Fitness
Part of my #FitByFifty journey, these posts document personal records on Peloton rides and the habit of daily meditation. It’s about tracking progress and celebrating small wins.
Got a strong reminder that you should not do a Spin class 10 minutes after eating dinner. 😬 #FitByFifty
Great 30 min spin class on Peloton today! #FitByFifty
I set a new 20-min PR on Peloton today! 🙌 #FitByFifty
Awesome spin class on Peloton with Jess King in the new studio. Great EDM music. 30 min EDM/Electronic Dance Ride #FitByFifty
We just did our first Family Fitness Challenge while we are staying inside more. Daily challenge for pushups, sit-ups, and plank! #FitByFifty
Did the first Jess King Live workout on Peloton tonight. Wiped me out! Wow. Live DJ takes the music up a notch! Got the badge. 🚴♂️🎶💦
Proud of bench pressing 225 lbs at the gym today. 🏋️♂️
Jesse James Century Ride
Today Tammy and I, along with John Murphy from my office rode the Jesse James Century ride. This is part of Northfield’s Defeat of Jesse James Days celebration. This is the 3rd year that I’ve done this ride, the 2nd year that John and I have ridden it together and the first time that Tammy has done a century ever!
Starting with firsts Tammy did her very first century today. Previous to this her longest ride was in the high 70s of miles but she can now add a century to her list of cycling accomplishments. She did a great job, set her pace and rode steadily through the entire thing.
John had a much more pleasant time than last year. He has dropped some weight and did more training this year than last and the results were obvious.
For myself, this is my last big training event before the Chequamegon Fat 40 this coming Saturday. Riding the century is a very different task than completing the Fat 40, but the psychological impact of just finishing a 100 mile ride is a real confidence booster going into the mountain bike race.
Here is the map of the route this year, it was modified from previous years. We rode clockwise around the map.
Easy Does It 5-mile Run
Tammy and I just finished the Easy Does It 5-mile run in Plymouth. We were going to do the Rally for the Refuge 5k mainly since we did the very first one last year so we could be repeat runners for the whole event. However, our friends Alice and John mentioned the Easy Does It was a lot of fun so we decided to do that instead. It was a great day, and the course was really good. I finished in 46:38 and Tammy finished around 43:30 (she doesn’t time herself). Race results aren’t posted yet.