 5 this overcast morning, the ladt day of Christmas break. I did the same workout that I dithat I did last Thanksgiving, the day I headed to Maine to pick Rebekah up from Maine. I did the Longwood/Medford Loop with a partial stint up Scenic Hills and Niewood(instead of Longwood). I did 9.48 miles in 2:09:49 for a respectable 13:41 minute per mile pace for a 319 foot elevation change and a 128 bpm average heartrate.  It felt much more comfortable without the tortuous hills of Hope.  I am blessed-- a good start to the year. God Bless!

Thursday/Friday in Hope, Maine

I am blogging here in New York on New Year's day about my workouts last week.  I only got in 4 workouts although I did rowing 4 days as my leg work-- so I will call the week complete with four walking workouts.  I did 9.14 on Thursday on a mild day. I took my daughter Katie back to her mothers.  I did a 13:51 minute per mile pace with an elevation gain of 974 and a 128 bpm heartrate doing the workout in 2:06:43.  I did beat the bad weather home, thankfully. On Friday I had to trudge through a slush covered roads , but because I ran I did the workout of 9.19 miles in 2:01:59 for a 13:16 minute per mile pace with an average pulse of 138 bpm. I headed home to Long Island at 11:45, catching the 6:00 pm ferry.  I eas able to get my strength work in , back in Hope.
  So here it is the New Year, 2017. There has been a lot of good, but many struggles as well.  I am grateful as many prayers have been answered.  2016 had been a year of battles-- battles in my mind, family battles, relationship battles, battling discouragement, and  battling my own fears. One moment I feel like things are falling into place, and at other times I fear that it will all fall apart. I need the Lord in 2017 to do what only He can do so that He will receive the glory in my life and in my family. May God richly bless you in this New Year.