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TnT's Workout Blog

"Are you guys runners? You look like runners.
They are my favorite kind of people."
 - Christy Shimp
@ Sat 30/09/2006
Exercise Run
Course Central park
Distance 5K
Time 30:00
Comments Ave 132, max 159, +13.5C, cloudy. We did some fast and furious spurts among this easy-pace morning run.
@ Fri 29/09/2006
Comments I realized that the race is on Sunday, not tomorrow.
@ Tue 26/09/2006
Exercise Run
Course Treadmill (Kumpula recreational sports center)
Time 30:00
@ Sun 24/09/2006
Exercise Run
Course Central park
Distance 9K
Time 52:10 (17:42, 35:05)
Comments Ave 141, max 159, +15C, sunny. We ran three 3K laps in half-marathon race pace. It felt rather good.
@ Sat 23/09/2006
Exercise Run
Course Pirkkola track
Distance 2*800m, 2*400m
Time 24:50 (with recovery laps included)
Comments +14C, sunny. We ran some sub-race pace laps to train for the next weekend's mini. Running was really smooth and easy.
@ Thu 21/09/2006
Exercise Run
Course Central park
Distance 6K + 2K
Time 38:22 (49:18)
Comments Ave 144, +18C, sunny. It is unseasonably warm and nice here; at nighttime it is even warmer than in Bloomington. I left the office early since I needed to do some laundry. Meanwhile I went for a short run since I cancelled the interval body session I planned for today. All the the trails and crossings in the park look alike, so I got lost --- no harm done, just a three minutes longer run.
@ Tue 19/09/2006
Exercise Fitball
Time 60:00
Comments This was like core and balance exercises back in Bloomington, only that the balls here are not well inflated but feel more like marshmallow. That makes balancing much harder, since the ball is so bouncy and soft.
Exercise Stretching
Time 60:00
Comments A full hour of stretching is quite enough but surprisingly not boring.
@ Sun 17/09/2006
Exercise Run
Course Silvola reservoir
Distance ~20K
Time 2:05:40
Comments Ave 141, max 157, +10-14C, sunny. Gorgeous day to be outdoors. We enjoyed it by having our weekly long run, which turned out be a little longer than planned; we got lost by the lake.
@ Thu 14/09/2006
Exercise Interval body
Time 60:00
Comments A combination of cardio training (no choreography and complicated step sequences) and weight training using dumbbells and mat. However hard I try, it is really hard to get the heart rate up. Probably we should do more varying things, not just running and jumping jacks in place. Tomi played indoor soccer earlier today.
@ Wed 13/09/2006
Exercise Run
Course Central park
Distance 9K (+2K)
Time 56:13 (1:09:03)
Comments Ave 140, max 157, +15C, sunny. We ran two easy 3K laps and then the last one almost to the race pace. It is still like Summer here --- warm, fresh and green. And light!
@ Tue 12/09/2006
Exercise Stretching
Time 60:00
Comments A full hour of stretching! I feel two inches taller already. I enjoyed the peaceful pace of the exercise, although I am not quite sure if I have the patience to attend every week.
@ Mon 11/09/2006
Exercise Body
Time 60:00
Comments Our first time in group exercise at the Helsinki University Recreational Sport Center in Kumpula Campus. The class was supposed to start with an easy warm-up and then train each major muscle group using various equipment. The warm-up was not easy, and the strength-part too hasty. Tomi gave up after 20 minutes of step sequences. I sweat to the end.
@ Wed 06/09/2006
Exercise Run
Course Valimo, Tali
Time 44:53
Comments Ave 137, cloudy, +14C. We did a hopsism-based run in the neighborhood not so familiar to me. It is hard to name the routes since there are so many trails around here.
Hopsism is art of choosing one's route, not necessarily running, to the direction that looks the most comfortable or convenient. In urban neighborhoods it usually means going to where ever there is a green light for pedestrians. When running in Bloomington, it meant turning to the direction where there was some shade from the excruciating sun.
@ Sun 03/09/2006
Exercise Run
Course Central park (Pitkäkoski, Haltiala)
Distance ~16K
Time 1:48:22
Comments Ave 135, +16C, mostly cloudy. After the morning rain the park was relatively humid.
@ Fri 01/09/2006
Exercise Run
Course Central park
Distance 6K + 2K
Time 34:20 (45:16)
Comments Ave 147, max 163, +16C, sunny. We tested the metered 3 kilometer route in the nearby park. It is quite a luxury to have such a nice outdoor facility starting from our doorsteps.

The weather is still nice, which is quite exceptional for this late Summer. I still find it disturbing how people stare at me; they do make an eye-contact but do not say anything or do not show any impression. Welcome to the land of zombieeeeesss!