Two face plants in two weeks

Date	Place	Duration	Long sprint (uphill)	Pull-ups	Long sprint (downhill)	6 flights	Time
25 Nov	Rruga Kavaja	39 min	1:07.09	15	58,86	30.97	07:35

Date	Place	Duration	Time
23 Nov	Along the river Lana	35 min	13:15

     Yeah, I went running today.  Unfortunately, I stumbled for the second time in two weeks.  Not just stumbled, but actually fell down flat on the ground.  Last week, I was running alongside the sidewalk cutting across the ‘park’ outside of Taiwan.  At the time, the sidewalk was full of people so thought

angst in bed

Date	Place	Duration	Long sprint (uphill)	Pull-ups	Long sprint (downhill)	4 flights	Time
18 Nov	Rruga Kavaja	39 min	1:05.73	15,9	58.59	20.35	07:24

Date	Place	Duration	Bus Stop 1	Push-ups	Pull-ups	Long sprint (downhill)	Time
20 Nov	Rruga Kavaja	41 min	44.67	25	17	57.83	07:28

     On Thursday morning, I had just begun a typically rough throat problem.  I knew from experience that I would soon have a husky voice and runny nose—a cold had entered my body.  

     Add to this oncoming cold, the fact that during the days before Thursday, I had also been sleeping

Run of the Children

Date	Place	Duration	Pull-ups	Long sprint (downhill)	Time
17 Nov	Rruga Kavaja	36 min	17,15	58.41	7:30

Date	Place	Duration	Push-ups	Pull-ups	Long sprint (downhill)	4 flights	Time
15 Nov	Rruga Kavaja	38 min	25,25	17	57.64	20.35	07:11

Date	Place	Duration	Mid Sprint (uphill)	Push-ups	Pull-ups	Long sprint (downhill)	4 flights	Time
13 Nov	Rruga Kavaja	33 min	55.13	25,25	15	57.46	20.54	10:40

Date	Place	Duration	Push-ups	Pull-ups	Long sprint (downhill)	4 flights	Time
11 Nov	Rruga Kavaja	35 min	25,25	15	58.85	23.35	10:40

Date	Place	Duration	Long Sprint (uphill)	Push-ups	Pull-ups	Long sprint (downhill)	4 flights	Time
09 Nov	Rruga Kavaja	32 min	1:07.05	25,25	15	58.21	21.48	10:40

Date	Place	Duration-5k	5k	Push-ups	Pull-ups	Classic sprint	Time
08 Nov	Lake	33.16 min	1:07.05	25	15,15, 11,7	50.12	09:15

    This was the Run for the Children.  An organization was raising money for kids who need cancer treatment.  I ran/walked with Maxim.  He did well.  We walked once in awhile early on when we were near his friends.  It was kind of a groupthink experience when all three of them were feeling tired and they all decided they should walk.  After one friend went ahead and another stayed behind, Maxim and I ran the rest of the way.  I stopped once for pull-ups and once for pushups.  

    

delicious agony

Date	Place	Duration	Long sprint (downhill)	6 flights	Push-ups	Time
1 Nov	River	31 min	59.89	21.49	25	07:29

     Lately, I have finished the sprints in a state of deliciously agonizing exhaustion.  As I walk down the median, I am literally gasping for air while my whole body cries out for life-giving oxygen.  Not only my legs are screaming, but even my arms.  When I first noticed that my arms were sore, my initial emotion was ecstasy.  I was thrilled!  It meant that I was pumping my upper extremities to such state that they were getting a real work out.  Only right now am I thinking that this stress may have something to do with the 25 push-ups I finished 55 seconds before beginning the sprint.  

     Regardless of the cause, I was pleased as punch to feel the pain that comes from work.  Today, I was doubly enthused because I could leisurely walk all the way down the median because I had achieved my goal of 60 seconds with 11 one-hundredths of a second to spare.

Date	Place	Duration	Push-ups	Time
2 Nov	Along Kavaja away from town	32 min	25	08:00

     This was my day of rest.  A Sunday, right after a Saturday (of course).  I did not do any sprints or pull-ups and only one set of push-ups.  I am paying homage to my slightly older body.  I’ve decided not to stress it out constantly everyday.  I’m still running 4 days per week, but I won’t push it to the limit out of a sense of duty.  

Date	Place	Duration	Long sprint (downhill)	6 flights	Pull-ups	Push-ups	Time
4 Nov	M. Teresa	35 min	59.66	20.89	15	25,25	09:09

Date	Place	Duration	Pull-ups	Push-ups	Time
6 Nov	M. Teresa	35 min	15	25,25	09:05

     This Saturday, there will be a 5K run around the lake.  Today, I decided to take it easy with no sprints.  My joints were feeling the slightest bit tough.  I will run with my oldest son, which will be a thrill.