March 29, 2010 by gregshore.

In 2007, just before the Bridge Run, my friend Steve asked me what time I hoped for.”You know,” I told him. “I think I just want to do this one as a celebration of regained health. I think I’ll always want to run this one as a celebration.”In 2008, I ran with my friends Grady and Dave. They were my HCC teammates. Last year, I ran with, Sergio, someone I coached in the Bridge Run Clinic, along with his wife. Sergio had not come to the clinic for the last few weeks.This year I ran with my friends Jody and Allan. Jody just completed the Bridge Run Clinic and Allan was part of my HCC team as well. He had run the bridge a few times but had never done very well. He was always injured and also struggles with asthma.We ran the race in 1:15:00! I was bursting with pride over both of them. I couldn’t have been happier if I had broken 60 minutes. Allan dropped 24 minutes off of his best time. I could see it all over their faces - both hung tough and worked hard during the entire race.One of my most memorable races.

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March 22, 2010 by gregshore.

Today was all about throwing a ball and beating on a bag. After warm ups, we started with a partner and a medicine ball and began tossing it back and forth. First on our knees, then standing, and then we went faster and faster, almost as if we were batting it back and forth.Then we went to beating on each other. It’s one of my favorite workouts. One person punches, elbow strikes, and kicks, while the other holds the bag. It’s a bit of controlled chaos. The idea is to set in your muscle memory the  reaction needed when attacked. We can all be in great shape but if we don’t have the ability to use that fitness, it’s kind of for naught.It’s the same when we practice running drills. The drills in and of themselves don’t make you faster, it’s the muscle memory that gets you going and keeps you going.The Healthy Charleston Challenge ended last week - I was the top mentor having lost 22 pounds. Back on the way to my goals! I think I finally have it in my head about how to eat.

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September 12, 2009 by gregshore.

Boot Camp and Healthy Charleston Challenge started again this week. The first two days of Boot Camp were just a bit intense. My legs were pretty trashed on Thursday. I’m ok with that because I do enjoy working hard. I backed off  on the workouts this week. I did hop on the elliptical for 30 minutes after we ran on Friday and did an interval workout. I like 2-a-days but my second workout on Friday ended up being yardwork. I dug quite a few yards of dirt yesterday and am feeling it today.

I’m doing HCC again. A good team of 6 who have also done it before. Beginning weight 254.

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February 14, 2009 by gregshore.

Our workout this morning was a timed run. We ran for 24 minutes and worked to run a maximum amount of laps. It showed me just how much my training has deteriorated since the marathon. I only did 2 miles and was dry heaving when I was done. I was shooting for 14 laps and did only 12. The good news is that my foot didn’t hurt while doing the run and hasn’t become swollen since the run. I’ve also reached the point where I feel I can workout hard again.

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February 12, 2009 by gregshore.

“Fight Gone Bad” was the name of our workout this morning. Some names that have been used for workouts make no sense to me. This one does. I remember wrestling practices in high school where I was paired with someone two weight classes above me. And for what seemed like forever, I got my butt kicked and was played with to the point that I was frustrated and angry. I wasn’t angry during this workout but I was frustrated as I became more and more exhausted.

Team Boot Camp started in the gym with everyone else and then moved to the weight room. We set up five stations. Bench Jump or Step-up/135# Deadlift/30# overhead press/30# rows/burpees. We did an exercise for 60 seconds and then rotated. We did 3 rounds with a 60 second rest in between. I just rolled over on the floor when it was time to rest, gulped air, and prayed that my heart wouldn’t beat out of my chest. 17 minutes of work and the special attention that comes with having one trainer for 12 people vs 3 or 4 instructors for 140 people.

Oh, joy.

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February 7, 2009 by gregshore.

For this one, we started out with Tabata Squats. For 20 seconds, you do as many squats as you can. Then a 10 second rest. Eight times. Your score is the lowest the number of squats you did during any of those 8 sessions. I started out with 14, ended with 11, but dropped to 10 during one set.

Then we did deadlifts. 5 sets, 3 reps, increasing weight. Started at 145 and worked up to 225.

The team did a one mile timed run but I needed to get on with the rest of my day.

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February 6, 2009 by gregshore.

Team Boot Camp did some measurements and then did running drills. Ended with 4 laps at top speed with rest in between. Did my laps in 1:06 (6 laps/mile).

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February 5, 2009 by gregshore.

Did 60 minutes on the bike before the meeting. Weighed in at 242, down 2 lbs.

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January 29, 2009 by gregshore.

Ran about a mile with Steve before our meeting. Weighed in and dropped .8 lbs. Still not sure about this new diet. Good meeting tonight with Dr Josh Brown from MUSC’s Weight Management Center. 

Mr. Bowen is one of the brightest young men I know and continues to impress with his knowledge and leadership of the team. Lots of good information. Rick brought turkey and fish for dinner; Cindy brought the vegetables, and I brought dessert. Dessert was Strawberry Creme, made with ricotta cheese and strawberries.

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January 24, 2009 by gregshore.

This evening Mr. Bowen taught us to deadlift. I had always wondered about some of the powerlifting moves but didn’t know how exactly to do them or what the purpose was. Doing the Crossfit drills engages a lot of  the body’s systems. Once we were able to do it with goodform, we did it for time. I did 30 deadlifts in 2 minutes, 15 seconds with 95 pounds.

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