April 15th,  Friday,    12:30 p.m.

“Time, Time, Time  Is On  My Side.  Yes It Is!”

Today is going to be a contemporary blog.  I decided to try to time how long it takes from beginning to end to complete a workout session if I follow all of the recommendations that I have made to myself and to others as pre and post-workout protocols.  ( Is a 40 word sentence too long? )

The day begins with attention to morning stats; rest, HR, weight and I-Mad. Today that was at 7 a.m. after 6 hours of sleep, 154#, 52 BPM  & 2.5.    The morning was filled with chores. After a  lunch of cereal, wheat germ and yogurt my attention turned to the workout.

12:30 p.m.   The first decision is always where will I do my workout today?  Since it is calm,  the sun is out and it is about 55 to 60 degrees I have decided to do my workout on the cinders at the Horse Track.   Next, I heated my warm up pads in the microwave and sat down to heat my Achilles tendons and calves.   That is when I  began to think about writing this  contemporary post.

12:50 p.m.    Dress for run and do gentle active stretching in lower legs.

1:08  p.m.    Leave house for track.

1:23 p.m.     Start workout at track.     (Details of  a happy, quality workout are in separate post!)

2:23 p.m. Finish workout at track.  Find a nice guy to take my picture.

2:40 p.m.   Arrive home for chocolate milk and ice and transfer workout data from  watch into laptop.

3:00 p.m. Shower  and change.

3:20 p.m.   Running /training segments of day complete. Total time start to finish 2 hours 50 minutes.  Now that’s a good chunk of the day, but if you’re retired you have that kind of time in most days.  None of it is very hard, but;

Doing it right takes a commitment.