Hi Everyone. You're all probably saying "Who the heck is this?" Matt's brother-in-law is ready to throw my hat back in the ring. With just over 300 days left till Mooseman '08 I think it's time to get my act together. I'm feeling a little ashamed of my current weak conditioning. After a week in New Hampshire watching Matt tear up the road on his bike and drown small children with his wake in the lake I'm feeling a little flabby. Traditionally I've been the one to be able to hike Mt. Cardigan with minimal effort, but this year I didn't even attempt it. "Old Man Carlson" showed me up big time.
I renewed my gym membership here at the university yesterday, so I'm all set with every bit of equipment that I need. I just need the appropriate motivation ... Oh yea, the scale says 202.5 pounds. That should do, as if the burning legs and lungs when I run weren't enough. I think that a competitive race weight for me will be about 175-180. We'll see if I get there or hit a plateau like Matt has.
Work out timing is tricky for me since I have a 30-45 min commute and a 1.5 year old son to keep me busy (his name is Ian and I'll probably refer to him often). I'm planning on working out in the morning after I get to work. I'm a biologist and typically come in in the morning and start experiments, then wait for a bit while they finish (incubate, hatch, react, whatever). This should be a great time to workout. Traditionally I have been playing squash (sorta like racquetball) during this time, but my partner has moved to Hong Kong and won't be able to make our morning games any more. I should be able to fill this void with plenty of running, biking and swimming in preparation for the Mooseman. In addition, I'll be able to bike a bunch in the evenings with Ian on the back of the bike. That should be like swinging a bat with weights on it before being at bat!
I'm a little behind on all of the trends in heart rate training that you all have been posting about, but I'll see what I can glean from your posts and try to let you know what I'm thinking. My wife and I have a 2 profile Polar watch that needs a new battery, but I'm planning on fixing it up tonight and setting up my profile. Hopefully the battery in the strap is still functioning.
I went for a run on the treadmill this morning, but I messed up the computer in mid run so I don't know how far I went. I started out slow (5.5 MPH) but it was really awkward and I got tired fast. Interestingly when I kicked it up to 6.6MPH it was much more comfortable and I was able to maintain it for a while. No Heart Rate info this time. But that should follow soon.
Glad to be back in the mix. I'll try to post with at least some regularity.
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Polar Watch:
Of course they say to mail in the watch for battery replacement. Well I did after having done it myself a couple times. I wanted it to be waterproof again.
Of course when I called them to find out why my watch isn't back yet, they tell me that I've damaged the watch by doing it myself. The repair cost is more than what a new one would cost. Or I could trade for a newer model.
I'll never take one of these things apart again.
Welcome. As we will demonstrate next weekend, we are now all experts at training our bodies into tip-top condition. Disregard any pudgy guts as we have conditioned ourselves to burn fat and those are only extra-large fuel tanks.
Happy to have you contributing.
In that case, my tank is full of fuel to burn! Let's fire up the engine.
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