Exercise Log for 5-29-06

Treadmill
31 min
1.21 miles
Max pulse = 100 bpm

DVD - X-Files (Season 1) - Miracle Man

I've been feeling a bit under the weather for the past few days, probably caught a little bit of the cold the family has been fighting. I was feeling well enough for a light walk. We'll see about tomorrow.

Exercise Log for 5-24-06

Treadmill
30 min
1.30 miles
Max pulse = 120 bpm

DVD - X-Files (Season 1) - Miracle Man

Exercise Log for 5-23-06

Treadmill
30 min (5 min walk, 5 min run, 3 min walk, 5 min run, 3 min walk, 5 min run, 4 min walk)
1.51 miles
Max pulse = 160 bpm

DVD - X-Files (Season 1) - E.B.E. (This is one of my favorite "mythology" episodes from Season 1)

As you can see from above I have stepped up to the next level, Step 5 of 9, of the Couch to 5K Training program. Nothing shorter than a 5 min run from now on.

Weekly Exercise Summary through 5/22/06

215 min
9.72 miles

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Cumulative Summary
1572 min (26 hrs 12 min)
67.48 miles (2.57 marathons, 21.72 5K's)

Exercise Log for 5-22-06

Treadmill
30 min
1.33 miles
Max pulse = 120 bpm

DVD - Angel (Season 1) - To Shanshu in LA

Exercise Log for 5-21-06

Treadmill
30 min (5 min walk, 3 min run, 1.5 min walk, 5 min run, 2.5 min walk, 3 min run, 1.5 min walk, 5 min run, 4.5 min walk)
1.51 miles
Max pulse = 150 bpm

DVD - Angel (Season 1) - To Shanshu in LA

Exercise Log for 5-18-06

Treadmill
32 min
1.41 miles
Max pulse = 140 bpm

DVD - Angel (Season 1) - Blind Date

Exercise Log for 5-17-06

Treadmill
30 min (5 min walk, 3 min run, 1.5 min walk, 5 min run, 2.5 min walk, 3 min run, 1.5 min walk, 5 min run, 4.5 min walk)
1.50 miles
Max pulse = 140 bpm

DVD - Angel (Season 1) - War Zone

Exercise Log for 5-16-06

Treadmill
31 min
1.23 miles
Max pulse = 120 bpm

DVD - Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom (It's finally over - he saved the village)

Exercise Log for 5-15-06

Treadmill
32 min (5 min walk, 3 min run, 1.5 min walk, 5 min run, 2.5 min walk, 3 min run, 1.5 min walk, 5 min run, 6.5 min walk)
1.58 miles
Max pulse = 150 bpm

DVD - Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom

Exercise Log for 5-14-06

Treadmill
30 min
1.16 miles
Max pulse = 120 bpm

DVD - Farscape (Season 2) - Die Me, Dichotomy

Weekly Exercise Summary through 5/11/06

209 min
9.43 miles

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Cumulative Summary
1357 min (22 hrs 37 min)
57.76 miles (2.2 marathons, 18.59 5K's)

Exercise Log for 5-11-06

Treadmill
30 min (5 min walk, 3 min run, 1.5 min walk, 5 min run, 2.5 min walk, 3 min run, 1.5 min walk, 5 min run, 4.5 min walk)
1.52 miles
Max pulse = 160 bpm

DVD - Farscape (Season 2) - Die Me, Dichotomy

Exercise Log for 5-10-06

Treadmill
30 min
1.25 miles
Max pulse = 120 bpm

DVD - Farscape (Season 2) - A Clockwork Nebari
[I had to take a break from the Temple of Doom]

Exercise Log for 5-9-06

Treadmill
31 min (5 min walk, 3 min run, 1.5 min walk, 5 min run, 2.5 min walk, 3 min run, 1.5 min walk, 5 min run, 5.5 min walk)
1.55 miles
Max pulse = 150 bpm

DVD - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (OK, it's getting worse, not better. Maybe I don't get it. My wife described it perfectly as campy. It's almost feels like I'm watching a parody of an Indiana Jones movie, except that it stars Harrison Ford. I'm defnitely going to finish now. It's got to get better.)

About the last 90 seconds of the last 5 min run, I felt the discomfort and heaviness in my legs just go away. Not really a runner's high, but I don't remember ever feeling that.

Exercise Log for 5-8-06

Treadmill
30 min
1.19 miles
Max pulse = 120 bpm

DVD - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(I've forgotten how bad this movie starts. I hope it improves, but I doubt it.)

Exercise Log for 5-7-06

Treadmill
30 min (5 min walk, 3 min run, 1.5 min walk, 5 min run, 2.5 min walk, 3 min run, 1.5 min walk, 5 min run, 4.5 min walk)
1.49 miles
Max pulse = 160 bpm

DVD - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Season 1) - The Passenger

As you can see from above, I've stepped up to Stage 4 of the Couch to 5K program.

Exercise Log for 5-6-06

Treadmill
27 min
1.03 miles
Max pulse = 110 bpm

DVD - The Matrix Revolutions (Neo vs. Smith)

Trying out new running shoes - not sure what I think yet.

My Problems Are Small

This has become my new mantra. The Indonesian tsunami, Hurricane Katrina's aftermath, and my sister-in-law's diagnosis of breast cancer all put my problems into perspective. She had her surgery last week and will be starting chemo soon. My wife is taking our kids down again in June to help her through this. The least I can do is run this race and raise money and awareness for breast cancer research. My problems are small.

Exercise Log for 5-5-06

Treadmill
31 min (2 reps of 1.5 min running, 1.5 min walking, 3 min running, 3 min walking)
1.40 miles
Max pulse = 150 bpm

DVD - The Matrix Revolutions (Zion defeats the first wave of machines)

Weekly Exercise Summary through 5/3/06

212 min
9.13 miles

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Cumulative Summary
1148 min (19 hrs 8 min)
48.33 miles (1.84 marathons, 15.56 5K's)

Exercise Log for 5-3-06

Treadmill
31 min
1.29 miles
Max pulse = 130 bpm

DVD - The Matrix Revolutions (Neo vs. Bane)

Exercise Log for 5-2-06

Treadmill
31 min (2 reps of 1.5 min running, 1.5 min walking, 3 min running, 3 min walking)
1.43 miles
Max pulse = 150 bpm

DVD - The Matrix Revolutions

Exercise Log for 5-1-06

Treadmill
30 min
1.22 miles
Max pulse = 120 bpm

DVD - The Matrix Reloaded (Neo makes his choice.)