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  • now that i got the running out of the way yesterday, i can rest up today. i was glad that i ran yesterday. funny how i was feeling tired before the run, but i felt so much better and i felt really great afterwards. awhil…

  • (edit at bottom) didn't get to run today because of rain. i did take my dog out for a walk despite the rain. she's getting better with walking in the rain, but i think she's only ok with it if it's drizzling or misty. i…

  • cardio: karate (afternoon class) = 2 hours my karate people aren't going to the karate tournament tomorrow. we usually go, but since we changed locations, we got the invite last minute and we weren't ready. i don't …

  • cardio: jogging = 5.5 miles, time = 52:07, pace @ 9:29 upper body strength training: chair dips = 10 reps x 3 sets elevated "regular" push ups = 10 reps x 1 set elevated 'triangle" push ups = 10 reps x 1 set…

  • cardio: hill training = 13:00 (time), distance = probably one mile?? lower body strength training: squats = 10 reps x 3 sets one legged squats = 10 reps x 3 sets lunges = 10 reps x 3 sets reverse lunges = 10 r…

  • cardio: jogging = 4.5 miles, time = 43:46, pace @ 9:44 walked the dog = 10 minutes upper body strength training: chair dips = 10 reps x 3 sets elevated "regular" push ups = 10 reps x 1 set elevated 'triang…

  • cardio: jump rope = 30 minutes (10 sets of 3min jumping + 1min rest in between) walked the dog = 20 minutes lower body strength training: squats = 10 reps x 3 sets one legged squats = 10 reps x 3 sets lung…

  • today is rest day. i changed my work out schedule/routine and i've resorted back to my "training" routine even though i'm not training for a race. so let's try this again and hopefully, it will stick this time. monday: …

  • cardio: jogging = 6 miles, time = 61:03, pace @ 10:10 walked the dog = 15 minutes i really need to start running on some scary/"killer" hills. all the runs i've been doing in the past month or so has some hills, but…

  • cardio: karate (afternoon class) = 2 hours walked the dog = 20 minutes for whatever reason, i'm glad that today is a non-running day. i'll be happy if i have a really good run tomorrow. my instructor gave us the c…

  • cardio: jogging = 30 minutes (10 sets of 3min jumping + 1min rest in between) walked the dog = 25 minutes lower body weight training: squats = 10 reps x 3 sets one legged squats = 10 reps x 3 reps lunges = 10…

  • cardio: jogging = 4.9 miles, time = 48:00, pace @ 9:48 walked the dog = 20 minutes i think i'm ready for runs longer than 4.5 miles now that i've built my endurance back up. i'm going to have to find a way to moti…

  • cardio: jogging = 3.4 miles, time = 33:56, pace @ 9:59 walked the dog = 15 minutes i have enough motivation to run, but i don't have enough motivation to do anything else. i knew that i would get a good work out …

  • cardio: jogging = 4 miles, time = 48:10, pace @ 12:03 walked the dog = 15 minutes upper body strength training: chair dips = 10 reps x 3 sets elevated "regular" push ups = 10 reps x 1 set elevated "triangle…

  • i scheduled today as a rest day, except walking the dog. i changed my work out routine/schedule around a bit to accomdate my sleeping schedule better. and here's what my "new" work out routine/schedule looks like (still …

  • cardio: jogging = 4.5 miles, time = 45:06, pace @ 10:01 walked the dog = 20 minutes lower body weight training: squats (two legs) = 10 reps x 3 sets one-legged squats 10 reps (each side) x 3 sets lunges = …

  • cardio: karate (afternoon class) = 2 hours walked the dog = 10 minutes looks like rain is coming in tonight and lots of it. too bad because i was feeling adventurous and wanted to try a new area (on the trails) to…

  • upper body strength training: chair dips = 10 reps x 3 sets elevated "regular" push ups = 10 reps x 1 set elevated "triangle" push ups = 10 reps x 1 set elevated "wide" push ups = 10 reps x 1 set bicep curls …

  • cardio: jogging = 4.4 miles, time = 44:45, pace @ 10:10 walked the dog = 10 minutes i went running because i wanted to go and generally, i was feeling fine. my legs didn't want to go running with me though. maybe …

  • cardio: jumped rope = 30 minutes (10 sets of 3min jumping + 1min rest in between) walked dog = 10 minutes lower body weight training: squats (two legged) = 10 reps x 3 sets one legged squats = 10 reps (each s…

  • cardio: jogging = 4.4 miles, time = 45:00, pace @ 10:14 walked the dog = 10 minutes too tired and didn't have time to get any weight/strength training. will probably make up for it on friday morning? i might go hi…

  • cardio: light jog = 2 miles, time = ?? (supposed to be a warm up and cool down for a hill run i ended up not doing) jumped rope = 30 minutes (10 sets of 3min jumping + 1min rest in between) walked the dog = 15 mi…

  • cardio: jogging = 4.4 miles, time = 44:08, pace @ 10:02 walked the dog = 10 minutes lower body weight training: squats (two legged) = 10 reps x 3 sets one legged squats = 10 reps (each side) x 3 sets lunges…

  • cardio: jumped rope = 30 minutes (10 sets of 3min jumping + 1min rest in between) walked the dog = 10 minutes strength training (upper body): chair dips = 10 reps x 3 sets elevated "regular" push ups = 10 re…

  • i got a new xanga name from xrciser to run_karatekid. my blog is still the same, so only the name did. when i created this blog, i couldn't come up with a name that i liked/wanted, but i finally came up with one now that…

  • edit: this was actually meant for saturday, march 01.... cardio: karate (afternoon class) = 2 hours walked the dog = 10 minutes today was the first day of any kind of "real" work out since the race last sunday…

  • strength training (upper body): chair dips = 10 reps x 3 sets elevated "regular" push ups = 10 reps x 1 set elevated "triangle" push ups = 10 reps x 1 set elevated "wide" push ups = 10 reps x 1 set bicep curl…

  • cardio: jogging = 3.8 miles, time = 39:29, pace @ 10:23 walked the dog = 20 minutes abs strength training: crunches = 10 reps x 2 sets oblique crunches = 10 reps x 2 sets reverse crunches = 10 reps x 2 set…

  • cardio: jogging = 4.2 miles, time = 42:09, pace @ 10:02 walked the dog = 10 minutes jump rope = 30 minutes (10 sets of 3min jumping + 1min rest in between) aahh, i feel so much better now that i can run with a t…

  • cardio: walked the dog = 20 minutes jogging = 3.75 miles, time = ?? i didn't get around to getting another battery for my stopwatch until now (well, actually like 30 minutes ago), so i didn't have a time for my ru…

  • cardio: walked the dog = 15 minutes karate (afternoon class) = 2 hours i'm getting better with the wrestling/MMA (mixed martial arts) stuff. now what i want to do is try it on the guys in the class to see if i'm a…

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