Plex Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Guess I am in better shape then I thought. Part of this months challenge was to run a mile in sub7 minutes. So naturally I put the treadmill on a 6:40 pace and wanted to see how long I could keep it up before I stopped, and then just try to improve that time. I went for 8 minutes . Not easily, but no where near my limits. All those hours of cardio during the summer has *FINALLY* put me back into shape to where I could have been in high school. So I guess the next challenge is sub6 minute mile right? Quote "She turned me into a newt!" "A newt?" "I got better..." Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NFPlex That's NFPlex. Link to comment
Speedy Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 *DING* Gratz! Indeed. In running you can only go faster and/or farther. Quote Link to comment
rdwagner Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 GRATZ! That is awesome. As a non-runner, this is really impressive! Quote Link to comment
Brometheus Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Awesome! Time to change the goal (I know, I'm repeating myself) Quote Link to comment
Plex Posted March 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Yeah. I am going to be really sad if next time i set pace for 5:40 and I muscle through it. Only thing left would be sub5 which according to the current system would be a level 6 scout skill I think. Quote "She turned me into a newt!" "A newt?" "I got better..." Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NFPlex That's NFPlex. Link to comment
Alethea Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 That's awesome! Well done! If you set the pace for 5:40 and blast through it, I think "sad" is the last thing you'll be. Quote "Let another say. 'Perhaps the worst will not happen.' You yourself must say. 'Well, what if it does happen? Let us see who wins!' ". - Seneca, 63 AD "There is no better way to fight weakness than with strength." - Henry Rollins Link to comment
Brometheus Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Agreed. I think that a re-name of your super sad workout battle log might be in order Quote Link to comment
Plex Posted March 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Hah, no. Because that title is for the day's where my 'friend' decides to see how far I have come and makes my soul die. Quote "She turned me into a newt!" "A newt?" "I got better..." Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NFPlex That's NFPlex. Link to comment
Brometheus Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 May I inquire to as what you're talking about? (in regards to your soul dying) Quote Link to comment
kahn265 Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 AWESOME WORK! I'm trying to get a sub 10 min mile. Long way for me to go! Quote Link to comment
shredder Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Damn, great job! It takes me 15 minutes to run a mile but I'm getting faster every day. Getting through one of your goals this early is quite a feat! Quote MyFitnessPal | Fitocracy | Twitter | EmailNiente è vero, tutto è permesso. Link to comment
Plex Posted March 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Don't worry guys. I *killed* myself this summer on the cardio machines, I think that's why I am having such an easy time getting through this. @Clawed_bear: His workouts make me think I am a little girl. I feel like I want to vomit/die at the end of 3 hours. and I am in *much* better shape then I was when we started. Quote "She turned me into a newt!" "A newt?" "I got better..." Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NFPlex That's NFPlex. Link to comment
Brometheus Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 May I suggest kettlebells? Very little I've done in the gym has compared to kb swings for time. They're evil...but good. Either that or hill sprints (I'm thinking of adding them this week). Come out of his blindside and get him good Show him who can really handle it... Quote Link to comment
Plex Posted March 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Can't. Dude wrestled for 15 years, went to states all 4 times in high school, was captain of high school wrestling 4 years, and got college on scholarship for wrestling. In addition, he's a (#*&% ninja. Trained last summer for an MMA match which didn't happen. He has no blindside. Quote "She turned me into a newt!" "A newt?" "I got better..." Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NFPlex That's NFPlex. Link to comment
sdquinn Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 That's awesome! I'd love to do a mile in sub10, much less sub7! Quote Link to comment
Brometheus Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Can't. Dude wrestled for 15 years, went to states all 4 times in high school, was captain of high school wrestling 4 years, and got college on scholarship for wrestling. In addition, he's a (#*&% ninja. Trained last summer for an MMA match which didn't happen. He has no blindside.Well, if you can't get him from behind, then a frontal attack is best (no-one really expects it). Switch training, go all crossfit 'Scary Awesome SPEZZY!' on him (yes, Spezzy, have to love you and your awesome attitude, but your workouts bring the fear of death into me) and go back and show him who's boss. Or you could just become a pirate. Everyone knows that pirates are way cooler and much more diabolically evil than ninjas. Ninjas vs pirates = ninja's dead. Quote Link to comment
Alethea Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 The difference between ninjas and pirates is that pirates have guns. Blunderbuss > smoke bomb. Quote "Let another say. 'Perhaps the worst will not happen.' You yourself must say. 'Well, what if it does happen? Let us see who wins!' ". - Seneca, 63 AD "There is no better way to fight weakness than with strength." - Henry Rollins Link to comment
Brometheus Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Guns, swords and style Quote Link to comment
Raincloak Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 You know what, you're awesome for running that fast, and damn lucky to have such a badass friend. If you're determined to kick his butt, though, try booby trapping him with bacon. Quote Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future. Hylian Assassin 5'5", 143 lbs. Half-marathon: 3:02It is pitch dark. You are likely to be eaten by a grue. Link to comment
Altair Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Nice! And not to take you down a notch, but....... you should aim for running on ground now, instead of a treadmill. It's harder, and therefore, better for you. But still, you sound fast, so nicely done. I don't know if I could run a mile that fast. Quote Link to comment
Plex Posted March 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 It's cold out. I refuse to actually do anything for time in anything less then the lightest shorts etc I can find and pretty much a beater. I am *not* doing this cold or wet. So until then, its still treadmill time... (next goal is 5:42 pace mile on the treadmill, I can sustain it so far for about 4:30) Quote "She turned me into a newt!" "A newt?" "I got better..." Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NFPlex That's NFPlex. Link to comment
nightlight Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 great job Plex! Quote "Come with me if you want to lift" -The Brominator "Later, I would learn that coincidences are the most planned things in the world. Later, I would learn that every single moment is a coincidence." - Douglas Coupland "Anyone who doesn't want french fries every day is a commie." - AngelaTheGeek Current Challenge INSTAGRAM!! find me on twitter Link to comment
Plex Posted March 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 @nightlight: Thanks. Still moving forward. Quote "She turned me into a newt!" "A newt?" "I got better..." Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NFPlex That's NFPlex. Link to comment
spezzy Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 Well, if you can't get him from behind, then a frontal attack is best (no-one really expects it). Switch training, go all crossfit 'Scary Awesome SPEZZY!' on him (yes, Spezzy, have to love you and your awesome attitude, but your workouts bring the fear of death into me) and go back and show him who's boss. Or you could just become a pirate. Everyone knows that pirates are way cooler and much more diabolically evil than ninjas. Ninjas vs pirates = ninja's dead. psh, my workouts aren't scary! they're fun!! and i fully recommend the CF I'm... sore this morning.Like, truly sore, for the first time in a long time.And my workout yesterday was less than twelve minutes.congrats on the mile, plex. i wish i could do that! Quote I'm no longer an active member here. Please keep in touch: Instagram - Facebook - Forum Friends Discord - email “There's only one rule that I know of, babies—God damn it, you've got to be kind.” Link to comment
Plex Posted March 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 @Spezzy: Thanks. I was reading (stalking) your challenge log and looks like we both had burning lungs from cigarettes to overcome. I remember thinking the same thought of 'gee, I regret everything I ever did bad to my lungs right now'. But it's not really the lungs right now stopping me, it is much more the leg endurance. It's just a very high level of intensity and last week I was trying a ketagenic variation of paleo and I had no endurance. I am back on the fruits/nuts bandwagon and I think just going to be much happier. Also, Man makers (about to rename those to Plexicles) Quote "She turned me into a newt!" "A newt?" "I got better..." Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NFPlex That's NFPlex. Link to comment
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