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Week 6/21/21 - 6/25/21: 31.1 Miles

'Bad Boy' from 1949, starring Audie Murphy
Monday: 6/21/21

Today I started 'Bad Boy' from 1949, starring Audie Murphy in his first role.

I did 6.1 miles in 35 minutes on the elliptical; today's intervals:

- 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

Movie Tagline: Danny is going straight -- straight to the electric chair!

Learn more about the movie here:  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041144

Miles of Movies 2021: Movie list: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls084069581

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Tuesday: 6/22/21

Today was day 2 of 'Bad Boy' from 1949; I did 6.3 miles in 35 minutes on the elliptical.

Today's intervals:

'Bad Boy' from 1949, starring Audie Murphy
- 3 minutes high resistance at warm-up pace
- 2 minutes lower resistance at warm-up pace
- 5 minutes medium/high resistance at 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

Movie Info: Danny is a juvenile delinquent sentenced to Variety Club Ranch in lieu of jail. He charms the headmistress and goads everyone else. The marshal sets out to find source of Danny's rage, and learns he mistakenly believes he is responsible for his mother's death. 

Learn more about the movie here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041144

#66 on my Miles of Movies 2021 list: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls084069581

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Wednesday: 6/23/21

Today I finished 'Bad Boy' and started 'Second Chorus' from 1940 with Fred Astaire and Burgess Meredith; I did 6.4 miles in 35 minutes on the elliptical.

'Second Chorus' from 1940 with Fred Astaire and Burgess Meredith

Today's intervals:

- 5 minutes high resistance at warm-up pace
- 2.5 minutes lower resistance at faster pace
- 2.5 minutes medium/high resistance at 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

Second Chorus Movie Outline: When perennial college students Danny O'Neill and Hank Taylor are forced to make it on their own, the competitive pair get jobs with Artie Shaw's band and reunite with ex-manager Ellen Miller. 

Learn more about the movie here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033029

Miles of Movies 2021: Movie list: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls084069581

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Thursday: 6/24/21

Today was day 2 of the 1940 Fred Astaire film 'Second Chorus' featuring the music of Artie Shaw.

I did 6.7 miles in 35 minutes on the elliptical.

Today's intervals:

- 5 minutes high resistance at warm-up pace
- 2.5 minutes lower resistance at faster pace
- 2.5 minutes medium/high resistance at 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

Full movie here:

#67 on my Miles of Movies 2021 list: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls084069581

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Friday: 6/25/21

I waited for it to cool down tonight to exercise; I finished the last 35 minutes of 'Second Chorus' and did 5.6 miles on the elliptical; no intervals, just a steady pace at medium resistance.

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Weekly Stats 6/21 - 6/25/21:

'Second Chorus' from 1940 with Fred Astaire and Burgess Meredith
- Elliptical: 31.1 miles in 2hrs, 55min (Monday - Friday)

- Watched 2 movies from the 1940s (Bad Boy and Second Chorus)

There are now 67 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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