Morning Run - Evening Push Ups

I got up and out early again this morning. I've enjoyed the early sunrise and cool morning. I only did 4.5 miles today, but it was a great start to the day. I went on the greenway that is close by for part of the run. At one point on there about 50 or so yards ahead I saw two deer bounding through some tall grasses toward some trees. They must have caught site of me or smelled me. Pretty interesting to have deer in what is really a pretty developed area. I guess there is just enough woods between neighborhoods and the interstate that they manage.

For the Hundred Push Up challenge, I attempted Week 4, Day 3, Column 3 tonight. I actually met all the numbers goals, but with one modified rest break before the last set. That feels a bit better. I was a little concerned after a max out of 50 on Saturday night. No change from the max attempt a week or so ago. Maybe I just needed a longer rest. I guess we'll see what happens on the next round.

SetThe planWhat I didDifferencePost Rest Time
1292902 mins
2333302 mins
3292902 mins
4292904 mins
540400 
Total:1601600 

I visited the workout room twice in the past four days. I hope to stay on a bit of a schedule going there to keep up the bicep, shoulder and back exercises there.

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Greg's Gravatar I started week 5, column 3 on Friday. I did poorly on day 1. 36, 40, 26 (-4), 18 (-6) and 15 (-25). Only one minute of rest was killer with those sets. Monday I decided to try day 2 since it has more, shorter sets. I did much better here. I completed the 7 sets with 45s of rest. I rested for 2m before the final set and completed a 35 max of the 45. I'm going to go on and try day 3 tomorrow and see what happens.

Today I ran in the morning for the first time since early Feb. I got tired of running in below freezing weather, so I've been going in the afternoons when it has warmed up some. It was about 40 this morning, so it was pretty nice running. I think I do better in the mornings, too. I managed to stay just under 9m/mile with running up our steepest hill twice. Keeping up that pace while tackling that hill has been tough.

As for deer, I've seen one trotting down my street in front of my house within the past couple of years.
# Posted By Greg | 3/9/10 9:00 AM
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