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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.

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