Still watching the best night of distance running at Penn from my couch. Back from a workout. A perfect track lover’s day!
Daily Archives: April 28, 2016
Indoor recovery day
April 28th, Thursday, 6:30 p.m.
“Stormy Weather “
Decided to take my own advice today. It was all so rainy and cold, a perfect day for an indoor workout and binge-watching of the Penn Relays.. So I went to the clubhouse, during endless girls 4x400m HS , for a full body workout with no impact. I did light lifting set in the weightroom and rode the bike for 20 minutes. After that I headed into the pool for a half hour of swimming and finished up with 15 minutes in the hot tub whirlpool. That work that usually makes me pretty tired and gets me into better early for a good night’s sleep. Tomorrow I will be back on the cinders for some quicker work.
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STATS
A.M.HR – 52 BPM
SLEEP -8 HOURS
I-MAD -2 STILL GOOD!
WEIGHT – 153#
WORKOUT – RIDE, SWIM, LIFT FOR 1 HOUR
Penn Relays for whimps
This weekend is as every track enthusiast knows Penn Relay weekend. I have attended the Penn relays since 1957 almost without missing a year. I ran 4 times. I have loved every minute of it. If you read one of my earlier blogs, you will find my comments about how my first visit to Penn relays really changed my life. However for these days I am a bit of a wimp. I have a pretty large screen TV at home. I can buy the entire Penn Relay program on Flotrack for $19. I can see every single race for 3 days, morning, noon and evening. It’s like being at trackside! I can do this while having breakfast, lunch, dinner and $1 Bud Lights. I make hot dogs for myself to get that Stadium feeling. But I don’t have to drive to Philly. I don’t have to pay for parking or get a ticket, which has happened many times. I don’t have to pay $40+ for a ticket to sit in uncomfortable seats and get badly sunburned. My couch is really soft. Even though all of those are part of the Penn Relays experience, I’m a wimp. So I am sitting here watching the Penn Relays and not getting out on the road to run. I have to make a decision at some point to get to my workout. So, if you can’t make it to Franklin Field, look up Flotrack and buy the entire experience for $19. Have fun: I am!
By the way I watched the North Hunterdon Girls run the 4 by 8 this morning and Hillsboro’s four by four comes up in five minutes.
Good reading for health and fitness
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