2010-08-22 (Sunday)

Posted on August 22nd, 2010 in Life by Administrator

BRICK – Bike

It was hot!

Split Time Moving Time Distance Elevation Gain Elevation Loss Avg Speed Avg Moving Speed Max Speed Avg HR Max HR Avg Bike Cadence Max Bike Cadence Calories
1 00:04:25 00:04:06 1.00 11 0 13.6 14.6 17.2 104 112 59 70 28
2 00:03:43 00:03:33 1.00 0 5 16.1 16.9 18.9 116 124 71 185 30
3 00:03:30 00:03:20 1.00 0 7 17.1 18.0 19.3 119 125 74 80 32
4 00:03:24 00:03:22 1.00 0 13 17.6 17.8 20.3 126 132 72 83 33
5 00:03:36 00:03:33 1.00 12 0 16.6 16.9 19.4 127 135 71 80 35
6 00:03:06 00:03:00 1.00 0 0 19.3 20.0 23.2 133 142 80 94 32
7 00:02:58 00:02:56 1.00 0 0 20.1 20.5 21.6 132 139 82 89 32
8 00:03:19 00:03:17 1.00 11 0 18.1 18.3 19.9 135 138 74 82 37
9 00:03:29 00:03:20 1.00 10 0 17.2 18.0 22.5 131 139 74 92 34
10 00:03:16 00:03:15 1.00 0 27 18.4 18.5 23.1 130 134 75 84 32
11 00:02:56 00:02:55 1.00 15 0 20.4 20.6 22.7 128 134 84 92 26
12 00:03:06 00:03:06 1.00 14 0 19.4 19.4 21.7 131 136 79 89 30
13 00:02:58 00:02:58 1.00 7 0 20.2 20.2 22.3 131 134 83 91 28
14 00:03:30 00:03:25 1.00 0 0 17.1 17.6 26.3 127 136 76 110 27
15 00:02:28 00:02:29 1.00 0 22 24.2 24.2 30.7 133 138 90 122 24
16 00:02:46 00:02:47 1.00 11 0 21.6 21.6 25.0 133 140 80 90 27
17 00:03:20 00:03:18 1.00 7 0 18.0 18.2 23.1 128 134 75 85 25
18 00:03:58 00:03:44 1.00 0 0 15.1 16.1 20.6 124 129 70 84 25
19 00:03:13 00:03:11 1.00 0 0 18.6 18.8 21.6 125 131 79 88 22
20 00:03:21 00:03:20 1.00 9 0 17.9 18.0 20.8 128 133 76 87 27
21 00:03:05 00:03:03 1.00 6 0 19.5 19.7 22.1 127 133 91 101 23
22 00:03:14 00:03:11 1.00 8 0 18.5 18.8 25.1 124 133 85 101 21
23 00:03:03 00:03:02 1.00 0 10 19.6 19.8 22.1 119 123 81 91 14
24 00:02:57 00:02:51 1.00 0 5 20.3 21.1 24.4 124 138 85 98 19
25 00:03:16 00:03:16 1.00 0 5 18.3 18.4 22.7 129 138 77 93 27
26 00:03:12 00:03:09 1.00 0 8 18.7 19.0 28.2 126 145 79 104 21
27 00:03:16 00:03:11 1.00 6 0 18.4 18.8 21.9 121 142 79 88 18
28 00:03:16 00:03:15 1.00 0 8 18.3 18.5 20.4 118 125 76 84 15
29 00:03:29 00:03:24 1.00 0 18 17.2 17.6 21.7 126 135 74 88 25
30 00:03:47 00:03:47 1.00 32 0 15.8 15.9 19.0 125 135 74 87 24
31 00:03:17 00:03:18 1.00 0 0 18.2 18.2 21.6 119 126 77 96 16
32 00:03:22 00:03:17 1.00 0 9 17.8 18.3 20.7 121 126 76 84 17
33 00:03:06 00:03:07 1.00 0 9 19.3 19.3 22.2 124 129 80 90 19
34 00:03:36 00:03:26 1.00 0 8 16.6 17.5 21.9 130 138 72 90 29
35 00:02:55 00:02:53 1.00 9 0 20.5 20.8 26.3 124 136 83 104 17
36 00:02:34 00:02:31 1.00 0 0 23.3 23.8 25.9 129 135 84 93 21
37 00:02:58 00:02:53 1.00 0 15 20.2 20.8 24.3 120 124 76 86 13
38 00:03:14 00:03:07 1.00 0 0 18.5 19.3 22.5 118 121 70 81 13
39 00:02:50 00:02:48 1.00 0 9 21.1 21.4 24.5 122 128 76 88 16
40 00:02:51 00:02:49 1.00 0 4 21.0 21.3 24.5 126 131 76 88 19
41 00:02:52 00:02:47 1.00 10 0 20.9 21.6 23.6 127 132 76 85 20
42 00:02:57 00:02:54 1.00 6 0 20.2 20.7 24.3 127 133 76 88 20
43 00:03:33 00:03:25 1.00 11 5 16.9 17.6 25.3 127 141 73 89 24
44 00:01:02 00:00:55 0.24 0 0 13.7 15.7 20.2 121 126 66 78 5
Summary 02:20:25 02:17:14 43.24 197 188 18.5 18.9 30.7 125 145 76 185 “1 042″

BRICK – Run

Split Time Moving Time Distance Elevation Gain Elevation Loss Avg Pace Avg Moving Pace Best Pace Avg HR Max HR Steps Calories
1 00:09:05 00:08:58 1.00 4 0 09:05 08:57 06:36 141 150 0 102
Summary 00:09:05 00:08:58 1.00 4 0 09:05 08:57 06:36 141 150 0 102

2010-08-15 (Sunday)

Posted on August 15th, 2010 in Life by Administrator

BRICK

Bike

Split Time Moving Time Distance Elevation Gain Elevation Loss Avg Speed Avg Moving Speed Max Speed Avg HR Max HR Avg Bike Cadence Max Bike Cadence Calories
1 00:04:42 00:04:26 1.00 9 0 12.8 13.5 17.1 92 100 52 196 17
2 00:03:38 00:03:39 1.00 0 5 16.5 16.4 17.7 100 105 68 74 19
3 00:03:36 00:03:33 1.00 0 8 16.6 16.9 19.7 103 114 67 76 20
4 00:03:14 00:03:15 1.00 0 13 18.5 18.5 20.7 109 113 77 85 22
5 00:03:33 00:03:27 1.00 13 0 16.9 17.4 19.7 110 118 73 81 23
6 00:03:06 00:03:06 1.00 0 0 19.4 19.4 21.6 112 121 80 88 22
7 00:03:02 00:03:02 1.00 0 0 19.7 19.8 21.2 115 120 82 87 22
8 00:03:21 00:03:19 1.00 12 0 17.8 18.1 20.4 115 121 75 84 23
9 00:03:15 00:03:01 1.00 9 0 18.4 19.9 22.5 118 130 78 91 24
10 00:03:11 00:03:08 1.00 0 27 18.8 19.1 22.4 119 128 77 89 24
11 00:02:46 00:02:47 1.00 16 0 21.6 21.6 22.6 126 134 89 93 26
12 00:02:55 00:02:56 1.00 12 0 20.5 20.5 21.6 132 136 84 88 31
13 00:02:47 00:02:43 1.00 9 0 21.5 22.1 23.8 133 139 89 96 30
14 00:03:40 00:03:36 1.00 0 0 16.3 16.7 24.2 122 139 71 100 26
15 00:02:47 00:02:46 1.00 0 26 21.5 21.7 25.2 127 133 80 91 24
16 00:03:03 00:02:56 1.00 16 0 19.6 20.5 23.5 128 135 74 85 27
17 00:03:03 00:03:01 1.00 7 0 19.6 19.9 22.9 131 138 73 84 29
18 00:02:58 00:02:52 1.00 0 4 20.2 20.9 24.8 138 147 77 89 31
19 00:02:53 00:02:53 1.00 11 0 20.8 20.8 23.1 140 145 84 92 34
20 00:03:27 00:03:28 1.00 10 7 17.3 17.3 21.7 129 134 74 86 28
21 00:05:51 00:04:06 1.00 0 0 10.2 14.6 22.0 115 131 66 180 26
22 00:03:07 00:03:03 1.00 0 4 19.2 19.7 23.2 121 133 81 93 18
23 00:04:00 00:03:33 1.00 0 7 15.0 16.9 23.3 123 141 79 95 27
24 00:03:15 00:03:06 1.00 9 10 18.4 19.4 22.5 127 134 80 90 25
25 00:03:07 00:03:03 1.00 0 0 19.2 19.7 24.3 131 139 83 97 27
26 00:03:49 00:03:27 1.00 0 8 15.7 17.4 21.7 127 135 80 87 26
27 00:03:14 00:03:14 1.00 19 18 18.5 18.6 22.1 130 138 79 90 28
28 00:03:41 00:03:42 1.00 13 0 16.3 16.2 20.8 128 135 76 90 28
29 00:03:03 00:03:03 1.00 0 0 19.6 19.7 21.0 129 135 82 88 25
30 00:02:53 00:02:54 1.00 0 9 20.8 20.7 24.4 129 132 86 101 23
31 00:02:49 00:02:49 1.00 0 20 21.2 21.3 24.0 130 136 88 98 23
32 00:03:47 00:03:38 1.00 26 13 15.8 16.5 21.9 129 137 71 90 30
33 00:03:00 00:02:58 1.00 0 0 19.9 20.2 23.3 130 136 87 96 23
34 00:02:26 00:02:25 1.00 0 14 24.6 24.8 27.2 133 141 90 99 21
35 00:02:41 00:02:42 1.00 0 0 22.4 22.2 24.6 132 135 81 90 24
36 00:02:38 00:02:38 1.00 0 3 22.7 22.8 25.3 130 136 83 92 20
37 00:02:47 00:02:47 1.00 0 9 21.5 21.6 23.5 124 128 78 83 16
38 00:02:51 00:02:52 1.00 11 4 21.0 20.9 23.6 128 132 77 83 18
39 00:02:56 00:02:53 1.00 6 0 20.4 20.8 23.9 130 137 77 86 23
40 00:03:19 00:03:09 1.00 5 0 18.0 19.0 24.3 129 139 73 87 24
41 00:02:41 00:02:40 0.76 0 0 16.9 17.1 21.3 131 136 75 87 21
Summary 02:13:11 02:08:36 40.76 214 208 18.4 19.0 27.2 123 147 77 196 998

Run

Split Time Moving Time Distance Elevation Gain Elevation Loss Avg Pace Avg Moving Pace Best Pace Avg HR Max HR Steps Calories
1 00:08:25 00:08:08 1.00 5 0 08:25 08:07 06:55 146 159 0 97
2 00:00:01 – 0.00 0 0 10:12 – 09:21 144 144 0 0
Summary 00:08:27 00:08:08 1.00 5 0 08:25 08:06 06:55 145 159 0 97

2010-08-11 (Wednesday)

Posted on August 11th, 2010 in Life by Administrator

Running Field Test

Split Time Moving Time Distance Elevation Gain Elevation Loss Avg Pace Avg Moving Pace Best Pace Avg HR Max HR Steps Calories
Warm-Up 00:10:01 00:09:44 0.86 4 0 11:37 11:17 06:05 102 136 0 58
Run 00:08:02 00:07:57 1.19 0 4 06:45 06:40 05:28 156 165 0 100
Cool-Down 00:05:01 00:04:48 0.28 4 0 17:42 16:54 07:53 118 162 0 26
Summary 00:23:05 00:22:29 2.34 8 4 09:52 09:37 05:28 124 165 0 184

2010-08-03 (Monday)

Posted on August 3rd, 2010 in Life by Administrator

Field Test

Split Time Moving Time Distance Elevation Gain Elevation Loss Avg Speed Avg Moving Speed Max Speed Avg HR Max HR Avg Bike Cadence Max Bike Cadence Calories
Warm-Up 00:16:40 00:15:32 4.94 21 27 17.8 19.1 25.9 126 146 74 157 159
Test 1 00:06:52 00:06:51 3.01 6 0 26.3 26.4 30.0 158 163 84 95 91
Rest 00:10:06 00:09:21 2.49 35 19 14.7 15.9 22.1 127 158 62 79 76
Test 2 00:08:31 00:08:29 3.33 0 19 23.4 23.5 27.2 154 162 81 93 108
Cool-Down 00:18:31 00:18:04 4.97 27 24 16.1 16.5 24.7 128 145 70 96 114
Summary 01:00:41 00:58:17 18.73 89 89 18.5 19.3 30.0 134 163 72 157 548

Dangerous Driver of the Day

The driver of this vehicle almost caused an accident when he or she swooped across several lanes of traffic on HWY 59 S to get on the Weslayan exit. I had to brake hard to avoid hitting this person’s car which could have resulted in someone running into my car. For shame! Bad Driver of the Day for Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Brief lunchtime workout

Well I had intended to do some weight training during lunch today but got to the gym with no tennis shoes. As I was in no way going to dress out in gym clothes and dress shoes (shudder) I did some laps in the pool instead: Distance: 30 laps (1500 m) Duration: 00:30

2010-07-10 (Saturday)

Posted on July 10th, 2010 in Life by Administrator

Getting Used to the Heat

The last two days have been very frustrating with regards to being able to get in a CrossFit workout. I had been planning on making the class at 18:30 on Friday, but got stuck late at the office helping a co-worker solve an issue with one of our end-user applications. Then, this morning, I had planned on getting to the 09:30 class. Left the house in what I thought was plenty of time. But found that the entire south-bound side of HWY 59 was closed for road construction. Finally got around that and thought that I could still make it to class in time, but then found out that the I-10 westbound exit was closed as well for road construction and by the time I managed to find away around all of that it was already time for class to start and I was still 10 minutes away. So I ended up driving back home, doing a few chores, and then going for a run.

2010-05-15 (Saturday)

Posted on May 15th, 2010 in Life by Administrator

Easy Run

Chelsea and her friend Penny got here at around 03:30 this morning. Mikie had stayed up to make sure they got here safely. So there was zero activity around the house when I got up this morning and headed out for an easy run. We had gotten a lot of rain last night and the streets looked really clean this morning. I have missed lots of workouts lately due to my crazy work schedule, so I decided to do just 5 miles. Here are my splits:

Split Time Moving Time Distance Elevation Gain Elevation Loss Avg Pace Avg Moving Pace Best Pace Steps Calories
Warm-up (walk) 00:03:03 00:02:54 0.20 0 0 15:06 14:21 12:31 0 15
Home to Park 00:11:31 00:11:31 1.33 0 0 08:39 08:39 06:59 0 155
2-mile Park lap 00:15:44 00:15:44 2.02 0 4 07:47 07:47 05:10 0 240
Park to Home 00:11:15 00:11:16 1.33 7 0 08:28 08:29 05:52 0 157
Cool-down (walk) 00:06:55 00:06:31 0.34 0 0 20:21 19:08 09:42 0 30
Summary 00:48:29 00:47:56 5.22 7 4 09:17 09:10 05:10 0 597

As I was leaving the park I ran through a clump of folks that had just gotten to the park and were warming up. I asked what group they were with and they told me Fitness Junkies Boot Camp. Cool!

Iron Man 2

Posted on May 8th, 2010 in Life by Administrator

Mikie, Michelle and I just got back from watching Iron Man 2 at the Deerbrook Movie Tavern (in Humble, Texas). Got to say that this was an extremely cool movie. Full of action. Pushed all the right buttons. Lots of fun. Plus, Michelle happened to have 3 giant beer mugs that she had purchased from Movie Tavern so we all enjoyed giant beers at a significant discount. A good time was had by all.

For what it is worth, I highly recommend this movie.

2010-05-08 (Saturday)

Posted on May 8th, 2010 in Life by Administrator

just got back from an easy 5 mile run. Was nice out. Took just under 45 minutes so that works out to a pace of just under 9 minutes per mile. My usual 5 mile course is from the house to Humble Park, then the 2 mile lap at the park, then back home. Noticed a running group getting set up at Humble park. Not sure which group it was. If I see them there again next weekend I may stop and ask.

There is an article on the front page of this morning’s New York Times: “White Pages May Go the Way of the Rotary-Dialed Phone.” Got to say that I cannot remember the last time I looked up anything in the white pages or yellow pages. It has literally been years. And honestly I can’t really see printed newspapers and magazines being around too very much longer.

We shall see.

2010-02-03 (Wednesday)

Posted on February 3rd, 2010 in Life by Administrator

Triathlon Training, day 120

Cycling Field Test Instructions

Bike Field Test….warm up well then 3 miles steady full out to get max hr and avg hr. take 10 minutes endurance break and then repeat.

I ended up doing this indoors using my Tacx Flow ergotrainer because it was cold and raining outside. Here are the splits:

Split Time Distance Avg Speed Max Speed Avg HR Max HR Avg Bike Cadence Max Bike Cadence Calories
Warm-Up 00:09:49 2.31 14.1 19.1 101 118 65 76 61
Warm-Up 00:03:30 1.04 17.7 26.4 115 130 67 100 28
Test 1 00:06:40 3.01 27 32.8 132 144 85 102 71
Recover 00:10:01 2.65 15.9 27.7 107 139 71 89 53
Test 2 00:06:30 3.1 28.7 57 139 147 90 100 71
Cool Down 00:05:04 0.98 11.5 26.8 97 115 60 87 17
Summary 00:41:37 13.08 18.9 57 114 147 73 102 301

Ted Nugent on Gun Control

A friend of mine sent me a copy of this video and I subsequently found it also posted on YouTube. It’s not real long and I encourage you to watch the entire video. I do not disagree with anything Ted says in this video.

2010-02-01 (Monday)

Posted on February 1st, 2010 in Life by Administrator

Triathlon Training, day 118

3 mile recovery run Did this easy run in the evening, after work. It was dark. I just took it easy and didn’t even bother to wear the HRM. I ran to Humble Park and back. It’s exactly 1.5 miles from the house to the park. Details

Duration: 00:27
Distance:  3 mi

Wore my Feelmax Niesa minimalist running shoes. Very nice!

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