Mike Brewer's 2008 Challenge-Update

[Hardball]

So how is everybody doing? I'm behind my desired pace, but I find it easy to knock out a 1,000 crunches with my trusty ab roller. I just have to up the frequency of when i do them. My cumulative numbers are in my signiture line. So how is everybody else doing? The year is 1/4 over or 25% over for you math heads. LOL

Side note: I upped my cardio game and bought a pair of saucony running shoes. I've been jogging for about a month now and I also bought a brand new 24 speed trek bicycle. At age 50, I had to get more into cardio and not just the weights and martial arts.

[Tom Yum]

No cumulative numbers, guys.

But I can give you a snapshot of where I'm at:

I'm running 4-6 miles per day, atleast 4 with ruck. 1-2 miles are sometimes ran at a quick pace, the rest of the time its a moderate jog (8:30 - 9:30 pace?)

From time to time, there's another run on days that would bring me to 10+ miles for the day, maybe 2 times per week.

I work on pushups, pull ups, dips, situps and squats through pyramid workouts or sometimes through circuit training. Same body parts aren't worked on consecutive days - I work other parts on the days after.

Pushups: 250-500 per workout
Dips: 50 -100 " "
Pullups: No more than 150 " "
Ab Excrecises: No more than 500 " "
Squats: No more than 1,000 " "

I believe I could be a better runner still. I'm just trying to figure out the best way of improving my running with the 4-6 miles of required runs during the work day.

Got any advice, Mike? Hardball?

[Hardball]

My only advice is to swim laps if possible, the cross training will help build up your lungs.

[Hardball]

Yea, he is in the Navy.

[Tom Yum]

Thanks guys.

Hardball, I'm getting plenty of time in the trainin' tank...I mean water

Mike, I'll employ your routine this week and the next and let you guys know. I've followed some great routines from several mentors from both DEP and the SEALpt program to get me where I'm at now. (which has been a great journey itself).

I have yet to get injured, while alot of those around me are starting to fall to run-related injuries - but I don't want to jinx myself.

I'm running a 5k race for charity this weekend, so I can see where I'm at and support a good cause. Why I would do this even though I run more than most human beings all week seems crazy, but all the proceeds go to kids with autism.

[Tom Yum]

I did okay, but could certainly use improvement.

It was my first time to run the 3.2 mile trail, so the slight slopes and hills were a suprise, especially the last few hundred yards that were an uphill drive to the finish line.

I averaged 7:29 per mile - slightly on the slow side.

I placed 13th out of 55 runners in my division.

Categories excluded, I think I might have placed in the mid to low top 1/3 of all competitors? Fastest runner kept under a 5:20 pace - he was probably a quarter mile a head when I saw him hit the finish line.

Stayed for the awards ceremony and the raffel drawings. Didn't hear how much money was raised for the event, but I'm sure it was a success.

There were some good lookin' ladies there as well.

[Tom Yum]

It'll be a 4-6 week cycle come to think of it.

I've done suicide sprints before with some success, but I plateaued. I'll reincorporate them since I haven't done them in a while.