Walking For Liz

Holding my toe over the water

noreply@blogger.com (Dorothy) — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 20:41:00 +0000

OK. Betsy told me yesterday that the two of you are going to do the DC Avon Walk for Bob's 60th birthday. Bob, she can tell you about the face I made. But it did inspire me to walk today - just the normal 3 mile loop with hills; but it felt good.

I begin to fantasize - do you think I could lose 25 pounds by May 1 if I did this? I only lost about 5 pounds last time; I ate like a horse once I started really training.

Or will my knees act up and just make me miserable?

Can I really go back and hit my friends up for more money? (Ugh! almost worse than exercising.)

I don't know that answers to these. But I will post my thoughts here as they come.

Love to both of you, D.

Ramping Up

noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:47:00 +0000

I got on the scale this morning in a moment of post-weekend insanity. I immediately hopped into my walking clothes and high-tailed it to the gym. Walked only 2 miles (and did 100 situps) but it felt good. Will get back to weights tomorrow.

Marathon, Storm and other excuses

noreply@blogger.com (BOBXNC) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:33:00 +0000

Like other writers on this blog the last few days have not been the best for my exercise program. I finally got out and walked 2 miles yesterday (Sun. 11/15) simple neighborhood route. I will probably be using this route for a while since the bike path has a lot of standing water from the storm. What storm, why the Nov. northeaster that battered the OBX and stopped all walking for several days. Photos of the aftermath are on Picasa, some pretty dramatic stuff. The last 2 weeks have been very busy. I was in Raleigh for 2 days then home then off to a football game that took most of the day. The previous weekend was taken up with the OBX Marathon. I worked barricades on Fri. Sat, Sun and Monday with the last 3 days being very physical. I got a lot of exercise and was quite sore for a while. Then came the storm and progress stopped. I dropped 5 lbs during the marathon but gained 4 back during the storm. Still down 10 pounds for this effort.

Will walk today, bright sunshine. neighborhood route and probably listen to some live Springsteen. Bootleg recordings of his recent NYC shows.

Bad Week Two?

noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:05:00 +0000

It was a wild and wonderful week, but not for exercise or weight management! Left for Phoenix and GreenBuild Monday. Was on a panel as part of a class in "Green Leases" on Tuesday - less than 15 minutes of fame, but fun anyway. Attended a few good sessions on Wednesday before taking the 'red eye' home for a 7:00 am Thursday arrival. A great trip, but no time for exercise. Had regained 3 of my 7 lost lbs by the time I got home...

Needed to be back for a super-fun Sasaki board meeting Thursday pm and stockholder meeting all day Friday. Much stress.

On the brighter side, we drove out to Skidmore Saturday morning and spent the day with Eddie and girlfriend Ramsay. Spent much of the afternoon in their studios checking out Eddie's jewelry and Ramsay's drawings and paintings, along with lots of other student and faculty work. After dinner with Eddie and friends and a nap, we went to The Putnam Den for Gung Ho's 12:30 am set. We admired their enthusiastic fans and really enjoyed the music too. They sounded fantastic (as did their new demo CD)!

FINALLY had a 40-minute walk around the Saratoga Springs State Park this morning. Gorgeous day. Toe still swollen but it only hurt a bit. I think I'll be cured in another week.

Will have a more sane week this week - will spend some time at the gym!

Bad Week Too

noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:18:00 +0000

I got to the gym Monday morning and managed a spin on the recumbent bike and some sit ups. Toe still bothering me quite a bit - I did manage to wear shoes for the first time (instead of Merrills) Thursday evening and most of the day Friday. Will do some short walk today, Sunday.

Will be a challening week this week, since I am leaving for Greenbuild in Phoenix tomorrow evening, taking the red eye back Wednesday evening, board meeting Thursday and all day stockholder meeting Friday. I will take my sneaks with me and see what I can squeeze in.

Thanks to the hormonal challenges of being a pre-menopausal person I was on percoset and/or in serious pain for the past two days. Better today.

But I'm down 6.5 lbs total as of this morning.

Bad week

noreply@blogger.com (BOBXNC) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:31:00 +0000

Too much stuff going on this week.
Managed to walk on Tues in Raliegh. A mile from my hotel to the convention center and a mile back
Thurs. I walked 3 down to Pamlico Jack's (formerly Penguin Isle) to pick up Carole's car left there after a birthday party.
Today is plenty of exercise moving barricades for the OBX Marathon so I am not to worried. Sunday is all day working at the Marathon (6:30 am til 4) so no walk then.
Monday will be more exercise taking barricades down then Tues is a Duke class all day. Maybe walk early.

The scale will not like me on Sunday.
OK just eat less.
No weather
No Music

4 mile Saturday

noreply@blogger.com (BOBXNC) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:46:00 +0000

Four miles on a gorgeous Sat.
Walked the same route as last time. Down the bike path to the southern end of the Village at Nags Head then back to the west side and through the village to its northern end the cut across to Nags Head Cove then home.

Weather was 70's light SW breeze, blue skies and wonderful
Music Guy Clark and Ramblin' Jack Elliott at Newport Folk Festival 2009

No walk today (Sunday) let my body recover. Did 2 miles every day this week. May try 6 miles soon. Next weekend is the OBX Marathon = Half Marathon. I am not walking but I have a fairly intense volunteer schedule as Barricade Bob.
Ciap

Commitment?

noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:59:00 +0000

I'm not sure what I can commit to right now - other than an increased amount of exercise this coming week. My left longest toe is still swollen and painful, 3 weeks after injuring my foot. I need to stay off of it for a while longer.

That said, I think I can at least do the recumbent bike, and maybe lift some weights as well. So I am going to go to the gym at least three times this week.

However, I am very proud to report that I have lost 4.5 pounds this week! It is a testament to (1) how much weight I had gained over the past few weeks of stressful and sedentary life and (2) a job well done on my part, including passing over much (not all) Halloween candy and only having had 2 glasses of wine...

Test

noreply@blogger.com (BOBXNC) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:28:00 +0000

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My 2 miles worth

noreply@blogger.com (BOBXNC) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:17:00 +0000

short 1.5 maybe miles Mon It was spitting rain, cold and windy so I cut my neighborhood loop short and didn't go across to the ocean. Music was not memorable but Robin Williams later that night was.

Tues and Wed. 2 miles All on the Beach Rd.
Weather Tues. was gray and windy
Weather Wed cleared up the afternoon and was sunny and very pleasant.
Music Tues was a new Rickie Lee Jones album. imagine Rickie Lee Jones singng ballad standards. Some very nice cuts. The album opens with On the Street Where You Live
Music Wed. Olabelle - harmony oriented alt. country. strong gospel flavor neat stuff.

I need to get on my schedule for making entries. and maybe set up a template.
What do you think Elizatbeth?
Ciao

I'm Back?

noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:03:00 +0000

Well, I'm back on line. I'm not walking yet because I hurt my foot a few weeks ago - my toe is still swollen and very uncomfortable. But I am back to watching what I eat and doing what I can to be healthier. No alcohol today for the first day in ... OK, I can't remember the last day I didn't have a glass of wine or two.

Test from iPhone

noreply@blogger.com (BOBXNC) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:40:00 +0000

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Starting back up

noreply@blogger.com (BOBXNC) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:42:00 +0000

This blog started as a shared space for 3 siblings who were training for an Avon Breast Cancer walk. It did fine for a while then fell apart when one sibling (me - Bob) got sick, dropped out and my sisters drifted away from it.

I am not getting back in to walking and my sister Elizabeth is doing the same thing. I am restarting the blog as a training log and reinforcement tool. I think my sister will join me.

Goals: I don't have an event in mind right now. I just completed my 2nd 4 mile walk since I started back again. Not sure what I will do next. I guess I will try a 6 miler in about a week. I would like to get to a point where the 4 mile walks are the standard daily trip. Do 4 miles 2 or 3 times a week, one longer walk and a couple of days of cross training (need to work on how to cross train).

I would like to find an event or group of events to start training for. It is much easier to be motivated whenthere is a clear goal. Ultimately I would like to complete the Avon - marathon - half marathon double.

So any way Walking for Liz is back. and I am going to start posting again as I walk. Thanks for stopping by

4 mile Friday

noreply@blogger.com (BOBXNC) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:35:00 +0000

Gorgeous day on Friday so I ramped up and did 4 fun filled miles. I have been walking 2 miles a day prettty consistently since my last 4 mile effort. This one felt a lot better than the last one which left me pretty sore.

Who - Bob
Route - Over to Beach Rd. S. to the end of the Village at Nags Head back west across bypass and back through the village streets to the northern end then cut across to Cobia Dr. in Nags Head Cove and down Cobia to home
Length - 4 miles
Time - about 1:20 not bad. Started around 2pm
Music - A great concert with Guy Clark, John Hiatt, Lyle Lovett and Townes Van Zandt trading songs.
Weather - Sunny, upper 70s w/a light northeast wind. The last good day before it starts to get gray and rainy for a while
Notes -

Back in the harness

noreply@blogger.com (BOBXNC) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:22:00 +0000

Thought I would fire up the blog again to track my progress restarting my walking regime.

Sat. Sept. 25
Walked 4 miles for the first time since Feb. and my leg issues.
Home to beach road then north to Nags Head Pier and return.
Weather was windy and overcast.
Music - Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark together as part of 4 Texans in Dublin also Robert Earl Keen Live at the Ryman to keep the Texas songwriter theme going.

Felt good but I felt it. Sunday off to rest then back on the streets.

Walking in Rhythm

noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:19:00 +0000

Well, my walks have begun to follow a clear rhythm: Mondays at the gym I feel strong and do a quick 6 mile 'power walk' (OK, 'power' might be a stretch...); Wednesdays at the gym I feel tired and drag myself through another 6 miles. Saturday is my day for long walks (14 miles this past Saturday), and it's all about exploring new places, taking lots of little breaks for water, stretching, gorp and Pria bars. Last Saturday Sally and I explored the bay side of Wellfleet, saw lots of interesting homes, had some lovely views of the water and found a cool dirt road through the woodsy marsh. Walking with Sally makes the time go by very quickly, which I realize on Sundays when I walk alone. This past Sunday in Wellfleet I did the usual 6-mile loop plus 1/2 mile out and back on the Rail Trail. Nice but felt a little long. Have had incredible luck with dry and mostly gorgeous weekend weather. That might change this weekend...we'll see...

Ciao

Still following the program...more or less

noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:07:00 +0000

Last week I struggled a bit, fighting off an achy tired feeling. Monday's 6 was great, Wednesday was not - had to hold on to the treadmill the entire time. I was supposed to do 13 on Saturday, but did only about 7. It was a glorious 7 - walked with Sally along the Harborwalk in South Boston/Dorchester. Terrific walk I will try again. So I made up the rest on Sunday - 6 more on the Minuteman Trail.
This week I felt good - 6 Monday, 6 Wednesday at the gym as usual. Tomorrow I am doing 14, with 7 more on Sunday. Yikes! Luckily it is supposed to be sunny (though not warm, only in the 40s), and it is gorgeous here at the Cape.

Ciao

Following the Program

noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth) — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:39:00 +0000

I've been pretty good about following the program though I needed some flexibility last week. Monday morning we had a foot of fresh snow so I didn't get up and out for my 6 miles that day. I did do 6 miles on Tuesday and Thursday, 12 on Saturday and 6 more on Sunday. (6 more this morning, too). I'm not sure why the program had me walking 31 miles two weeks ago and only 30 last week, but I am thankful! Walking tends to take over my weekends lately. I was able to remain somewhat active after the 12 on Saturday (though all I wanted to do was bathe and nap), and I am very proud to have stayed awake until 10 pm at Matt and Faye's Saturday evening. OK, I had to take off my shoes and lie down on their living room floor, but I was awake!

Ciao

Last Week's 16? DONE!

noreply@blogger.com (Dorothy) — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:14:00 +0000

Who - Dorothy
Route - The same Rails to Trails trail I attempted last Saturday.
Length - 17.2 miles. I did it!
Time -Left home at about 10:00. The whole walk took a little over 5 hours. Then I needed at least 2 hours for stretching, a bath and a nap. This walking thing takes a LOT of time.
Music - I really used the music on this one. Little Richard was a highlight.
Weather - WARM! Sunny! Did I mention WARM? In the mid 60's! I took a jacket, but wore just a tee-shirt and sweatpants most of the way. AMAZING! and Wonderful.
Notes - Signs of progress? My knees are really bothering me today. So I got out the ankle weights and vowed to get serious about knee exercises. I also need to buy new walking shoes. The tread on these is about worn out. I walked 100 miles in February!

Ciao

Walked 31 Miles This Week

noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth) — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 20:25:00 +0000

Route - Monday, Wednesday and today (Sunday) I was at the gym. Saturday Sally and I walked along the Charles River from the Hatch Shell west to BB&N, east along Memorial Drive, around past the Science Museum, along Charles Street to the Common, then through Back Bay to TeaLuxe for a cup of tea and a cookie.
Length - Monday 6; Wednesday 8; Saturday 11 along the Charles + ?; Sunday 6
Time -Left home at 5:30 am on Monday and Wednesday; 10:00 am on Saturday and 8:00 am on Sunday.
Music - Nothing notable except for watching old 80s videos this morning at the gym: Genesis, INXS, Fine Young Cannibals...
Weather - Much colder than I thought on Saturday. It was mostly sunny but quite windy along the water. Like an idiot, I didn't wear my hat.
Notes - All of the indoor walks were pretty good this week. The outdoor walk yesterday was flat but the cold and wind made it difficult for me. It was a long week with evening events 4 out of 5 days, and I think I was just plain tired. Luckily I had Sally to keep me going.

Ciao

Oh dear! My first abort.

noreply@blogger.com (Dorothy) — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 21:21:00 +0000

Who - Dorothy
Route - A mile and a half to the west and then down and up a "rails to trails" trail - all paved (lots of bicycles) and quite flat - a good way to do 16 miles.
Length - Well, I actually only did 12 or 13 miles, then had to call Jeff to come get me.
Time -Left home at 9:00.
Music -
Weather - It was much colder than I had expected, and I was not dressed for it. My hands were very cold (at the end had trouble unbuckling my pack and opening the wrapping on a cheese stick), and I felt very draggy and tired. I think my core was hoarding all the energy.
Notes - This was the hardest (emotionally) walk I've done yet. I didn't feel good from the beginning - not enough energy - and it was a real struggle to walk as far as I did. NEXT time - I wear my long underwear no matter what I think the temp is going to be.

Ciao

Back blogging (but haven't stopped walking)

noreply@blogger.com (Dorothy) — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:37:00 +0000

Who -Dorothy
Route - today, the now standard route down Broadway from 225th street to 120th street.
Length - 5.4 miles
Time -Left home at 7:00 am. Hebrew class now meets at 10am, and my walk takes 90 minutes. So I needed to be on a 7:20 train this morning. It felt a little like the old days. The 7:20 is a local; but the 7:17 express is the train I took for many years.
Music -
Weather - WICKED cold! and windy. I regretted not wearing long underwear under my jeans.
Notes - Bob, if you are reading this, I hope the computer is on your stomach and your foot is in the air! I am now in my new walking rhythm - Monday and Thursday I walk the 5.4 miles from the train station to Union; Wednesday mornings I do six hilly miles around here; and then Saturday I do my long walk. My program has me alternating a constantly increasing long (next Saturday 16 miles) with a "short" long (last Saturday 8 miles, but soon moving up to 12). I continue to feel overwhelmed with "what needs to get done", but it is all good. Love to both of you. D.

Ciao

Sunny Twelve with Sally

noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth) — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 19:34:00 +0000

Route - Old County Road/Route 6/Lecount's Hollow/Cape Cod Rail Trail/Lecount's Hollow/Ocean View/Cahoon Hollow/Old County and home to Dow Drive...phew!
Length - 12 miles
Time -Left home at 10:20 am or so.
Weather - Lovely sunny and about 35 degrees
Notes - This was a great chance to catch up with Sally for more than 3 hours. She was a good sport to drive all the way from Sagamore to Wellfleet for a l-o-n-g workout. Luckily she is in great shape!

Ciao

Wednesday 8 in Wellfleet

noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth) — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:06:00 +0000

Route - Dow Drive to Old County (north) to Cahoon Hollow Road (east) to Ocean View Drive (south) to Lecounts Hollow Road (west) to Cape Cod Bike Trail - out 1 mile and back - to Route 6 and back to Old Country Road.
Length - 8 miles
Time -Left home at about 1:15 pm.
Weather - Started sunny and about 40 degrees, clouded up during the walk. Snowed later.
Notes - Beautiful walk, great to walk next to the ocean. This is a good walk to build on for later - the bike trail is (kind of dull but) pretty flat and goes on for miles.

Ciao

Monday Eight with Melanie

noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth) — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:30:00 +0000

Route - Out the Minuteman Bike Path to Fraser Street in Arlington and back
Length - 8.4 miles
Time -Left home at around 10:15 am.
Music - Chatter
Weather - Clear and sunny, about 30 degrees
Notes - A very nice walk, great catch up chat with Melanie. Lovely day!

Ciao