<p>Hah. I pulled a BC, went to bed at 9:30 and slept for 13 hours. Ahhh, what a little bug spray and sunshine will do! :)</p>
P90X has cardio, strength, stretching and Yoga in different videos.
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<p>You went to bed last night shortly after I finally got out of bed to start the day 
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<p>I slept off and on until about 7:30 last night…</p>
<p>This morning I’m working on getting my protein fix… “trio omelet” with eggs, ham, bacon, and sausage. :)</p>
But, the strength workouts are so fast paced that they are essentially cardio workouts with DBs in your hands. Someone who is already doing a ton of cardio would be better served by a little slower strength program, with sufficient rest, to go heavier (relative to their own strength). The pace of programs like P90X forces you to use light weights, just to keep going.
<p>13.1 miles 1/2 done. 2:13:39 at 10;13 pace. Please don’t laugh at that slow time. </p>
<p>Lucky for me that at mile 2 I found a group with a running coach - their target is 2:07. She paced me well up the “Big Hill” w/o have to walk. We were doing very well at under 10 minute mile pace.</p>
<p>It is all about training. After mile 10, I slow down significantly. With the finish line in sight, I just had to walk the last 0.2 mile. </p>
<p>Will sign up for next year one soon. It is not really that hard and I made several good friends during the run.</p>
<p>Yay, Dad II! Congratulations!</p>
<p>That’s great DadII. I am so impressed you were able to do this given everything going on. Really impressive!</p>
<p>Thanks Deborah and Sabaray.</p>
<p>I signed up the 1/2 in Jan and had a good training plan. Then in Feb, I had to go to China to be with my mother of her last three days. In April, I went to China again to complete the burial of her ash. Both trips (a three week and a two week) derailed my training, plus added 20 lb of fat. </p>
<p>While I was struggling, I knew I will complete the 1/2 even if I had to walk the last miles. Because I told my dying mother that I will do that and there is no way I will go back on my words. </p>
<p>That time, however slow, is better than I could even image. many thanks to the people on this thread for supports and encouragements.</p>
<p>next year, I am going to get under 2 hours.</p>
<p>He did it! Smoked the run and buried the age group. 14th overall. Kona Ironman bound! As he said “Unofficially, bound for the Big Island of Hawaii from the big island of the USVI. All it took: 18 months and 4.5+ hours of excruciating pain”</p>
<p>I am beyond thrilled and will be going to Kona with him. It will be his first full Ironman or full marathon.</p>
<p>DadII- excellent! Good time for your insugural half!</p>
<p>Great for WildChild! Congrats to him! </p>
<p>What an awesome weekend!</p>
<p>Woohoo!!!</p>
<p>Awesome for both DadII and WildChild! Wild Child won his age group by nearly 20 minutes!</p>
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<p>DadII. Standing ovation from me… I couldn’t walk 13 miles.</p>
<p>Good accomplishments for WC and DadII - time sounds fine to me.</p>
<p>Congrats to WildChild!!! Hooray! What an awesome accomplishment. You must be very proud of him.</p>
<p>Congrats to DadII! That is so great!</p>
<p>Dad2-knew you had it in you! Congrats to WC.</p>
<p>Thanks, all. It’s an incredible accomplishment and he worked so hard. He said it was absolutely brutal and even for this race the conditions were bad. He still doesn’t feel OK, but is thrilled. He has to pay the Kona fee tonight at the banquet and wants to buy more souvenirs now that he made it through. He was 5th amateur and 3 if the guys ahead if him were from South America and train in the heat.</p>
<p>Congratulations to Dad II and WildChild! </p>
<p>I did a walk/run for 2.8 miles this morning with H and did 2.2 more on the treadmill later at the gym with S2. My goal was to keep my HR in my zone 2, or roughly 70-80 percent of my max. Why? Because of my HR monitor watch’s training program (which sets goals for each HR zone) told me I needed to train more in zone 2. Funny how easily I have become a slave to this thing :o</p>
<p>I had a 48 mile week, which is good since this coming week may be light. I’m going to St. John (USVI) and the running is tough. I’ve done it, and I will keep the streak alive, but it’s tough. Flight from PHL to Miami is at 6am tomorrow morning. Ugh.</p>
<p>I don’t allow my heart rate monitor to offer advice to me, but I was really pleased with keeping my heart rate down on the climb up the mountain yesterday. Saw a peak of 83% of my max. I was able to maintain a pretty consistent 75% to 82% of my max on the climb, with just a short stop for a breather to bring it back down below 70% from time to time on the steep bits. I think my conditioning has improved, and I’ve definitely learned how to pace myself a little better.</p>
<p>Downhill is all 60% to 65%.</p>
<p>Your hike/climb yesterday sounds good, iDad.</p>