Running for fitness

I love the Balboa Park area. We're thinking of moving out of Foothill Ranch and getting closer to the beach like in Corona Del Mar. Just have to downsize to a smaller place and lose my spacious 2 car garage. <sigh>

 

It's worth it though. The beach vibe and affluence is worth it.

You only go around once make the investment when your young. Real estate is all location location location.

 

2 Miles by Beach this morning.

 

2 miles this morning.

 

Just shy of 300 miles run so far in 2013, all but about 3 have been outdoors. The dreadmill and I simply cannot get along for more than about 3 miles, so unless it's cold and rainy, I'll be running outside.

Hopefully I can find the time to get more cycling miles in too - this year has started off relative slow in that regard. Last year I logged just under 4,000 miles, but ran less.

Some PRs:

22 min 5k (race)

1:20 10 miler (while training for next month's Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 miler)

1:49 half marathon (race, and my first HM)

6:50 has been my fastest mile, which was part of a longer race.

20 miles - longest run thus far

 

Hmm.. the calorie burn counter for cycling seems quite a bit off. 13mph is so slow for a 180lbs rider, who has some level of fitness, that his/her heartbeat won't even go over 110bpm. Fat burning is more like 140-160bpm, depending on where your lactate threshold is.
The sites I'm using for tracking is strava and for a 2 hour, brisk pace (19-20mph) ride it is calculated to be burning ~1500 calories.
So either those numbers up there are for a completely untrained bloke or they just like to make you feel good about your exercise.

 

I'm sure it's way off, the Internet is just a fountain of miss information.
Got it from a trainer on twitter. I think it was a photo of a poster in a gym from the camera flash glare

 

No matter what the numbers are and how many miles you run/cycle/swim/exercise, you are still running laps around a couch potato.

 

2 miles on Saturday.

 

I ran once....only to get away from the bear!!!!

 

2 miles Saturday morning by the Beach

 

My heart goes out to all at the Boston Marathon who near the end could not complete the race.

 

On a getaway this past weekend did 4 Miles power walking including these steps.

 

2 miles this morning than Vegan Food for lunch. The morning fog is typical but burns off by noon.