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Week 6/14/21 - 6/18/21: 38.2 Miles

'Miles from Nowhere' also called 'Chasing a Dream' TV movie from 2009; with Treat Williams and Andrew Lawrence.

Monday: 6/14/21

Today I started 'Miles from Nowhere' also called 'Chasing a Dream' TV movie from 2009; with Treat Williams and Andrew Lawrence.

I did 6.2 miles on the elliptical in 35 minutes.

About: A high school runner tries to run a sub-four minute mile to achieve his dead friend's dream.

Learn more about the movie here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1264894

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Tuesday: 6/15/21

Today was day 2 of 'Miles from Nowhere' also called 'Chasing a Dream' TV movie from 2009; with Andrew Lawrence.
'Miles from Nowhere' also called 'Chasing a Dream' TV movie from 2009; with Treat Williams and Andrew Lawrence.

I did 6.2 miles on the elliptical in 35 minutes; the 35-minute segment I watched today had a lot of running and training in it.

#62 on my Miles of Movies 2021 List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls084069581

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Wednesday: 6/16/21

Today I finished 'Miles From Nowhere' and started 'Don't Knock the Rock' from 1956, with lots of great rock 'n' roll acts & music from the '50s.

I did 6.5 miles in 35 minutes on the elliptical today in intervals:
'Don't Knock the Rock' from 1956
- 10 minutes medium/high resistance at steady warm-up pace
- 2.5 minutes low resistance at high speed
- 2.5 minutes medium resistance at cool-down pace
- 2.5 minutes low resistance at high speed
- 2.5 minutes medium resistance at cool-down pace
- 2.5 minutes low resistance at high speed
- 7.5 minutes medium/high resistance at steady faster pace
- 2.5 minutes low resistance at high speed
- 2.5 minutes medium resistance at cool-down pace

IMDb Movie Outline: A disc jockey tries to prove to teenagers' parents that rock 'n' roll is harmless and won't turn their kids into juvenile delinquents. 

Learn more about the movie here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049152
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Thursday: 6/17/21

Today was day 2 of 'Don't Knock the Rock' from 1956.

I did 6.3 miles in 35 minutes on the elliptical in intervals:
- 5 minutes high resistance at steady warm-up pace
- 5 minutes medium resistance at faster pace
- 2.5 minutes low resistance at high speed
- 2.5 minutes medium resistance at cool-down pace
- 2.5 minutes low resistance at high speed
- 2.5 minutes medium resistance at cool-down pace
- 2.5 minutes low resistance at high speed
- 7.5 minutes medium/high resistance at steady faster pace
- 2.5 minutes low resistance at high speed
- 2.5 minutes medium resistance at cool-down pace

Full movie on YouTube here:


#63 on my Miles of Movies 2021 list:
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Friday: 6/18/21

Today I finished 'Don't Knock the Rock' from 1956; I did 6.4 miles in 35 minutes on the elliptical, and I think my workout was easier than dancing in the 1950s!

Today's intervals:
'Don't Knock the Rock' from 1956
- 3 minutes low resistance at high speed
- 7 minutes medium/high resistance at steady pace
- 2.5 minutes low resistance at high speed
- 2.5 minutes medium resistance at cool-down pace
- 2.5 minutes low resistance at high speed
- 2.5 minutes medium resistance at cool-down pace
- 2.5 minutes low resistance at high speed
- 7.5 minutes medium/high resistance at steady faster pace
- 2.5 minutes low resistance at high speed
- 2.5 minutes medium resistance at cool-down pace
Family Matters (1989–1998)

Evening:

I watched two episodes of 'Family Matters': 
- The Good, The Bad, and the Urkel
- Skip to My Lieu

I did 6.6 miles on the elliptical at a steady pace in 42 minutes.

Miles of Movies 2021: Movie list

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Week 6/14 - 6/18/21 Totals:

- Elliptical: 38.2 miles in 3hrs, 37min (Monday - Friday)

- Watched 2 movies (Miles From Nowhere, Don’t Knock the Rock) and 2 episodes of Family Matters (The Good, The Bad, and the Urkel; Skip to My Lieu)

There are now 65 titles on my Miles of Movies 2021 IMDb list:

My DVR is full of movies & TV shows I've put off watching, so this is a list of what I've watched while working out! I'm curious to see how many movies I'll get through in 2021. Each listing includes workout dates, number of sessions (treadmill or elliptical), length of sessions & distance. https://www.imdb.com/list/ls084069581/

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