Philip White ([info]philipmw) wrote,
@ 2008-11-07 21:49:00
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Fitness update
Today I ran on a treadmill 1.5 miles in 12 minutes, meeting the Navy's entry requirement. This is both a significant milestone and a pleasant surprise at my rate of progress: this summer I was able to run only half the distance in half the time; after that I had to stop, as I was dead from exhaustion.

Since I can already pass the sit-and-reach exercise and do enough pushups to qualify, the only hurdle is the sit-ups. I need to do 58 in two minutes. A month ago I did 50. On Monday Andreas is going to test me. I will keep you posted.


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[info]jerseygrits
2008-11-08 06:09 am UTC (link)
Who is Andreas? My boyfriend is named that, so I'm curious.

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[info]philipmw
2008-11-09 12:46 am UTC (link)
Andreas is a German friend of mine. He's my age, a grad student at UTD, and I've known him for about a year and a half.

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[info]with_my_pistola
2008-11-09 07:51 pm UTC (link)
I liked him, he was funny

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[info]jerseygrits
2008-11-10 05:51 am UTC (link)
Ah, German. My Andreas has a German last name, so he sounds like he could be completely German but is actually completely Swedish.

Also, I was intoxicated when I left the original comment, and I realize the question may have sounded kind of silly, but I think I was really just wondering what his background was since he shared the name and it's not common in the U.S. (And that was a good, complete answer. :P)

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[info]bleuchik11
2008-11-09 12:01 am UTC (link)
wow please keep me posted!! good luck!!

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[info]philipmw
2008-11-09 12:46 am UTC (link)
I will. Good to hear from you! Hope all is well.

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[info]sugabe
2008-11-09 04:51 am UTC (link)
Congratulations! Good luck on Monday!

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[info]with_my_pistola
2008-11-09 07:49 pm UTC (link)
I told you I noticed a difference! That's fantastic, keep up the good show :)

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[info]pavel_lishin
2008-11-10 05:07 pm UTC (link)
I'm gonna have to see if I can do 1.5 in 12. Usually it's more like 1 in 10, unless I'm lazy and just give up halfway though.

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