It was a beautiful weekend here in Los Angeles and with the perfect weather, I made sure to make time for lots of outdoor activity. I got in runs of various lengths the past few days with a strenuous 9 and a half miler this morning.  While I am very jealous of all of the travelling Nick has been doing, it has been nice to be at home and have some consistency in my workouts.

As I mentioned in my early 365 blogs, before I committed to being the Monday Team Leader I was really good at thinking up reasons why not to get exercise.  I was too tired, I got home too late from work, the weather wasn’t nice, or a million others; there was always some lame vindication for my laziness.  But after blogging for ten weeks I haven’t felt the need to conjure up any excuses for myself in a long while. I haven’t missed a day of running in something like two weeks and haven’t gone a day without some sort of activity in even longer. With marathon day rapidly approaching, I’m feeling good and strong and ready to compete. Getting into a strict routine and maintaining accountability to this blog has been crucial in keeping me motivated and diligent.

So keep at it!  If you need motivation to get started, sign up for an event and plan a workout schedule.  Or even better, follow one of the 365 Team Leaders!  It is a great cause and it’ll keep you active!

I hope everyone has a great week!  See you all next Monday.

-Derek

Even though the rains finally came this weekend, Chris Diller and his family managed to get up at the crack of dawn this morning and drive up to Towson, where they ran the Hopewell Reachout 5k at Goucher College with the Chase Family.  Chris didn’t rock his WAO gear, but you’ll notice his brother Brian did for his debut on the blog.

The event had a successful turnout, and the race benefited the Hopewell Cancer Support.

Team Baltimore will be traveling to the beach this coming weekend to run the Ocean City Half Marathon and we’re excited about the opportunity. Stay tuned.

Enjoy the week.

Team Baltimore

The Carnegie Cup was brought back to the Cornell Crew. The rain held off even though the slight head wind grew into a much stronger gail. Tons of Cornell fans and students came out to support the team in their 2000m race. And they were not disappointed as the Varsity, JV, 3V and Freshmen boats swept every race beating the top 5 ranked Yale and Princeton with just a few weeks until the Eastern Sprints.

The Varsity Eight in street clothes after their victory.

But the day wouldn’t have been complete without the Cornell Bear making an appearance and adding to their incredible athletic accomplishment.

The men of the Varsity Eight at Cornell have worked very hard this season. They still have a few races left before Sprints and Nationals but today was definitely a hint of all the combining factors into one solid performance (power, strength, endurance, timing and technique) as a team.

The Carnegie Cup in all its glory. Congrats to Cornell again and especially to my little bro. Keep working hard. Keep working smart.

Have some great workouts this weekend. AR. NF. NR.

Nick

Nick stepping in for Day 160 of the 365 Challenge. Out in Ithaca, NY for the weekend as my brother has a big race this weekend against Princeton and Yale for the Carnegie Cup Crew Race. Nice to be back on the East Coast and excited to continue my training in this near summer east coast weather. Also, after a great San Diego trip with the Cornell Crew team (picture below after a volleyball game), I was ready to be back with the guys for another race weekend on their home course.

Friday proved to be a big day in terms of my training. While Alex and his team paddled the course in preparation for the race on Saturday, I went for an 11.5 mile run on the outskirts of Ithaca. First mile was down to the brand new Boat house. 2nd mile was next to the railroad tracks along the river. The third was behind home depot and towards the highway before I ventured off into the woods, found a path that led me to a park with a very steep hill. The 6:15 min per mile pace that I was hitting came to an immediate decrease as I climbed the almost 2 mile hill. Pace dropped to about 7:40 per mile until I was able to get cruising again at the crest. Turn around after a few incredible views overlooking the farmland country of Ithaca, NY and headed back down the hill at sub 5 minute pace.

Returned to the boat house as the team was docking. Got a good dead lift leg workout in with one legged pushups to strengthen the core in between sets. Was very exhausted since that was my longest run since mid December. Feeling great and excited for this weeks’ workouts in all the different cities with different friends and family members.

Keep up the training. It will pay dividends.

AR. NF. NR.

Nick

Every time I go to write my blog, I think about how shameful my blog is compared to the Wednesday blog.  I have no media, no partner I am doing it with, and more times than not, nothing too exciting.  Well, not much has changed today, but I realized that consistency is not a bad thing. Every Thursday I do my 3 miles by myself and, after being out at lacrosse practice as an assistant, it is exactly what I need.  So today, I did just that.  After practice I went out for a 3 mile run . It was sunny and 70, and once again, a great Thursday workout.

-Tim

We are currently in the middle of our racing season on the water but I thought that a 2k test on the erg couldn’t hurt, so one of my teammates and I sat down to do one before practice. Below is the video of the final 1:30 or so. My form is not at all stellar but in my defense, it is the last 350 meters of a 2k and it has been weeks since we’ve done any 2k prep…regardless, congratulations to Nathaniel, my teammate, who ended up pulling a personal best.

ar.nf.nr.

-Alex

Hello We are One 356!

Spring is upon us! WOOHOO!!

 Last week I spent everyday working out in a hotel gym.  However, today was such a treat as my workout was a long walk on a beautiful NH beach, in 85 degree weather with my new husband! This walk was followed by another walk into town to get an ice cream! First one of the season 🙂

Although this was not a  hard core, sweaty, “feel like you’re going to die” workout, sometimes your body needs a little break and to remember its the simple things in life. 

xoxo

Granite Girls

Happy Monday 365-ers! I hope everyone had a great weekend and got in lots of good exercise!

I’ve grown a little tired of doing so much running lately, so I’ve been substituting extra miles on the old bicycle for the usual jogs. Sunday was a particularly good day to be a Los Angeles cyclist as the city held one of its regular CicLAvias. The city closed off over ten miles of downtown road for the event, leaving the streets car-free for thousands of bikers, skaters, runners, and walkers. Having to dodge cars and buses on my ride this morning definitely left me longing to live in a more bike friendly city. I found a nice thirteen-mile bike lane from my house to the beach that doesn’t have too many cars whizzing by, but the idea of someone opening their car door on me is constantly in the back of my mind. Nonetheless, biking has become my new favorite hobby and I hope to keep logging lots of miles.

Have a wonderful week! See you next Monday!

-Derek

It was a beautiful weekend here in Baltimore and with the perfect spring weather, members of team Baltimore set out to partake in a variety of activities and workouts.

Graham Becker and Mark Wheeler are pictured below getting a good workout in at the local rock climbing compound.

Erich Raschid had his first game for his Sunday Kickball League today, where he wore his WAO365 shirt to help spread the word and build awareness within the league.

This afternoon Mike Kirby, Graham Becker and Chris Diller had a group run around the Baltimore Inner Harbor.  Below is a picture of Chris celebrating the end of the run.

We hope everyone has a great week with plenty of great workouts!

See you next week!

-Go O’s

This week seemed to have flown by faster than many other weeks in a while. It’s officially spring time so that means my traveling season is well on its way. With Portland, Nashville, San Diego and Florida already under my belt, I’m looking forward to the next few weeks spread out in upstate New York, Philadelphia, Boston and New Hampshire. My workouts as of late have been going really well. I have logged almost 40 miles per week for the past two weeks. Been getting into a regular lifting routine while incorporating urging workouts and biking to keep the heart rate up in between reps and sets. All in all, pretty happy with how my training has been progressing.

I warmed up with some of my Santa Monica teammates before their race today at UCLA. They raced the mile. Tony, my training partner, won it in 4:04. It was a relatively windy day and this week of training was very demanding. Now I know 4:04 sounds fast and don’t get me wrong, it is, however, we were hoping to see some results under 4 minutes today. Another big race next weekend.

Hope everyone is getting more devoted to their spring training in whatever activity you chose to do. Beach season, that 4th of July road race, summer softball leagues…whatever it is. I wish you all the best of luck and remember to use WAO and myself as a resource and guide for any and all activities.

Be sure to pick your day and make the pledge on the site. Challenges, city wide and teams/days, are in the making so be sure to join.

AR. NF. NR.

Nick