One of my concerns as a parent is whether or not my kids, actually our whole family, is active physically. I have no desire to be Mr. Potato Head o' Household for a bunch of couch potatoes.
This summer Jina made a committed effort to make sure the boys spent more time outdoors playing. We don't have the biggest house, but by today's standards, we have a big yard. Plenty of room for the "kiddos" to play. Toss in several "play dates" to local parks (Does anyone else remember the good old days when you played with the kids in your neighborhood, and you played at anytime that wasn't dinner time? Now kids have more appointments on their calendar than I do at work? Yes I realize I'm getting older and dwelling on the "good ol' days"!)and our kids have remained pretty active day in and day out.
During our vacation we went for a family bike ride and afterward I left the bikes down, assembled and ready to ride. Now we go for post dinner 3 to 5 mile bike rides multiple times throughout the week. The best part is that my kids look forward to it. Jared, my oldest is riding an 18 inch kids bike, with only a couple of exceptions he attacks and conquers the hills in our surrounding neighborhoods without complaint. We challenge him to keep pedaling, to push himself, and then praise his efforts and point out the accomplishment each time he tackles a new challenge. Several times he has nearly melted down emotionally and psychologically (he gets upset if he begins something and then thinks he is going to fail-I can't count how many times we've had that talk) on a tough climb, but when encouraged he pushes through and the reward is that we've ridden new routes, such as a ride through the local city park behind our neighborhood. (Hey Brian, we rode on an old gravel trail and then a dirt trail for maybe 2 tenths of a mile, he thought it was the coolest thing.)
The only issue with being an active family is that it has really cut down on my running. I didn't think it would be an issue, but those evening bike rides with a trailer load of toddlers are more fatiguing than I thought. Even so, I'll take the trade off.
Anyway, I'm typing this quickly and not sure how well my thoughts are flowing, but my point is this. It is important for us as parents to set examples for our children in the area of physical fitness. However, we can not just hope that our kids will see what we do and follow our lead. We need to create opportunities for them to be active, not just in organized sports, but also in our family activities and their daily play.
31 July 2008
28 July 2008
Fruit of the Spirit
During our trip to Georgia I had the opportunity to walk down to my grandmother's old place. The house was in disrepair before she passed away some years ago, and time has continued to wear the old house down, yet the minute I stepped off the road into the gravel drive, memories came flooding back.
I was there for a reason; figs. For the first time since my childhood, I was visiting when the small tree in her back yard was bearing ripe fruit. I met my dad and uncle walking back up the road,dad was munching away on a handful of figs,now I travelled down the Georgia asphalt with anticipation of reliving a childhood memory. As I stepped into the yard, I couldn't help but remember the small tree in the back yard, maybe six feet tall, growing beside the old tool shed.
What greeted me was much different. Instead of a diminutive tree with a handful of ripe fruit, I gazed upon a twenty foot specimen, it's branches loaded with ripe and green fruit, some having already fallen victim to the hungry birds. I filled my stomach and then a small bowl. For a brief few moments I found myself alone with fig tree and my thoughts. I drink in my surroundings and bathed in memories. Behind me a grapevine was loaded with not yet ripe grapes. Not your typical grocery store variety, but a variety exclusive to the southeastern U.S. and Mexico, I had not tasted them in years, and would not on this trip either. Standing a little further back, beside the old garden spot, stood an apple tree. A few of the green apples showed tinges of red, I pulled one, remembering how my grandmother used to dry apple slices on old window screens in the southern sun. Despite her passing years ago, her trees and vines still bore succulent fruit and the old pecan tree had, thanks to my uncle, provided many nights of late night snacking for Jina and I this past winter.
Thankfully, those fruit trees weren't the only things she left behind. She also left behind four sons who grew up witnessing her love for Christ and her steadfast devotion to the Bible. One of those four sons is my dad. He not only witnessed her life in Christ, he followed it as well. She planted within him a seed of faith which grew through the years into a tree. God then nurtured that tree by adding a Christian woman, my mother, and that tree bore fruit. My brother, my sister, and I all came to find God's grace and salvation. My sister's two kids have professed their faith in Christ and Jina and I strive daily to raise our three little ones up as our parents raised us. So, it isn't just my grandmother's trees and vines that continue to bear fruit, her life does as well.
As I stood there picking the figs, I thought about how they were a fruit mentioned in the Bible. I thought about the passage in which Christ curses the fig tree for not bearing fruit in season. Then I asked myself, "Will my life be like that tree, or like my grandmother's?"
I was there for a reason; figs. For the first time since my childhood, I was visiting when the small tree in her back yard was bearing ripe fruit. I met my dad and uncle walking back up the road,dad was munching away on a handful of figs,now I travelled down the Georgia asphalt with anticipation of reliving a childhood memory. As I stepped into the yard, I couldn't help but remember the small tree in the back yard, maybe six feet tall, growing beside the old tool shed.
What greeted me was much different. Instead of a diminutive tree with a handful of ripe fruit, I gazed upon a twenty foot specimen, it's branches loaded with ripe and green fruit, some having already fallen victim to the hungry birds. I filled my stomach and then a small bowl. For a brief few moments I found myself alone with fig tree and my thoughts. I drink in my surroundings and bathed in memories. Behind me a grapevine was loaded with not yet ripe grapes. Not your typical grocery store variety, but a variety exclusive to the southeastern U.S. and Mexico, I had not tasted them in years, and would not on this trip either. Standing a little further back, beside the old garden spot, stood an apple tree. A few of the green apples showed tinges of red, I pulled one, remembering how my grandmother used to dry apple slices on old window screens in the southern sun. Despite her passing years ago, her trees and vines still bore succulent fruit and the old pecan tree had, thanks to my uncle, provided many nights of late night snacking for Jina and I this past winter.
Thankfully, those fruit trees weren't the only things she left behind. She also left behind four sons who grew up witnessing her love for Christ and her steadfast devotion to the Bible. One of those four sons is my dad. He not only witnessed her life in Christ, he followed it as well. She planted within him a seed of faith which grew through the years into a tree. God then nurtured that tree by adding a Christian woman, my mother, and that tree bore fruit. My brother, my sister, and I all came to find God's grace and salvation. My sister's two kids have professed their faith in Christ and Jina and I strive daily to raise our three little ones up as our parents raised us. So, it isn't just my grandmother's trees and vines that continue to bear fruit, her life does as well.
As I stood there picking the figs, I thought about how they were a fruit mentioned in the Bible. I thought about the passage in which Christ curses the fig tree for not bearing fruit in season. Then I asked myself, "Will my life be like that tree, or like my grandmother's?"
25 July 2008
Running, Biking, Sprints and Circuit Training
All have been part of my regimen this week. My bike rides have been tame affairs, a four miler with the family, with me getting the added benefit of pulling 60 lbs of 3 year olds up the the hills. I also threw in a trip to the grocery store and then back with a fully loaded trailer. Finally then a quick ride to return some movies. Not exactly Lance Armstrong, but on top of my other morning workouts, I'm feeling it.
I ran sprints again this morning and held up well. I run the sprints after completing a circuit training routine, starting with my legs, then chest, shoulders, arms, and finally abs.
The sprints paid off tonight. I played a double header, for the softball team that picked me up as a fill in, and found that my fast twitch muscles responded much better to my demands and requests than they have in previous games. Besides, I'm warped and find the agony of the sprints a challenge.
I'm off to bed (it's 12:30), no work tomorrow, we are headed back to my families hometown in Georgia after the death of my Uncle's wife. (Yes, it is technically my Aunt, but he married late in life and I wasn't around her very much, so it is difficult for me to relate to her as my "aunt") That likely means no long runs this weekend, and also no posting for several days, which is either a good thing or a bad thing. That's up to you guys/gals to decide.
Take care, keep exercising, and will post again when I get back.
I ran sprints again this morning and held up well. I run the sprints after completing a circuit training routine, starting with my legs, then chest, shoulders, arms, and finally abs.
The sprints paid off tonight. I played a double header, for the softball team that picked me up as a fill in, and found that my fast twitch muscles responded much better to my demands and requests than they have in previous games. Besides, I'm warped and find the agony of the sprints a challenge.
I'm off to bed (it's 12:30), no work tomorrow, we are headed back to my families hometown in Georgia after the death of my Uncle's wife. (Yes, it is technically my Aunt, but he married late in life and I wasn't around her very much, so it is difficult for me to relate to her as my "aunt") That likely means no long runs this weekend, and also no posting for several days, which is either a good thing or a bad thing. That's up to you guys/gals to decide.
Take care, keep exercising, and will post again when I get back.
22 July 2008
Is this love that I'm feeling?
Besides being the title of a 1980's pop song, it is also the question I'm asking about my marriage this morning.
Today was my first workout incorporating sprints. Last night, while discussing it with my wife, I told her I figured I'd go to the "Y" and run them sideline to sideline on the basketball court. Her response, "Why don't you run base line to base line, we always did. You know we always did the ones where you ran out, touched the lines...."
Now what I didn't rationalize is that my wife last ran wind sprints, or "suicides", 16 years ago. What I did do this morning is suffer from OLS and decide that she had challenged my manhood and therefore I needed to run them as she directed.
Ouch. Think you're in shape? Concentrated only on distance running for some time now? Try running sprints up and down the basketball court and see how you hold up. Anyway, back to my original question, "Is this love?" or "Was it a concerted effort to collect on the life insurance policy?" Hmmmm.......only time will tell, but how much time do I have left? Wasn't there a line from an Aerosmith song, "that kind of love was the killing kind"?
Today was my first workout incorporating sprints. Last night, while discussing it with my wife, I told her I figured I'd go to the "Y" and run them sideline to sideline on the basketball court. Her response, "Why don't you run base line to base line, we always did. You know we always did the ones where you ran out, touched the lines...."
Now what I didn't rationalize is that my wife last ran wind sprints, or "suicides", 16 years ago. What I did do this morning is suffer from OLS and decide that she had challenged my manhood and therefore I needed to run them as she directed.
Ouch. Think you're in shape? Concentrated only on distance running for some time now? Try running sprints up and down the basketball court and see how you hold up. Anyway, back to my original question, "Is this love?" or "Was it a concerted effort to collect on the life insurance policy?" Hmmmm.......only time will tell, but how much time do I have left? Wasn't there a line from an Aerosmith song, "that kind of love was the killing kind"?
20 July 2008
The End of Vacation
A week off work, a week off of training, a return to the eating habits of 2 years ago, but best of all a week with my four favorite people.
We packed up the old camper and hooked the boat to the trail blazer, scratching our plans for the Cave City area of Kentucky and opting instead for Hardy Lake Reservoir, 45 miles from our house.
Three days of camping and boating, a free movie for the boys and I on Thursday, not much of anything on Friday with a 4 mile family bike ride late in the day, breakfast with our parents on Saturday morning, then another trip up river with family followed by a Demolition Derby at the county fair. Top all that off with a little work on the boat today, White Castle for dinner and Dairy Queen for desert.
Pretty much our vacation in a nutshell. Honestly it ranks in my top five of all time, and according to his Sunday School teacher, my oldest was pretty stoked about it as well.
Anyway, back to the training and the office tomorrow, then much too soon, back to the travel.
We packed up the old camper and hooked the boat to the trail blazer, scratching our plans for the Cave City area of Kentucky and opting instead for Hardy Lake Reservoir, 45 miles from our house.
Three days of camping and boating, a free movie for the boys and I on Thursday, not much of anything on Friday with a 4 mile family bike ride late in the day, breakfast with our parents on Saturday morning, then another trip up river with family followed by a Demolition Derby at the county fair. Top all that off with a little work on the boat today, White Castle for dinner and Dairy Queen for desert.
Pretty much our vacation in a nutshell. Honestly it ranks in my top five of all time, and according to his Sunday School teacher, my oldest was pretty stoked about it as well.
Anyway, back to the training and the office tomorrow, then much too soon, back to the travel.
18 July 2008
A New Plan
As vacation wraps up, I'm going to attempt to refocus again, which if you follow my blog, you know this makes about my fourth time in the last 6 months. After the motivation of the marathon ended, the onset of the summer months has made it hard to focus on a goal. To run consistently draws either time or energy and sometimes both from my personal life, and for me that means that it is drawn away from my family. Work does that enough, so I'm not willing to make that sacrifice.
With that being said, I do have goals I like to maintain and/or achieve, whether it is challenging myself, or maintaining a level of conditioning and, dare I say, appearance that makes me feel well and confident. So the dilemma is, "How to balance everything to maintain motivation?" and with the potential opportunity to play softball again, "What training best addresses my two needs. A need for long distance endurance for an October/November marathon and the need for the quick bursts of speed I need on the base paths." Throw in a need to break out of the training rut and here is the sample training week I've come up with.
Monday: 4 miles easy
Tuesday: 20 yard sprints, weights or push ups and crunches
Wednesday: 7-8 miles easy
Thursday: 20 yard sprints, weights or push ups and crunches
Friday: 4 mile easy
Saturday: Long runs 10 - 20 miles
Sunday: Off
With the exception of Weekend long runs, my time requirement should be no greater than the hour and fifteen minutes I need for the Wednesday runs. This means, I hope, more sleep, less fatigue, and less stress to get my workouts in before work every morning.
I'm counting on the sprints building leg strength and activating some fast twitch muscles fibers for use in softball.
Well that's it in a nut shell. Mix in some better eating habits and hopefully all goes well.
One fall marathon note: I may skip the mid October Louisville Marathon and travel to Indy for the November 1st marathon. There is some intrigue in running that events inaugural race, and my agent (wife) agreed that it would be neat. Sooooo....decisions...decisions...
With that being said, I do have goals I like to maintain and/or achieve, whether it is challenging myself, or maintaining a level of conditioning and, dare I say, appearance that makes me feel well and confident. So the dilemma is, "How to balance everything to maintain motivation?" and with the potential opportunity to play softball again, "What training best addresses my two needs. A need for long distance endurance for an October/November marathon and the need for the quick bursts of speed I need on the base paths." Throw in a need to break out of the training rut and here is the sample training week I've come up with.
Monday: 4 miles easy
Tuesday: 20 yard sprints, weights or push ups and crunches
Wednesday: 7-8 miles easy
Thursday: 20 yard sprints, weights or push ups and crunches
Friday: 4 mile easy
Saturday: Long runs 10 - 20 miles
Sunday: Off
With the exception of Weekend long runs, my time requirement should be no greater than the hour and fifteen minutes I need for the Wednesday runs. This means, I hope, more sleep, less fatigue, and less stress to get my workouts in before work every morning.
I'm counting on the sprints building leg strength and activating some fast twitch muscles fibers for use in softball.
Well that's it in a nut shell. Mix in some better eating habits and hopefully all goes well.
One fall marathon note: I may skip the mid October Louisville Marathon and travel to Indy for the November 1st marathon. There is some intrigue in running that events inaugural race, and my agent (wife) agreed that it would be neat. Sooooo....decisions...decisions...
14 July 2008
Vacation-Rethinking Training
Well we're on vacation this week and I'm going to use it to map out my training for the months to come.
I've got the possibility of resuming playing men's league softball and filling in the other night showed me that distance running doesn't translate well into the quick sprints and lateral movement that baseball/softball requires. Sore hammys and calves were my reward.
With that in mind, I'm going to work on a training program to address all my desired activities.
For now, a week with the family and maybe a couple of runs. Otherwise, time to heal up, retool.
I'll post my training ideas later this week.
James
I've got the possibility of resuming playing men's league softball and filling in the other night showed me that distance running doesn't translate well into the quick sprints and lateral movement that baseball/softball requires. Sore hammys and calves were my reward.
With that in mind, I'm going to work on a training program to address all my desired activities.
For now, a week with the family and maybe a couple of runs. Otherwise, time to heal up, retool.
I'll post my training ideas later this week.
James
10 July 2008
Something from my email box...
...that I found interesting. I heard this same thing in a radio interview with a local politician the other day. I submit for your review the letter I received from Delta Airlines today. One of the many perks of having a lot of Sky Miles ;>)
AN OPEN LETTERTO ALL AIRLINE CUSTOMERSFrom 12 Airline CEOs.
Hello Mr. Wells,
Our country is facing a possible sharp economic downturn because of skyrocketing oil and fuel prices, but by pulling together, we can all do something to help now.
For airlines, ultra-expensive fuel means thousands of lost jobs and severe reductions in air service to both large and small communities. To the broader economy, oil prices mean slower activity and widespread economic pain. This pain can be alleviated, and that is why we are taking the extraordinary step of writing this joint letter to our customers.
Since high oil prices are partly a response to normal market forces, the nation needs to focus on increased energy supplies and conservation. However, there is another side to this story because normal market forces are being dangerously amplified by poorly regulated market speculation.
Twenty years ago, 21 percent of oil contracts were purchased by speculators who trade oil on paper with no intention of ever taking delivery. Today, oil speculators purchase 66 percent of all oil futures contracts, and that reflects just the transactions that are known. Speculators buy up large amounts of oil and then sell it to each other again and again. A barrel of oil may trade 20-plus times before it is delivered and used; the price goes up with each trade and consumers pick up the final tab. Some market experts estimate that current prices reflect as much as $30 to $60 per barrel in unnecessary speculative costs.
Over seventy years ago, Congress established regulations to control excessive, largely unchecked market speculation and manipulation. However, over the past two decades, these regulatory limits have been weakened or removed. We believe that restoring and enforcing these limits, along with several other modest measures, will provide more disclosure, transparency and sound market oversight. Together, these reforms will help cool the over-heated oil market and permit the economy to prosper.
The nation needs to pull together to reform the oil markets and solve this growing problem.
We need your help. Get more information and contact Congress by visiting www.StopOilSpeculationNow.com.
Richard AndersonCEODelta Air Lines, Inc.
Gerard J. ArpeyChairman, President and CEOAmerican Airlines, Inc.
Bill AyerChairman, President and CEOAlaska Airlines, Inc.
Dave BargerCEOJetBlue Airways Corporation
Mark B. DunkerleyPresident and CEOHawaiian Airlines, Inc.
Robert FornaroChairman, President and CEOAirTran Airways
Timothy E. HoeksemaChairman, President and CEOMidwest Airlines
Lawrence W. KellnerChairman and CEOContinental Airlines, Inc.
Gary KellyChairman and CEOSouthwest Airlines Co.
Douglas ParkerChairman and CEOUS Airways Group, Inc.
Douglas M. SteenlandPresident and CEONorthwest Airlines, Inc.
Glenn F. TiltonChairman, President and CEOUnited Airlines, Inc.
AN OPEN LETTERTO ALL AIRLINE CUSTOMERSFrom 12 Airline CEOs.
Hello Mr. Wells,
Our country is facing a possible sharp economic downturn because of skyrocketing oil and fuel prices, but by pulling together, we can all do something to help now.
For airlines, ultra-expensive fuel means thousands of lost jobs and severe reductions in air service to both large and small communities. To the broader economy, oil prices mean slower activity and widespread economic pain. This pain can be alleviated, and that is why we are taking the extraordinary step of writing this joint letter to our customers.
Since high oil prices are partly a response to normal market forces, the nation needs to focus on increased energy supplies and conservation. However, there is another side to this story because normal market forces are being dangerously amplified by poorly regulated market speculation.
Twenty years ago, 21 percent of oil contracts were purchased by speculators who trade oil on paper with no intention of ever taking delivery. Today, oil speculators purchase 66 percent of all oil futures contracts, and that reflects just the transactions that are known. Speculators buy up large amounts of oil and then sell it to each other again and again. A barrel of oil may trade 20-plus times before it is delivered and used; the price goes up with each trade and consumers pick up the final tab. Some market experts estimate that current prices reflect as much as $30 to $60 per barrel in unnecessary speculative costs.
Over seventy years ago, Congress established regulations to control excessive, largely unchecked market speculation and manipulation. However, over the past two decades, these regulatory limits have been weakened or removed. We believe that restoring and enforcing these limits, along with several other modest measures, will provide more disclosure, transparency and sound market oversight. Together, these reforms will help cool the over-heated oil market and permit the economy to prosper.
The nation needs to pull together to reform the oil markets and solve this growing problem.
We need your help. Get more information and contact Congress by visiting www.StopOilSpeculationNow.com.
Richard AndersonCEODelta Air Lines, Inc.
Gerard J. ArpeyChairman, President and CEOAmerican Airlines, Inc.
Bill AyerChairman, President and CEOAlaska Airlines, Inc.
Dave BargerCEOJetBlue Airways Corporation
Mark B. DunkerleyPresident and CEOHawaiian Airlines, Inc.
Robert FornaroChairman, President and CEOAirTran Airways
Timothy E. HoeksemaChairman, President and CEOMidwest Airlines
Lawrence W. KellnerChairman and CEOContinental Airlines, Inc.
Gary KellyChairman and CEOSouthwest Airlines Co.
Douglas ParkerChairman and CEOUS Airways Group, Inc.
Douglas M. SteenlandPresident and CEONorthwest Airlines, Inc.
Glenn F. TiltonChairman, President and CEOUnited Airlines, Inc.
08 July 2008
Good Service, Bad Service
For some reason I can't get this topic out of my head, so I'll put it into words in hope of exorcising it.
One of the cities that I visit has consistently given me examples of bad service every time I go. Now say what you want about them, but two businesses that I have found to have pretty consistent levels of customer service/relations, no matter where I go, are Walmart and McDonald's.
In this particular city, I've found that this rule doesn't apply. What's worse is that I'm in a service industry and I, or should I say local manager, has to draw from the same pool of resources to staff our operations. It isn't pretty.
As I've thought about this I've had two recurring thoughts. The first revolves around my position in our company. My title is General Manager, Midwest Region. While it gave someone a neat label to attach to me ("Doesn't it sound impressive?") the bulk of my accounts are located in Southeastern cities, with only two of my 9 operations being located in the Midwest. What this title does is stick me right in the middle of a big stew pot.
I have above me a VP, beneath me are 9 account level managers, toss in 8 client organizations and their officers, and finally shake in a handful of accounting personnel tracking my region's expenditures and revenues and out comes one big pot of "I need..(fill in the blank)". I do very little directing and actually spend the bulk of my time facilitating. As a former boss and friend told me once, "Your people don't work for you. You work for your people." Thought # 1 "If they had told me that in Business School, I'd be a pastry chef, or something else."
Thought #2 revolves around the service that I, as a Christian, am called to deliver. I'm not going to dive deep into scripture, but the Bible does tell us that God gave us Faith, Hope, and Love. Of these three things, it says the greatest is Love. How do we show our family that we love them? Generally it is through our actions; through our service to them. As a Christian, I must serve. It is the only way to demonstrate my love for God. It is the only way that I can demonstrate my love for my fellow man.
To my fellow believers I'll ask you to challenge yourself with the same questions I've been asking myself. What is my service rating? Would it win a JD Powers award, or would it leave someone blogging about the poor service they got on their last visit?
To others who stop in. If you've had a bad experience with our level of service or if you have heard us talk a good game, but not follow through; let me apologize. We are not infallible and too often we forget that. Christians have a great training manual and our CEO is faultless, unfortunately, we are not always the best employees.
One of the cities that I visit has consistently given me examples of bad service every time I go. Now say what you want about them, but two businesses that I have found to have pretty consistent levels of customer service/relations, no matter where I go, are Walmart and McDonald's.
In this particular city, I've found that this rule doesn't apply. What's worse is that I'm in a service industry and I, or should I say local manager, has to draw from the same pool of resources to staff our operations. It isn't pretty.
As I've thought about this I've had two recurring thoughts. The first revolves around my position in our company. My title is General Manager, Midwest Region. While it gave someone a neat label to attach to me ("Doesn't it sound impressive?") the bulk of my accounts are located in Southeastern cities, with only two of my 9 operations being located in the Midwest. What this title does is stick me right in the middle of a big stew pot.
I have above me a VP, beneath me are 9 account level managers, toss in 8 client organizations and their officers, and finally shake in a handful of accounting personnel tracking my region's expenditures and revenues and out comes one big pot of "I need..(fill in the blank)". I do very little directing and actually spend the bulk of my time facilitating. As a former boss and friend told me once, "Your people don't work for you. You work for your people." Thought # 1 "If they had told me that in Business School, I'd be a pastry chef, or something else."
Thought #2 revolves around the service that I, as a Christian, am called to deliver. I'm not going to dive deep into scripture, but the Bible does tell us that God gave us Faith, Hope, and Love. Of these three things, it says the greatest is Love. How do we show our family that we love them? Generally it is through our actions; through our service to them. As a Christian, I must serve. It is the only way to demonstrate my love for God. It is the only way that I can demonstrate my love for my fellow man.
To my fellow believers I'll ask you to challenge yourself with the same questions I've been asking myself. What is my service rating? Would it win a JD Powers award, or would it leave someone blogging about the poor service they got on their last visit?
To others who stop in. If you've had a bad experience with our level of service or if you have heard us talk a good game, but not follow through; let me apologize. We are not infallible and too often we forget that. Christians have a great training manual and our CEO is faultless, unfortunately, we are not always the best employees.
05 July 2008
3rd QTR APFT Scores
January
Push Ups = 41 Reps/67 Points
Sit Ups = 57 Reps/84 Points
2mi Run = 13:13/100 Points
Total score = 251
April
Push Ups = 40 Reps/66 Points
Sit Ups = 64 Reps/87 Points
2mi Run = 14:42/91 Points
Total score = 244
July
Push Ups = 49 Reps/75 Points
Sit Ups = 74 Reps/98 Points
2mi Run = 13:30/100 Points
Total score = 273
Push Ups = 41 Reps/67 Points
Sit Ups = 57 Reps/84 Points
2mi Run = 13:13/100 Points
Total score = 251
April
Push Ups = 40 Reps/66 Points
Sit Ups = 64 Reps/87 Points
2mi Run = 14:42/91 Points
Total score = 244
July
Push Ups = 49 Reps/75 Points
Sit Ups = 74 Reps/98 Points
2mi Run = 13:30/100 Points
Total score = 273
04 July 2008
Happy Fourth!
Been a very busy week at work and while I've logged on to my blog to follow the links to the other blogs, there has been little time to post anything.
I got my runs entered into my training log this morning and have a moment before I have to get cleaned up and to the store to get stuff to have our folks over for lunch. Burgers on the grill.
I had some good runs this week, although an impromptu six miler in New Orleans, in the summer, with no fluids, isn't the smartest thing in the world to do.
Hope everyone has a good Fourth... the phone keeps ringing, one of my managers is dealing with an equipment accident, another was working on a piece of equipment and wanted my opinion, a third is a new guy and a new account for me who called to say hello and discuss some logistics problems...So, now I lost any time I had to blog. Off to the store!
I got my runs entered into my training log this morning and have a moment before I have to get cleaned up and to the store to get stuff to have our folks over for lunch. Burgers on the grill.
I had some good runs this week, although an impromptu six miler in New Orleans, in the summer, with no fluids, isn't the smartest thing in the world to do.
Hope everyone has a good Fourth... the phone keeps ringing, one of my managers is dealing with an equipment accident, another was working on a piece of equipment and wanted my opinion, a third is a new guy and a new account for me who called to say hello and discuss some logistics problems...So, now I lost any time I had to blog. Off to the store!
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