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Running Log 6/12/17

Running Log 6/12/17

Location: PG Rec Center

Participants: Family minus Josh (Scout Camp) plus cousins Jake and Caly

Task: Caterpillars for 25 minutes.

Gold Star for the day undoubtedly goes to Andrew.  He needed some encouragement but he ran the entire thing.  He has never gone that far or that long non-stop before.  I was very impressed with him.  It was good to not see him quit, which is normally the problem.  He gives up on hard things, but not today!

Every else did just fine.  It was a nice slow pace so they didn’t quite run 2 miles.  They all ran well and I didn’t hear any complaining.

This is the first time we’ve done Caterpillars without a baton to pass back.  Instead, that last person would simply wait until they saw the person ahead of them finish their sprint, and then they would sprint to the front themselves.  This adds more sprinting by eliminating the time for the baton to be passed back.  They all handled it quite well.  The added runner helped mitigate the extra running.

Overall a very good run.  This is the first running log in a few weeks because we’ve been doing other things, so it was good to get back “on track.”  I was able to walk almost a full lap with JR at a VERY slow pace.  The time spent standing though took its toll and I was in quite a bit of pain at the end.  Lifting Steven to get a drink near the end was excruciating.

I have video for you today… Enjoy!

UPDATE: new video without the music that got blocked!

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Turning Pigeons Into Dust

Before you call PETA about cruelty issues, I’m talking about shooting clay pigeons!

What a Way to Bond!

As a social activity our Elder’s Quorum got together on Saturday and went out for some gun time.   A friend of one of our members owns a rock quarry on the west side of Utah Lake that served as the perfect venue.   So about a dozen of us gathered together with firearms in tow, ready to shoot!

Sorry that video is so long and boring.  I was caught between wanting to keep it short, but not wanting to cut anyone’s ‘moment’ out.  So it dragged on much longer than I anticipated… sorry.

Shooting other guns too…

We had lots of options to shoot with, not just shotguns.  There was a wide variety of AR’s, AK’s, pistols, etc.   Because everyone kind of broke off to shoot their weapon of choice I didn’t get much video of that going on.  I did get this gem of Joshua though…

I feel like everyone had a fantastic time, and came home whole.  So I’d call it a successful day!  Let’s do it again soon guys.

 

 

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What Is That? – The Saga Continues

Last week I posted about our glorious relics found while cleaning out my parents house.  You can read about it here.  This week is Part II of that story.  Last week was mostly from the “Great Room” above the garage.  This week is mostly from the basement.

“What is that?” is the most common question the kids have asked while cleaning?  So far, the answers have included the following:

What Is That?

tithing slips from 1993

4 decorative clocks

an old water heater

the Ark of the Covenant

cooking gadgets galore

the framed Christmas Card we gave my parents to announce our first pregnancy – Caitlin

a picture of my parents on their wedding day

a stuffed Tiger Fish

a tablet that nobody knew existed

Atlantis

enough MRE’s to feed the 101st Airborne

Christmas lights… again

coupon for .50cents off a 12 pack of Coke… expired 2002

the Kusanagi sword that was supposedly lost as sea

rocking chair my mother had as a child

2 unopened attic fans

a glass jar my mother says is older than she is

Llywelyn’s Coronet

3 unopened things of Dominos

a jar of Mango strips

a bouncy ball hidden under a floor for 30 years

spiderwebs… lots and lots of spiderwebs

Peking Man

a racquetball that I had thought was a pile of cobwebs until I picked it up

a big rock …x3000

4 (or more) drills that don’t work

an unused 125,000 BTU furnace

a large wooden turkey

The Jules Rimet Trophy missing from Brazil since the a970’s

30 year old fiberglass HVAC ducts (duct board) x 40

enough glass jars to make Ball and Kerr jealous

and finally…

Old Milk
Jars of old chocolate and dehydrated milk… apparently from April, 1978. Yummy!

 

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Update: Weight Loss Attempt

The weight loss attempt continues.  Despite my sense of foreboding that nothing good would come to pass, I have endured… so far.  And how has that turned out?

Weight Lost

Not a single pound!  Actually the first five days found me several pounds heavier (and wanting to give up) but I’ve lost them these last five days.  So I have a net loss of Zero… but I kind of lost some. In a way… I’ll count that as a victory.

Swimming

The swimming is going… well… swimmingly!  I’ve missed a few days because of how much I hurt when we got home from my parents, but not many.  Most days we come home and get some dinner and have about an hour of pool time left.

The mask and snorkel make all the difference in the world.  Whether or not swimming  contributes to any weight loss, the swimming without pain has been fantastic.  It is all attributable to being able to do it without arching my back.  It seems silly, but the little arch needed to breath makes swimming unbearable.  But with the snorkel I can go for quite a while.

The first few times I wasn’t able to do many laps.  My ankles tired easily and my body wasn’t accustomed to the actions.   I probably only did 3 laps (there and back) the first day.

As my activity continues my endurance increases.  I’ve done more laps with each passing day.  I think I was between 12-15 yesterday.   Those were broken into two swim periods separated by a time playing with the kids in the shallows.

Emotional Well-being

I feel fine.  Not really any better than normal, but no worse.   Everything is just … bland.   I’m hoping that persistence over a longer period of time will net some positive results.  (or is it negative results since I’m looking to lose weight?).

Overall my hopefulness isn’t really changed, largely because my weight hasn’t changed.  I’ve been better at the late hour calories, but not perfect.  I’ve really enjoyed the time in the pool.  The feeling of weightlessness is nice.   Carrying around all this weight makes gravity a nemesis, and so the buoyancy water provides is awesome!

Hopefully next time I give an update I’ll have some positive (or negative?) results to report.