For the past three years in Ithaca, there has been feet of snow on the ground in late February. Fortunately, this year the weather has been unbelievable and we were lucky enough to be on the water this morning for practice.
View from the boathouse looking out into the inlet
The boathouse from the dock.
Just off the dock, waiting to start. (Stern 3 of the boat)
Watching Coach pick up a fish. (Bow 4 of the boat)
Out on the lake, turning around to head back in the inlet.
While the practice overall was great (steady state rowing, firm press), the best part happened when Coach found a fish before practice and picked it up with his net.
It’s almost March which means we are getting into our “get serious” mode for the 2 sprint triathlons we compete in every spring & summer since 2006. Sharing a Team Leader position with my daughter Lauren was an easy “yes, of course I will do that” because I knew we both play well with other & am sure we can put a diverse & focused group of people together.
Twice a week @ 6am my friend Jay & I meet with Scott Prunier for our intense half hour session of strength training. We call it “Body by Scotty”. It’s a perfect way to start the day. Today we did a mix of core exercises with the ball; an arm band hold till fatigue & my favorite~squats to name just a few. After an extended class, I jumped on the simulated bike ride & did a 35 min “coastal run” which guarantees a good sweat with its ups & downs & a pacer to boot. It’s fun to watch a screen with bike scenery. My goal is to burn at least 300 calories. Today I burned close to 350. I felt good leaving the Y this am.
Reflecting on our troops & their families that don’t have the choices I have every morning makes me appreciate & thankful for my daily routine. Thanks Nick!
Hey everybody, my name’s Derek and I’ll be your new Monday Team Leader. Happy Presidents’ Day! Today seems like a particularly good day to take a moment and think about everything the women and men of the United States military have done for this country throughout history. I’d like to thank Nick and everyone else with WAO365 for getting me involved in such a great cause. I’m excited to get started!
Unlike the other team leaders, I’m pretty lazy when left up to my own devices. I’m no professional athlete, nor am I much of a workout enthusiast- just a guy who has to keep active to avoid getting a tire around the waist. Over the past couple months I found myself getting more and more lazy and less and less in shape, so I decided it time to do something about it.
About three weeks ago I signed up for a marathon and have begun some aggressive training. I’ve done races before, but a few months of stagnation has left me very outta shape. But, I’m getting back into it. This morning I logged a five-mile run, fifty pull-ups, fifty sit ups, and fifty push ups. The race is the first week in June, so I’ve got my work cut out for me. Follow me on Monday’s as I represent WAO365 and try and get back into shape.
Today was Team Baltimore’s first day hosting the 365 day challenge. Team Baltimore had a beautiful early morning run with some of the first new Baltimore members. There was a well rounded variety of activities including rollerblading, biking, and running. We rollerbladed, biked, and ran a loop that encompassed the world famous and historic Federal Hill. There is a lot of enthusiasm here in Baltimore about building awareness of WAO365, and we all look forward to our future Sunday workouts.
Sorry its a late post but today was a travel day. I flew up to Portland to visit with a friend from college (who runs for a track club in Washington and is in the Army). Also helping a family friend move back to the greatest state ever (New Hampshire for those of you who weren’t quite sure). So while he was doing his workout on the track, I somehow managed to convince the front desk manager of the student gym at the University of Puget Sound that I was a student and forgot my ID. Really needed to workout. So I got an hour of strength training drills for my torn abdominal tendon as well as 50 minutes of spinning and elliptical. And a little bit of leg lifting circuit before they found out that I wasn’t actually a student. Solid 2 hours. Have a bunch of pictures in my new dri fit shirt with my 2nd Lieutenant friend but don’t have the cord to connect the camera….so next Saturday will be a field day with pictures. Hope you all had a simple saturday workout.
Lucky you! Today you get to hear from both team leaders….Happy Friday, folks.
No coincidence that Emily and I got asked to blog on the coolest day of the week. We might be the odd couple of the WAO 365 team, seeing how we’ve only met a few times, and just made it official on the book.
I am Maxim Willwerth, half of this powerful duo. I am a senior at Plymouth State University, it’s a small school in NH, sort of like Dartmouth, sort of not. I find it very humbling to be part of this organization and hope I can be a helpful addition.
Hi there! I’m Emily, here to round off your week. Having graduated from the University of Notre Dame in May, I have recently moved to the Land of 10,000 Lakes where I am a graphic designer. I love the what Minneapolis has to offer and I hope to share a bit of the city with all of you through this blog. I am a new yoga addict and am starting to train for my third half marathon. SO excited to be able to contribute to WAO 365!
This was my first week of training for the Minnetoka Half Marathon in May. Previously, I have trained for races (both full and half marathons) to stay in shape and to cross it off my bucket list. This time, however, I really want to focus on speed….we’ll see how that goes ; ) Today was a rest from running and instead, I got to enjoy a long yoga class. Still a newbie, I have trouble finding total relaxation while in practice since I am focusing on the unfamiliar positions I am twisting my body into. That said, it feels great when I’m finished and I think yoga will be an awesome way to balance out my training!
Tune in for Max’s post next week! In the mean time, enjoy a nice Friday workout to kickstart your weekend right.
I’d like to start out by thanking those military soldiers and families that this organization is designed to honor. I am proud to be part of WE ARE ONE 365 and humbled to share some comments on behalf of the entire organization.
I am a former college soccer player and have continued my training after leaving college. I have to admit that my training regiment is not quite as strong as before, but I am still finding ways to challenge myself and stay active.
Today’s workout consisted of a 3 mile run and upper body workout. Although I am not training for an event, I am trying to stay healthy and fit.
Normally I am playing soccer on Thursday mornings with the soccer team that I help coach. Looking ahead, you can expect to see more posts regarding small sided indoor and outdoor soccer.
While I know Nick has been keeping all of you entertained for the last 90+ days, I hope my addition to the 365 Day Challenge Blog will spice things up. My name is Alex Karwoski, I am (for better/for worse) Nick’s younger brother and I am a senior at Cornell University on the Men’s Heavyweight Rowing Team. As my first post, I thought I should give you all a small introduction.
The rowing season is officially in the spring. We race in eight-person boats with a coxswain (8+) down a 2000 meter course. Since the spring season is so short, the majority of our time is spent training throughout the fall and winter months. Currently, we are still indoors rowing on the erg and in the tanks.
This is where we erg in the boathouse:
And this is the tank (basically a stationary boat where we can practice our technique):
Our most recent workout was our annual “Valentine’s Day Massacre” biathlon which consisted of a 10km race on the erg followed by 5-mile run around Ithaca. I finished the 10km erg in a time of 33:28 (1:40.4/500m) and the run in just around 31 minutes.
The team is getting ready for the spring to finally start and I am excited to keep you posted of our workouts and results.
I can’t thank the WAO 365 team enough for letting me be a part of this and next week I will have more workouts to post and more pictures/videos of the team.
Happy Valentine’s Day and welcome to the Granite Girl’s We Are One 365 blog!! We are so excited to be part of this organization! This Tuesday blog will be a combination of Donna Karwoski and Lauren Weddleton’s workouts. This “mother, daughter” duo will be a fun one to read as well as provide some fabulous workout ideas!
Today was a lighter workout due to getting in late last night after a fabulous girls weekend in Naples, FL (picking up my sister’s wedding dress) I travel quite a bit for work so lots of my workouts are done in hotel gyms, some are better than others. Today, however, I was able to go to my gym in Portsmouth NH. I did a 5 minute warm up on the tread mill and then did a 25 min interval workout on the elliptical followed by some abdominal exercises. I had a 10lb ball that I held in my hands over my head. Laying on my back with my legs extended, I raised one leg up to meet the 10lb ball that I was simultaneously raising with my arms. Its one of my new favorites and was introduced to me by my Mom! 20 reps per leg.
Although it is not much compared to what our military men and women endure every day, it was a good sweat!
xoxo Granite Girls
ps: the first picture is an annual 4th of July 5 mile road race…my mom and I are on the ends. The second picture is of me and my new husband Tim!
Derek Eby, the Team Leader for Mondays is getting over a 24-hour flu. Didn’t want his debut WAO365 blog to be less than stellar so I told him I would cover for him today. I did 30 minutes of leg exercises with bands and balls with a few ab drills. 40 minutes of spinning followed by a stretch session in the sauna with a few laps of swimming afterwards. Then went on a 20 mile bike ride in the afternoon where, once again, I got a flat tire and had to walk home (at least I was on my way back this time). I’m 0-2 now. I want to think that its a sign but I can’t think of any positives.
Another bike ride. Another flat tire. Another longer than planned for workout. Still a good one though.
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