Starting weight: 225.6. Today’s weight: 222.6
Calories burned: 995 (Bootcamp workout and 1/2 of a mile run on track)
Average heart rate: 136 bpm.
Total Time: 1:07:12
My knee is iffy right now. Saturday, I ran 7 1/2 miles and it started aching later on the day (when the ibuprofen wore off). I skipped yesterday (I was sore from mowing an acre with a push mower on Monday anyway) to let it heal up a little bit. Today, I did the workout and then ran the bleachers with it. The knee held OK. Eventually, though, I think I’m going to have to get an MRI to make sure there isn’t a slight meniscus tear. It’s sore now but not bad.
Aches and pains are part being an athlete at 51. I have to stretch more. I have to put up with a few ouchies along the way. I have to expect the unexpected.
I remember my cousin once telling me that getting old isn’t for sissies. Isn’t that the damn truth. But I will always keep up some kind of workout regimen. Right now, I’m focusing on my next marathon.
Why do I keep pushing like this? I’ve spent a fair amount of time in nursing homes in the past few years and I can tell you this, I want to be the person who is up and active, not the person who is drooling into their oatmeal bowl. Exercise is the key and solution to so many potential health issues as you get older.
At 51, I know I’m on the back nine and I’m going to make sure I play one hell of a round to close out my game.