1000 a Day Keeps Fat Away

Good morning.



Well, so much for all those colorful leaves that were hanging by a thread. They have finally slowly floated their way to Earth. I had an excellent run this weekend as they were making their descent.

It was a cool, gray, drizzly, breezy Saturday morning as I started out for 13.1 miles. The leaves were falling like huge snowflakes being blown in the swirls of wind. It was kind of cool in it's own way. I guess you had to be there.

I am one who appreciates these simple moments as I get lost in my run. With the music and the scene in front of me it's a cheap form of entertainment. All you need is an imagination.

The run felt good the whole way. I kept the pace friendly and sort of easy and aerobic. My aerobic capacity has really improved this year. Now I can run many miles with my heart rate in the low to mid 120 beats per minute while running 8:30 miles.

Also this weekend I had my second Taste of Vision Quest cycling class. This is one intense motha of a class. With the intensity levels we reach in the class, I am positive that my triathlon cycling will improve immensely.

Today as I did the elliptical I decided on a new daily fitness goal. I want to burn at least 1000 calories per day with a combo of activities like, swimming, biking, running, elliptical, weights, etc.

Today is a good start with seven miles on the elliptical which burned approx 700 calories. I will back this up with a 6 mile run for a total of 1300 calories burned today. Sort of a fun new daily goal.

My run looked like this:

Split Time Moving Time Distance Elevation Gain Elevation Loss Avg Pace Avg Moving Pace Best Pace Avg HR Max HR Steps Calories
1 0:09:39 0:09:27 1 0 5 9:39 9:27 7:21 110 122 0 59
2 0:08:42 0:08:35 1 10 0 8:42 8:35 6:55 120 127 0 58
3 0:08:24 0:08:20 1 3 7 8:24 8:20 7:02 124 130 0 56
4 0:08:29 0:08:07 1 0 3 8:29 8:07 4:57 122 133 0 45
5 0:08:45 0:08:07 1 0 8 8:45 8:07 7:31 127 148 0 45
6 0:08:42 0:08:41 1 11 12 8:42 8:41 8:04 127 143 0 48
7 0:08:28 0:08:12 1 13 0 8:28 8:12 7:17 128 146 0 41
8 0:08:31 0:08:01 1 4 0 8:31 8:01 6:52 129 142 0 42
9 0:08:21 0:08:18 1 0 0 8:21 8:18 5:53 129 139 0 46
10 0:08:30 0:08:08 1 0 4 8:30 8:08 6:55 127 140 0 39
11 0:08:21 0:08:18 1 0 2 8:21 8:18 7:19 128 141 0 43
12 0:08:27 0:08:22 1 8 7 8:27 8:22 7:19 129 143 0 44
13 0:08:34 0:08:22 1 0 7 8:34 8:22 7:55 129 141 0 40
14 0:00:54 0:00:53 0.1 0 0 8:43 8:27 8:04 129 131 0 4
Summary 1:52:52 1:49:51 13.1 49 55 8:36 8:22 4:57 125 148 0 610





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" Beyond the very extreme of fatigue and distress, we may find amounts of ease and power we never dreamed ourselves to own, sources of strength never taxed at all because we never push through the obstruction."

* It takes courage to push yourself to places that you have never been before... to test your limits... to break through barriers. And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” - Anais Nin