Three zeros!!!

Words 50

            Three zeros!  With a time of 1 minute, 00 seconds, and 08 hundredths, I saw THREE zeros when I looked at the time.  Four zeros?  It’s possible.

sub 1 minute

Words 64

            No zeros this time, but I broke 1 minute.  Very cool.  I was LESS stressed out today than the previous two efforts.  Maybe I was in a generally good mood.  Listened to Wait, Wait—so nice that we can laugh at everything. 

9 degrees! Yahoo!

Words 141

            Ah, ha!!!  Zeros again!  I was allowed, by my own rules, to run up  only 6 flights of stairs again today.  Even though I sprinted 3 tenths of a second faster than yesterday, I was LESS out of breath and worn out.  I think because I began the sprint today in a bit less than full speed.  I was simply running at probably 95%.

running through concrete

Words 145

            I love to see those zeros!  I think I was the most weary of any run after the mid-run sprint.  I started out very fast, putting everything into it.  By the time I was finished, I was pulling the ankles out of thick concrete.  I wish I could see myself as I finish—it feels like I am putzing along at a snail’s pace.  I knew I needed to run quickly,

12 pull ups

Words 246

            .4 seconds today meant that I had to run the full 16 flights in our apartment building.  Ugh.  I certainly can’t blame people who necessitate dodging of pedestrians and dogs—there were only two people on the entire sprint area.  I did think ,

Hi ho the gangs all here

Words 132

            Very difficult today.  I really struggled with the leg ups.  My gut was hurting.  I missed being allowed to run only 6 flights of stairs by 43 one-hundredths of a second.  You can’t even imagine .43 seconds.  It’s gone before you can organize your thoughts.

only stairs

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            Ran only the stairs one time today.  I got outside and I decided to wait until I could run an errand at the same time.  Then things changed and I never got back

5:30 sun

Words 160

            The snow is nearly gone.  The temp. tomorrow is supposed to be 70 degrees F.  There are playgrounds all over the place, so I did several pull-ups today.  I did some leg ups with the arms straight—after 5 reps, I wondered why it was so difficult. 

international road trip

Words 132

            The problem with running and being successful is that to maintain this level, I have to try really hard every day.  And what’s more, when you get a good result, the thrill is not nearly as satisfying.  Today, I broke the 1-minute barrier.  You might say I cheated a bit—I walked for some

this dog looks delicious

Words 255

            I pulled my legs up higher today on the leg ups.  So even though it is mostly an abdominal exercise, my hamstrings were stressed at the upper limit, and even my quads were feeling it. With a beginning temperature of 4 degrees, I left my plastic pants at home for the first time since October. 

         

broke through the ice

Words 132

            What a great day!  The sun was up long before me, which is really nice.  The sidewalks were mostly clear, although I did step through some ice to get my foot wet.

bit the snow

Words 88

            Yes, the snow and ice have vanished from the sidewalks, but for only the second time this winter, I slipped and fell to the ground.  Around the pull-up bar and squat area, there is plenty of packed ice, so I bit the dust this morning. 

it wasn't a fluke

Words 236

            The snow and ice are gone from the sidewalks—only water here and there.  Now the workers are throwing the snow around so it will melt faster.  A terrific run today.  I broke 1 minute by 13 one-hundredths.  I was beginning to worry that I may have pushed the buttons on my watch incorrectly, and accidentally gave myself an undeserved record. 

the flying dog-rat Gremlin

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            “What are you?!?  You don’t see nothing?  My little one flew into the air; his wits were damaged!”   These are only a few of the possible words that may have been hurled toward me by a babushka (stress on the first syllable /BAH-boosh-ka/) who had been walking her dog down my sprint venue-- Marshall Roccosovskovo Boulevard.