Assessment of last cycle. More of the same; very inconsistent.
Goals for this cycle. Not more of the same. Will once again try to get in the walks first thing, especially now that the summer heat is upon us. Then lifting/mobility/conditioning sometime afterwards.
---------------Week 1: Cycle IV---------------
Sunday, 22.06.19
MID-MORNING
Persistence
2.15 mi Five Hills walk with dog. 200ft, 85F
Monday, 22.06.20
MORNING
Persistence
2.15 mi Five Hills walk with dog. 200ft
Tuesday, 22.06.21
Wednesday, 22.06.22
Thursday, 22.06.23
MORNING (Close to first-thing-in-the)
Persistence
2.15 mi Five Hills walk with dog. 200ft, 72F
Friday, 22.06.24
LATE MORNING
Resistance
SQ: 3 x 3 @ 95
RDL: 3 x 3 @ 135
Intermittence
Rowing: 3 x (30s Low-Int + 30s Mid-Int) = 3 mins.
NOON
Persistence
2 mi walk around Como Lake with dog while son fished. 60ft, 88F. The mild chip seal surfaces were getting kinda hot towards the end.
Yay, Metabolic Triad day!
Saturday, 22.06.25
LATE MORNING
Persistence
1.5 mi "Three Hills" walk with Dog to Post Office. 130ft.
---------------Week 2: Cycle IV---------------
Sunday, 22.06.26
Monday, 22.06.27
MORNING
Persistence
4.8 mi bike ride to pick up car from dealership. 215ft.
Tuesday, 22.06.28
MORNING
Persistence
2.15 mi Five Hills walk with dog. 200ft
Wednesday, 22.06.29
AFTERNOON
Resistance
PD: 3 x 3 @ 100
OP: 3 x 3 @ 65
Thursday, 22.06.30
MORNING
Resistance
SQ: 3 x 3 @ 95
RDL: 3 x 3 @ 135
Friday, 22.07.01
MID-MORNING
Persistence
9.15 mi bike ride with friend down by the river.
Saturday, 22.07.02
MORNING
Persistence
1 mi walk with dog to Post Office.
---------------Week 3: Cycle IV---------------
Sunday, 22.07.03
Monday, 22.07.04
MORNING-AFTERNOON
Persistence
1.5-2 miles walking around parade route and park.
Tuesday, 22.07.05
Close to First-thing in the MORNING
Persistence
2.15 mi Five Hills walk with dog. 200ft. Fog with dew point around 80; Indoor humidity 92%.
Wednesday, 22.07.06
MID-MORNING
Persistence
2.15 mi Five Hills walk with dog. 200ft.
NOON
Resistance
PD: 3 x 3 @ 100
OP: 3 x 3 @ 65
Thursday, 22.07.07
Close to First-thing in the MORNING
Persistence
2.15 mi Five Hills walk with dog. 200ft
After just a few weeks of more consistent walking, I'm already feeling better. I might start running the last bit of some of the hills. I guess that would be a form of 'fartlek' training.
LATE MORNING
Resistance
SQ: 3 x 3 @ 65/85/95/115
RDL: 3 x 3 @ 135
Intermittence
Rowing: 5 x (30s Low-Int + 30s Mid-Int) = 5 mins.
Friday, 22.07.08
MORNING
Persistence
1 mi walk with son and dog to store.
Saturday, 22.07.09
---------------Week 4: Cycle IV---------------
Sunday, 22.07.10
MID-MORNING
Persistence
2.15 mi Five Hills walk with dog. 200ft
Monday, 22.07.11
NOON
Persistence
3.5 mi with dog around neighborhood and woods. 230ft. 86F
Tuesday, 22.07.12
LATE MORNING
Persistence
2.15 mi Five Hills walk with dog. 200ft
Wednesday, 22.07.13
LATE MORNING
Persistence
3 mi Eight Hills walk with dog. 285ft
Thursday, 22.07.14
Friday, 22.07.15
NOON
Persistence
2.15 mi Five Hills walk with dog. 200ft. Muggy.
Saturday, 22.07.16
AFTERNOON
Persistence
1 mi walk with dog to store, only to return home when I realized I forgot my sandals. Drove back. Shoddism is inconvenient. Very humid.
---------------Week 5: Cycle IV---------------
Sunday, 22.07.17
MORNING
Persistence
2.15 mi Five Hills walk with dog. 200ft. Already 84F with a heat index of 94F.
Monday, 22.07.18
EARLY MORNING
Persistence
3 mi Eight Hills walk with dog. 285ft. Heat index already at 86F.
Tuesday, 22.07.19
MID MORNING
Persistence
3 mi Eight Hills walk with dog. 285ft. Still hot, but less humid with a breeze.
Wednesday, 22.07.20
MID MORNING
Persistence
3 mi Eight Hills walk with dog. 285ft.
Thursday, 22.07.21
Friday, 22.07.22
Close to First-Thing in the MORNING
Persistence
3 mi Eight Hills walk with dog. 285ft
Saturday, 22.07.23
MID-MORNING
Persistence
3 mi Eight Hills walk with dog. 285ft
---------------Week 6: Cycle IV---------------
Sunday, 22.07.24
First-Thing in the MORNING
Persistence
3 mi Eight Hills walk with dog. 285ft
Afternoon spent leveling a space for a new shed.
Monday, 22.07.25
EARLY MORNING
Persistence
3 mi Eight Hills walk with dog. 285ft
AFTERNOON
More leveling and starting pavers
Tuesday, 22.07.26
MID-MORNING
Persistence
3 mi Eight Hills walk with dog. 285ft
AFTERNOON
Putting in pavers
Wednesday, 22.07.27
EARLY MORNING
Persistence
3 mi Eight Hills walk with dog. 285ft
AFTERNOON
Finishing pavers, and installing reinforcing ring with stakes around them.
Thursday, 22.07.28
EARLY MORNING
Persistence
2.8 mi Five Hills walk with dog. 250ft. Had to backtrack to find a public trash bin for doggy dirt. Then skipped rest of route as knees were a bit sore anyway.
AFTERNOON
Struggled with 8'x10' shed assembly. I think that counts as a workout.
Friday, 22.07.29
EARLY MORNING
Persistence
3 mi Eight Hills walk with dog. 285ft
Saturday, 22.07.30
---------------Week 7: Cycle IV---------------
Sunday, 22.07.31
LATE MORNING
Persistence
3 mi Eight Hills walk with dog. 285ft
Monday, 22.08.01
NOON
Resistance: Upper
PD: 3 x 3 @ 120
OP: 3 x 3 @ 65
BP: 3 x 3 @ 95
RW: 3 x 3 @ 95
Priming.
EARLY AFTERNOON
Persistence
3 mi Eight Hills walk with dog. 285ft
Tuesday, 22.08.02
EARLY MORNING
Persistence
3 mi Eight Hills walk with dog. 285ft
Wednesday, 22.08.03
MID-MORNING
Resistance: Lower
RDL: 3 @ 95/135/185/185/185
SQ: 3 x 3 @ 95
Persistence
3.05 mi Eight Hills walk with dog. 305ft
Met up with a neighbor for a bit, took a slightly different route, added some distance and 20 more feet of elevation gain, to get to more or less three miles of distance and three hundred feet of gain. The formalist is happy.
Thursday, 22.08.04
MORNING
Persistence
3 mi Eight Hills walk with dog. 285ft
Friday, 22.08.05
MORNING
Resistance: Upper
PD: 3 @ 100/120/140/140/140
OP: 3 x 3 @ 65
RW: 3 x 3 @ 135
BP: 3 x 3 @ 95
Still priming, but feeling a little more solid
Persistence
3.05 mi Eight Hills walk with dog. 305ft
Saturday, 22.08.06
Birthday, took the day off.
---------------Week 8: Cycle IV---------------
Sunday, 22.08.07
NOON
Persistence
3.05 mi Eight Hills walk with dog. 305ft
Monday, 22.08.08
EARLY MORNING
Persistence
3.05 mi Eight Hills walk with dog. 305ft
Tuesday, 22.08.09
Wednesday, 22.08.10
LATE MORNING
Resistance
SQ: 3 @ 45/65/95/95/95
RDL: 3 x 3 @ 135
Persistence
3.05 mi Eight Hills walk with dog. 305ft
Thursday, 22.08.11
MORNING
Persistence
2.15 mi Five Hills walk with dog. 200ft.
Friday, 22.08.12
Saturday, 22.08.13
MORNING
Persistence
2.15 mi Five Hills walk with dog. 200ft.
That's a wrap. Going on a 9-day trip to the Dakotas starting tomorrow.
Goals for this cycle. Not more of the same. Will once again try to get in the walks first thing, especially now that the summer heat is upon us. Then lifting/mobility/conditioning sometime afterwards.
---------------Week 1: Cycle IV---------------
Sunday, 22.06.19
MID-MORNING
Persistence
2.15 mi Five Hills walk with dog. 200ft, 85F
Monday, 22.06.20
MORNING
Persistence
2.15 mi Five Hills walk with dog. 200ft
Tuesday, 22.06.21
Wednesday, 22.06.22
Thursday, 22.06.23
MORNING (Close to first-thing-in-the)
Persistence
2.15 mi Five Hills walk with dog. 200ft, 72F
Friday, 22.06.24
LATE MORNING
Resistance
SQ: 3 x 3 @ 95
RDL: 3 x 3 @ 135
Intermittence
Rowing: 3 x (30s Low-Int + 30s Mid-Int) = 3 mins.
NOON
Persistence
2 mi walk around Como Lake with dog while son fished. 60ft, 88F. The mild chip seal surfaces were getting kinda hot towards the end.
Yay, Metabolic Triad day!
Saturday, 22.06.25
LATE MORNING
Persistence
1.5 mi "Three Hills" walk with Dog to Post Office. 130ft.
---------------Week 2: Cycle IV---------------
Sunday, 22.06.26
Monday, 22.06.27
MORNING
Persistence
4.8 mi bike ride to pick up car from dealership. 215ft.
Tuesday, 22.06.28
MORNING
Persistence
2.15 mi Five Hills walk with dog. 200ft
Wednesday, 22.06.29
AFTERNOON
Resistance
PD: 3 x 3 @ 100
OP: 3 x 3 @ 65
Thursday, 22.06.30
MORNING
Resistance
SQ: 3 x 3 @ 95
RDL: 3 x 3 @ 135
Friday, 22.07.01
MID-MORNING
Persistence
9.15 mi bike ride with friend down by the river.
Saturday, 22.07.02
MORNING
Persistence
1 mi walk with dog to Post Office.
---------------Week 3: Cycle IV---------------
Sunday, 22.07.03
Monday, 22.07.04
MORNING-AFTERNOON
Persistence
1.5-2 miles walking around parade route and park.
Tuesday, 22.07.05
Close to First-thing in the MORNING
Persistence
2.15 mi Five Hills walk with dog. 200ft. Fog with dew point around 80; Indoor humidity 92%.
Wednesday, 22.07.06
MID-MORNING
Persistence
2.15 mi Five Hills walk with dog. 200ft.
NOON
Resistance
PD: 3 x 3 @ 100
OP: 3 x 3 @ 65
Thursday, 22.07.07
Close to First-thing in the MORNING
Persistence
2.15 mi Five Hills walk with dog. 200ft
After just a few weeks of more consistent walking, I'm already feeling better. I might start running the last bit of some of the hills. I guess that would be a form of 'fartlek' training.
LATE MORNING
Resistance
SQ: 3 x 3 @ 65/85/95/115
RDL: 3 x 3 @ 135
Intermittence
Rowing: 5 x (30s Low-Int + 30s Mid-Int) = 5 mins.
Friday, 22.07.08
MORNING
Persistence
1 mi walk with son and dog to store.
Saturday, 22.07.09
---------------Week 4: Cycle IV---------------
Sunday, 22.07.10
MID-MORNING
Persistence
2.15 mi Five Hills walk with dog. 200ft
Monday, 22.07.11
NOON
Persistence
3.5 mi with dog around neighborhood and woods. 230ft. 86F
Tuesday, 22.07.12
LATE MORNING
Persistence
2.15 mi Five Hills walk with dog. 200ft
Wednesday, 22.07.13
LATE MORNING
Persistence
3 mi Eight Hills walk with dog. 285ft
Thursday, 22.07.14
Friday, 22.07.15
NOON
Persistence
2.15 mi Five Hills walk with dog. 200ft. Muggy.
Saturday, 22.07.16
AFTERNOON
Persistence
1 mi walk with dog to store, only to return home when I realized I forgot my sandals. Drove back. Shoddism is inconvenient. Very humid.
---------------Week 5: Cycle IV---------------
Sunday, 22.07.17
MORNING
Persistence
2.15 mi Five Hills walk with dog. 200ft. Already 84F with a heat index of 94F.
Monday, 22.07.18
EARLY MORNING
Persistence
3 mi Eight Hills walk with dog. 285ft. Heat index already at 86F.
Tuesday, 22.07.19
MID MORNING
Persistence
3 mi Eight Hills walk with dog. 285ft. Still hot, but less humid with a breeze.
Wednesday, 22.07.20
MID MORNING
Persistence
3 mi Eight Hills walk with dog. 285ft.
Thursday, 22.07.21
Friday, 22.07.22
Close to First-Thing in the MORNING
Persistence
3 mi Eight Hills walk with dog. 285ft
Saturday, 22.07.23
MID-MORNING
Persistence
3 mi Eight Hills walk with dog. 285ft
---------------Week 6: Cycle IV---------------
Sunday, 22.07.24
First-Thing in the MORNING
Persistence
3 mi Eight Hills walk with dog. 285ft
Afternoon spent leveling a space for a new shed.
Monday, 22.07.25
EARLY MORNING
Persistence
3 mi Eight Hills walk with dog. 285ft
AFTERNOON
More leveling and starting pavers
Tuesday, 22.07.26
MID-MORNING
Persistence
3 mi Eight Hills walk with dog. 285ft
AFTERNOON
Putting in pavers
Wednesday, 22.07.27
EARLY MORNING
Persistence
3 mi Eight Hills walk with dog. 285ft
AFTERNOON
Finishing pavers, and installing reinforcing ring with stakes around them.
Thursday, 22.07.28
EARLY MORNING
Persistence
2.8 mi Five Hills walk with dog. 250ft. Had to backtrack to find a public trash bin for doggy dirt. Then skipped rest of route as knees were a bit sore anyway.
AFTERNOON
Struggled with 8'x10' shed assembly. I think that counts as a workout.
Friday, 22.07.29
EARLY MORNING
Persistence
3 mi Eight Hills walk with dog. 285ft
Saturday, 22.07.30
---------------Week 7: Cycle IV---------------
Sunday, 22.07.31
LATE MORNING
Persistence
3 mi Eight Hills walk with dog. 285ft
Monday, 22.08.01
NOON
Resistance: Upper
PD: 3 x 3 @ 120
OP: 3 x 3 @ 65
BP: 3 x 3 @ 95
RW: 3 x 3 @ 95
Priming.
EARLY AFTERNOON
Persistence
3 mi Eight Hills walk with dog. 285ft
Tuesday, 22.08.02
EARLY MORNING
Persistence
3 mi Eight Hills walk with dog. 285ft
Wednesday, 22.08.03
MID-MORNING
Resistance: Lower
RDL: 3 @ 95/135/185/185/185
SQ: 3 x 3 @ 95
Persistence
3.05 mi Eight Hills walk with dog. 305ft
Met up with a neighbor for a bit, took a slightly different route, added some distance and 20 more feet of elevation gain, to get to more or less three miles of distance and three hundred feet of gain. The formalist is happy.
Thursday, 22.08.04
MORNING
Persistence
3 mi Eight Hills walk with dog. 285ft
Friday, 22.08.05
MORNING
Resistance: Upper
PD: 3 @ 100/120/140/140/140
OP: 3 x 3 @ 65
RW: 3 x 3 @ 135
BP: 3 x 3 @ 95
Still priming, but feeling a little more solid
Persistence
3.05 mi Eight Hills walk with dog. 305ft
Saturday, 22.08.06
Birthday, took the day off.
---------------Week 8: Cycle IV---------------
Sunday, 22.08.07
NOON
Persistence
3.05 mi Eight Hills walk with dog. 305ft
Monday, 22.08.08
EARLY MORNING
Persistence
3.05 mi Eight Hills walk with dog. 305ft
Tuesday, 22.08.09
Wednesday, 22.08.10
LATE MORNING
Resistance
SQ: 3 @ 45/65/95/95/95
RDL: 3 x 3 @ 135
Persistence
3.05 mi Eight Hills walk with dog. 305ft
Thursday, 22.08.11
MORNING
Persistence
2.15 mi Five Hills walk with dog. 200ft.
Friday, 22.08.12
Saturday, 22.08.13
MORNING
Persistence
2.15 mi Five Hills walk with dog. 200ft.
That's a wrap. Going on a 9-day trip to the Dakotas starting tomorrow.
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