Monday, 10/19:
Full-body workout -- except abs, which I ran out of time for AGAIN!
45 minutes on the elliptical trainer in mid-zone 1 (125 bpm)
I have got to learn to stop procrastinating and get to the gym in time to complete my entire workout! As it is, many times I wait 'til the very last minute, bust down there, hurry through my workout and run out of time for abs -- which I always tell myself I will do at home and rarely follow through with. Speaking of which, I should be leaving for the gym right now so I will finish this later.
[More than 24 hours later ... and no, I didn't have time for abs at the gym but I did do them as soon as I got home with Little C. Small steps ...]
Tuesday, 10/20:
9-mile run
SuperAthlete J and I enjoyed a sunshiny, almost entirely flat run on a new route with lots of great scenery. Yay!
Wednesday, 10/21:
Upper body weights (chest/back)
Intervals on the track
Like last week, another split workout day: I did weights at the gym in the early afternoon, then met SAJ and several others at the track for intervals in the evening. Husband M came along for the second week in a row, too. I'm really starting to like this workout ... I had no idea how much I enjoy sprinting! It's definitely hard work but doesn't feel like it's on the verge of being too much to handle, like it did the first time. I also think it will really have a positive impact on my running overall. And it's fun to do track work with a group in the dark!
Thursday, 10/22:
Rest
I knew in advance that I was going to take two rest days this week. After reading up on marathon training and consulting the two books I've got on the subject, I thought it would help me to sandwich my long run for the week between two rest days -- on weeks when I'm increasing distance, that is. I was especially apprehensive about the week's scheduled 18 mile run, and wanted to prepare for it as much as I could. Although I felt guilty about missing a day of exercise, I rationalized it by saying that I was going to spend twice as much time exercising during the long run than I would have during a trip to the gym. So cumulatively, it was going to be the same amount of exercise over the course of the week. Until I took that extra rest day on Sunday, that is ...
Friday, 10/23:
18-mile run
So awesome and such a happy achievement that I must write about it in a separate post.
Saturday, 10/24:
Rest
Another on-purpose rest day and boy, did it feel needed. My legs were definitely tired after Friday's long run. Because I spent the day with my best friend SHG, shopping and preparing for a baby shower we were co-hosting for my sisters that evening, I was probably more active than I should have been. Plus, we stayed up late to talk and drink wine, then got up pretty early in the morning. Which probably explains what happened on Sunday ...
Sunday, 10/25:
Rest
I just couldn't make myself do it today. I was supposed to do full-body weights and an easy zone 1 workout (heart rate about 125 bpm) but I felt a fatigue and tiredness in my bones that couldn't be denied. And I just kind of had the blues, you know? My wonderful best friend had headed home to Spokanistan in the late morning, the rain was coming down, I was wiped out after skimping on sleep for two nights in a row, and overall I just felt troubled and lonely. I kept putting off the trip to the gym I was hoping I'd find the energy to take until it was simply too late and I had to skip it. Part of me wishes I'd just decided in the morning that I was going to take an extra rest day, instead of torturing myself with indecision all day. I'm sure it's clear that Sunday was kind of a crappy day overall. Fortunately it was the last day of the exercise week, so I could literally turn the page of the training calendar I use to record my workouts and look forward to starting fresh.
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment