A Day Of Races

Apparently, it was the day of races yesterday. I knew Caitlin, from the Healthy Tipping Point blog was running a marathon Saturday. She smashed her previous time by 32 minutes. She ran the Disney marathon last December. She finished the race in 4 hours, 22 minutes, and 38 seconds. This was her second marathon. Congratulations Caitlin!

My mom sent me an e-mail right before I got on my elliptical saying that the street by my parent's house was closed due to an Ironman triathlon. A marathon is one thing, running 26.2 miles, but an Ironman is another thing. First there's a swim that is 2.4 miles long, next is 112 mile bike race, and finally there's a marathon run at the end, 26.2 miles. All of that has to be done within an 8 hour time period. That's absolutely insane in my opinion. I think I would be dead just from the swim alone. Rudy Pauls from The Biggest Loser season eight participated in the Ironman triathlon in Miami. He finished the race in 8 hours, 7 minutes, and 8 seconds.

It was neat to see the race maps from the triathlon, since it was conducted in my hometown. I know I would've watched some of it if I'd been, there since it was so close to my old house. Apparently my mom watched for about an hour and a half. I think they were on the bike part during that time.

I'm not sure exactly how far I went on the elliptical this morning, because the display screen reset on me. I estimated that I went .6 mile, in about 20 minutes. I had intended on going 25 minutes, but since the screen reset, I decided to just go 20 minutes. I did not feel like going back through my exercise log to see how many calories are burned in 25 minutes on resistance level one. Tomorrow I plan on going 25 minutes.

Things are going well with my feet and ankles still. I went a little faster again today with no problems. I can't wait until I'm doing one full mile again. I need to be a little patient still, and take things slow. I figure I'll be doing 1 mile in about two weeks or so. I hope so anyway.

Elliptical stats for the day: All estimated:
Distance- .6 mile
Revolutions-1056
Resistance level-1
Endurance-excellent
Injury- None.
Time-20:00

Virtual walk tour stats for the day:
0.6 miles today
195.6 miles since April 28, 2008
5.78 miles to Mechums River, VA, Charlottesville City County

The picture on the virtual tour did not change again today. I'm not sure why, but it's a little bit annoying. I look forward to the picture changing everyday. Hopefully it will change tomorrow. Have a good Halloween, and keep on moving.

A Day Of Races

Apparently, it was the day of races yesterday. I knew Caitlin, from the Healthy Tipping Point blog was running a marathon Saturday. She smashed her previous time by 32 minutes. She ran the Disney marathon last December. She finished the race in 4 hours, 22 minutes, and 38 seconds. This was her second marathon. Congratulations Caitlin!

My mom sent me an e-mail right before I got on my elliptical saying that the street by my parent's house was closed due to an Ironman triathlon. A marathon is one thing, running 26.2 miles, but an Ironman is another thing. First there's a swim that is 2.4 miles long, next is 112 mile bike race, and finally there's a marathon run at the end, 26.2 miles. All of that has to be done within an 8 hour time period. That's absolutely insane in my opinion. I think I would be dead just from the swim alone. Rudy Pauls from The Biggest Loser season eight participated in the Ironman triathlon in Miami. He finished the race in 8 hours, 7 minutes, and 8 seconds.

It was neat to see the race maps from the triathlon, since it was conducted in my hometown. I know I would've watched some of it if I'd been, there since it was so close to my old house. Apparently my mom watched for about an hour and a half. I think they were on the bike part during that time.

I'm not sure exactly how far I went on the elliptical this morning, because the display screen reset on me. I estimated that I went .6 mile, in about 20 minutes. I had intended on going 25 minutes, but since the screen reset, I decided to just go 20 minutes. I did not feel like going back through my exercise log to see how many calories are burned in 25 minutes on resistance level one. Tomorrow I plan on going 25 minutes.

Things are going well with my feet and ankles still. I went a little faster again today with no problems. I can't wait until I'm doing one full mile again. I need to be a little patient still, and take things slow. I figure I'll be doing 1 mile in about two weeks or so. I hope so anyway.

Elliptical stats for the day: All estimated:
Distance- .6 mile
Revolutions-1056
Resistance level-1
Endurance-excellent
Injury- None.
Time-20:00

Virtual walk tour stats for the day:
0.6 miles today
195.6 miles since April 28, 2008
5.78 miles to Mechums River, VA, Charlottesville City County

The picture on the virtual tour did not change again today. I'm not sure why, but it's a little bit annoying. I look forward to the picture changing everyday. Hopefully it will change tomorrow. Have a good Halloween, and keep on moving.

Walker And Mileage

I took Friday off from the elliptical and strength training, because I think I needed the rest. I got back on the elliptical this morning, and did .6 mile. It took me 20 minutes to do, which was my goal. Still no problems with my ankle. I even went faster than I have in the last week, about 54 RPM.. So far so good.

As for my new walker, I love it! It is so much more stable than my other walker. I'm having no problems at all getting around. Even when I've been sitting down for several hours, and my legs are stiff, I still have no issues with the new walker.

This walker has a hand brakes, which makes it even more stable. And the basket comes in handy for sure. All in all I am very happy with this walker. I've only been using it since Wednesday night, or is it Thursday night? I'm losing track of my days.

Elliptical stats for the day:
Distance- .6 mile
Revolutions-1056
Resistance level-1
Endurance-excellent
Injury- None.
Time-20:10

Virtual walk tour stats for the day:
0.6 miles today
195 miles since April 28, 2008
5.78 miles to Mechums River, VA, Charlottesville City County

Here is the picture of the day.

Five more miles until the big 200 mark. I should probably hit that sometime in the next week. I plan on going .6 mile at least in the next week. I might try and increase my time to 25 minutes, so I might go even further than that, like .7 mile or so. We'll see. Until later, keep on moving.

Walker And Mileage

I took Friday off from the elliptical and strength training, because I think I needed the rest. I got back on the elliptical this morning, and did .6 mile. It took me 20 minutes to do, which was my goal. Still no problems with my ankle. I even went faster than I have in the last week, about 54 RPM.. So far so good.

As for my new walker, I love it! It is so much more stable than my other walker. I'm having no problems at all getting around. Even when I've been sitting down for several hours, and my legs are stiff, I still have no issues with the new walker.

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This walker has a hand brakes, which makes it even more stable. And the basket comes in handy for sure. All in all I am very happy with this walker. I've only been using it since Wednesday night, or is it Thursday night? I'm losing track of my days.

Elliptical stats for the day:
Distance- .6 mile
Revolutions-1056
Resistance level-1
Endurance-excellent
Injury- None.
Time-20:10

Virtual walk tour stats for the day:
0.6 miles today
195 miles since April 28, 2008
5.78 miles to Mechums River, VA, Charlottesville City County

Here is the picture of the day.

Copyright 2006 Lawrence Berkeley Lab

Five more miles until the big 200 mark. I should probably hit that sometime in the next week. I plan on going .6 mile at least in the next week. I might try and increase my time to 25 minutes, so I might go even further than that, like .7 mile or so. We'll see. Until later, keep on moving.

Thursday’s Mileage

Another day down. Got my half mile in today, and everything was fine. I keep a folded hand towel underneath my left foot, because my left leg is shorter than my right, and it gives me a bit of a lift so I'm not too uneven. I have to make sure that it doesn't slide off the pedal. It got bunched up underneath my foot, and started to slide off and it didn't feel right.

I went a little bit faster today, as a kind of test to see how it would feel. For the most part, it felt OK. I went as fast as 55 RPM, and that seemed to be fine.

Elliptical stats for the day:
Distance-0.5 mile
Revolutions-880
Resistance level-1
Endurance-excellent
Injury- None. Need to make sure that towel stays under my left foot. It started to slide out from underneath, and made my foot feel weird.
Time-17:11

Virtual walk tour stats for the day:
0.5 miles today
194.4 miles since April 28, 2008
6.5 miles to Mechums River, VA, Charlottesville City County

Here is the picture of the day.

Thursday’s Mileage

Another day down. Got my half mile in today, and everything was fine. I keep a folded hand towel underneath my left foot, because my left leg is shorter than my right, and it gives me a bit of a lift so I'm not too uneven. I have to make sure that it doesn't slide off the pedal. It got bunched up underneath my foot, and started to slide off and it didn't feel right.

I went a little bit faster today, as a kind of test to see how it would feel. For the most part, it felt OK. I went as fast as 55 RPM, and that seemed to be fine.

Elliptical stats for the day:
Distance-0.5 mile
Revolutions-880
Resistance level-1
Endurance-excellent
Injury- None. Need to make sure that towel stays under my left foot. It started to slide out from underneath, and made my foot feel weird.
Time-17:11

Virtual walk tour stats for the day:
0.5 miles today
194.4 miles since April 28, 2008
6.5 miles to Mechums River, VA, Charlottesville City County

Here is the picture of the day.

Copyright 2006 Lawrence Berkeley Lab

Still Going

Got in my half mile for the day on the elliptical. I went a little faster than the last couple of days, and still no problems with my ankle. I plan on finishing up the week by doing a half mile each day, and then I will go .6 miles starting Sunday. I might try and go a little faster the rest of the week, to see what happens. I think my stretching is helping a lot. I stretched my heel cords about three times before I got on the elliptical, and then once when I got off.

I just checked the status of my order for my walker, and it's out for delivery right now. It should get here within the next hour or so I would think. It is coming from Palm Springs, which is about 30 minutes away. Looking forward to seeing what this new walker is like.

Elliptical stats for the day:
Distance-0.5 mile
Revolutions-880
Resistance level-1
Endurance-excellent
Injury- None.
Time-17:33

Virtual walk tour stats for the day:
0.5 miles today
193.8 miles since April 28, 2008
7.22 miles to Mechums River, VA, Charlottesville City County

Here is the picture of the day.

I'm happy to see it changed today. I can't tell what the sign says, I wish I could zoom in and see.

Still Going

Got in my half mile for the day on the elliptical. I went a little faster than the last couple of days, and still no problems with my ankle. I plan on finishing up the week by doing a half mile each day, and then I will go .6 miles starting Sunday. I might try and go a little faster the rest of the week, to see what happens. I think my stretching is helping a lot. I stretched my heel cords about three times before I got on the elliptical, and then once when I got off.

I just checked the status of my order for my walker, and it's out for delivery right now. It should get here within the next hour or so I would think. It is coming from Palm Springs, which is about 30 minutes away. Looking forward to seeing what this new walker is like.

Elliptical stats for the day:
Distance-0.5 mile
Revolutions-880
Resistance level-1
Endurance-excellent
Injury- None.
Time-17:33

Virtual walk tour stats for the day:
0.5 miles today
193.8 miles since April 28, 2008
7.22 miles to Mechums River, VA, Charlottesville City County

Here is the picture of the day.

Copyright 2006 Lawrence Berkeley Lab

I'm happy to see it changed today. I can't tell what the sign says, I wish I could zoom in and see.

Day One Done

The first day of using my walker went OK. I used it a total of two times going to the bathroom and back. The first time, my nephew was in the kitchen making lunch. He saw me with the walker and asked if I needed help. I told him no, I was fine. I said it was time for me to get out of the wheelchair. He said, "Yeah!" The second time I went, my mother in-law was making dinner. She saw me, but didn't say anything. That was fine with me. I also saw my father in-law in the hallway. He did a double take and said, "That's new".

This morning I used it after my workout, and my mother in-law asked me why I was using it. I told her I wanted to get out of the chair. She just nodded and said OK. So it's not a big deal. My main issue right now is my self confidence, myself consciousness, and my balance. My steps are a bit hesitant sometimes, but I'll get the hang of it. I need to get my mind away from the scary thoughts of falling. I just need to pretend I'm on the elliptical and just keep my stride smooth and continuous. If I fall, I fall.

I went ahead and bought the new walker. I think that will be a good thing. I decided to go ahead and buy it because I'm determined this time. It will come in handy for times I have to carry something, and it will force me to use it.

I did 1/2 mile today on the elliptical, and everything was fine. I did not feel the muscle knots in my lower right leg until the very end. The muscle knots are slowly fading away, and that's a good thing.

Elliptical stats for the day:
Distance-0.5 mile
Revolutions-880
Resistance level-1
Endurance-excellent
Injury- None. Felt the muscle knots only at the very end, but not bad.
Time-18:08

Virtual walk tour stats for the day:
0.5 miles today
193.4 miles since April 28, 2008
7.94 miles to Mechums River, VA, Charlottesville City County

The picture did not change today for some reason. I'm not sure why it didn't. My "miles to go" also did not change. My total mileage did change though, so I don't know what is going on. I know when I only enter .1 mile, the picture sometimes does not change. But I've never had that happen with a distance over .1 mile. I hope the picture changes tomorrow.

Day One Done

The first day of using my walker went OK. I used it a total of two times going to the bathroom and back. The first time, my nephew was in the kitchen making lunch. He saw me with the walker and asked if I needed help. I told him no, I was fine. I said it was time for me to get out of the wheelchair. He said, "Yeah!" The second time I went, my mother in-law was making dinner. She saw me, but didn't say anything. That was fine with me. I also saw my father in-law in the hallway. He did a double take and said, "That's new".

This morning I used it after my workout, and my mother in-law asked me why I was using it. I told her I wanted to get out of the chair. She just nodded and said OK. So it's not a big deal. My main issue right now is my self confidence, myself consciousness, and my balance. My steps are a bit hesitant sometimes, but I'll get the hang of it. I need to get my mind away from the scary thoughts of falling. I just need to pretend I'm on the elliptical and just keep my stride smooth and continuous. If I fall, I fall.

I went ahead and bought the new walker. I think that will be a good thing. I decided to go ahead and buy it because I'm determined this time. It will come in handy for times I have to carry something, and it will force me to use it.

I did 1/2 mile today on the elliptical, and everything was fine. I did not feel the muscle knots in my lower right leg until the very end. The muscle knots are slowly fading away, and that's a good thing.

Elliptical stats for the day:
Distance-0.5 mile
Revolutions-880
Resistance level-1
Endurance-excellent
Injury- None. Felt the muscle knots only at the very end, but not bad.
Time-18:08

Virtual walk tour stats for the day:
0.5 miles today
193.4 miles since April 28, 2008
7.94 miles to Mechums River, VA, Charlottesville City County

The picture did not change today for some reason. I'm not sure why it didn't. My "miles to go" also did not change. My total mileage did change though, so I don't know what is going on. I know when I only enter .1 mile, the picture sometimes does not change. But I've never had that happen with a distance over .1 mile. I hope the picture changes tomorrow.

I Have A Plan

Today's half mile went smoothly. I had no problems, but I think I see a potential for my heel or ankle to have issues. I tend to stretch with my heel stretcher after my workout. I need to use it both before and after. Also I should use it throughout the day. And I should use it for more than 30 seconds. I just do a 30 second stretch on each foot after my workout. That area needs more attention. I can feel my heel cord stretching (not in a good way) on my elliptical too much. I remember my ankle injury in August, and it felt like the muscle or tendon was being ripped off the bone. Don't know if that was what was happening, but that's what it felt like. So, more stretching. I do get a deeper heel cord stretch when I'm in my Five Fingers too.

I'm also getting my butt in gear finally with my walker. I'm a bit hesitant to mention anything about it here, but I suppose I will. Since I have so much better balance in these shoes, I figure it's time to use my walker. I used it a few weeks ago at a doctor's appointment, and once I got the feel for it, I did just fine. I think I'm finally in the right frame of mind to get out of the stinkin' wheelchair I've been using. There will still be instances (for now) where I'll need to use the wheelchair (transporting things), but I have a plan.

Right now, I have a basic walker. Two wheels in front, and two rubber stoppers in back. No basket, no shelf, nothing to put things on. So, when I need to carry something, that's an issue. My plan is this. To get used to using my current walker. I'll use it when I go to the bathroom, since I don't need to carry anything on those trips. Once I use my walker consistently for about a month or two, I'm going to "upgrade". I found a walker on Amazon.com which will do nicely. It's got four wheels, handbrakes, a basket, and a seat. I don't plan on sitting on the seat, I plan on using that as a shelf to carry things.

I don't want to buy it now because I don't want to get it and then not use it. So if I can use my current one consistently for a few months, I'll get it. I need to get used to it first. I already had one trip to the bathroom and back, and I did fine. I was slow, and I hesitated in my steps a few times, but all in all, it went OK for my first time. I'll get used to it more and more as I use it. My husband said I should buy it now, and I’m tempted. We’ll see. I might.

Enough about that for now. I'll keep you all posted on my walker progress. It's sort of what happened when I finally decided to lose weight. A light switch went off, and I'm going to do this.

Elliptical stats for the day:
Distance-0.5 mile
Revolutions-880
Resistance level-1
Endurance-excellent
Injury- No real issues.
Time-18:10

Virtual walk tour stats for the day:
0.5 miles today
192.8 miles since April 28, 2008
7.94 miles to Mechums River, VA, Charlottesville City County

Here's the picture of today's mileage point.

Looks like a nice and sunny day. Open road ahead and blue skies.

I Have A Plan

Today's half mile went smoothly. I had no problems, but I think I see a potential for my heel or ankle to have issues. I tend to stretch with my heel stretcher after my workout. I need to use it both before and after. Also I should use it throughout the day. And I should use it for more than 30 seconds. I just do a 30 second stretch on each foot after my workout. That area needs more attention. I can feel my heel cord stretching (not in a good way) on my elliptical too much. I remember my ankle injury in August, and it felt like the muscle or tendon was being ripped off the bone. Don't know if that was what was happening, but that's what it felt like. So, more stretching. I do get a deeper heel cord stretch when I'm in my Five Fingers too.

I'm also getting my butt in gear finally with my walker. I'm a bit hesitant to mention anything about it here, but I suppose I will. Since I have so much better balance in these shoes, I figure it's time to use my walker. I used it a few weeks ago at a doctor's appointment, and once I got the feel for it, I did just fine. I think I'm finally in the right frame of mind to get out of the stinkin' wheelchair I've been using. There will still be instances (for now) where I'll need to use the wheelchair (transporting things), but I have a plan.

Right now, I have a basic walker. Two wheels in front, and two rubber stoppers in back. No basket, no shelf, nothing to put things on. So, when I need to carry something, that's an issue. My plan is this. To get used to using my current walker. I'll use it when I go to the bathroom, since I don't need to carry anything on those trips. Once I use my walker consistently for about a month or two, I'm going to "upgrade". I found a walker on Amazon.com which will do nicely. It's got four wheels, handbrakes, a basket, and a seat. I don't plan on sitting on the seat, I plan on using that as a shelf to carry things.

I don't want to buy it now because I don't want to get it and then not use it. So if I can use my current one consistently for a few months, I'll get it. I need to get used to it first. I already had one trip to the bathroom and back, and I did fine. I was slow, and I hesitated in my steps a few times, but all in all, it went OK for my first time. I'll get used to it more and more as I use it. My husband said I should buy it now, and I’m tempted. We’ll see. I might.

Enough about that for now. I'll keep you all posted on my walker progress. It's sort of what happened when I finally decided to lose weight. A light switch went off, and I'm going to do this.

Elliptical stats for the day:
Distance-0.5 mile
Revolutions-880
Resistance level-1
Endurance-excellent
Injury- No real issues.
Time-18:10

Virtual walk tour stats for the day:
0.5 miles today
192.8 miles since April 28, 2008
7.94 miles to Mechums River, VA, Charlottesville City County

Here's the picture of today's mileage point.

Copyright 2006 Lawrence Berkeley Lab

Looks like a nice and sunny day. Open road ahead and blue skies.

Too Early To Tell

First day of the elliptical using my Vibram Five Fingers shoes again. I did a half mile in 18 minutes, and I really wanted to go more. I told myself that I would not go more than a half mile or 20 minutes, whichever came first. It was really hard not to go longer, and even harder not to go too fast. I had to keep telling myself to slow down when I noticed I was going faster than I wanted to be.

The good thing is that the muscle knots aren't as aggravated as they were on Thursday. It's still too early to tell whether or not I will have any problems with my ankle. My mind was playing tricks on me, as I thought I felt a twinge in my right ankle. I just think that was the muscle knots that I was feeling. We'll see how it goes the rest of this week. I plan on only going a half mile the rest of the week.

Elliptical stats for the day:
Distance-0.5 mile
Revolutions-880
Resistance level-1
Endurance-excellent
Injury-some muscle knot issue, not bad though. Not sure about the possibility of an ankle problem yet (switched shoes to Five Fingers)
Time-18:22

Virtual walk tour stats for the day:
0.5 miles today
192.4 miles since April 28, 2008
8.67 miles to Mechums River, VA, Charlottesville City County

Here's the picture of today's mileage point.

Looks like there are a couple of tractors on the side of the road. I wonder what they're doing.

Hope everyone had a good weekend, and has a great week ahead.

Too Early To Tell

First day of the elliptical using my Vibram Five Fingers shoes again. I did a half mile in 18 minutes, and I really wanted to go more. I told myself that I would not go more than a half mile or 20 minutes, whichever came first. It was really hard not to go longer, and even harder not to go too fast. I had to keep telling myself to slow down when I noticed I was going faster than I wanted to be.

The good thing is that the muscle knots aren't as aggravated as they were on Thursday. It's still too early to tell whether or not I will have any problems with my ankle. My mind was playing tricks on me, as I thought I felt a twinge in my right ankle. I just think that was the muscle knots that I was feeling. We'll see how it goes the rest of this week. I plan on only going a half mile the rest of the week.

Elliptical stats for the day:
Distance-0.5 mile
Revolutions-880
Resistance level-1
Endurance-excellent
Injury-some muscle knot issue, not bad though. Not sure about the possibility of an ankle problem yet (switched shoes to Five Fingers)
Time-18:22

Virtual walk tour stats for the day:
0.5 miles today
192.4 miles since April 28, 2008
8.67 miles to Mechums River, VA, Charlottesville City County

Here's the picture of today's mileage point.

Copyright 2006 Lawrence Berkeley Lab

Looks like there are a couple of tractors on the side of the road. I wonder what they're doing.

Hope everyone had a good weekend, and has a great week ahead.

Workin’ On The Weekend

I took the last two days off from exercise because I wanted to see if the muscle knots in my lower right leg would go away. They have somewhat, but they are still there. I plan on getting onto the elliptical again tomorrow. I also plan on switching back to my Five Fingers shoes. I'm not sure how long I'll go on the elliptical tomorrow morning, but I want to try for at least a half mile. That will probably take me about 20 minutes, which will be enough time to see how my shoes do.

I am enjoying the cooler weather lately. The weather has finally changed from summer to fall out here in the California desert. We are now having highs in the lower to mid eighties, instead of in the nineties or lower hundreds. We also got a ton of rain earlier in the week. I think we ended up getting over an 1½ inch, but I can't be sure.

I did get a lot of writing done today. I wrote five articles plus this blog post. I have two more to write before looking for more. I will do those tomorrow as my eyes are dead.

Hope your weekend is going well. Keep on moving.

Workin’ On The Weekend

I took the last two days off from exercise because I wanted to see if the muscle knots in my lower right leg would go away. They have somewhat, but they are still there. I plan on getting onto the elliptical again tomorrow. I also plan on switching back to my Five Fingers shoes. I'm not sure how long I'll go on the elliptical tomorrow morning, but I want to try for at least a half mile. That will probably take me about 20 minutes, which will be enough time to see how my shoes do.

I am enjoying the cooler weather lately. The weather has finally changed from summer to fall out here in the California desert. We are now having highs in the lower to mid eighties, instead of in the nineties or lower hundreds. We also got a ton of rain earlier in the week. I think we ended up getting over an 1½ inch, but I can't be sure.

I did get a lot of writing done today. I wrote five articles plus this blog post. I have two more to write before looking for more. I will do those tomorrow as my eyes are dead.

Hope your weekend is going well. Keep on moving.

Grrr…Ow.

This morning's elliptical workout was a bit frustrating. It started off well enough, but then the muscle knots in my lower right leg started to aggravate me. Not only that, but around .6 mile, the display screen on my elliptical reset. So I went .1 mile more, and decided to call it a day. Not sure why my display screen reset, I just replaced the batteries last week. I did see the low battery sign flash once during my workout, but I thought that was just a fluke. Then later on, I bumped the machine with my knee, and it reset. I actually said out loud, "You did not just do that!" Yes, I do talk to inanimate objects sometimes.

Later tonight I will break out my heating pads and tens unit. Both of those seem to work well on muscle knots. Funny thing is now my leg feels fine.

Here are today's elliptical stats.

Distance-About .7 mile
Revolutions-1408
Resistance level-1
Endurance-OK
Injury-Muscle knots were bugging me.
Time-Not accurate. I'm saying about 30 minutes at most.
1 mile time-N/A

Virtual walk website stats.

.7 miles today
191.8 miles since April 28, 2008
9.39 miles to Mechums River, VA, Charlottesville City county

Here is the picture for today.

Still pretty active right now in this area. Pretty cool.

Grrr…Ow.

This morning's elliptical workout was a bit frustrating. It started off well enough, but then the muscle knots in my lower right leg started to aggravate me. Not only that, but around .6 mile, the display screen on my elliptical reset. So I went .1 mile more, and decided to call it a day. Not sure why my display screen reset, I just replaced the batteries last week. I did see the low battery sign flash once during my workout, but I thought that was just a fluke. Then later on, I bumped the machine with my knee, and it reset. I actually said out loud, "You did not just do that!" Yes, I do talk to inanimate objects sometimes.

Later tonight I will break out my heating pads and tens unit. Both of those seem to work well on muscle knots. Funny thing is now my leg feels fine.

Here are today's elliptical stats.

Distance-About .7 mile
Revolutions-1408
Resistance level-1
Endurance-OK
Injury-Muscle knots were bugging me.
Time-Not accurate. I'm saying about 30 minutes at most.
1 mile time-N/A

Virtual walk website stats.

.7 miles today
191.8 miles since April 28, 2008
9.39 miles to Mechums River, VA, Charlottesville City county

Here is the picture for today.



 

Copyright 2006 Lawrence Berkeley Lab

Still pretty active right now in this area. Pretty cool.

Mileage For Wednesday

I decided to take Tuesday off from exercise, because I thought my legs were tired. I probably could have managed one mile at least, but I decided to take it easy. Better to be safe than sorry. Today I did my strength training, and I'm thinking about going up to two sets of my arm exercises. I will see how I feel Monday, and if I feel up to it I will do two sets. I've been using 10 pound weights for about four or five months I think now. It's time I made some progress on that.

I also got in 1.3 miles on the elliptical today. I had no intention of beating my time for one mile, but I ended up doing it in 33:30. About 20 seconds off of my time from Monday.

One thing I've noticed in the last few weeks, is that I am constantly hungry! I had my normal breakfast of a bowl of Kashi Go Lean Crisp cereal. I decided to eat a banana right before getting on my elliptical, and I'm very glad I did. I was starving by the end of the 45 minutes. I had to eat lunch before writing this post because I was so hungry. Hee hee hee.

I am only about 9 miles from the big 200 on the virtual walk tour site. Very exciting! Looks like I'll be in Mechums River by then.

Here are today's elliptical stats.

Distance-1.3 miles
Revolutions-2331
Resistance level-1
Endurance-Great
Injury-No problems
Time-45:07
1 mile time-33:30

Virtual walk website stats.

1.3 miles today
191.2 miles since April 28, 2008
10.11 miles to Mechums River, VA, Charlottesville City county

Here is the picture for today.

I'm still seeing cars on the road. I wonder how long that will last. Until tomorrow, keep on moving.

Mileage For Wednesday

I decided to take Tuesday off from exercise, because I thought my legs were tired. I probably could have managed one mile at least, but I decided to take it easy. Better to be safe than sorry. Today I did my strength training, and I'm thinking about going up to two sets of my arm exercises. I will see how I feel Monday, and if I feel up to it I will do two sets. I've been using 10 pound weights for about four or five months I think now. It's time I made some progress on that.

I also got in 1.3 miles on the elliptical today. I had no intention of beating my time for one mile, but I ended up doing it in 33:30. About 20 seconds off of my time from Monday.

One thing I've noticed in the last few weeks, is that I am constantly hungry! I had my normal breakfast of a bowl of Kashi Go Lean Crisp cereal. I decided to eat a banana right before getting on my elliptical, and I'm very glad I did. I was starving by the end of the 45 minutes. I had to eat lunch before writing this post because I was so hungry. Hee hee hee.

I am only about 9 miles from the big 200 on the virtual walk tour site. Very exciting! Looks like I'll be in Mechums River by then.

Here are today's elliptical stats.

Distance-1.3 miles
Revolutions-2331
Resistance level-1
Endurance-Great
Injury-No problems
Time-45:07
1 mile time-33:30

Virtual walk website stats.

1.3 miles today
191.2 miles since April 28, 2008
10.11 miles to Mechums River, VA, Charlottesville City county

Here is the picture for today.

Copyright 2006 Lawrence Berkeley Lab

I'm still seeing cars on the road. I wonder how long that will last. Until tomorrow, keep on moving.

New Personal Record

Got an a good solid half hour of strength training in this morning, plus 45 minutes total on the elliptical. I felt good and strong when I first started elliptical, so I decided to try to beat my personal record for one mile. The first half mile went so fast I wasn't sure where the time went. That's when I decided to go for it. And I beat my time! By about 9 seconds. My previous time was 33:20, and today's time was 33:11.

Since I beat the time today, I'm thinking about taking tomorrow off, but I'm not sure yet. We'll see how my legs feel tomorrow morning. I was able to get to my sprit pace for a little longer today, and I was able to keep my normal pace around 55 RPMs. I did have to stop around 0.8 mile to get a drink of water, but that was my only stop during the mile.

Here are today's elliptical stats.

Distance-1.3 miles
Revolutions-2349
Resistance level-1
Endurance-Good.
Injury-None, just muscle knots.
Time-45:17
1 mile time-33:11

Virtual walk website stats.

1.3 miles today
189.8 miles since April 28, 2008
10.83 miles to Mechums River, VA, Charlottesville City county

Here is the picture for today.

There's another biker! It's fun to see so much activity on the road lately. Up until now, the road has been dreary and empty, just lined by a lot of green trees. Which is fine, as I like green trees. But it is nice to actually sees signs of life along the road.

Hope you all are doing well. What does your week look like?

New Personal Record

Got an a good solid half hour of strength training in this morning, plus 45 minutes total on the elliptical. I felt good and strong when I first started elliptical, so I decided to try to beat my personal record for one mile. The first half mile went so fast I wasn't sure where the time went. That's when I decided to go for it. And I beat my time! By about 9 seconds. My previous time was 33:20, and today's time was 33:11.

Since I beat the time today, I'm thinking about taking tomorrow off, but I'm not sure yet. We'll see how my legs feel tomorrow morning. I was able to get to my sprit pace for a little longer today, and I was able to keep my normal pace around 55 RPMs. I did have to stop around 0.8 mile to get a drink of water, but that was my only stop during the mile.

Here are today's elliptical stats.

Distance-1.3 miles
Revolutions-2349
Resistance level-1
Endurance-Good.
Injury-None, just muscle knots.
Time-45:17
1 mile time-33:11

Virtual walk website stats.

1.3 miles today
189.8 miles since April 28, 2008
10.83 miles to Mechums River, VA, Charlottesville City county

Here is the picture for today.

There's another biker! It's fun to see so much activity on the road lately. Up until now, the road has been dreary and empty, just lined by a lot of green trees. Which is fine, as I like green trees. But it is nice to actually sees signs of life along the road.

Hope you all are doing well. What does your week look like?

Mileage And A Movie

I got in 1.3 miles this morning. Didn't have a chance to blog about it until now. I showered, got dressed, ate lunch, and watched a movie from Netflix with the hubby. We saw The Lovely Bones. It was a good movie, a bit slow, but well done. I enjoy Mark Wahlberg a lot as an actor. He did a good job I thought in this movie. I also like Rachel Weisz.

The 1.3 miles went OK today. Wasn't a fast or hard workout, but not too slow either. Legs weren't too tired, so I went ahead did 45 minutes.

Here are today's elliptical stats.

Distance-1.3 miles
Revolutions-2288
Resistance level-1
Endurance-Good.
Injury-Muscle knots in my lower right leg. Not a big problem though.
Time-45:26
1 mile time-34:40

Virtual walk website stats.

1.3 miles today
188.6 miles since April 28, 2008
12.28 miles to Mechums River, VA, Charlottesville City county

Here is the picture for today.

Passing through Charlottesville, I'm seeing a lot more activity. I like it a lot. Those two ladies on the side of the road speed walking brought a smile to my face. And more cars too. I did a virtual wave to Kath who owns a blog: KERF (Kath Eats Real Food), as she lives in Charlottesville. Wonder what it will look like tomorrow. I plan on doing at least one mile tomorrow morning.

Mileage And A Movie

I got in 1.3 miles this morning. Didn't have a chance to blog about it until now. I showered, got dressed, ate lunch, and watched a movie from Netflix with the hubby. We saw The Lovely Bones. It was a good movie, a bit slow, but well done. I enjoy Mark Wahlberg a lot as an actor. He did a good job I thought in this movie. I also like Rachel Weisz.

The 1.3 miles went OK today. Wasn't a fast or hard workout, but not too slow either. Legs weren't too tired, so I went ahead did 45 minutes.

Here are today's elliptical stats.

Distance-1.3 miles
Revolutions-2288
Resistance level-1
Endurance-Good.
Injury-Muscle knots in my lower right leg. Not a big problem though.
Time-45:26
1 mile time-34:40

Virtual walk website stats.

1.3 miles today
188.6 miles since April 28, 2008
12.28 miles to Mechums River, VA, Charlottesville City county

Here is the picture for today.

Passing through Charlottesville, I'm seeing a lot more activity. I like it a lot. Those two ladies on the side of the road speed walking brought a smile to my face. And more cars too. I did a virtual wave to Kath who owns a blog: KERF (Kath Eats Real Food), as she lives in Charlottesville. Wonder what it will look like tomorrow. I plan on doing at least one mile tomorrow morning.

Mileage Recap And Update

I did one mile today, and it was very slow. I plan on stretching a lot later today, and that should help a bit. This will be a short and sweet entry today.

Here are today's elliptical stats.

Distance-1 mile
Revolutions-1760
Resistance level-1
Endurance-Slow.  Had to stop a 0.8 mile.
Injury-Muscle knots in my lower right leg. Not a big problem though.
Time-35:55
1 mile time-35:55

Virtual walk website stats.

1 mile today
187.2 miles since April 28, 2008
.72 miles to Charlottesville, VA, Charlottesville City county

Here is the picture for today.

It's pretty neat to see other people on the road, especially people on bikes. This is the first biker that I've seen. This picture seems to be a bit fuzzy, but that's OK. You get the general idea.

Here is a recap of my times for the last week or so. These times are only for one mile.

Thursday, October 7: 33:45
Friday, October 8: Day off
Saturday, October 9: 34:15
Sunday, October 10: 33:50
Monday, October 11: Day off
Tuesday, October 12: 33:20 (personal record)
Wednesday, October 13: 34:12
Thursday, October 14: Day off
Friday, October 15: 34:22
Saturday, October 16: 35:55

Mileage Recap And Update

I did one mile today, and it was very slow. I plan on stretching a lot later today, and that should help a bit. This will be a short and sweet entry today.

Here are today's elliptical stats.

Distance-1 mile
Revolutions-1760
Resistance level-1
Endurance-Slow.  Had to stop a 0.8 mile.
Injury-Muscle knots in my lower right leg. Not a big problem though.
Time-35:55
1 mile time-35:55

Virtual walk website stats.

1 mile today
187.2 miles since April 28, 2008
.72 miles to Charlottesville, VA, Charlottesville City county

Here is the picture for today.

It's pretty neat to see other people on the road, especially people on bikes. This is the first biker that I've seen. This picture seems to be a bit fuzzy, but that's OK. You get the general idea.

Here is a recap of my times for the last week or so. These times are only for one mile.

Thursday, October 7: 33:45
Friday, October 8: Day off
Saturday, October 9: 34:15
Sunday, October 10: 33:50
Monday, October 11: Day off
Tuesday, October 12: 33:20 (personal record)
Wednesday, October 13: 34:12
Thursday, October 14: Day off
Friday, October 15: 34:22
Saturday, October 16: 35:55

The Big Shoe Debate

Got my workout in today. I did about 35 minutes of strength training, and 45 minutes on the elliptical. I'm glad it's Friday, because my arms feel like Jell-O. I have Saturday and Sunday off from strength training, but I intend to do my elliptical on those days. I took yesterday off since my body felt tired from Wednesday's mile. I was still a bit tired today on the elliptical, but I finished the 45 minutes. It was a slow 1.3 miles, but I finished it.

The Big Shoe Dilemma

I was wearing my Vibram Five Fingers shoes to exercise in, but for the last month I've switched back to my tennis shoes. For now anyway. Back in the beginning of August, I experienced severe ankle pain. I'm not sure if that was from the Five Fingers shoes, or if it was because I was on my elliptical for one hour. My ankle was very swollen for about a week, and it hurt like a son of a gun to walk on it. I did not go to the doctor, as I knew I'd just be told to stay off it and take a pill. So I stayed off it, iced it, and took Aleve every day. Eventually it got better. I was tempted to see a doctor after a week and a half, and almost made an appointment, but the swelling went down finally, and it got a bit better to walk on. Just need to be patient.

So for now I'm using my tennis shoes on the elliptical. The problem I have with tennis shoes is that I end up with muscle knots in the lower portion of the right leg. Very large muscle knots that go all the way from my ankle to my knee on the outer portion of my leg.

I intend to get to one hour with my tennis shoes, and see if I have any problems with my ankle. If I don't have any issues, I will try my of Five Fingers shoes again. An additional problem I had with the Five Fingers shoes is that my toes on my left foot felt like they were cramping up after 20 minutes. I think that's because I put too much pressure on my toes when I push, as well as the shoes don't have much cushion. So I will have to experiment.

Here are today's elliptical stats.

Distance-1.3 miles
Revolutions-2288
Resistance level-1
Endurance-Good
Injury-Muscle knots in my lower right leg.
Time-45:12
1 mile time-34:22

Virtual walk website stats.

1.3 miles today
186.2 miles since April 28, 2008
1.74 miles to Charlottesville, VA, Charlottesville City county

Here is the picture for today.

I'm seeing a lot more activity on the road the closer I get to Charlottesville. More cars and buildings on the side of the road. I will most likely get into Charlottesville on Sunday. Until then, have a good day and keep moving.

The Big Shoe Debate

Got my workout in today. I did about 35 minutes of strength training, and 45 minutes on the elliptical. I'm glad it's Friday, because my arms feel like Jell-O. I have Saturday and Sunday off from strength training, but I intend to do my elliptical on those days. I took yesterday off since my body felt tired from Wednesday's mile. I was still a bit tired today on the elliptical, but I finished the 45 minutes. It was a slow 1.3 miles, but I finished it.

The Big Shoe Dilemma

I was wearing my Vibram Five Fingers shoes to exercise in, but for the last month I've switched back to my tennis shoes. For now anyway. Back in the beginning of August, I experienced severe ankle pain. I'm not sure if that was from the Five Fingers shoes, or if it was because I was on my elliptical for one hour. My ankle was very swollen for about a week, and it hurt like a son of a gun to walk on it. I did not go to the doctor, as I knew I'd just be told to stay off it and take a pill. So I stayed off it, iced it, and took Aleve every day. Eventually it got better. I was tempted to see a doctor after a week and a half, and almost made an appointment, but the swelling went down finally, and it got a bit better to walk on. Just need to be patient.

So for now I'm using my tennis shoes on the elliptical. The problem I have with tennis shoes is that I end up with muscle knots in the lower portion of the right leg. Very large muscle knots that go all the way from my ankle to my knee on the outer portion of my leg.

I intend to get to one hour with my tennis shoes, and see if I have any problems with my ankle. If I don't have any issues, I will try my of Five Fingers shoes again. An additional problem I had with the Five Fingers shoes is that my toes on my left foot felt like they were cramping up after 20 minutes. I think that's because I put too much pressure on my toes when I push, as well as the shoes don't have much cushion. So I will have to experiment.

Here are today's elliptical stats.

Distance-1.3 miles
Revolutions-2288
Resistance level-1
Endurance-Good
Injury-Muscle knots in my lower right leg.
Time-45:12
1 mile time-34:22

Virtual walk website stats.

1.3 miles today
186.2 miles since April 28, 2008
1.74 miles to Charlottesville, VA, Charlottesville City county

Here is the picture for today.

I'm seeing a lot more activity on the road the closer I get to Charlottesville. More cars and buildings on the side of the road. I will most likely get into Charlottesville on Sunday. Until then, have a good day and keep moving.

Follow My Virtual Walk Progress

Long time no see! It's been since early August since my last post here. I have a plan though, and I will be updating this blog a lot more often now than I usually do. I figure if I can write an update of my mileage on the virtual walk thread on SparkPeople.com, I can update it here also. I plan on updating this blog with how many miles I go on my elliptical each day, and how long it takes. That's basically what I do on the virtual walk thread.

Right now my minimum goal on the elliptical is to go for one mile six days a week. I won't say I will do it everyday, I'm leaving one day open for a rest today. And I won't specify a day as my rest day, I'll just take a rest day when I feel like it. Right now, I'm going about 45 minutes on the elliptical five or six days a week.

I plan on improving the time it takes me to do one mile. For the last four or five days I've been recording the time it takes me to do one mile. My fastest time was actually yesterday in a time of 33 minutes and 20 seconds. My fastest time before that was 33:45.

Today my plan was to do 45 minutes. It was one of those days where I could not stop looking at the display screen to see how far I had gone. So as soon as I hit the one mile mark, I said to myself "OK, you're done". I was a bit tired from yesterday, and I wanted it to be over with.

I like seeing progress on the elliptical. When I first got mine, my average speed was about 45 revolutions per minute. Now my average speed is about 52 revolutions per minute. I remember 52 RPM being the top speed I was able do, and I could only hold that pace for 15 to 30 seconds. Now it feels a lot slower to go less than 52. Yesterday, I had a top speed of 60 RPM. It didn't stay there for very long, but I saw it. My steady high speed now is about 56 to 58.

Today I did one mile in about 34:12 which is about my average time. According to the virtual walk website, I've walked 185 miles since I started.

My elliptical stats for today are:
Distance: 1 mile
Revolutions: 1760
Resistance level: 1
Endurance: OK
Time: 33:12
1 mile time: 33:12

Virtual walk website stats:
Total miles since April 28, 2008: 185 miles
3.04 miles to go until Charlottesville, Virginia, Albermarle County

This is the picture from the website at the point where I am currently. Since I started, the road has been one lane each direction. This is the first two lane road that I've seen. I wonder what it will look like when I hit the city of Charlottesville. I'll find out in about three days at the most.

Stay tuned for more updates on my mileage and pictures from the website.

Follow My Virtual Walk Progress

Long time no see! It's been since early August since my last post here. I have a plan though, and I will be updating this blog a lot more often now than I usually do. I figure if I can write an update of my mileage on the virtual walk thread on SparkPeople.com, I can update it here also. I plan on updating this blog with how many miles I go on my elliptical each day, and how long it takes. That's basically what I do on the virtual walk thread.

Right now my minimum goal on the elliptical is to go for one mile six days a week. I won't say I will do it everyday, I'm leaving one day open for a rest today. And I won't specify a day as my rest day, I'll just take a rest day when I feel like it. Right now, I'm going about 45 minutes on the elliptical five or six days a week.

I plan on improving the time it takes me to do one mile. For the last four or five days I've been recording the time it takes me to do one mile. My fastest time was actually yesterday in a time of 33 minutes and 20 seconds. My fastest time before that was 33:45.

Today my plan was to do 45 minutes. It was one of those days where I could not stop looking at the display screen to see how far I had gone. So as soon as I hit the one mile mark, I said to myself "OK, you're done". I was a bit tired from yesterday, and I wanted it to be over with.

I like seeing progress on the elliptical. When I first got mine, my average speed was about 45 revolutions per minute. Now my average speed is about 52 revolutions per minute. I remember 52 RPM being the top speed I was able do, and I could only hold that pace for 15 to 30 seconds. Now it feels a lot slower to go less than 52. Yesterday, I had a top speed of 60 RPM. It didn't stay there for very long, but I saw it. My steady high speed now is about 56 to 58.

Today I did one mile in about 34:12 which is about my average time. According to the virtual walk website, I've walked 185 miles since I started.

My elliptical stats for today are:
Distance: 1 mile
Revolutions: 1760
Resistance level: 1
Endurance: OK
Time: 33:12
1 mile time: 33:12

Virtual walk website stats:
Total miles since April 28, 2008: 185 miles
3.04 miles to go until Charlottesville, Virginia, Albermarle County

This is the picture from the website at the point where I am currently. Since I started, the road has been one lane each direction. This is the first two lane road that I've seen. I wonder what it will look like when I hit the city of Charlottesville. I'll find out in about three days at the most.

Stay tuned for more updates on my mileage and pictures from the website.