Miles of Movies: Workout Journal

Elliptical: 26.65 miles in 2 hours, 15 minutes 19.58 miles @ 1hr 38min; watched  Fun in Acapulco (1963): Sunday 1/8:  6.43 miles @ 32:27 minutes Monday 1/9: 6.49 miles @ 32:37 minutes Tuesday 1/10: 6.66 miles @ 33:45 minutes Resistance Level 6 all sessions Intervals with each session: Started intervals after 1 minute warm-up 27:40 minutes of intervals 20 seconds high intensity, 1 minute low intensity x 20 intervals 7.07 miles @ 37:00 minutes; watched God is the Bigger Elvis (2012): Thursday 1/12: 3.59 miles @ 18:35 minutes Friday 1/13: 3.48 miles @ 18:25 minutes Resistance Level 6 all sessions Intervals with each session: Started intervals after 1 minute warm-up 13:50 minutes of intervals 20 seconds high intensity, 1 minute low intensity x 10 intervals #2 - 3 on my Miles of Movies 2023 list !

Elliptical: 11.24 miles in 59 minutes Monday 1/2:  3.18 miles @ 18:11 minutes Resistance Level 8 Tuesday 1/3: 3.22 miles @ 16:57 minutes Resistance Level 6 Wednesday 1/4: 4.84 miles @ 24:42 minutes Resistance Level 6 Intervals with each session: Started intervals after 1 minute warm-up 13:50 minutes of intervals 20 seconds high intensity, 1 minute low intensity x 10 intervals Watched One Movie: Cheyenne Takes Over (1947) Starring Lash La Rue, Al St. John, and Nancy Gates IMDb Movie Outline: Cheyenne and sidekick Fuzzy uncover murder and corruption while on vacation. #1 on my Miles of Movies 2023 list -- first movie of the year!

January - December 2022: 1,002.62 miles in 84 hours, 44 minutes (3 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes) The miles are equivalent to a little over 38 marathons, averaging 3 marathons a month! Exercised 203 days out of 365 (157 days elliptical; 70 days kettlebell) Some days I did both elliptical and kettlebell, and some days I did one and not the other. Watched 52 movies, 3 documentaries, and 3 TV shows (listed chronologically on my Miles of Movies 2022 IMDb list ; see full list alphabetized in blog sidebar) 2.62 miles over year goal of 1,000 miles! It's been a good year, the first full year on the elliptical! My husband had to make some adjustments to the machine this year, tightening screws due to use and lubricating when it got squeaky, but other than that is has held up great and hasn't been turned into a clothes rack! I took time off this year, all of August due to extreme heat and Covid illness, and then another few weeks off between October and November; my year goal of 1,000 miles

December 2022 Totals: Elliptical :  140.91 miles in 12 hours, 25 minutes  Exercised:  27 days out of 31  Watched 11 full movies and 2 TV shows :  Family Matters: Rock Video (1990) The Monkees: Monkees Marooned (1967) Rough Riders’ Round-Up (1939) The First Texan (1956) Fury at Gunsight Pass (1956) Boots and Saddles (1937) The Fighting Vigilantes (1947) In Old Caliente (1939) Colorado Serenade (1946) The Star Packer (1934) Stagecoach Kid (1949) Three Godfathers (1936) The Westward Trail (1948)

Elliptical: 29.38 miles in 2hr, 20min  Sunday 12/25: 3.14 miles in 14:38 minutes Monday 12/26: 6.90 miles in 32:26 minutes Tuesday 12/27: 7.32 miles in 35:27 minutes Wednesday 12/28: 4.16 miles in 20:18 minutes Thursday 12/29: 4.15 miles in 20:26 minutes Friday 12/30: 3.71 miles in 17:43 minutes Resistance Level 4 all sessions; no intervals 2.62 miles over year goal of 1,000 miles! Watched Two Movies: Three Godfathers (1936) Sunday - Tuesday 17.36 miles in 1hr, 22min  The Westward Trail (1948) Wednesday - Friday  12.02 miles in 58:17min #57 - #58 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

Elliptical: 12.02miles in 58min Wednesday 12/28:  4.16 miles in 20:18 minutes Thursday 12/29: 4.15 miles in 20:26 minutes Friday 12/30: 3.71 miles in 17:43 minutes Resistance Level 4 all sessions; no intervals 2.62 miles over year goal 1,000 miles!! Watched One Movie: The Westward Trail (1948) Starring Eddie Dean, Copper the Horse, and Roscoe Ates IMDb Movie Outline: Singing lawman Eddie Dean and sidekick Soapy Jones help a city woman and her ne'er-do-well brother save their ranch from a ruthless cattle baron seeking silver. #58 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list -- last movie of the year!!  

Elliptical: 17.36 miles in 1hr, 22min  Sunday 12/25:  3.14 miles in 14:38 minutes Monday 12/26: 6.90 miles in 32:26 minutes Tuesday 12/27: 7.32 miles in 35:27 minutes Resistance Level 4 all sessions; no intervals 9.40 miles left to reach year goal of 1,000 miles! Watched One Movie: Three Godfathers (1936) Starring Chester Morris, Lewis Stone, and Walter Brennan  IMDb Movie Outline: Three fugitives risk their lives to bring a newborn baby out of the desert to safety. #57 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list ! 

Elliptical: 12.42 miles in 60min   Friday 12/23: 6.02 miles in 29:31 minutes Saturday 12/24: 6.40 miles in 31:13 minutes Resistance Level 6; no intervals 26.76 miles left to reach year goal of 1,000 miles! Watched One Movie: Stagecoach Kid (1949) Starring Tim Holt, Richard Martin, and Jeff Donnell IMDb Movie Outline: Stagecoach owner Dave Collins and his sidekick Chito take on thieving cowboys with the help of a ranch owner's daughter. #56 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list ! Week Totals: 36.13 miles in 2hr, 57min: Sunday 12/18: 3.13 miles in 15:44 minutes Monday 12/19: 5.17 miles in 25:25 minutes Tuesday 12/20: 5.00 miles in 25:48 minutes Wednesday 12/21: 5.41 miles in 27:17 minutes Thursday 12/22: 5.00 miles in 23:47 minutes Friday 12/23: 6.02 miles in 29:31 minutes Saturday 12/24: 6.40 miles in 31:13 minutes Resistance Level 6 all sessions; no intervals Watched 3 Movies: Colorado Serenade (1946) The Star Packer (1934) Stagecoach Kid (1949) #54 - #56 on my Miles of Movies 2022 l

Elliptical: 10.41 miles in 51:04min   Wednesday 12/21: 5.41 miles in 27:17 minutes Thursday 12/22: 5.00 miles in 23:47 minutes Resistance Level 6 all sessions; no intervals 39.18 miles left to reach year goal of 1,000 miles! Watched One Movie: The Star Packer (1934) Starring John Wayne, Verna Hillie, and George 'Gabby' Hayes IMDb Movie Outline: A gang working for The Shadow is terrorizing the town. John Travers decides to take on the job of sheriff and do something about it. #55 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

Elliptical: 13.3 miles in 1hr, 6min  Sunday 12/18: 3.13 miles in 15:44 minutes Monday 12/19: 5.17 miles in 25:25 minutes Tuesday 12/20: 5.00 miles in 25:48 minutes Resistance Level 6 all sessions; no intervals 49.59 miles left to reach year goal of 1,000 miles! Watched One Movie: Colorado Serenade (1946) Starring Eddie Dean, Roscoe Ates, and David Sharpe IMDb Movie Outline: Duke Dillon has his gang robbing stagecoaches carrying gold which is then melted down by his father. But Eddie and his sidekick Soapy are on the job and they are aided by undercover man Nevada. #54 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

Elliptical: 9.89 miles in 54min   Friday 12/16: 4.74 miles in 27:31 minutes Saturday 12/17: 5.15 miles in 27:05 minutes Resistance Level 8; no intervals 62.89 miles left to reach year goal of 1,000 miles! Watched One Movie: In Old Caliente (1939) Starring Roy Rogers, Lynne Roberts, and George 'Gabby' Hayes IMDb Movie Outline: Americans come West to California in the hope of peaceful settlement. #53 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list ! Week Totals: 32.16 miles in 2hr, 54min: Monday 12/12: 4.03 miles in 21:09 minutes 3.83 miles in 22:07 minutes Tuesday 12/13: 2.82 miles in 15:02 minutes Wednesday 12/14: 4.04 miles in 21:07 minutes Thursday 12/15: 4.03 miles in 21:42 minutes 3.52 miles in 19:12 minutes Friday 12/16: 4.74 miles in 27:31 minutes Saturday 12/17: 5.15 miles in 27:05 minutes Resistance Level 8 all sessions; no intervals Watched 3 Movies: Boots and Saddles (1937) The Fighting Vigilantes (1947) In Old Caliente  (1939) #51 - #53 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

Elliptical: 11.59 miles in 1hr, 2min   Wednesday 12/14: 4.04 miles in 21:07 minutes Thursday 12/15: 4.03 miles in 21:42 minutes 3.52 miles in 19:12 minutes Resistance Level 8 all sessions; no intervals 72.78 miles left to reach year goal of 1,000 miles! Watched One Movie: The Fighting Vigilantes (1947) Starring Lash La Rue, Al St. John, and Jennifer Holt IMDb Movie Outline: Taylor's men are robbing incoming supply wagons to enable Taylor to sell goods at inflated prices. The Vigilantes led by Frank Jackson are doing the same so the ranchers won't starve. Marshals Lash and Fuzzy arrive to try and find the real culprits. #52 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

Elliptical: 10.68 miles in 58:18min   Monday 12/12: 4.03 miles in 21:09 minutes 3.83 miles in 22:07 minutes Tuesday 12/13: 2.82 miles in 15:02 minutes Resistance Level 8 all sessions; no intervals 84.37 miles left to reach year goal of 1,000 miles! Watched One Movie: Boots and Saddles (1937) Starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Judith Allen IMDb Movie Outline: Young Englishman inherits ranch which he wants to sell, but Gene's gonna turn him into a real westerner instead. #51 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

Elliptical: 36.42 miles in 3hr, 27min  Sunday 12/4: 3.09 miles in 20:34 minutes Monday 12/5: 2.57 miles in 16:14 minutes 2.81 miles in 17:34 minutes Resistance Level 10 all sessions; no intervals Tuesday 12/6: 4.02 miles in 21:44 minutes 3.58 miles in 20:25 minutes Wednesday 12/7: 4.02 miles in 22:06 minutes 3.52 miles in 19:45 minutes Resistance Level 8 all sessions; no intervals Thursday 12/8: 4.05 miles in 22:03 minutes 4.12 miles in 22:37 minutes Friday 12/9: 4.64 miles in 24:30 minutes Resistance Level 8 all sessions; no intervals 95.05 miles left to reach year goal of 1,000 miles! Watched Three Movies: Rough Riders' Round-Up (1939) Sunday - Monday 8.47 miles, 54:22min  The First Texan (1956) Tuesday - Wednesday  15.14 miles in 1hr, 24min Fury at Gunsight Pass (1956) Thursday - Friday  12.81 miles in 1hr, 9min  #48 - #50 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

Elliptical: 12.81 miles in 1hr, 9min   Thursday 12/08: 4.05 miles in 22:03 minutes 4.12 miles in 22:37 minutes Friday 12/09: 4.64 miles in 24:30 minutes Resistance Level 8 all sessions; no intervals Watched One Movie: Fury at Gunsight Pass (1956) Starring David Brian, Neville Brand, and Richard Long IMDb Movie Outline: When the loot from a botched bank robbery disappears, the Hogan gang takes over the whole town and threatens to kill everyone if the loot is not found. #50 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

Elliptical: 15.14 miles in 1hr, 24min   Tuesday 12/06: 4.02 miles in 21:44 minutes 3.58 miles in 20:25 minutes Wednesday 12/07: 4.02 miles in 22:06 minutes 3.52 miles in 19:45 minutes Resistance Level 8 all sessions; no intervals Watched One Movie: The First Texan (1956) Starring Joel McCrea, Felicia Farr, and Jeff Morrow IMDb Movie Outline: Eastern lawyer Sam Houston moves to Texas. At the request of President Jackson, he leads the Texan independence movement and wins the decisive battle against the Mexican army to gain Texas independence. #49 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

Elliptical: 8.47 miles, 54:22min   Sunday 12/04: 3.09 miles in 20:34 minutes Monday 12/05: 2.57 miles in 16:14 minutes 2.81 miles in 17:34 minutes Resistance Level 10 all sessions; no intervals Watched One Movie: Rough Riders' Round-Up (1939) Starring Roy Rogers, Lynne Roberts, and Raymond Hatton IMDb Movie Outline: Now that the Spanish-American war is over, Roy and other Rough Riders become border patrolmen. Their goal is to stop outlaws who are stealing gold from stagecoaches and express offices. #48 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

November 2022 Totals: Elliptical :  19.08 miles 2 hours, 11 minutes   Resistance Level 10, no intervals Watched 2 Movies and 1 TV Show: Driftin' River (1946) 8.56 miles Cowboy and the Senorita (1944) 7.53 miles Family Matters: Bowl Me Over (S1, E21) (1990) 2.99 miles Exercised: 7 days out of 30 (elliptical) Year To Date January – November 2022: Elliptical :  861.71 miles  72 hours, 19 minutes (2 days, 24 hours, 19 minutes) Exercised: 176 days out of 334  130 days elliptical 70 days kettlebell Watched: 41 movies, 3 documentaries and 1 TV show 138.29 miles left to reach year goal of 1,000 miles!

Elliptical: 3.78 miles, 23min  Saturday 12/03: 3.78 miles, 23:39 minutes Resistance Level 10; no intervals Watched One TV Show: The Monkees: Monkees Marooned (S2, E8) (1967) Starring Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork IMDb Episode Outline: Naive and gullible, Peter gives his guitar to a scam artist in exchange for a treasure map. (End music segment: What Am I Doing Hangin' Around) #47 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list ! Week Totals: 17.34 miles in 1hr, 58min 7.53 miles : 11/27, 11/28, 11/29 2.99 miles : 11/30 3.04 miles : 12/01 3.78 miles: 12/03 Watched 1 movie and 3 television shows #44 - #47 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

Elliptical: 3.04 miles, 21min  Thursday 12/01: 3.04 miles, 21:20 minutes Resistance Level 10; no intervals Watched One TV Show: Family Matters: Rock Video (S1, E22) (1990) Starring Reginald VelJohnson, Jo Marie Payton, and Rosetta LeNoire   IMDb Episode Outline: Eddie decides to enter a contest to create a music video, but his ego proves to be too much for the rest of the band, and they all decide to abandon him. #46 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

Elliptical: 2.99 miles, 21min  Wednesday 11/30: 2.99 miles, 21:28 minutes Resistance Level 10; no intervals Watched One TV Show: Family Matters: Bowl Me Over (S1, E21) (1990) Starring Reginald VelJohnson, Jo Marie Payton, and Rosetta LeNoire  IMDb Episode Outline: It's the War of the Winslows at the bowling alley. #45 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

Elliptical: 7.53 miles, 52min  Sunday 11/27: 2.22 miles in 15:46 minutes Monday 11/28: 2.33 in 16:31 minutes Tuesday 11/29: 2.98 in 20:13 minutes Resistance Level 10 all sessions; no intervals Watched One Movie: Cowboy and the Senorita (1944) Starring Roy Rogers, Trigger the Horse, and Mary Lee IMDb Movie Outline: Bad guy Craig Allen, gambler and town boss, tries to take a gold mine inherited by innocent Chip Williams on her seventeenth birthday. Roy and his pal 'Teddy' Bear ride to help the girl and her cousin. #44 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

Elliptical: 8.56 miles, 57min   Sunday 11/20: 2.31 miles in 16:26 minutes Monday 11/21: 2.02 miles in 12:12 minutes 2.20 in 15:05 minutes Tuesday 11/22: 2.03 miles in 13:39 minutes Resistance Level 10 all sessions; no intervals Watched One Movie: Driftin' River (1946) Starring Eddie Dean, Flash the Horse, and Roscoe Ates IMDb Movie Outline: Cowboy Eddie and his sidekick Soapy help clean up a lawless town. #43 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

October 2022 Totals: Elliptical :  87.67 miles 9 hours, 36 minutes   Resistance Level 10, no intervals Watched 6 Movies: Two Sisters from Boston (1946) 17.36 miles Du Barry Was a Lady (1943) 14.94 miles Billy Rose’s Jumbo (1962) 19.92 miles Arizona Trail (1943) 8.74 miles A Date with Judy (1948) 18.15 miles The Carson City Kid (1940) 8.56 miles Exercised: 18 days out of 31 (elliptical) Year To Date January – October 2022: Elliptical :  842.63 miles  70 hours, 8 minutes (2 days, 22 hours, 8 minutes) Exercised: 169 days out of 304  123 days elliptical 70 days kettlebell Watched: 39 movies and 3 documentaries 157.37 miles left to reach year goal of 1,000 miles!

Elliptical: 26.71 miles in 2hr, 49min   Sunday 10/16: 2.84 miles in 18:32 minutes  Monday 10/17:  3.22 miles in 19:47 minutes Tuesday 10/18: 2.32 miles in 14:12 minutes 2.29 miles in 15:09 minutes 2.79 miles in 18:13 minutes Wednesday 10/19: 2.70 miles in 16:49 minutes 1.99 miles in 12:43 minutes Thursday 10/20: 3.12 miles in 21:01 minutes Friday 10/21: 3.18 miles in 18:57 minutes 2.26 miles in 14:33 minutes Resistance Level 10 all sessions; no intervals Watched Two Movies: A Date with Judy (1948) Sunday - Wednesday 18.15 miles The Carson City Kid (1940) Thursday - Friday  8.56 miles #41 & 42 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

Elliptical: 8.56 miles, 54min  Thursday 10/20: 3.12 miles in 21:01 minutes Friday 10/21: 3.18 miles in 18:57 minutes 2.26 miles in 14:33 minutes Resistance Level 10 all sessions; no intervals Watched One Movie: The Carson City Kid (1940) Starring Roy Rogers, George 'Gabby' Hayes, and Bob Steele IMDb Movie Outline: Roy is a bandit who is out to get the man who killed his younger brother. He learns as he rides into the town of Sonora that the man is the owner of the local saloon and gambling hall. #42 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

Elliptical: 18.15 miles in 1hr, 55min  Sunday 10/16: 2.84 miles in 18:32 minutes  Monday 10/17:  3.22 miles in 19:47 minutes Tuesday 10/18: 2.32 miles in 14:12 minutes 2.29 miles in 15:09 minutes 2.79 miles in 18:13 minutes Wednesday 10/19: 2.70 miles in 16:49 minutes 1.99 miles in 12:43 minutes Resistance Level 10 all sessions; no intervals Watched One Movie: A Date with Judy (1948) Starring Wallace Beery, Jane Powell, and Elizabeth Taylor IMDb Movie Outline: Hyperactive teenager Judy Foster (Jane Powell) challenges, and is challenged by, her overly-proper parents, pesky brother Randolph (Jerry Hunter), and boyfriend Ogden "Oogie" Pringle (Scotty Beckett). #41 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

Elliptical: 28.66 miles in 3hr, 9min   Sunday 10/9: 2.82 miles in 18:39 minutes  Monday 10/10:  2.10 miles in 14:42 minutes 2.27 miles in 15:35 minutes Tuesday 10/11: 2.53 miles in 15:47 minutes 2.02 miles in 13:16 minutes 3.03 miles in 20:00 minutes Wednesday 10/12: 2.49 miles in 15:34 minutes  2.66 miles in 17:24 minutes Thursday 10/13:  2.33 miles in 15:29 minutes 2.11 miles in 14:48 minutes Friday 10/14: 2.16 miles in 13:56 minutes 2.14 miles in 13:51 minutes Resistance Level 10 all sessions; no intervals Watched Two Movies: Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962) Sunday - Wednesday 19.92 miles Arizona Trail (1943) Thursday - Friday  8.74 miles #39 & 40 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

Elliptical: 8.74 miles, 58min  Thursday 10/13: 2.33 miles in 15:29 minutes 2.11 miles in 14:48 minutes  Friday 10/14: 2.16 miles in 13:56 minutes 2.14 miles in 13:51 minutes Resistance Level 10 all sessions; no intervals Watched One Movie: Arizona Trail (1943) Starring Tex Ritter, Fuzzy Knight, and Dennis Moore IMDb Movie Outline: A young cowboy returns home to help his father fight off a gang trying to take over the family ranch. #40 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !