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Week 9/11/22: 15.45 Miles (Babes in Arms)

Elliptical: 15.45 miles in 1hr, 38min 

  • Sunday 9/11: 
    • 2.05 miles in 13:26 minutes
  • Monday 9/12: 
    • 2.20 miles in 13:50 minutes
    • 2.02 miles in 13:59 minutes
  • Tuesday 9/13:
    • 2.18 miles in 13:11 minutes
    • 2.27 miles in 13:49 minutes
    • 2.18 miles in 14:28 minutes
  • Wednesday 9/14: 
    • 2.55 miles in 15:55 minutes
  • Resistance Level 10 all sessions; no intervals

Watched one movie:

  • Babes in Arms (1939)
    • Starring Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Charles Winninger
      • IMDb Movie Outline: A group of vaudevillians struggling to compete with talkies hits the road hoping for a comeback. Frustrated to be left behind, all of their kids put on a show themselves to raise money for the families and to prove they've got talent, too.

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