Fighting Through

 I have felt nothing less than ordinary and slow these last few weeks. My hamstring issue along with my arthritis just keeps me on the slow side. I did the same loop on Longwood as yesterday doing 8.55 miles in 2:20:05 for a 16:23 minute per mile pace with an average heart rate of 128 bpm with an elevation gain of 299 feet at an average cadence of 126 spm with a temperature of 32 degrees. Thankfully by keeping moving everything has been falling into place. I just barely made it to the clock in time, thanks to a few guarded risky moves. Have a blessed day friends— tired!

I Was Slow, but that’s OK

 About everything about today was a duplicate of yesterday. I just did a slightly shorter version of my Longwood Loop going down Red Maple Road off from Medford Road. I made it to work about the same time. Today my coworker isn’t here again, so I am flying solo again. I did 8.49 miles doing a 16:33 minute per mile pace with an average heart rate of 144 bpm with an elevation gain of 278 feet at an average cadence of 125 spm at 33 degrees I’m going to try to be more pleasant at home, since I’ve been told that I’m a grump. Have a blessed day friends!

Another Day in the Rain/Sleet

 I didn’t sleep so well for the second half of the night, but I still managed to do my usual very early morning routine. There is a lot going on with our family right now. There is definitely a lot to overcome— especially concerning my mother in law’s Alzheimer’s. My wife is the fixer and she is doing an incredible amount of work to help out and still maintain everything else. There are things that are bothering me, but should I say anything I could be perceived as being a bad egg. God is helping me . Life is putting up with stuff that you don’t like, but need to grin and bear it. 

I did the Longwood Loop doing 8.57 miles in 2:20:19 for a 16:22 minute per mile pace with an average heart rate of 144 bpm with an elevation gain of 290 feet with an average cadence of 125 spm at 34 degrees.

Made it to work on time on a rainy day. Thank you Lord!

A Saturday Stroll in the Woods

   When my wife has to work on a Saturday, I usually try to go on a hike. I was tired so I took a shortened version of my Brookhaven long loop. I love the solitude of the woods and the good feeling that I get when my walk is over. We had some housework done on our roof so I headed out as soon as they began. I did a bit of strength work first before heading out. It was a quiet trip through the pine barrens. I did 7.59 miles in 2:43:03 for a 21:28 minute per mile pace with an average heart rate of 72 bpm with an elevation gain of 332 feet at an average cadence of 108 spm at 39 degrees. That’s all for now friends. Church tomorrow!

Muffled Rejoicing

 Today was a day of advantages and offsets. It seemed for every advantage that I gained, I suffered a minor setback resulting in me just barely clocking in on time. So things worked out, but I had to sweat it out so to speak. I did a shortened version of the Longwood loop doing 8.86 miles in 2:20:18 for a 15:50 minute per mile pace with an average heart rate of 130 bpm with an elevation gain of 325 feet at an average cadence of 126 spm at a cool and rainy 40 degrees. I enjoyed the new route, and thankfully I was faster than what I had been. I also got in both supersets of my main strength work thanks to quick work. Even though it is challenging getting everything done, it is rewarding. I will write more thoughts when I have more time. Thankfully, the weekend is almost here. God bless you !

Skin of My Teeth

  The weekdays are always an adventure. Traffic on this island is always a challenge and traffic always is an issue, even when you wake up extremely early. It means every detail of the morning, has only a small room for error. Thankfully, today it worked out. I clocked in with only seconds to spare. I have found that if you keep pressing in traffic, it is possible to make time up if there are only small mishaps. This morning for my workout, I did the modified version of two laps with a short out and back. I was slow again with my pace on this light rainy morning. I did 8.51 miles in 2:22:16 for a 16:42 minute per mile pace with an average heart rate of 115 bpm with an elevation gain of 257 feet at an average cadence of 123 spm at a temperature of 46 degrees.

God is doing a work here on Long Island. Last night, the room for our Bible Study was packed. We are studying Rick Warren’s study on the transformed life. I can see that the Lord is definitely at works in the hearts of the good people in our church. Praise the Lord!

Off

 This was a day that a change in course offset an advantage. I headed out early on my workout, so I decided to do a slightly longer route to offset the monotony of doing the same route every day. I was a bit slower in pace and got back a bit later, but headed out for school on the late side of normal— but the commute was slow due to only a couple of small things that added up to an extra 20 minutes. I did the Apple Court, Kastal, Ryan, Woodlot and Randall for 8.73 miles in 2:25:56 for a 16:43 minute per mile pace wan average heart rate of 144 bpm with an elevation gain of 233 feet at a rainy 34 degrees. Days like today really tick me off. God bless!