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Showing posts with label training. Show all posts
Showing posts with label training. Show all posts
06 March 2009
Trial Run
With today's balmy weather -- sunny, mildly breezy and temps in the mid to high 50's -- I was able to finally get out and run! I suited up and went out around 9:00 AM. I ran about 3.3 miles. But, I was disappointed that it took me 32 minutes according to the stop watch on my MP3 player. After training for at least an hour a day on the elliptical and stationary bike for the past few weeks, I was hoping for a better time. Looks like I have a lot of work ahead of me! My legs are even sore tonight. :-( But, I guess that means I did get a decent workout. I wasn't at all tired or winded during my run, but it was not without effort. It will be nice to make some progress and bring that 5K time down closer to 20 minutes! And then to start tackling the 10K! My 8K race is in 16 days. As always, my goal is not necessarily to win the race, but to finish it. That's good enough for me.
02 March 2009
Exercise & Training
In addition to supplements and a nutritious low-carb diet, I try to work out every day and have been increasing my indoor workouts time/difficulty as I prepare to start running outside again (as time and weather allow).
The Bay City St. Patrick's Day road race is on March 22nd and I am preparing to run the 8K race.
Every day I do at least 30-45 minutes of pretty intense aerobic activity, usually on the elliptical machine and also on the stationary bike. Lately, I have increased my total time spent per workout session to about 60 minutes. Hopefully, it will take less time than that to run 5 miles! I really want to increase my speed, so I have been changing up the program each workout. On day one, I do "no resistance" (level 0), where I run at the fastest pace I can for the full time. The next day I will do the "cardio" (varying levels 3 - 6), where the workout varies in intensity throughout the duration with "rolling hills". And then the next day, I will do a full session at maximum intensity (level 10). If I do 45 minutes on the elliptical, I will do at least 15 minutes on the bike while using wrist weights to work out my arms/upper body at the same time. My heart rate usually is in the 160's during the most intense periods of my workouts.
In the fall, I was running 5.1 miles in around 45-50 minutes. My goal for the 8K race is 45 minutes. It will be interesting to see what my actual time is once I can get outside and getting running for real again.
The Bay City St. Patrick's Day road race is on March 22nd and I am preparing to run the 8K race.
Every day I do at least 30-45 minutes of pretty intense aerobic activity, usually on the elliptical machine and also on the stationary bike. Lately, I have increased my total time spent per workout session to about 60 minutes. Hopefully, it will take less time than that to run 5 miles! I really want to increase my speed, so I have been changing up the program each workout. On day one, I do "no resistance" (level 0), where I run at the fastest pace I can for the full time. The next day I will do the "cardio" (varying levels 3 - 6), where the workout varies in intensity throughout the duration with "rolling hills". And then the next day, I will do a full session at maximum intensity (level 10). If I do 45 minutes on the elliptical, I will do at least 15 minutes on the bike while using wrist weights to work out my arms/upper body at the same time. My heart rate usually is in the 160's during the most intense periods of my workouts.
In the fall, I was running 5.1 miles in around 45-50 minutes. My goal for the 8K race is 45 minutes. It will be interesting to see what my actual time is once I can get outside and getting running for real again.
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