October 31, Monday-   Happy Halloween

After a days rest I went out on a cloudy afternoon to the cinder track to do some Elegant 8’s. It is a workout that Rich Refi and I put together at Hillsborough High School about 15 years ago. We had our  cross country team do comfortable 800m repeats on the grass as a recovery after a hard race.  We 1st called them Lazy 8’s. But then decided that it presented a negative connotation, so we changed the name to Elegant 8’s.  The kids would always run progressively quicker as the workout proceeded.  It’s served the duel goals of getting in a decent day’s work and being emotionally positive for the athletes.  After my old high school warm-up of 1000m  jog, stretching and 5 times 100m straight-a-ways, I got to work with a target of 5:00 per 800m.  I am confident I achieved both those goals today when I ran 4x 800 meters in 4:48, 4:38, 4:30 and 4:20.  The 17 year olds usually did 8. But I think 4 was enough for the 79 year-old.

Stats-

Weight = 145lb🌟

Diet = 9🍌🍒🍓🍏🍐🍇

Sleep = 10😎

Heart rate = steady at 54bpm   ❤

Legs and feet have no complaints, just good tired.😊