14 DAYS IN A ROW

THE GYM

    I have managed to workout 14 days in a row, either in the gym on the stair master & elliptical or in the home on my bike with the trainer. Starting to see some results as I have gotten my diet a little more in order and am still striving do bring it more so in line. The trainer rides are up to 30 miles in about 1:45 not bad. I have been putting in some pretty good workouts on the bike. Adding resistance & speed as well as throwing in quite a bit of interval work. The stair master has  gone from a daily starting point of level 2 to starting at level 8 and building resistance in 2 pyramids that take an hour to complete. It feels good to see the results continuing. I have a couple of tentative goals for the late summer and fall. Want to do a 5K under 30 minutes somewhere in July or August. A century bike ride in October or November. Last but not least a 1/2 marathon in December in under 2 hours. All of these are achievable but they are gonna take some effort and dedication to get there. Woohoo it feels good to have a goal, and to have the mindset to feel like I can achieve it.

FRIENDS

     In all of the years that I have been working out it is still amazing how few of my friends I actually see go to the gym or participate in physical activities. There are very few things I can say I would like to be able to do on a daily basis and be able to enjoy nearly as much as working out. The people I ride bikes with are very active but not many others that I know. Some have gone to the gym for short periods of time some never think about going to the gym or riding a bike. Or even going for a walk. I wish they would but you can't force them to do so.