Day 66 - Vita Trail

A few months ago my friend T was hit by a car.  She's still recovering, and part of her therapy is to walk the Vita Course at Byrd Park.  Today I joined her for her walk.  The course is a 1-mile loop, and she pushed herself to get through the course twice!  Way to go T!!!  It's not as far as I'd usually go now, but 2 miles is better than totally skipping today!

Day 66: 2 miles (111.14 total)

Day 64 - 6.85 miles (109.14 total)

Back to the gym.  I was still pretty wiped out from all the Zombie Walking and staying out too late for midnight movies and friends' parties.  Did 2.85 miles on the elliptical, then settled in for another 4 miles on the recumbent elliptical bike, bringing me to 6.85 miles and a grand total of 109.14 miles!  WooHoo!

Day 62 - Zombie walking for 2.29 miles

Today was the Richmond Zombie Walk.  I walked for 2.29 miles: from Kroger in Carytown down to the Byrd Theater, then back up to Kroger, then walked back down to New York Deli for my friend Phil D's book reading, then back up to Kroger and over to my parked car.  Holy CRAP is was cold today!  Viciously cold.  But, I'm now at 102.29 miles!

2011 Richmond Zombie Walk by Gamma Man, on Flickr

Day 61 - Highs and Lows

Well, today was a day of highs and lows.

The high came this morning when I jogged 6.41 miles on the elliptical, bringing me to a grand total of 100 MILES!!!  I was so excited I took a picture:

My excitement, however, was tempered when I got home.  Phil Pollard, someone I know, someone who just turned 44 yesterday, almost died this morning.  I didn't know him well, but from what I knew of him, he was an all around nice guy.  He had been in a band with some of my friends, was a volunteer at WRIR.  I wished him happy birthday on Facebook yesterday before my radio show.  Later on that morning he acknowledged my birthday wishes with a "like."  And within a few hours he had suffered cardiac arrest and was in ICU.  And now today he is almost gone.  But even though he didn't know me that well, I take comfort in the fact that he knew that I wished him happy birthday yesterday.

Days 55 & 57 (93.59 miles total)

Day 55 - Saturday - I kinda wiped myself out last week going such a long distance on Monday.  And then I went and saw a band play Tuesday night, so I was up late and didn't go to the gym on Wednesday.  And then I saw another band play Friday night, so I was up late again.  But I went back on Saturday and walked/jogged/ran for 7.73 miles on the elliptical.  I was trying to get to 7.75, but I was also trying to get home before Mark went to his meeting.  Alas, I didn't succeed in either attempt.  So 7.73 miles it was, for a total of 87.89 miles.

Day 57 - Monday - We got back to our regular routine today.  Only about 45 minutes at the gym, so I pushed for my "double" distance of 5.70 and made it just in time.  93.59 miles.  That's the equivalent of running from Richmond to Warrenton, VA.  (Or, more realistically for me, the equivalent of running to IKEA in Dale City and then running around the store for about 10 more miles.)  That means I only have to go 6.41 miles next time to pass 100 miles!  WhooHoo!  I wonder if I'll have enough time to go that far at the gym next time.  Stay tuned!

Days 48 & 50 (80.16 miles total)

Day 48 - Saturday - Zumba with Dawn!

Day 50 - Monday - Elliptical with Enzo!  Well, not really with Enzo, but his music selections were an integral part of my morning.  As usual, I was using the elliptical machine and streaming WRIR on my phone.  But I was not really FEELING the exercise that morning.  I did 2.85 miles, but I was getting tired of the elliptical.  So I switched over to the seated elliptical where Mark's usually exercising.  I figured I'd go another 2.85 miles there and then maybe go home.  I pushed the 2.85 to 3 miles because the music was energetic enough and because, since I was sitting down, I could actually check my email and stuff WHILE I was exercising.  I know, it's lame, but at least it kept me on the machine.  I can't remember what distance I was at.  I think around 4 miles.  And I was thinking of leaving.  And then, dammit, Enzo played "No Cars Go" by Arcade Fire.  That song is packed with so much energy that it was like it was physically impossible for me to stop.  In fact, I had to pick up the pace and push as hard as I could to try to keep tempo with the  music.  I ended up going another full mile, finishing at 5 miles on the seated elliptical.

So thank you to Enzo and Arcade Fire for helping me cover 7.85 miles on Monday, for a grand total of 80.16 miles!!!

Day 47 - 72.31 miles total

Wednesday - Elliptical - 5.7 miles!  I was wiped out when I was done, but I got my double-distance in, which brought me to 66 miles total.)

Friday - Elliptical - 4 miles!  I couldn't quite bring myself to the double-distance this morning.  So I went out this evening and walked for another 2.31 miles, bringing me to 6.31 for today, and a GRAND TOTAL of 72.31 miles!