Practical Application -- Fitness Gains

We had appts. at the VAMC, PDX all day -- more or less. First appt. was 8 AM, which means getting on the road at 5 AM, getting up at 4:30 AM.

First objective was to get the CPAP into the respiratory clinic for a reading and new mask. (Continuous Positive Air Pressure -- CPAP, it's a machine that keeps the airway open in people w/ sleep apnea.) Appt. for that was 12:45. but it's a "drop off" and we did the drop first thing. Six floor, we took the stairs from "Parking 2" -- 8 flights.

Then 4 flights down the stairs and across the Sky Bridge to the OHSU cafeteria for breakfast -- and yesterday's entry on this blog from the iPod 4. Once at OHSU, it's 6 flights of stairs down to the cafeteria.

40 minutes to eat and blog . . . and get back to VAMC for my 8 AM.

Running late and the elevators take forever at OHSU, I ran the stairs -- 6 flights up and then jogged across the Sky Bridge. I'm thinking the bridge might be a half mile.

4 flights down to my appt at VAMC -- the whole point here is that I'm now able to take the stairs and jog the Sky Bridge. That takes some fitness gains.

Some up and down the stairs between Travel Pay, and Dental. My dental appt. was 10:30. I had 90 min. after my 8 AM and so travel pay, pick up the CPAP, run out to the truck, stow the CPAP, grab the dental stuff and back up to the second floor.

No elevators. And I'm able to jog the Sky Bridge!

We found a handlebar bag for the new MTB. Took the day off today to sort of catch up on the sleep cycle.

Phase II . . .

We want to work on some weight training, longer rides, road and MTB, get some hiking, and work on flex/stretching. We're running 218 lbs, and 23% to 26%, depending on hydration. I should be able to get 199 lbs and 19% with some focus (and better weather!)