PUSH UP DAYS 271-275

522 Push ups

• 35 Thanksgiving day
• 205 Friday in sets of 30 after initial set of 25
• Streak extender Saturday
• Streak extender Sunday just after midnight
• 232 in sets of 31, with final set being 15 just before showering.

Also ran on Thursday because it was Thanksgiving and did some pull ups both Friday and today.   Need to get back on the running routine as last week and this week I've fallen off the wagon a bit.  

Cumulative total:   19,922  

PUSH UP DAYS 269 and 270

240 Push ups

• Streak extender plus 10
• 235 in sets of:   30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 20, 10

Ran with boys both yesterday and today -- Case did a .37 mile run each day:   First day at 11:30/mi pace and second day at 10:30 /mi pace, which was pretty strong.   Finn just runs about 100 yards down the hill, screams, "I won!" then turns around and runs back up, making certain I can't draw even with him by boxing me out and then says more calmly "I won" again when reaching our mailbox.   Trying to ramp Case up to 3 miles a week so he can log 25 miles total before January 10 when he has been signed up to run a 1.2 mile race thus completing the 26.2 mile marathon distance over a 6 week period.  

Cumulative push up total:    19,400

PUSH UP DAYS 266-268

350 Push ups

• Streak extender
• Streak extender
• 300 push ups via following sets:   30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 35, 40, 15 

Ran for 33 minutes this morning and did a few sets of pull ups between middle sets of push ups.   Today was the first coldish run in quite some time, I left gloves on for first 24 minutes, may have to find my tights if it stays cold.

Cumulative push up total:   19,160

PUSH UP DAYS 264 and 265

310 Push ups

• Streak extender + 5
• 280 in the following sets:  30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 10, 30

Ran for 40 minutes yesterday in Jacksonville, FL -- it is warm there.   Did 72 pull ups in sets of 10, 10, 10, 10, 7, 8, 7 between push up sets this morning...it was room temperature.

Cumulative push up total:   18,810

PUSH UP DAYS 262 and 263

180 Push ups

• Streak extender+5
• 150 Push ups in sets of 30

Also ran yesterday and felt reasonably good about it...fearing I may have left my wheels in AZ 3 years ago, but whatever, glad I can run.  

Cumulative total:   18,500

PUSH UP DAYS 259-261

390 Push ups

• Streak extender plus 5
• Streak extender plus 5
• 330 in sets of 25 with final set of 30+

Felt stronger today most likely as a result of taking it easy this weekend -- no running or other physically taxing activity as I simply tried to survive the weekend without Becca.  Boys and I did well, but super SUPER glad she returns today!   We did go play putt putt, but most of the rest of the weekend was spent eating Waffle House, McDonald's and sugar sandwiches.  

Cumulative push up total:    18,320   (pending my ability to maintain consistency of 3 volume days per week I should now be over the "ave. 70/day" hump, but as always, time will tell)

PUSH UP DAYS 257 and 258

260 Push ups

• Streak extender + 5
• 230 in these sets:   25, 50, 50, 30, 30, 45

Didn't run today because Becca is off to get into trouble with her renegade AZ friends...or maybe it was because I ran yesterday?   Anyway, big accomplishment for this morning was getting both boys dressed, fed and off to school with lunches and hair combed.  Can't believe Becca manages that mission impossible episode every single day?!   I have to pull it off again Monday, sigh...

Cumulative total:   17,930

PUSH UP DAYS 255 and 256

255 Push ups

• Streak extender + 5
• 225 in sets of:   35, 40, 40, 40, 35, 35

Happy Veteran's day to all the Veteran's who don't read this blog...I am not aware of any that do, but if there are any, happy Veteran's day to you too.

Cumulative total:   17,670   (Hoping to average 70/day by end of next week)

PUSH UP DAYS 252-254

300 Push ups

• Saturday:   Streak extender + 5
• Sunday:     Streak extender + 5
• Monday:    240 in 8 sets of 30 reps

Also ran on Saturday for 1 hour and today for 35 minutes...really not feeling the motivation to run longer or harder, kinda strange since usually after running for a few weeks/months I get excited about it.  Maybe this is what 43 means.  

Cumulative total:    17,415

PUSH UP DAYS 250 and 251

275 Push ups

• Streak extender plus 20
• 235 in following sets:  30, 30, 30, 30, 25, 30, 25, 25, 10

Ran 5 miles and did some pull ups today as well...have been meaning to start doing some handstands and walking on hands again as I used to really enjoy that, but haven't been able to remember to start doing them, probably because I know I will struggle and that isn't usually very fun.  

Cumulative push up total:   17,115

PUSH UP DAYS 248 and 249

225 Push ups

• Streak extender made more difficult by Finny who laid down on my back for the final 15.  I have to admit that I do really like it when he does that.
• 200 in sets of 25.

Ran today as well...39 minutes-ish and yesterday I decided to see how long I could "plank."   So, using the elbows and forearms supporting position I gave it a go...3 minutes was all I could tolerate, though I guess I didn't go to complete failure, but rather failure to continue to want to endure the mounting pain.   I may never try that again, not because it was that bad, but because I'm not sure I believe in it as an exercise, that stated, I would like to see if I could continue to improve the time with practice.  I guess we'll see if I ever go that route or not.

Cumulative total:    16,840

PUSH UP DAYS 245-247

300 Push ups

• Saturday:  Streak extender just after midnight simply because I was awake at that time for the first time in months and perhaps longer.   I hope not to do it again anytime soon.
• Sunday:    Streak extender
• Monday:   250 push ups in following sets:   25, 25, 35, 35, 30, 25, 25, 25, 25

Did not run over the weekend other than some sprints and skipping/bounding exercises on the hill in front of our house because that's what I could get the boys motivated to do while Becca went for a run between rain showers Sunday afternoon.  I did run this morning for about 40 minutes.

Cumulative total:   16,615