Diet/Exercise/Health/Wellness Support Thread

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<p>30 mins at the track</p>

<p>4000 meters in 29:00 – a pace of ~ 11.67 mins/mile for ~ 2.485 miles. Laps were pretty consistent, within about 7 seconds each time. </p>

<p>It’s warm. I was <em>glistening</em>.</p>

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<p>I spent some time with the Hal Higdon plan trying to figure out how to shoehorn an 8 week plan into 4 weeks. I don’t see any way to do it so I’m just going to do the first four weeks of the plan and that will have to do.</p>

<p>The Murray-Federer final is fantastic. It’s amazing to see such consistent high-level tennis. We’re heading to the beach shortly so I’ll have to rewatch the entire match later on.</p>

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<p>^^^Nice!..</p>

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<p>Don’t know much about tennis, but my guests (friends of my kids) are serious tennis fans and I’ve been watching the Murray/Federer match and am enjoying it. Wanted to do a long walk before the match, but now I’ll wait until after. Plan to do a cardio/interval walk to the beach (3 miles round trip).</p>

<p>CJane: Smurfshoes are kinda cute.</p>

<p>IDad: Don’t know if you purchased your hiking shoes yet–but consider a waterproof pair. I bought a new pair of Merrells for my Yosemite trip last April and I was really glad that I opted for the waterproof shoes. Right at the beginning of one climb–we encounter really wet trails. Would have been so miserable hiking with wet feet. These are my hiking shoes–really like them.</p>

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<p>MOWC, if that was for me, thanks! :)</p>

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<p>It was. bCEagle got in there without me noticing.</p>

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<p>I survived the Welch - Dickey Trail Loop, but my legs are toast. </p>

<p>Parking lot elevation: 1080 feet. From there, it climbs non-stop to the peak of Welch Mountain at 2605 feet. It’s like climbing stairs for 1.75 miles. First climbing on roots and rock steps in the woods. Then, walking up rock slabs at angles as much as 45 degrees. Plus a bunch of step ups to rock ledges. Wow. Those are one thing to a 16 inch weight bench, but walk up a 45 degree slope for a while and then do a step up or two or three… A couple of places the steps were too high and I had to put a knee up first. One place was too high to get a knee up and I had to boost up with my hands. I saw heart rates up to 90% before I realized I was gonna have to slow the pace way down. After that, it was mostly in the 80% to 90% range on the way up, with pretty frequent breathers.</p>

<p>From the first peak, it drops sharply down. At first, I thought that would be a respite, but it was so steep on the rocks that it required paying a LOT of attention. Every step was like stepping off a two foot high wall. No place for a tumble. Then, back up to the second peak at 2734 feet, for a nice 1650 foot vertical gain from the parking lot. Definitely a “hilly” walk… </p>

<p>From the top of the second peak, it’s downhill all the way to the car (about 2 miles), but steep, like walking down stairs of roots and stones. Easier heart rate, but legs on fire from constant braking.</p>

<p>I started at 11:10 am and got back to the car at 3:00 pm, so just under 4 hours to go the 4.5 miles, including numerous stops for water, apples, etc. I was a little faster than the guidebook pace. Lots of people on the trails – a mix of older folk, younger folk, families with kids, etc. One young whippersnapper was running up the steep rock slabs. Yeow. I was impressed!</p>

<p>Not a cloud in the sky. Nice breeze up on the mountains. Spectacular scenery. No falls, no twisted ankles, no faceplants. One skinned knee from scrambling up a rock ledge. Maybe some sunburn. Time will tell on that one.</p>

<p>Definitely going to do some more this. Fantastic workout.</p>

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<p>Yay! It sounds great and I’m glad you didn’t fall. A successful day all the way around. I know what you mean about the downhill not being a break. We climbed a set of 3 140000 ft peaks one year in Colorado (they were connected- you didn’t come all the way down) and it was SO hard. My quads were sore for days. The loose rocks/dirt on the downhill was terrifying and I did land on my butt a few times. This was supposed to be one of the easier 14ers and we did it as a family. WildChild ran right up the face of the first peak. My daughter wasn’t as fit, but she was a good sport. It was much harder than we expected.</p>

<p>So- congrats on a good hike and climb!</p>

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<p>Congratulations on the successful hike, iDad! Minimal scrapes – excellent. How were the views? How did everything work out with your provisions? Happy to hear you want to do it again. :-)</p>

<p>MOWC, my hubby did a lot of active stuff during his CO days. Biking, running, some skiing. He biked over various passes on the way to Aspen. The hiking was in CA. </p>

<p>Ohiopublic, how are you doing? Hydrated? Recovered? 100 degree heat 5k – yikes.</p>

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<p>A few photos:</p>

<p>[From</a> the top of Welch Mountain](<a href=“http://i218.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/albums/cc14/hwc_1000/welch%20dickey%20trail/welchdickey5.jpg]From”>http://i218.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/albums/cc14/hwc_1000/welch%20dickey%20trail/welchdickey5.jpg). The road to Waterville Valley down below.</p>

<p>[Terrain</a> near the peak of Welch](<a href=“http://i218.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/albums/cc14/hwc_1000/welch%20dickey%20trail/welchdickey6.jpg]Terrain”>http://i218.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/albums/cc14/hwc_1000/welch%20dickey%20trail/welchdickey6.jpg). Like walking up or down steep stairs. Except each step is 12 to 18 inches.</p>

<p>[Looking</a> back at the Welch summit across the little valley between the two](<a href=“http://i218.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/albums/cc14/hwc_1000/welch%20dickey%20trail/welchdickey7.jpg]Looking”>http://i218.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/albums/cc14/hwc_1000/welch%20dickey%20trail/welchdickey7.jpg). Had to put my hands down several times as the kid on the left is doing to scramble up.</p>

<p>[Starting</a> down from Dickey, looking back up at Welch](<a href=“http://i218.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/albums/cc14/hwc_1000/welch%20dickey%20trail/welchdickey8.jpg]Starting”>http://i218.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/albums/cc14/hwc_1000/welch%20dickey%20trail/welchdickey8.jpg)</p>

<p>[Terrain</a> on the rock slopes below Dickey](<a href=“http://i218.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/albums/cc14/hwc_1000/welch%20dickey%20trail/welchdickey9.jpg]Terrain”>http://i218.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/albums/cc14/hwc_1000/welch%20dickey%20trail/welchdickey9.jpg)</p>

<p>[The</a> hiker](<a href=“http://i218.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/albums/cc14/hwc_1000/welch%20dickey%20trail/welchdickey4.jpg]The”>http://i218.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/albums/cc14/hwc_1000/welch%20dickey%20trail/welchdickey4.jpg) Had to go the black 1/4 height hiking socks with the hicking shoes. It’s the hiker look! No blisters, so I must have done something right…</p>

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<p>Looks nice - and just like our mountains in Vermont. :slight_smile: That’s a decent elevation change. Our hike is about 2000 feet straight up and I always end up exhausted - especially since the last few years have always been really hot when we were up there. I was less exhausted last time, I’d made a point of doing a couple of hilly runs for the month running up to it. Not a lot, but it did make a difference.</p>

<p>We’re so slow coming down now that our son was almost convinced we’d broken a leg or something - he stays with us on the way up, but races down.</p>

<p>I forgot to bring my clothes to the gym, so I spent another 20 minutes on a bike while dh showered.</p>

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<p>Just back from the cabin. Walked my 3 mile route and spent lots of time swimming in lake. D2 just got back from a golf tourney she played in Chicago. Now she left to try to get in a 14 mi run for her marathon training schedule. It is 88 degrees!!! I didn’t want her to go but she wouldn’t listen. grrr…</p>

<p>Great pics idad!</p>

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<p>NorthMinnesota–88 degrees felt good last night after 98 degrees! But I wouldn’t run 14 miles in it.</p>

<p>Interesteddad–impressed by the story of your hike and love the photos! I agree, downhill is just as hard as uphill. We hiked Masada in Israel both ways, and going down was murder on the thighs.</p>

<p>Haven’t done much walking outdoors in the 100 degree heat. It’s supposed to break tonight, finally. Plus I’ve been busy with the World Choir Games here. One day I did walk about a mile downtown, from one venue to a couple others. It was over 100, and I got a small blister from shoes I thought were comfy but really weren’t great for walking around in, sockless. (I was dressed for my job, not walking!)</p>

<p>Next week will be better! :)</p>

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<p>Idad, love the pictures! Looked like a great hike. And great hat too!</p>

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<p>Love the pictures. Looking VERY fit!</p>

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<p>Wait 'til he has 58 years on his knees and hips and we see about racing down!</p>

<p>One thing I learned quickly today is that my usual pace was not going to cut it. The pace on the way up had to be slow to keep my heart rate down because I was not going to climb for an hour with my heart rate above 90%… On the way down, the pace was all about short enough steps to find good smooth footing on the roots and rocks. Go too fast and it’s jarring the knees with every step. I’ll learn.</p>

<p>The good thing is that I’ve now kind of calibrated what I can do viz-a-viz the descriptions, distances, times, and elevation gains in the guidebooks.</p>

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<p>Sounds like an incredible workout. Nice views too. This isn’t something that’s in my schedule - going down two-foot steps - not my thing. I did that at the Great Wall and it took me forever.</p>

<p>Just back from the beach and watching some more of the Federer - Murray match. There was a car fire on the highway on the way back and we were able to go backwards on an onramp and find another route using a combination of iPad, iPod Touch, MiFi and Garmin.</p>

<p>Nice to see the US grabbing three Wimbledon finals wins: Serena in the Ladies Singles, Serena + Venus in the Ladies Doubles and Mike Bryan and Lisa Raymond in the Mixed Doubles.</p>

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<p>The views were awesome. This hike is a little unusual for NH in that so much of it is on open, exposed granite slabs instead of deep in the trees. Lots of panoramic vista views. The downside is that the rock was steep enough that you really have to pay attention.</p>

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<p>I took way too much stuff. My pack ended up weighing about 15 pounds, which was a challenge since this was the first time I had walked with a pack. I took three nalgene water bottles (frozen), two apples, some cashews, rain gear, long sleeve shirt and pants, first aid stuff (bandaids, etc.), extra socks, flashlight, head lamp, swiss army knife, etc. I ended up losing one of the water bottles. It must have fallen out of the “pouch” on the pack between my last water stop and the car.</p>

<p>The terrain was borderline for the trail shoes. A lot of it would have probably been better in my hiking boots, particularly on the way down. But, I’ve worn the trail shoes on enough muddy walks to know that they weren’t going to give me blisters. I wasn’t so sure about the hiking boots, although they fit really well.</p>

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<p>I didn’t take a picture because I was panting like a dog on a very steep section, but I had some serious doubts when I came to [this</a> little “feature”](<a href=“http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wQJqI7-dGSQ/T4tjadP2oqI/AAAAAAAAFGw/aqLS8VomBnQ/s1600/IMG_3510.jpg]this”>http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wQJqI7-dGSQ/T4tjadP2oqI/AAAAAAAAFGw/aqLS8VomBnQ/s1600/IMG_3510.jpg) on the way up. “What have I gotten myself in for…”</p>

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<p>Holy cow, idad. Goodness. I’m impressed!</p>