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Monday 08/09/21: 7.2 Miles

'Jamboree!' from 1957.

Tonight was night 2 of 'Jamboree!' from 1957.

I did 7.2 miles in 40 minutes on the elliptical.

Tonight's intervals:

- 10 minutes: warm-up pace (9mph) at medium high resistance (levels 10-13)

- 5 minutes: faster pace (12-13mph) at low resistance (levels 4-7)

- 5 minutes: cool-down pace (9-10mph) at medium high resistance (levels 10-13)

- 5 minutes: faster pace (12-13mph) at low resistance (levels 4-7)

- 5 minutes: cool-down pace (9-10mph) at medium high resistance (levels 10-13)

- 6 minutes: faster pace (12-13mph) at low resistance (levels 4-7)

- 4 minutes: cool-down pace (9-11mph) at medium high resistance (levels 10-13)

IMDb Movie Outline: Pete Porter and Honey Wynn become overnight sensations as a romantic singing duo. But what will become of their budding love affair when their feuding, back-stabbing managers persuade them to go solo?

Musical acts in the movie include Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Bowen, Charlie Gracie, Carl Perkins, Frankie Avalon, Count Basie and his orchestra.  

Learn more about the movie here.

#77 on my Miles of Movies 2021 IMDb list

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