Daily Archives: Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Run 46, 2008

Posted on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 by Administrator

Another good run today and a PR too as I ran on the indoor track 8 km in 49:20 for a 6:10 pace. I am a little disappointed to fall short of my 6 minute goal but still happy to have run so quickly. My plan was to really push myself today in an effort to improve…well…everything, speed, endurance, and oxygen capacity. I think I succeeded. That would mean I can run a 10 km in 61 minutes and 40 seconds! I haven’t but I’m sure going to try except my ultimate goal is to run a 10 km in under an hour. I will succeed. This year. It’s not really fast compared to younger runners, but it’s pretty respectable for a 55 year old geezer like me! By the way my VO2 max as calculated using THIS LINK and today’s data is 30.7 which is a joke. According to … Continue reading →

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Karate 43

Posted on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 by Administrator

After 46 karate lessons you might be inclined to think that I know a lot about it. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Well, I don’t. What is becoming clear is how much I don’t know and what should I do about it. The answer is practice. I know what to practice. And although I have attended only 46 lessons, I have practiced a lot on my own. But at least I am getting better and quickly too. What still eludes me is Yakushoku and sparring. I am finding it hard to keep up though. I think I am physically maxed out. I am not finding a lot of time for practice between classes. Karate is very hard on every muscle in my body and also on my knee and ankle joints. Add marathon training and biking into the mix and you’ve got one tired leppad! I don’t have … Continue reading →

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