Category: Fitness

Date: 02/08/2019
Day: 37 of 100
Weight: 250.2
Miles: 1.00
Total Time: 14’32”
Avg Pace: 14’26″/mi

What a chore. I had a long day at work and the last thing I felt like doing was strapping up and knocking out a mile. I ultimately decided to just take the dogs and walk it. I figure I ran a 5K yesterday and my plan is to run a long distance this weekend.

The weather here is so weird. It’s been warm this entire winter – hell, it’s been so hot and humid it’s felt like summer. Today? Woke up and it’s 38 degrees outside. What?!

Total Miles: 86.73 in 37 days.

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Date: 02/07/2019
Day: 36 of 100
Weight: 251.1
Miles: 3.20
Total Time: 32’27”
Avg Pace: 10’08″/mi

Another 5k.

Total Miles: 85.73 in 36 days.

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Date: 02/06/2019
Day: 35 of 100
Weight: 255.0
Miles: 3.26
Total Time: 1’04’17”
Avg Pace: 19’40″/mi

3 mile walk w/dogs.

Total Miles: 82.53 in 35 days.

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Date: 02/05/2019
Day: 34 of 100
Weight: 251.0
Miles: 2.03
Total Time: 19’53”
Avg Pace: 9’47″/mi

Nothing special about today.

Total Miles: 79.27 in 34 days.

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Date: 02/04/2019
Day: 33 of 100
Weight: 251.3
Miles: 3.31
Total Time: 58’53”
Avg Pace: 17’45″/mi

3 mile walk day w/the dogs 🙂

Total Miles: 77.24 in 33 days.

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Date: 02/03/2019
Day: 32 of 100
Weight: 252.0
Miles: 2.04
Total Time: 20’59”
Avg Pace: 10’15″/mi

2 miles on Superbowl Sunday.

Total Miles: 73.93 in 32 days.

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Date: 02/02/2019
Day: 31 of 100
Weight: 253.4
Miles: 3.02
Total Time: 31’11”
Avg Pace: 10’20″/mi

Another day another 5k.

Total Miles: 71.89 in 31 days.

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Date: 02/01/2019
Day: 30 of 100
Weight: 257.7
Miles: 2.01
Total Time: 20’58”
Avg Pace: 10’23″/mi

My knees still hurt from the 10K I ran on Wednesday. I wanted to walk. Well, no, that’s not true – I wanted to get off work today, catch up on Brooklyn Nine Nine and pass the heck out.

Instead, my new pair of Brooks showed up today so I laced those bad boys up and put in a little work. I hesitated to set an intention like four knowing I wouldn’t quit until it was over. Instead, I figured I would run one seeing how I felt, and ended up running two.

Total Miles: 69.87 in 30 days.

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Date: 01/31/2019
Day: 29 of 100
Weight: 252.2
Miles: 3.23
Total Time: 58’15”
Avg Pace: 18’01″/mi

3 mile walk/rest day. The dogs enjoyed it 😄.

Total Miles: 68.86 in 29 days.

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Date: 01/30/2019
Day: 28 of 100
Weight: 252.8
Miles: 6.04
Total Time: 1’15’13”
Avg Pace: 12’26″/mi

I told Kristen I was going to run six. “Six?” She replied, a bit surprised. That’s all I needed to hear. Since beginning this 100 days of running challenge almost a month ago now, my intention has been clear: this is a test of will, nothing more. In fact, training in the method I am has almost nothing to do with physical ability. I said I was going to do six, so I ran six.

I don’t stop when I’m tired. I stop when I’m done.

– David Goggins

As I mentioned previously I’ve started to work on training my heart rate, rarely going above 140 today. This causes for slow miles. I know people who could probably walk a 12 minute mile, but it’s all apart of the plan. After I got done running my 10K today I felt like I could have run 6 more absolutely fine, I was barely winded. I monitored my heart rate and breathing pattern the whole time.

The goal, if all goes to plan. Is to go backwards before going forwards again. I’m going to continue to run at a 140 heart rate, experimenting occasionally with a 150 and see if I can condition myself to move faster without exerting more energy.

This is a test of will, but every day I get better at this I get nervous; my ego keeps trying to come out and play. This is about finishing the 100 days, first and foremost. I’ve also ordered some new shoes, my Brooks are on their last leg 😂.

Total Miles: 65.63 in 28 days.

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