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Week 9/25/22: 16.84 Miles (Meet Me in Las Vegas)

Elliptical: 16.84 miles in 1hr, 54min 

  • Wednesday 9/28:
    • 2.72 miles in 18:00 minutes 
    • 2.11 miles in 14:49 minutes
    • 2.14 miles in 15:04 minutes
  • Thursday 9/29: 
    • 2.14 miles in 14:02 minutes
    • 2.17 miles in 14:47 minutes
    • 2.99 miles in 20:22 minutes
  • Friday 9/30:
    • 2.57 miles in 17:29 minutes
  • Resistance Level 10 all sessions; no intervals

Watched One Movie:

  • Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)
    • Starring Dan Dailey, Cyd Charisse, and Agnes Moorehead
      • IMDb Movie Outline: In 1950s Las Vegas, a gambling rancher and a ballerina discover that some people have luck at cards while others have luck at love.

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