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RC Fitness

I started working out at RC fitness in Reed City to keep me up for the winter. I decided to run three days a week and rest for two days.
I started November 29th, 2021, and I had been sick for a spell for about a week. I tested for COVID but came back negative, but I was sick. As you can see, I was for sure slow. I got another case of sickness just after Christmas and was down for a couple more days. This winter, I had 40 5ks and will continue with five more for these next two weeks. I will probably even jump on my bike next week just for a change of pace. But I do plan to knock some counties down in April.

Weight room at RC Fitness

On March 21st, I had a better run at 11:03 pace. I had been slowly building back up with speed and can’t wait to get outside and knock a few more counties down. I loved getting this done after work on Mondays and before work on Wednesdays and Fridays.

RC Fitness in Reed City

I liked RC Fitness because it was clean, affordable, and they gave you an app to open the door 24/7 — I loved that. All the time I had worked out there, I was rarely alone — very cool people there but not overcrowded.

Weight Room In Reed City

I hadn’t bench-pressed since high school but started at the end of February, but I had been doing Planks way before that and continued the whole winter. Once I’m running outside, I will stop my membership, but I will miss this place. I will most likely go back to calisthenics on my off days of running. 

Bench press machine on my website

Here is the view from the machine I used for bench pressing, and the photo above is that machine.

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Thank you RC Fitness for a great winter!

Did my last fast Monday run and was super happy with my 10:41 pace. About a minute and 20 seconds faster pace per mile since I started working out there. A week later my Monday consisted of a bike ride of 7 miles. A nice change but there was still snow on the ground and super cold. Can’t wait to knock some more counties down! 

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California trip to meet my granddaughter, Avery

I ran a 5k every other day on my trip to California to meet my granddaughter, Avery. It was near the last few weeks of winter in Michigan and was great to getaway. I had a plan to knock off a Michigan county first thing in the morning on the 9th and then take a shower at the truck stop (finish driving to Chicago and then fly on to California. Lisa and I have not been around ANY people for the past few weeks because we wanted to make sure we were COVID-free meeting our granddaughter. Lisa didn’t want to stop at a truck stop because of this. Also, the flight was early, so that also caused an issue. I’m so glad we didn’t because we ended up getting a flat tire which caused a minor hiccup.
So I decided to do a run when we got into LA.
It looks like I have six runs done now, and it’s Saturday. I think I’ll get one or two more done before we fly out on Tuesday. The return will be rough when we get a run in Michigan again because it will be dark. Also, because of the flat tire that blew out on the way down. However, I would like to give it a try; I would love to get another Michigan County down. I have now run a 5k every other day (except for the times I do a longer run and take two days off) for one year and five months. Running this last year is by far the most consistent I’ve ever been in my life.
Monday Night Note:
I finished my 8th LA 5k tonight. It was a night run. I decided to do one tonight because we are flying out tomorrow, and I didn’t want to rush to get to the airport. Upon return, we will need to fix my tire when we get into Chicago; then we will have to head home; I’m guessing around 8 p.m. It will be a 7-hour drive home so, I don’t know if we will get another county done. I want to stop and do one, but it will be dark when Lisa and I get back to Michigan. So we’ll see, but it would be great to make this trip allow me to complete at least one lower county of Michigan.

Run Farther!

I’ve set up a new goal for 2020-2021 – Run Farther. Instead of running every other day, I’ve changed it over to every other day, unless I do a “long” run (over 4 miles – Run Farther), then I’m allowed to take two days off. This new plan will be such a nice change from last year, having to run “every” other day.

Run Farther

I’ve done several 4 mile runs, one 5 mile run, but on Nov 7, I decided to take it to the next level and get my first 10k accomplished in over seven years. When I was training for my half marathons, I used to run this particular route often. I remember being able to complete it in about an hour. 1:04 seems to ring a bell. But today, I did it in 1:17, which isn’t that far off.Run Farther

This painted RR on the Tart Trail marks my turnaround point. (photo below). It’s where the Railroad tracks crossed the Tart Trail. But I remember the very first time I ran this run on the TT and noticed where it said RXR it had worn away to “PR”. In running, PR is short for (personal record), and I thought it was so lovely to see “PR” every time I would run this route. It was the perfect turnaround point.
I want to run a full marathon someday, but I need to finish this county-run challenge before taking on the marathon challenge. But I really would like to check off the full marathon (Run Farther) before I “go”.

Ultimate Michigan Bucket list

Found this graphic (Michigan Bucket list) on Facebook and went over it with my wife. Was thinking this would be a great way to check off some of the locations off this list while I attempt to achieve the RunMI5k goal.

Lisa and I are really looking forward to many, Porcupine Mountains has been on my list for a long time. Wayne County has a bunch we could hit in a weekend. Hartwick Pines we’ve both done, but not together. So sad that we never took our kids there. Maybe, we can take our grandkids. I’ve also visited a few separate from Lisa but not together, so that is why those are on the bucket list.

What Michigan bucket list items are highest on your list? What is missing?

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