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Day 3 of the Holiday Challenge: 300 squats

18 Thursday Dec 2014

Posted by PlainJane PlainTalk in Thought rut challenge

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Elliptigo, Road Running, Running, thought rut challenge

Despite my best efforts, my workday overflowed into my “me time” – forcing my workout to go indoors and pushed late into the afternoon.  Generally that combination would lead to procrastination of my workout for another day.  But I gave myself this challenge to break my thought-ruts for the remainder of 2014 – and knew you would be holding me accountable.

So the next best thing to an outdoor workout — is 1 hour of indoor training on my Elliptigo, which is setup on my trainer.  In the winter, I keep my Elliptigo indoors for workouts during especially cold and snowy days.  In the summer — she gets to ride free and loves to tackle all the hills that bicyclists with fancy pants train.  I can always count on my Elliptigo to get my heart rate humming, while the rest of me turns into a puddle.  Normally – that would be the end of my aerobic workout – but not today.

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CastAways

22 Tuesday Apr 2014

Posted by PlainJane PlainTalk in Ramblings

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Assateague Island, Bicycle Riding, CastAway, CatTrike, Eastern Shore, Elliptigo, Maryland, Ocean City, RV Camping, Sunset Grille

A break between school semesters, a lull in the frantic pace of work life, a winter that wouldn’t quit, an RV fresh off the maintenance shop & full of gas, and a suggestion from my sister-in-law – ‘hey – why don’t you go somewhere?’ – that it finally occurred to us.  Why don’t we go somewhere?

And that was all it took.  We knew we wanted to be near the water.  We knew we wanted the drive time to be minimal.   That left for 2 choices.  Either somewhere along the Cheseapeake Bay – or along the the Maryland ocean shoreline.   Assageatue Island met the criteria.  Unfortunately you have to book a reservation at the state park at least a year in advance.  Aren’t people spontaneous anymore?

Paddy with the help of his buddy “Google” discovered a private RV campground located 5 miles south of Ocean City, and 5 miles north of the Assateague Island State Park.   We have no time to be picky.  In less than 24 hours, we booked a reservation, stocked the RV, packed the essentials -which include a CatTrike, a hybrid bike, the Elliptigo bike, and 2 pairs of running shoes.  Oh yeah – and Soxy, our cat.

castawayBy 1:30PM, we had arrived – at Castaways.  Not knowing what to expect, we checked in, and were assigned campsite 7B.   Campsite 7B, is located 15 feet from the waterway that divides the mainland (Eastern Shore Maryland) from the northern tip of Assateague Island.  There were no other campers between us and the water, and there were so few campers overall in the campground – it felt like we had the place to ourselves.  The location was too good to be true.

Looking across the waterway, was the most pristine, natural setting of dunes and tall grasses that make up the uninhabited national seashore – the norther tip of Assateague Island.  Uninhabited by humans that is.  As I scanned to our north, I could see a band of wild horses, roaming freely, feeding on the grasses.  With the winds blowing 15 knots from the north, the roar of the ocean waves were breaking on the other side of Assateague Island – sounds we could hear from our campsite.  I was instantly mesmerized by the sounds of the seas, and stopped checking my emails from that moment on.

I pulled up a chair, having front row seats to this movie called nature.  The Ocean City Inlet is 3 miles to our north, and it was easy to see the ebb and flow of the tides – ripping through the middle of the channel.  At the backside of our campsite a thick mass of grasses and trees, which appeared to be home to untold species of birds – singing songs to the backdrop of the ocean breakers.

frontdoorAfter a few hours, the need for exercise, trumped my need for tranquility.  We decided to pump up all the bike tires, choose a method of transportation, and let an adventure unfold.  A trip to the Ocean City Inlet was the destination, with me on my Elliptigo and Paddy on the CatTrike.  We traveled along the wide shoulders of Route 611 to Sunset Boulevard.  Along Sunset Boulevard, the shoulders disappeared, and we danced with traffic until we reached the ‘strip’ of marinas and restaurants.   Here we discovered shrimp boats lined up along the dock-age of the harbor, and suddenly I was craving fresh shrimp for dinner.

At the Sunset Grill, a wrap of fresh shrimp, avocado and grilled vegetables was calling my name.  As we waited for our food-to-go order, we sipped on diet cokes, and wondered how we would carry our dinners home the 5 mile ride to our campsite.  Surely it will all work out, and it did.  With our dinners in containers, and in a bike-friendly bag (handles), we biked our way back to the campground.   We consumed the most sumptuous dinner, in front of our private -o natural – views of the water, Assateague Island, the ponies, and sounds of hundreds of bird species singing their songs.

For this brief nugget of time, we have Castaway.

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Winter has arrived – along with the outdoor gym

08 Sunday Dec 2013

Posted by PlainJane PlainTalk in 2013 TriSistaAdventures, Exercise Mania, Ramblings

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Cycling, Elliptigo, Gym, Maryland, Physical exercise, Recumbent, Recumbent bicycle, slide board, speed skating, Sports, ultraslide

20131208_133126The long awaited first snow of the season has finally arrived.  While the calendar still registers December 8 as the FALL season – the white stuff trumps calendar dates.  It is officially winter, in Maryland.

In preparation for the winter season – this means:

  • there is not a lot of daylight
  • the sun – when it appears – is not very warm
  • winds are from the north
  • the “north” – means Canada
  • everything is colder – from Canada
  • freezing rain…snow…ice cause you to fall
  • it’s cold and flu season
  • everyone who has a cold or flu – shows up at indoor gyms

20131208_083714To avoid the germ sharing at indoor gyms, we created an outdoor weather-protected aerobic circuit – that includes everything a fitness enthusiast could want.   Except for heat.   Details, details.

Situated next to a pile of wood (awaiting burn on the indoor wood stove) are 3 exercise stations.  Stations 1 and 2 include an Elliptigo and Recumbent bicycle — on trainers.  Station 3 is the slide-board.

The quickest way to ramp up your cardio – is to use the slide-board.   While the recumbent bike works the high sections of your quads, and the Elliptigo gets your heart rate pumping – within 30 seconds the Slide board takes your workout to a whole new level.

The slide-board strengthens the adductors (inner thigh) and abductors (hips) by sliding with powerful, and graceful movements – from one length of the board to the next.   For speed (inline or ice) skaters, this is an ideal sport specific workout – as the movement simulates the strength needed in the legs, and movement of the arms.  For runners – the slide-board is not only a diversion from everyday pounding of pavement, but it strengthens the hip muscles using side to side motion.

So, as we exercise, in the cold, during the first snowfall of a Maryland winter, we discover:

  • you can get warm if you exercise long enough
  • it’s not snowing in the carport
  • a cup of Joe is waiting when the workout is over
  • being outdoors – despite the weather – is the best place to exercise
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