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Thursday 09/02/21: 2.86 Miles

Day 4 of working out this week is done -- one more to go and my goal is to finish the movie tomorrow! 

Today's Workout:

  • 2.86 miles on the elliptical in 16:31 minutes; the first 13:35 minutes were doing intervals, and the rest of the time was a steady pace to finish the Family song (video above).
    • 10 intervals using the Gym Boss Interval Timer; 20 seconds high intensity/fast, followed by 1 minute at a cool-down/slower pace.
    • Resistance Level 12 (medium high).
  • Day 4 of watching 'James and the Giant Peach' from 1996, a mix of live action and animation; with Joanna Lumley, Pete Postlethwaite, and the voices of Simon Callow, Richard Dreyfuss, Jane Leeves, and Susan Sarandon.
    • IMDb Movie Outline: An orphan who lives with his two cruel aunts befriends anthropomorphic bugs who live inside a giant peach, and they embark on a journey to New York City.

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