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Week 12/25/22: 12.02 Miles (The Westward Trail)

Elliptical: 12.02miles in 58min Wednesday 12/28:  4.16 miles in 20:18 minutes Thursday 12/29: 4.15 miles in 20:26 minutes Friday 12/30: 3.71 miles in 17:43 minutes Resistance Level 4 all sessions; no intervals 2.62 miles over year goal 1,000 miles!! Watched One Movie: The Westward Trail (1948) Starring Eddie Dean, Copper the Horse, and Roscoe Ates IMDb Movie Outline: Singing lawman Eddie Dean and sidekick Soapy Jones help a city woman and her ne'er-do-well brother save their ranch from a ruthless cattle baron seeking silver. #58 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list -- last movie of the year!!  

Week 12/25/22: 17.36 Miles (Three Godfathers)

Elliptical: 17.36 miles in 1hr, 22min  Sunday 12/25:  3.14 miles in 14:38 minutes Monday 12/26: 6.90 miles in 32:26 minutes Tuesday 12/27: 7.32 miles in 35:27 minutes Resistance Level 4 all sessions; no intervals 9.40 miles left to reach year goal of 1,000 miles! Watched One Movie: Three Godfathers (1936) Starring Chester Morris, Lewis Stone, and Walter Brennan  IMDb Movie Outline: Three fugitives risk their lives to bring a newborn baby out of the desert to safety. #57 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list ! 

Week 12/18/22: 36.13 Miles Total

Elliptical: 12.42 miles in 60min   Friday 12/23: 6.02 miles in 29:31 minutes Saturday 12/24: 6.40 miles in 31:13 minutes Resistance Level 6; no intervals 26.76 miles left to reach year goal of 1,000 miles! Watched One Movie: Stagecoach Kid (1949) Starring Tim Holt, Richard Martin, and Jeff Donnell IMDb Movie Outline: Stagecoach owner Dave Collins and his sidekick Chito take on thieving cowboys with the help of a ranch owner's daughter. #56 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list ! Week Totals: 36.13 miles in 2hr, 57min: Sunday 12/18: 3.13 miles in 15:44 minutes Monday 12/19: 5.17 miles in 25:25 minutes Tuesday 12/20: 5.00 miles in 25:48 minutes Wednesday 12/21: 5.41 miles in 27:17 minutes Thursday 12/22: 5.00 miles in 23:47 minutes Friday 12/23: 6.02 miles in 29:31 minutes Saturday 12/24: 6.40 miles in 31:13 minutes Resistance Level 6 all sessions; no intervals Watched 3 Movies: Colorado Serenade (1946) The Star Packer (1934) Stagecoach Kid (1949) #54 - #56 on my Miles of Movies 2022 l

Week 12/18/22: 10.41 Miles (The Star Packer)

Elliptical: 10.41 miles in 51:04min   Wednesday 12/21: 5.41 miles in 27:17 minutes Thursday 12/22: 5.00 miles in 23:47 minutes Resistance Level 6 all sessions; no intervals 39.18 miles left to reach year goal of 1,000 miles! Watched One Movie: The Star Packer (1934) Starring John Wayne, Verna Hillie, and George 'Gabby' Hayes IMDb Movie Outline: A gang working for The Shadow is terrorizing the town. John Travers decides to take on the job of sheriff and do something about it. #55 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

Week 12/18/22: 13.3 Miles (Colorado Serenade)

Elliptical: 13.3 miles in 1hr, 6min  Sunday 12/18: 3.13 miles in 15:44 minutes Monday 12/19: 5.17 miles in 25:25 minutes Tuesday 12/20: 5.00 miles in 25:48 minutes Resistance Level 6 all sessions; no intervals 49.59 miles left to reach year goal of 1,000 miles! Watched One Movie: Colorado Serenade (1946) Starring Eddie Dean, Roscoe Ates, and David Sharpe IMDb Movie Outline: Duke Dillon has his gang robbing stagecoaches carrying gold which is then melted down by his father. But Eddie and his sidekick Soapy are on the job and they are aided by undercover man Nevada. #54 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

Week 12/11/22: 32.16 Miles Total

Elliptical: 9.89 miles in 54min   Friday 12/16: 4.74 miles in 27:31 minutes Saturday 12/17: 5.15 miles in 27:05 minutes Resistance Level 8; no intervals 62.89 miles left to reach year goal of 1,000 miles! Watched One Movie: In Old Caliente (1939) Starring Roy Rogers, Lynne Roberts, and George 'Gabby' Hayes IMDb Movie Outline: Americans come West to California in the hope of peaceful settlement. #53 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list ! Week Totals: 32.16 miles in 2hr, 54min: Monday 12/12: 4.03 miles in 21:09 minutes 3.83 miles in 22:07 minutes Tuesday 12/13: 2.82 miles in 15:02 minutes Wednesday 12/14: 4.04 miles in 21:07 minutes Thursday 12/15: 4.03 miles in 21:42 minutes 3.52 miles in 19:12 minutes Friday 12/16: 4.74 miles in 27:31 minutes Saturday 12/17: 5.15 miles in 27:05 minutes Resistance Level 8 all sessions; no intervals Watched 3 Movies: Boots and Saddles (1937) The Fighting Vigilantes (1947) In Old Caliente  (1939) #51 - #53 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

Week 12/11/22: 11.59 Miles (The Fighting Vigilantes)

Elliptical: 11.59 miles in 1hr, 2min   Wednesday 12/14: 4.04 miles in 21:07 minutes Thursday 12/15: 4.03 miles in 21:42 minutes 3.52 miles in 19:12 minutes Resistance Level 8 all sessions; no intervals 72.78 miles left to reach year goal of 1,000 miles! Watched One Movie: The Fighting Vigilantes (1947) Starring Lash La Rue, Al St. John, and Jennifer Holt IMDb Movie Outline: Taylor's men are robbing incoming supply wagons to enable Taylor to sell goods at inflated prices. The Vigilantes led by Frank Jackson are doing the same so the ranchers won't starve. Marshals Lash and Fuzzy arrive to try and find the real culprits. #52 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

Week 12/11/22: 10.68 Miles (Boots and Saddles)

Elliptical: 10.68 miles in 58:18min   Monday 12/12: 4.03 miles in 21:09 minutes 3.83 miles in 22:07 minutes Tuesday 12/13: 2.82 miles in 15:02 minutes Resistance Level 8 all sessions; no intervals 84.37 miles left to reach year goal of 1,000 miles! Watched One Movie: Boots and Saddles (1937) Starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Judith Allen IMDb Movie Outline: Young Englishman inherits ranch which he wants to sell, but Gene's gonna turn him into a real westerner instead. #51 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

Week 12/4/22: 36.42 Miles Total

Elliptical: 36.42 miles in 3hr, 27min  Sunday 12/4: 3.09 miles in 20:34 minutes Monday 12/5: 2.57 miles in 16:14 minutes 2.81 miles in 17:34 minutes Resistance Level 10 all sessions; no intervals Tuesday 12/6: 4.02 miles in 21:44 minutes 3.58 miles in 20:25 minutes Wednesday 12/7: 4.02 miles in 22:06 minutes 3.52 miles in 19:45 minutes Resistance Level 8 all sessions; no intervals Thursday 12/8: 4.05 miles in 22:03 minutes 4.12 miles in 22:37 minutes Friday 12/9: 4.64 miles in 24:30 minutes Resistance Level 8 all sessions; no intervals 95.05 miles left to reach year goal of 1,000 miles! Watched Three Movies: Rough Riders' Round-Up (1939) Sunday - Monday 8.47 miles, 54:22min  The First Texan (1956) Tuesday - Wednesday  15.14 miles in 1hr, 24min Fury at Gunsight Pass (1956) Thursday - Friday  12.81 miles in 1hr, 9min  #48 - #50 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

Week 12/4/22: 12.81 Miles (Fury at Gunsight Pass)

Elliptical: 12.81 miles in 1hr, 9min   Thursday 12/08: 4.05 miles in 22:03 minutes 4.12 miles in 22:37 minutes Friday 12/09: 4.64 miles in 24:30 minutes Resistance Level 8 all sessions; no intervals Watched One Movie: Fury at Gunsight Pass (1956) Starring David Brian, Neville Brand, and Richard Long IMDb Movie Outline: When the loot from a botched bank robbery disappears, the Hogan gang takes over the whole town and threatens to kill everyone if the loot is not found. #50 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

Week 12/4/22: 15.14 Miles (The First Texan)

Elliptical: 15.14 miles in 1hr, 24min   Tuesday 12/06: 4.02 miles in 21:44 minutes 3.58 miles in 20:25 minutes Wednesday 12/07: 4.02 miles in 22:06 minutes 3.52 miles in 19:45 minutes Resistance Level 8 all sessions; no intervals Watched One Movie: The First Texan (1956) Starring Joel McCrea, Felicia Farr, and Jeff Morrow IMDb Movie Outline: Eastern lawyer Sam Houston moves to Texas. At the request of President Jackson, he leads the Texan independence movement and wins the decisive battle against the Mexican army to gain Texas independence. #49 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

Week 12/4/22: 8.47 Miles (Rough Riders' Round-Up)

Elliptical: 8.47 miles, 54:22min   Sunday 12/04: 3.09 miles in 20:34 minutes Monday 12/05: 2.57 miles in 16:14 minutes 2.81 miles in 17:34 minutes Resistance Level 10 all sessions; no intervals Watched One Movie: Rough Riders' Round-Up (1939) Starring Roy Rogers, Lynne Roberts, and Raymond Hatton IMDb Movie Outline: Now that the Spanish-American war is over, Roy and other Rough Riders become border patrolmen. Their goal is to stop outlaws who are stealing gold from stagecoaches and express offices. #48 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

November 2022 Totals: 19.08 Miles

November 2022 Totals: Elliptical :  19.08 miles 2 hours, 11 minutes   Resistance Level 10, no intervals Watched 2 Movies and 1 TV Show: Driftin' River (1946) 8.56 miles Cowboy and the Senorita (1944) 7.53 miles Family Matters: Bowl Me Over (S1, E21) (1990) 2.99 miles Exercised: 7 days out of 30 (elliptical) Year To Date January – November 2022: Elliptical :  861.71 miles  72 hours, 19 minutes (2 days, 24 hours, 19 minutes) Exercised: 176 days out of 334  130 days elliptical 70 days kettlebell Watched: 41 movies, 3 documentaries and 1 TV show 138.29 miles left to reach year goal of 1,000 miles!

Week 11/27/22: 17.34 Miles Total

Elliptical: 3.78 miles, 23min  Saturday 12/03: 3.78 miles, 23:39 minutes Resistance Level 10; no intervals Watched One TV Show: The Monkees: Monkees Marooned (S2, E8) (1967) Starring Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork IMDb Episode Outline: Naive and gullible, Peter gives his guitar to a scam artist in exchange for a treasure map. (End music segment: What Am I Doing Hangin' Around) #47 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list ! Week Totals: 17.34 miles in 1hr, 58min 7.53 miles : 11/27, 11/28, 11/29 2.99 miles : 11/30 3.04 miles : 12/01 3.78 miles: 12/03 Watched 1 movie and 3 television shows #44 - #47 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

Week 11/27/22: 3.04 Miles (Family Matters: Rock Video)

Elliptical: 3.04 miles, 21min  Thursday 12/01: 3.04 miles, 21:20 minutes Resistance Level 10; no intervals Watched One TV Show: Family Matters: Rock Video (S1, E22) (1990) Starring Reginald VelJohnson, Jo Marie Payton, and Rosetta LeNoire   IMDb Episode Outline: Eddie decides to enter a contest to create a music video, but his ego proves to be too much for the rest of the band, and they all decide to abandon him. #46 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !