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100 Pushups: W3,D3 and OHR update

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Ahh, I am loving Fridays! Not for the obvious, end of the work week reasons, but because it means I’m another week closer to finishing up the 2 fitness programs I’m on right now: One Hour Runner and 100 Push ups. First up? The OHR update:

What a great run this morning. Up at 6:15 am and on the road for my OHR Week 7 ending 45 minute run. Yes, folks, that’s 45 minutes! As my wife said, “In a row??” Hard to believe that this non-runner as of almost 4 months ago is now running – and not dying while doing it – 45 minutes non-stop!

My only goal was to hopefully cover 4 miles, but I didn’t want to push it. The long runs aren’t the times to break pace records, that’s for sure. Anyway, I was relaxed and breathing fairly normally when I glanced down at my watch for the first time and saw that I was in my 37th minute. I smiled knowing how good I felt and then I thought, “I wonder if I can get 4 miles?” I upped the pace just a fraction, but made sure I was still upright and not extending my strides too far. I had an idea where I needed to end my run to be somewhere past 4 miles and thought I could make it until I glanced back at the watch and saw 43. I realized it was gonna be close so I picked up the pace again – I’ve never turned my strides over so fast!! But my breathing was still steady so I kept at it. That last minute was the most amazing minute of running! I kept increasing my pace and yet my breathing stayed steady – this was the payoff of all those weeks of C25k and OHR! At 45 minutes on the dot I stopped my sportband watch and waited to see how far I’d gone. Imagine my response when I saw…….

3.99 miles!

How many steps did I miss 4 miles by? Actually, none. My Nike+ is notorious for being off a tenth of a mile on the short side and when I went back and drove it, I was over 4 miles by a hair. I’m averaging it all out and saying 4.

Week 8 begins Monday.

Now, for the hundredpushups.com update. This is the first time in the 3 weeks that I’ve struggled to get the minimum number of push ups in the last set, but today I barely got it done. I think the fact that I ran the 45 minute run above first had something to do with it. Plus, I’m a wuss. Anyway, my results today:

30-22-22-20-[27] for a total of 121 push ups.

So, I’m halfway through the program and it’s onto Week 4 starting Monday. I may have to repeat a week soon. Time will tell.

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August 1, 2008by Paul Jenkins
Written by Paul Jenkins
Paul Jenkins is lead pastor of The Gathering, a community church located in beautiful downtown Albemarle, North Carolina. He's the author of God is My Air Traffic Controller and My Name's Not Lou. Paul is passionate about his wife, his 3 children, running, reading, coaching, leading people who are following Jesus, Swedish Fish and the Carolina Panthers.