Monday, March 29 workout

While watching The Blacklist (March 26 episode)...

WORKOUT No. 1 - a manual workout, and it was a doozy! I'll get that written up ASAP.

My iFit score sits at 80, which isn't too bad! 

Multiple workouts!

Here's where I'll post updates on multiple workouts over the past weekend.

Thursday, March 25 workouts

Here's the run down...this was done while watching the latest This Is Us on NBC, which focused on the war and uncle Nick seeing the twin babies.

WORKOUT No. 1 - a time of 18:31 and a distance of 0.74 miles. The estimated calorie burn was 108, and the elevation gain was 167 feet. The average pace (minutes / mile) was 25:04, and the effort score was 126.

My iFit score has jumped to 77!!

WORKOUT No. 2 - a time of 07:20 and a distance of about 0.33 miles. The calories burned was 53. The effort score was 55. The elevation gain was 75 feet. The average pace (minutes per mile) was 22:14...and I had shot the speed past 5 miles an hour for a brief spell. (That's too fast!) 

This workout took place again while watching Batman, The Dark Knight on Netflix. Tonight the girls' basketball team won to go to state! The game was at the spacious Minnewaska Area high school gymnasium. It was fun. I got on the treadmill tonight sitting around 9,200 steps for the day. That shot past 9,500 with this workout tonight.

My iFit score has climbed again, this time it is at 80! For this week so far...the cumulative stats are: four miles of distance, 962 feet of elevation gain, 598 calories burned and a time of 1 hour, 35 minutes! This dates back to Saturday, March 20 as a running tally. My total calories burned for Thursday, March 25 is somewhere in the 160 range.

Wednesday, March 24 workout

So today has been a day! I was awake basically all night finishing the March 25 issue of the newspaper. It was a bitch and a half! I went to 12 pages, and one page was just a team photo basically. It took forever to slog out all the pages. I got home at 6:27 sharp, just in time for Jessica to take her van to work. That was ugly, getting just 40 minutes of sleep (about) before getting the girls to school. Then by 08:11 I was back in bed and falling back asleep. I remember waking up at 09:39 and dozing quickly back to sleep.

A few minutes after 11:00 and I was back at it, ready to go to the printing press. So adding it up, I operated today on just over 3 hours of sleep. I actually felt pretty good this afternoon getting ready for the long trip to Nevis for the basketball game. I am very likely running all kinds of adrenaline, which is not healthy at all.

Just shy of midnight, I snuck in another treadmill run.

WORKOUT No. 1 - a manual workout with a time of 05:51 and a distance of 0.27 miles. My estimated calorie burn was 43. I sped it up to over 4 miles an hour in the final 90 seconds or so, to try and lift that calorie number as high as I could. The elevation gain was 66 feet, and the average pace (minutes/mile) was 21:54. My effort score was 44.

My iFit score inched up to 66. I have a long ways to go. I am really trying to get 100 calories burnt each day on the treadmill. It's just a matter of fitting it into my schedule.

Weight wise, I am at 172 pounds, which is pretty amazing. That's just three pounds over my "bottomed out" weight that I logged this past fall. I really want to stick to about 170 pounds as best as I can.

Tuesday, March 23 workout !

Holy moly!

Manual workout with a time of 15:27 and a distance of 0.73 miles...this was after the subsection girls' basketball finals tonight! Yikes, what a night...the estimated calorie burn was 118, and the elevation gain (at 6 feet) was 229 feet. The average pace (at 2.5 miles an hour up to 2.8 usually) was 21:15 (minutes/mile) with an effort score of 119.

Time to get the March 25 issue put to bed! We are 40 minutes shy of midnight. I've been home for about two hours, and with all LUCK I will have the newspaper done in four hours flat.

My iFit score crept up to a whopping 66!!!

Sunday and Monday workouts - March 21 and March 22

The Sunday night workout was a tough one...but I stuck it out. 

Sunday WORKOUT No. 1 = manual workout, time of 20:16 with a distance of 0.7 miles and 116 calories burnt.

Then we get to Monday night...snuck it in just before midnight after putting in a couple tough hours at the office getting some layout work done on this week's issue.

Monday night workout = a manual workout with a time of 06:03 and a distance of 0.27 miles. The estimated calorie burn was 42, and the elevation gain was 64. The average pace (minutes per mile) was 22:20 with the speed set to between 2 and 4 miles an hour. I ran it past 4 miles an hour in the final minute to try shooting past 40 calories burned. Mission accomplished. The effort score was 44.

I found a bottle of Blade in my office that had 8 pills in it!! My Blade ran out on Saturday night, if I remember correctly. So I went yesterday (Sunday) without it, going cold turkey is tough. Today I've had a minor nagging headache, not that serious. My energy dropped, and I forgot to get Vitamin K and forgot to double my Vitamin D intake.

I'm gonna try a little working out in the morning after breakfast. Time to write some sports stories and get to sleep.

Oh, and by the way, my iFit score has dropped to a dismal 64.

Saturday, March 20 workout

So you could say I fell off the wagon this past week! Not much for treadmill action to speak of. There were two workouts logged on March 16 and March 17, but I didn't blog about either of them. They totaled 1.4 miles and 131 calories.

Today my Blade supply basically ran out. I had the morning supply, but now I have just one pill left. So that's gotta tide me over. I need to get extra sleep this week, which will be extremely challenging considering all the games that are coming my way.

I watched the end of Vacation (2015) while doing this workout. It helped me push through, as my legs started to get pretty heavy past the 10-minute mark..

WORKOUT No. 1 = manual workout, time of 21:47 with a distance of 0.82 miles. Calories burnt: 118 and the elevation gain was 164 feet. The average pace (minutes/mile) was 26:25. I set the speed to 2.5 miles an hour at first, then slowed to 2 miles an hour. I pushed through at 2 miles an hour before quitting. The effort score was 143.

Today was section/state wrestling in Long Prairie. My cumulative steps are 7,647 after this workout. I'm gonna settle in and watch some Netflix (Batman?) and probably fall asleep. I need adequate sleep heading into tomorrow.

My iFit score is 75.

Monday, March 15 workout

After some writing...later after the school board meeting...while watching the middle part of Batman Begins (rescuing Rachel from the asylum)...

WORKOUT No. 1 = manual workout with a time of 13:37 and a distance of 0.54 miles. The estimated calorie burn was 84, and the elevation gain was 140 feet. Speed was 2.5 miles an hour, and the average pace (minutes per mile) was 25:01. The effort score was 95.

My iFit weekly score continues to drop again, and now it's down to 77.

Time to wrap up my girls' basketball story and get to sleep. An ugly Tuesday awaits tomorrow.

Sunday, March 14 workout(s)

Watching Dodgeball's dramatic ending during this first stint on the treadmill. I gotta try getting to Sedan now for the meat raffle. 

WORKOUT No.1  = manual workout with a time of 17:25 and a distance of 0.72 miles. The estimated calorie burn was 107 with an elevation gain of 169 feet. The average pace was 24:15 (minutes/mile) set usually to 2.5 miles an hour. The effort score was 121.

Sunny day! Time to get out of the house.

WORKOUT No. 2 = manual workout with a time of  4:54 and a distance of 0.22 miles; 28 calories burnt and an elevation gain of 33 feet. The pace was 21:47 (minutes/mile) and the effort score was 33. This was snuck in just before midnight.

I was weak about a half hour before this workout and had two waffles/syrup. Ouch.

My iFit score has fallen to 77...the big hit I'm taking lately is not enough calories burnt.

Saturday, March 13 workout

What a day! What a day!

Fourth grade girls' basketball in the morning, and then about five hours' worth of wrestling in the afternoon.

I snuck in a treadmill jog just before midnight...WORKOUT No.1  = manual workout with a time of 8:20 and a distance of 0.34 miles. The estimated calorie burn was 54, and the elevation gain was 96 feet. The average pace (minutes/mile) was 24:18 at a speed usually at 2.5 miles per hour. The effort score was 60.

I killed a good half hour or more touring Barrett and Hoffman after the wrestling was complete at WCA high school. It was a trip down memory lane.

Friday, March 12 workout(s)

Just after midnight, while watching more of the early stages of Batman Begins...during the very first hour of the 24-hour block of Friday, March 12, 2021. The pandemic is now officially one year old in my world.

WORKOUT No. 1 = a manual workout with a time of 9:05 and a distance of 0.37 miles. Average pace was 24 minutes per mile. Calorie burn was 56. Elevation gain was 95 feet. The effort score was ??? Not sure.

My iFit score has climbed to 85.

Good night. 

Thursday, March 11 workout

Just one workout...and again I snuck it in right before midnight! I decided to continue on Batman Begins on Netflix...although I need to get more Dynasty episodes watched.

WORKOUT No. 1 - a manual workout with a time of 7:56 and a distance of 0.35 miles. The estimated calorie burn was 52 and the elevation gain was 88 feet. The average pace (minutes/mile) was 22:53 with the speed set usually to 2.7 miles an hour. The effort score was 57.

I do need to go on a "tour" or a "hike" from somewhere around the world soon.

Wednesday, March 10 workout

 Just one! And I snuck it in right before midnight...it was a long day.

Manual Workout = time of 5:57 and a distance of 0.26 miles. The estimated calorie burn was 34, and the elevation gain was 37. The average pace was 23:08 (minutes/mile)...the effort score was 40.

And my physical exam is in exactly 9 hours from now! At the Broadway Clinic in Alexandria.

Tuesday, March 9 workout(s)

While watching the final stretch of the tornado episode of Dynasty on Netflix...just after midnight during the very first hour of Tuesday, March 9, 2021.

WORKOUT No. 1 = a manual workout with a time of 8:24 and a distance of 0.34 miles. The estimated calorie burn was 3953, and the elevation gain (set to 5 feet) was 88 feet. The speed was between 2.5 and 2.8 miles an hour. The average pace (minutes per mile) was 24:32. The effort score was 59.

...and much later in the evening of Tuesday!

WORKOUT No. 2 = a manual workout with a time of 11:50 and a distance of 0.47 miles. I did this during the next segment of Batman Begins (up to 20:00) with Bruce Wayne remembering the night his parents were killed during the opera in Gotham City. My estimated calorie burn was 74, and the elevation gain was 130 feet. The average pace was 25:15 (minutes per mile) and the effort score was ?  (forgot)

Time to get the newspaper completed and go to bed.

AND! My iFit score for this week has climbed from 45 to 83.

Monday, March 8 workout(s)

What an awesome day! Aspen and I worked on the dog poop outside, while Willow took Cooper for a walk around the block. It's very nice out today with full sunshine.

WORKOUT No. 1 = a manual workout just before bringing Willow to dance...with a time of 5:52 and a distance of 0.26 miles. The estimated calorie burn was 39, and the elevation gain (set to 5 feet) was 63 feet. The speed was between 2.5 and 3.2 miles an hour. The average pace (minutes per mile) was 22:55. The effort score was 42.

Sunday, March 7 workoutS

Workout No. 1 just after midnight, doing a back-to-back workout...while watching more of the early stage of The Dark Knight on Netflix. I still have to do some catching up on The Blacklist...which I'll do before going to sleep.

WORKOUT No. 1 = a manual workout with a time of 10:36 and a distance of 0.45 miles. The estimated calorie burn was 71, and the elevation gain was 129 feet. My pace was 2.5 miles an hour with a short burst up to 2.7 miles an hour. The average pace (minutes/mile) was 23:30. The effort score was 76.

I'm working to raise my iFit score from a dismal 45! Last weekend of not working out caught up to me.

CUMULATIVE calorie burn for this week (so far) = 266 calories.

WORKOUT No. 2 = another manual workout with a time of 13:37 and a distance of 0.56 miles; estimated calorie burn 89, elevation gain 155. The average pace (minutes/mile) was 24:29, and the effort score was 97. I was watching Jessie on Netflix with Olive. It had the NBA player in it.

Today we are seeing a high of 62 degrees! FULL sunshine! The kids were doing basketball earlier and will go out again before it cools off.

WORKOUT No. 3 = another manual workout with a time of 19:37 and a distance of 0.66 miles; the estimated calorie burn was 105, and the elevation gain was 164 feet. (Set to 5.0) The average pace (minutes per mile) was 29:34 with the speed set generally to 2.0 miles an hour. The effort score was 128.

Jessica walked to RJs with Olive and Aspen during this workout. They're still gone, and I'm gonna sit down and rest while watching the latest episode (March 5) of The Blacklist.

WORKOUT No. 4 = another manual workout with a time of 14:02 and a distance of 0.46 miles. I did this while watching the April 9, 2020 episode of Last Man Standing (bowling topic). The estimated calorie burn was 73, and the elevation gain was 114 feet. The speed was set to 2.0 miles an hour for most of it, and the elevation was set to 5.0 feet. The average pace (minutes/mile) was 30:14 with an effort score of 91.

Now it's almost 22:00. Time to rest and finish this Last Man Standing episode. The iFit cumulative score for this week is stuck at a dismal 45.

Saturday, March 6 workout

While starting up "The Dark Knight" on Netflix...the opening minutes (bank robbery)

Manual Workout - time of 8:02 and distance of 0.32 miles. The estimated calorie burn was 52 and the elevation gain was 52 feet. The speed was 2.5 miles an hour for the duration, and the average pace (minutes/mile) was 24:49. The effort score was 57.

My 'iFit' score has fallen to 45. Ouch!

Gonna try more treadmill work after midnight, to start Sunday, March 7.

Friday, March 5 workout(s)

Shortly after midnight, while watching Season 2, Episode 6 of Dynasty on Netflix (the tornado episode)...I wanted to log at least a 50-calorie workout. 

WORKOUT No. 1 = a manual workout with a time of 9:11 and a distance of 0.37 miles. The estimated calorie burn was 58, and the elevation gain was 98 feet. The average pace (minutes/mile) was 24:53. The effort score was 64.

Time for bed. It's been a pretty long day. Cooper is in Day 2 of his recovery from surgery. This was his first full day of recovery, and he did very well! He enjoyed a couple walks in the back yard and got some sun on him.

Spring is in the air.

WORKOUT No. 2 = a manual workout in the last 10 minutes of the 24-hour period of Friday, March 5. This was done while watching more of Dynasty (the "Oz" part of Season 2, Episode 6) on Netflix...later after returning from Olive's basketball tournament in Morris. I had to work off some pizza that I had at Pizza Ranch in Morris! The statistics: time of 6:55 with a distance of 0.25 miles; the estimated calorie burn was 37, and the elevation gain was 50 feet. The average pace (minutes/mile) was 27:09 with an effort score of 45.

Thursday, March 4 workout

Holy crap! A full week without the treadmill.

WORKOUT No. 1 of the night (the only one) = a manual workout with a time of 9:43 and a distance of 0.36 miles with estimated calorie burn of 49. The elevation gain was 55 feet with an average pace (minute/mile) of 26:47. The effort score was 62, and I was watching Netflix with Season 2, Episode 6 of Dynasty. I had actually watched a glimpse of the first episode of Man in the High Castle, checking on the status of our Amazon Prime account (which should be deleted).

Time to get back on the horse! I don't remember which night it was...I think it was last Saturday night, February 27, when I started to feel "under the weather" and drank about a gallon of water that evening to try flushing out whatever was coming my way. I had to take a few days off of working out to get my stamina back and try to get the whole thing back on track.