Monday, September 12, 2016

flapping pockets

Date
Place of exercise
Duration (minutes)
Classic sprint
Dam Sprint
Pullups
Start time
12 Sept
Tirana
45
50.55
1:36.77
5,9,7,5
07:02

                I wrote the other day how the mind works in both ways. What I meant was that the mind can make you think that you are running slowly when you are running fast, and vice versa. Today, I felt like I was zipping along. We’ll see how that worked out.

Saturday, September 10, 2016

gust of wind on the way to a tornado party

Date
Place of exercise
Duration (minutes)
Classic sprint
Dam Sprint
Pullups
Start time
10 Sept
Tirana
45
49.92
1:36.96
5,7,7,5
07:02

                After yesterday’s bounce over the handlebars, I made the final sprint in under 50 seconds. Yes, this will be my standard to determine if things are going well—under 50 seconds good, over 50 seconds needs work.

Thursday, September 8, 2016

.03

Date
Place of exercise
Duration (minutes)
Classic sprint
Dam Sprint
Pull-ups
Start time
8 Sept
Tirana
47
50.67
1:38.56
5,7,9
07:05

                I thought I was running well today, and I was. I ran the dam sprint in only 3 one-hundredths of a second slower than my record. Then, when I finished the classic sprint, and saw that I was close to 50 seconds, and I was thrilled.

Monday, July 25, 2016

Fastest result of all time, and a symbol of failure

Date
Place of exercise
Duration (minutes)
Dewey sprint U
Dewey sprint D
Start time
25 July
Johnston
45
1:00.55 up
56.52
07:15

Date
Place of exercise
Duration (minutes)
Dewey sprint U
Start time
24 July
Johnston
37
57.45
08:17

                I have the feeling that the Dewey Sprint in one direction is ever so slightly in an upgrade fashion. I’m not sure about this. I have begun to experiment with running the sprint during the first part of my run. 

Guess the house

Date
Place of exercise
Duration (minutes)
Dewey sprint
Start time
21 July
Johnston
50
59.08
08:01

                I was told the street where my niece had moved into a house. I made a game out of it. “Which house is it?” At first, one might think they have no idea. But let’s think about this. It was easy to narrow it down. First off, she would not have a truck, or a jeep, or a van.

Friday, July 22, 2016

arms like propellers

20 July 2016
            Today, I went swimming in Ankeny. during the 10 minutes when those people under 18 were not allowed to swim, I did laps in a roped off area. I timed myself doing half a lap, thinking I was swimming at a generally good pace.

Thursday, July 21, 2016

Two Dewey Sprints in one morning

Date
Place of exercise
Duration (minutes)
Dewey sprint
Dewey sprint
Start time
19 July
Johnston
40
58.31
59.12
07:12

Luckily I ran today before the rain came down. I performed quite well, trying the  Dewey Sprint twice and breaking the 60-second barrier both times.

Date
Place of exercise
Duration (minutes)
Dewey sprint
Start time
18 July
Johnston
45
59.74
08:05