Adventure Races,Anti Aging, and Exercise

"I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it."– Thomas Jefferson

In 1997, I got my first introduction to the sport of ride and tie.  I was at Mt. Hamilton in San Jose, participating in an endurance ride.  Guess who I happened to be parked next to?  It was none other than Jeff W and Secretariat.  They were partners and participating in a ride and tie event hosted by Dan Barger.  I met them and Curt R the president of ride and tie at that time, along with Bob E-- my ride and tie career began.  And of course I would not likely be writing this blog, if not for that experience and what followed.

 Also, having a significant impact on me was a book that I received from Georgia, a friend, for my birthday.  The book is titled “Stopping the Clock” written by Dr's.  Ronald Klatz and Robert Goldman.  I am going to share with you some of the ideas in this book.  This book is about anti-aging and rejuvenation.  As I have indicated, both ride and tie, and ideas presented in this book provided a” wow” factor for me.

In a chapter titled “Exercise of the Immortals” I am going to present a few reasons to exercise:

1.       Improves immune system functioning

2.      Helps you lose weight-especially fat weight

3.      Improves survival rate for myocardial infarction

4.      Improves body posture

5.      Reduces risk of heart disease

6.      Improves the body’s ability to use fat for energy during physical activity

7.      Helps the body resist upper respiratory tract infections

8.      Helps relieve the pain of tension headaches

9.      Increases maximal oxygen uptake

10.  Increases muscle strength

11.  Helps preserve lean body tissue

12.  Reduces risk of developing high blood pressure

13.  Increases density and breaking strength of ligaments and tendons

14.  Improves coronary heart circulation

15.  Increases levels of HDL cholesterol and reduces LDL cholesterol

How is that for a reason to exercise?  I will list a few more benefits in tomorrow’s blog.  Notice, the word is exercise.  That word means many things to many people.  I shall go into more detail.  If you have read my past blogs, you know, I have presented a number of different types of exercise.  Much more is to follow.

Secretariat has a new toy.  He was delighted to show me and tell me about its many functions.  But first, I want to mention that Debbie did not think our trail running mileage was accurate. I have mentioned to Secretariat that I always round off the mileage.  Today, I figured our run on this rocky, uneven, rutted, and snarly trail was approximately 6 miles door-to-door.  I have asked him to provide all the wonderful statistics for you that he gathered from his new Timex Watch.
From Tony (AKA Secretariat): These are the stats from todays run.
Time:           1:25:07
Distance:     5.642
AVG Speed: 3.970mph
AVG Pace:   15' 06" We Walk the First .5 and last .5 miles
AVG HR:      107bpm
MAX Speed: 8.340mph
Best Pace :  7' 11"/mi
Peak HR:     140 bpm
MIN HR:      66 bpm