This one goes to eleven!

Three months ago when I started at Horizon's Gym I could barely do situps on a flat surface.

Each week, we'd move it up a bit or add some weight.

At my last session, the crunch board had been moved up for someone who was doing some serious work. I asked to leave it there. Why? 'cos it was set to "11," of course.

It hurt, but I managed.

Okay, doing situps at a steep angle isn't a skill one needs to use frequently, but it's still impressive.

Going out in a blaze of glory

Saturday morning, September 22.

10 am.

I get on the treadmill and suddenly it all comes together for me. I just start running and don't stop.

2.04 miles in 20 minutes. That's 6.12 mph.

I made it to the Gold board!

I can has cardio, indeed!

Cardio Cardio Cardio

I really thought that I was going to hit the 2.0 mile mark today. But I did make sure to warm up by jogging for several minutes beforehand on the treadmill and stretching a bit. I also tried to keep the intervals closer together; instead of jumping from 5.0 to 5.5, I just upped it .3 or so at a time, and pushed a bit every 30 seconds instead of waiting for the 1 minute mark.

So close

I don't know how runners do this all the time. 20 minutes and I still didn't break the 2 mile mark.

I can has cardio?

Small gains, but I'll take anything at this point. Notice that Linda made 1.41 - she just started the treadmill last week.

Cheeseburger, Cheeseburger, Cheeseburger

A portion of the 600 hamburgers and hot dogs we grill up for the Rally Day picnic. My t-shirt spells PETA: People for the Eating of Tasty Animals.

Cardio - gaining on it

Small gains, but now I'm totally determined to hit 2.0 by the end of September. If my knees, joints, and lungs don't gang up on me.

Colorado Springs School Bans Tag on Playground,

From Fox News this morning.

Submitted here without comment, mainly because I can't post a video of my head shaking in disgust.

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Colorado Springs School Bans Tag on Playground, Citing Conflicts

Thursday, August 30, 2007

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — An elementary school has banned tag on its playground after some children complained they were harassed or chased against their will.

"It causes a lot of conflict on the playground," said Cindy Fesgen, assistant principal of the Discovery Canyon Campus school.

Running games are still allowed as long as students don't chase each other, she said.

Fesgen said two parents complained to her about the ban but most parents and children didn't object.

In 2005, two elementary schools in the nearby Falcon School District did away with tag and similar games in favor of alternatives with less physical contact. School officials said the move encouraged more students to play games and helped reduce playground squabbles.

I'm tellin' ya, it's the shoes

Okay, it's not a huge breakout move, but I'll take it.