I don’t seem to struggle with sea sickness, based on my several fishing and whale watching trips. The thing that always worries me about going to sea for more than a few hours is the idea that a switch could flip for me and I suddenly freak out that there’s no land in sight and I’m trapped with no way out. And then I make a complete spectacle of myself running up and down whatever deck I have available doing whatever freakout things I’m doing. It’s daunting enough for me that I doubt very seriously that I’d ever do a sea trip of any sort, as appealing as they are in many ways.
I have a home gym with a squat rack—plus lots of other equipment. We’ve been acquiring stuff for the gym over our 20’years of marriage. My partner is the real strength athlete.
I did join a Cross fit gym with my daughter for several months two summers ago. I enjoyed the camaraderie and the coaching. But I never got comfortable with the Olympic lifts or the frantic pace of the workouts. Also, it was expensive and it’s easier scheduling wise to train at home. I can’t imagine training in a commercial gym. I would fee too self conscious.
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Ha! I recognize that voice of self preservation.
Lord Horatio Nelson, famed British admiral, wrote, “I am ill every time it blows hard and nothing but my enthusiastic love for the profession keeps me one hour at sea.”
For the love of adventure… maybe you and I could learn to endure, like lord Nelson?
You go first!
Three mile trail run with the dog. Getting more confident that I will not die before I reach the top
Of the hills. Felt good. Nothing hurt.
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Marriage goals lol
Hey now, you’re definitely a “real” strength athlete, even if running is more important to you.
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Went somewhere remote and beautiful the last few days.
I packed to run but the trails near the cabin were too muddy and technical for me. So no training was
Done.
This is the start of cycle 5:
Bench today: Bar,65,85x5; 95x8; 75x20
20lb Dumbbell row: I set of 25
YTL, facepulls, banded push downs.
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Looks dreamy.
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Thursday: 4 mile Run. Felt rusty at the start and better by the end.
Friday: 3 mile hike
Deadlifts: 95, 115, 135, 155x5, 175x20
HLR 3x10
Single leg glute bridges
McGill sit-ups.
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I have another YouTube account that my mom follows.
She didn’t have an opportunity to participate in sports when she was young. It was important to her that I played sports as a kid, and she has always been my biggest fan and supporter.
She doesn’t understand the lifting. Our last phone conversation went something like.
Mom: I saw your video. Was that 185 pounds? I said to your father could she be doing that with 185 pounds. He said no I don’t think that’s right. Maybe it’s supposed to be 135.
Me: yeah mom that was 185.
Mom: what the hell is wrong with you!
Love her.
Hmm. If she only knew.
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Nice set! Those reps were speedy. I think you had 10 more in you 
Sounds EXACTLY like my mom!!!
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Looks are deceiving; I was fried.
The touch and go—especially with a bumper plate—facilitates speed. And they’re super fun! I feel like a machine.
Today:
Yoga—finally! I’ve been neglectful here, which is stupid because my body feels better with a consistent dose of yoga.
7 mile run, average pace per mile 10 minutes! I intended to do a track workout, but the track was locked up tight. This was an on the fly long run.
I ran reverse splits. This was intentional as I am actively trying to increase my comfortable running pace.
At mile 6, my watch said my average pace was 10:07. I thought, I can get that average down to 10…
With 40 seconds left on the clock and with an awareness that the 7 mile marker was somewhere near, I tried to sprint.
My legs did not respond to my brain’s hurry up command.
I recognized a familiar heaviness in them. I don’t think of the experience
as hitting a wall. It’s not that violent or sudden.
Instead, it’s a gradual shut down process like the row by row turning off of lights in a very large warehouse. One row of lights turns off, then a second, and a third and with the sound of each flipped switch, you lose power and you know it’s only a matter of time before your traitorous quitting time legs reduce you to a shuffle speed.
But not today.
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Do you always pull touch and go?
Nice. On your way to a half marathon in 2.15 say ?
Average 1/2 M pace.
Age 50 11:42:44
Or alternatively you are in your 20`s.
25 10:38:18
Heck yes. Get some!
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Yes.
2:15 would be a good finish time for me—although I’m hoping for a bit better!
Those averages are interesting and slower than I would have expected—Must be the increased participation in road running. I ran my first road race in the early 80s with my dad—back when it was a fringe sport. It’s cool how it is grown!
40 minutes bike
MP bar, 55,65x5; 70x7; 55x13
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The results were averages across 24,000 runners in a particular year in the US. Reasonable size survey.
I have thought the same about the average times and participation. I started in the same era as you (in the UK), and a fair number of us joined road running clubs over the years. This tends to leade to more serious and effective training and improvements in average times.
My anecdotal guesses : Recent trends have been for more large scale participation via parkrun type events and just more people out running… Great intro to racing, cheap, good for population health etc. There have been increases in club membership but not to the same proportional scale.
Same with coaching. When I did my certificates it was all athletic club focussed. Sprints, endurance, jumps etc. Now you can do modules like Running Leaders which are aimed towards recreational types.
Nothing wrong with any of this.
Wish I was half my age now, I could almost win some parkruns.
Good progress on the 1/2M. I would try an extra long run of say 10M every fortnight.
If you want a really good performance you need to be comfortable with the distance.