Tony Tam

Category: exercise

  • Push Up Thursday (1,300)

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    Here goes my duty of the week for the Y! Push Up Club I’m shooting for 1,300 today (yes I missed my 10pm curfew today, I have an excuse,  I had class til 9:30) Other members doing push ups on Thursdays Kelly Shawn Brian JW Scott Why do we do it? The bigger arms Nothing…

  • 2nd race: 10K in Castro Valley

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    My official finish time: Placed: #54 out of 267 runners, #5 in my age group Total time: 47’16” pace: 7’36” Distance: (10K) 6.56 miles by my watch BPM: 189 avg On Friday I decided I need to see what shape I was in for the July 1/2  marathon. So I sign myself up for a  …

  • Push up Thursday 1,200

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    I’m impressed by Kelly and his dedication to push up Thursday even when he is in the UK. Here goes my duty of the week for the Y! Push Up Club Other Members Kelly Shawn Brian JW Scott I’m shooting for 1,200 today. 100 6:30am (waiting for Amtrak) 150 8:30 (at work) 200 8:58 250 9:20…

  • Run: Castro Valley, am I in Japan?

    Run: Castro Valley, am I in Japan?

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    Finally after hurting my foot running along the canals of Paris, I’m healed and back on my training for the SF 1/2 marathon end of July.   I decided to run over to the Japanese Garden in Hayward.  It’s an amazing garden in the middle of nowhere in Hayward.  Once you are inside, you feel like…

  • No pain no gain: it’s time for handstand pushups

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    My foot has been hurting for the last 2 weeks and I have not been able to run.  I’m getting really depressed lately but I couldn’t run to counteract it.   I’m trying a new exercise:  handstand pushups.  Pretty funny that most of the people doing it are kung fu fanatics (which I’m not)  I just…

  • push ups: 2,000 in 24 hours reached

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    I’ve hurt my foot recently and have not been able to run for a while. So I’ve started shooting for the 2,000 mark in push ups. 1,500 was reached on May 10th, 1,000 was reached April 22nd, 500 was reached March 02 Push up Log for June 6th 100 7:37 am 200 8:00 am 300…

  • push ups: 2,000 in 24 hours reached (archive from 2005)

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    Archived from the Wayback machine of my Yahoo! 360 blog I’ve hurt my foot recently and have not been able to run for a while. So I’ve started shooting for the 2,000 mark in push ups. 1,500 was reached on May 10th, 1,000 was reached April 22nd, 500 was reached March 02 Push up Log…

  • Last night in Paris

    Last night in Paris

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    Hobbled on a bad foot over to the Eifel Tower, had a crepe, stood in the rain and soaked up Paris. Then walked along the Seine to Place de Concord, and watched Star Wars. hee, wonderful end to the vacation Hobble Log: 3 miles

  • Paris Running: St. Martin Canals

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    I’m so tired today.   It’s glorious weather in Paris at 82 degrees.  This is my last full day Paris, I’ll be heading to Amsterdam tomorrow.  So I decided to squeeze in a run to see the lower part of the canals (St. Martin, see Y! Image) I ran 3.6 km then the heat really got…

  • Paris Running: Pain au Chocolat, Canals, Sacre Couer

    Paris Running: Pain au Chocolat, Canals, Sacre Couer

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    Running and eating my way through Paris. This morning I started running at 5:30am cause I knew I wanted a long run.  Picked up the best pain au chocolat in Paris, saw the best view of Paris at Sacre Coeur, then the best running route along the canals.  The St. Martin canal is a must…