Pneumonia...I Think!

Well if I don't have pneumonia then it sure feels like it because my chest is killing me and every time I cough I almost throw up.  So you could say that I'm living the life right now!!  Today was test day and maybe I stressed myself out so much this week that I made myself sick.  True story!  But with that being said I got a 77.1% on my test and I only needed a 68%.  So hopefully this last week will be smooth sailing and I can wrap up NCOA on a positive not; then focus on out processing!!  5 of my classmates weren't so fortunate and they will have to retest on Monday.  I think if I was in that group I would probably die from the stress!!  I haven't ran for a couple days but today was our 5K and I couldn't get out of it.  So I did what I could do and I knocked it out in 27:58.  My chest was on fire but I got it in.  I have another 5K tomorrow for the March of Dime's.  So we will see how that goes.  JUST LIVE!!!

STATS:
Weekly: 9.51 miles
Monthly: 107.96 miles
Yearly: 295.62 miles

*ONLY 24 DAYS UNTIL MY PT TEST*

Week 5...Dreaded Test Week...

Well the dreaded Week 5 is here and I am not, repeat, not looking forward to Friday.  I hate taking tests and this one is no different.  Here's hoping for the best and hoping that I get that passing grade on Friday.  Well yesterday was a good time.  We went out to SeaSeed which is a coral farm and I love that place.  As much as I don't like playing in the ocean, I sure do enjoy marine life and everything that comes with it.  It is pretty amazing.  It was low tide while we were there so after we were finished with the coral farm we went exploring around the beaches and the reef.  It is amazing what you see in those tide pools.  Mostly sea cucumbers and sea urchins but every once in awhile you will see some pretty cool stuff.   Yesterday we seen some star fish, some interesting looking fish, AND a sea snake!  I've never actually seen one because you normally don't see them unless you are out snorkeling or scuba diving.  So that was pretty cool.

Well I'm off on another week of exercise.  I am hoping to duplicate my numbers from last week and keep it going strong until my PT test arrives on the 24th of April.  We ate some heavy food yesterday and the scale was not my friend this morning.  Oh well, I look forward to getting close to 255 lbs this week (I hope) and see where this week can take me.  I got in 5.81 miles to start the week.  JUST RUN.

STATS:
Weekly: 5.81 miles
Monthly: 104.27 miles
Yearly: 291.93 miles
Weight: 262.4 lbs

*ONLY 28 DAYS UNTIL MY PT TEST*

Finishing Up the Week...

Well my Saturday run is in the books and that should do it for this week.  Once again it has turned cold here in Okinawa and the wind was pretty chilly during my run.  Enough so that I really didn't sweat through my shirt which is amazing because I ALWAYS sweat through my shirt.  It was a pretty nice run and I am glad the laziness in me didn't talk me out of running today.  I'm looking forward to another good week of working out next week and I am REALLY looking forward to my "no run" day tomorrow, even though I will probably go for a walk.  My workout at the NCOA yesterday was another killer work out.  It went like this:

21-15-9 (reps each set; so first set, 21 repetition, of each exercise, etc.)
400M
Burp (in the Push Up position; do a push up and then bring up feet up into the sqaut position with your hands still on the ground. then back to the Push Up position.)
Butterfly Sit Up
Squat Thrust (from the standing position, squat down, then go into the Push Up position, then back to the Squat position, then back to the standing position.)
= 1 SET

I like the HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) because it doesn't require any weights and can be done pretty much anywhere you have a little room.  I will keep these workouts with me to do on occasion.  Fun, fun, fun...

STATS:
Weekly: 35.5 miles
Monthly: 98.45 miles
Yearly: 286.11 miles
Weight: 259.8 lbs.

*ONLY 29 DAYS UNTIL MY PT TEST*

Hello Friday...

Well I'm glad that Friday is here.  I am ready for this week to be over with and I'm ready for the NCOA to be finished so I can get on with out processing.  This crap is dragging!!!  Anyways, I will stay positive because NCOA has been a much needed break from POL and I have enjoyed the class and the instructor TSgt AguilarMunoz.  He's a really good guy.  We had the Chief's vs. NCOA volleyball games yesterday and the 'Eagles' (my flight) lost which sucked.  But I got to play in the last game which was the MVP game or people who know how to play volleyball game and we spanked the Chief's pretty good.  We have PT this afternoon which is always interesting.  I hope to get in one more run tomorrow but I never know how Saturday will go, so we'll see what happens.  I got in 5.95 miles this morning and even if I don't run tomorrow it's been a good PT week.  Until next time...

STATS:
Weekly: 29.82 miles
Monthly: 92.77 miles
Yearly: 280.43 miles
Weight: 261.8 lbs

*ONLY 30 DAYS UNTIL MY PT TEST*  CRUNCH TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Siyonara Tim Tebow...

Well Tim Tebow got traded to the New York Jets.  I don't know how that will work out for Tim Tebow but New York can be a vicious city so I wish him all the best of luck in his future.  I hope the Broncos made the right decision.  Only time will tell.

Well yesterday's work out at the NCOA was killer once again.  We did 10 minutes of DREADED Burpees.  The goal was 100 in 10 minutes.  I did 56.  Those things kill me!!  The are 6 count Burpees that go something like this:

BURPEE
1- Squat down
2- From the Squat position you go down into the Push Up position
3- From the Push Up position you go to the down position of a Push Up
4- From the Down position of the Push Up, you go back to the Up position of a Push Up
5- From the up position of the Push Up, you thrust yourself up into the Squat position
6- From the Squat position, you explode out of the Squat position to a vertical jump and land on your feet. 
*That is 1 Burpee*

This morning I got in 5.96 miles.  Once again I was running with semi dead legs but I blame the Burpees from yesterday for that nonsense.  Until next time...

STATS:
Weekly: 23.87 miles
Monthly: 86.82 miles
Yearly: 274.48 miles
Weight: 261.8 lbs.

*ONLY 31 MORE DAYS UNTIL MY PT TEST*

Dead Legs...

Well I had a case of the dead legs this morning.  I think Monday's NCOA workout finally caught up with me.  So I took it easy during my run this morning and powered through it.  I had a nice mist to help take my mind off the "running through mud" feeling.  We have another NCOA workout today and I am sure that it's killer.  Until next time...

STATS:
Weekly: 17.79 miles
Monthly: 80.85 miles
Yearly: 268.51 miles
Weight: 263.4 lbs.
*ONLY 32 MORE DAYS UNTIL MY PT TEST*

Peyton Manning a Denver Bronco...

Ok, so I was a pessimist when it came to the Denver Broncos landing Peyton Manning.  But it's official now, Peyton will be wearing Orange and Blue for the foreseeable future and I'm pretty stoked about it.  I feel a little bad for Tim Tebow because obviously he's out in Denver after one heck of a season last year BUT come on, it's Peyton 'Frickin' Manning we're talking about here.  I'm excited for the upcoming season now that we have one of the NFL's future Hall of Famer's.

Well enough of that, my run today was very taxing.  That is because of the "Lumberjack" work out that we did at the NCOA yesterday.  The Lumberjack workout is:

Run 400M
20 Squats
Run 400M
20 Squat Thrusts
Run 400M
20 Burps
Run 400M
20 Butterfly Sit Ups
Run 400M
20 Burpees
(All completed within 25 minutes)

I had dead legs this morning and the hills of Okinawa weren't about to let me forget it.  Anyways I got through it and it's another day in the books.  I got in 6.09 miles.  Until next time...

STATS:
Weekly: 11.78 miles
Monthly: 74.73 miles
Yearly: 262.39 miles
Weight: 262.4 lbs

*ONLY 33 MORE DAYS UNTIL MY PT TEST*