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Mandy and I went to her mom's house in West Des Moines for New Year's. I took New Year's Eve day off to celebrate, and then took New Year's Day off to watch the Hawkeyes demolish South Carolina at the Outback Bowl. GO HAWKS!
It was a great game to watch... for Iowa fans. Led from start to finish, Shonn Green pounded in three touchdowns for his farewell performance (he declared he's going pro next year), and an Iowa special teamer flat out pancaked the South Carolina kicker when SC attempted an on-side kick at the end of the game. The kick had to be reviewed too, so they showed the kicker getting leveled over and over again in slow motion. Pure comedy. (Again... for Iowa fans.)
I got all bundled up for a run today at Walnut Woods State Park down the road from Mandy's mom's house, but hadn't brought ice skates, and the trails would have required them... paths were solid ice. I slid about 20 yards before accepting the futility and returning to my car.
Instead, after a brief warm-up jog, I ran up a long, increasingly steep hill just down the road from the park three times. I hadn't worked on speed in quite awhile, so by the end of the first one--to quote Fight Club--my veins felt like they were pumping battery acid. For the second one, I took off slower and had more left at the end, but endured a stop-and-go penalty when some deer began running across the road ahead, startling me. The third hill was just putting out everything I had left, followed by a short cool-down run back home.
After showering I felt great, and prepared my signature crab-stuffed mushrooms for dinner. The main course: steaks from Mandy's grandmother, and deer loin hunted by Mandy's step-father--who grilled both. Gotta love the holidays for eating! I might just break that 200 pound barrier yet.
WORKOUT
Mandy and I went to her mom's house in West Des Moines for New Year's. I took New Year's Eve day off to celebrate, and then took New Year's Day off to watch the Hawkeyes demolish South Carolina at the Outback Bowl. GO HAWKS!
It was a great game to watch... for Iowa fans. Led from start to finish, Shonn Green pounded in three touchdowns for his farewell performance (he declared he's going pro next year), and an Iowa special teamer flat out pancaked the South Carolina kicker when SC attempted an on-side kick at the end of the game. The kick had to be reviewed too, so they showed the kicker getting leveled over and over again in slow motion. Pure comedy. (Again... for Iowa fans.)
I got all bundled up for a run today at Walnut Woods State Park down the road from Mandy's mom's house, but hadn't brought ice skates, and the trails would have required them... paths were solid ice. I slid about 20 yards before accepting the futility and returning to my car.
Instead, after a brief warm-up jog, I ran up a long, increasingly steep hill just down the road from the park three times. I hadn't worked on speed in quite awhile, so by the end of the first one--to quote Fight Club--my veins felt like they were pumping battery acid. For the second one, I took off slower and had more left at the end, but endured a stop-and-go penalty when some deer began running across the road ahead, startling me. The third hill was just putting out everything I had left, followed by a short cool-down run back home.
After showering I felt great, and prepared my signature crab-stuffed mushrooms for dinner. The main course: steaks from Mandy's grandmother, and deer loin hunted by Mandy's step-father--who grilled both. Gotta love the holidays for eating! I might just break that 200 pound barrier yet.
WORKOUT
- 12/31 New Years Eve (took the day off)
- 1/1 New Years Day (took the day off)
- 1/2 1st Hill: 2:57, 2nd Hill: 3:15, 3rd Hill: 3:10
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