Becker "Move Your Butt" Challenge - July 2014

gmoneyluv said:
Cool. I wish I was a better swimmer. Haven't spent any real time swimming since I was a teenager.
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I've been in-and-out of swimming since I was a teenager. I've finally committed to swimming at least twice each week, and I'm already feeling better - more mobility in my joints and less stiffness in my muscles. Do you have a pool near you? Thankfully, my gym has a half-Olympic-length pool, and it's regularly empty when I typically exercise.
 
rokclmb said:
My results:

5k - 23:54 (last year 23:39)
72nd place of 484 men
9th place of 50 men age 35-39

10k - 51:39 (last year 53:06)
80th place of 261 men
14th place of 35 men age 35-39

1 mile time is unofficial since it is not actually timed - 7:10 (last year 7:06)

My 1 mile and 5k were a few seconds slower, but my 10k was about a minute and a half faster. Overall I'm happy with my runs. The 1 mile started at 11:00pm on the 3rd. The 5k started at 11:25pm on the 3rd. And the 10k started at 12:15am on the 4th.
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Congrats on improving your 10K, that's great! Do you plan to continue improving your times, or are you happy with where you're at?
 
Trout Tamer said:
I've been in-and-out of swimming since I was a teenager. I've finally committed to swimming at least twice each week, and I'm already feeling better - more mobility in my joints and less stiffness in my muscles. Do you have a pool near you? Thankfully, my gym has a half-Olympic-length pool, and it's regularly empty when I typically exercise.
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Cool. There is a pool at a gym nearby - just have to find the time to use it.:D
 
Logged 4.1 miles walking on Friday the fourth between hiking at the ranch and then went to a big 4th event. Had to park about 1/2 mile away and then got to the event and realized it was going to rain so walked back to discover my wife lost her phone and I ran back to the event... got extremely lucky that a detective for the municipality the event was at found her phone (1500+ in attendance) so ran to meet him, and then force marched it back to the car..
Got a 1.9 mile walk on Saturday, it is getting Texas hot down here and that short walk almost broke me in the heat, lol.
This morning did a 4.9 mile bike ride before weights.

7.2 + 5 = 12.2 for the month



LeeBower said:
This morning I got 1.5 mile on the treadmill and 4.7 miles on the bike.. 2.6 + 2.4 = 5 ttd
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Walked down & up 9 flights of stairs with 40 lbs (a guess 36x28 laundry bag full) of laundry. Not a huge workwork but it's a start . Will walk 4 miles tomarrow.
 
Rough start to the month, but I finally have something to report:

1/2 mile swim on the 4th: 3 pts;
3 miles walking on the 5th: 3 pts;
2 mile walk last night: 2 pts:

8 BPs so far for July.

I got to do some kayaking for the first time, too. Just around a fairly small lake - but got a feel for it, and nobody fell in. So we'll definitely do that again!
 
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Trout Tamer said:
Congrats on improving your 10K, that's great! Do you plan to continue improving your times, or are you happy with where you're at?
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Thanks
My goal is to increase my mileage. If my time increases at the same time that's a bonus.
 
Guyon said:
Just ran an easy three miles to work out some soreness.

9.2 BP for July.
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Brisk 2-mile walk. Still working out some soreness. (And working off that Maple Pecan Porter. :D)

11.2 BP.
 
Ugh, so tired. Was planning on doing a second run today, but the heat and humidity have taken their toll. Maybe it's for the best.
 
Guyon said:
Brisk 2-mile walk. Still working out some soreness. (And working off that Maple Pecan Porter. :D)

11.2 BP.
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Relatively easy "homemade" 5K. 3.1 miles.
Muscles are getting better, but left knee is still tender from the cold-boot pounding I gave it during the 10K.
Wore a brace this evening that helped a lot.

14.3 BP.
 
Guyon said:
Relatively easy "homemade" 5K. 3.1 miles.
Muscles are getting better, but left knee is still tender from the cold-boot pounding I gave it during the 10K.
Wore a brace this evening that helped a lot.

14.3 BP.
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maybe some ice and NSAIDS are in order!
 
Slow start to the month.

3.7 mile walk last night + 3.6 tonight = 7.3 BPs

This owl was hanging around on the powerlines right in the middle of the road where I was walking. I couldn't believe he sat there and let me take his picture with my cell phone and then walk under him without ever flying off. Wish I'd had a better camera.

 
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