It's a 3 day weekend!
I did what I do best, altered the schedule I carefully drafted last night. However, it actually WORKED!!! I’ve been craving a day off lately. I figured it out last night I’m the only one in my office that has not had a day off this year yet, (vacation day, not scheduled holiday’s) I hate to waste days off for no reason, so I’ve not taken any. So…..today I took a 1 hour vacation and put in 8 miles this morning. Impressive huh! I got up early to run, take out the garbage, clean out the fridge and was at work by a little after 9am.
This would be my ideal situation if time permitted. I like to have my work out over first thing in the morning for several reasons….I only have to shower once, it frees up the night in case I want to do something spontaneous, like go to Houlihans for an emergency happy hours (yes I deliberately put in the ‘s’ because how many times is it ever just 1 hour?), or cook a fantastic dinner and spend some time at home. OK so the happy hour is a more likely option but fantastic evenings at home used to be much more common. I have been slacking off in the creative, good dinner department for the last couple of months. If it can’t be made in less than 40 minutes, total prep and cooking time, it won’t happen. By the time I’m done running either a) Evan is too hungry to wait or b) I am too tired to do anything much. I wish I could alter my work schedule to 9-5:30 with a half hour lunch…….Or I could just try to get myself out of bed earlier.
I also am starting interval training tomorrow. I’ll only do it once a week, so it’s a little late to benefit me for THE race but maybe it will help on my next race. Here’s how it works (for me anyway, I’ve combined numerous programs)
2 mile jog as a warm up, about 10 minute miles I’m thinking. I’ll run to the gym
About 1/25 of a mile or less of strides. Done on the treadmill to warm up after I run to the gym. (it has to be done on the treadmill because I don’t have a heart rate monitor and the tread mill has one built in)
Run 20 minutes at “interval pace”. This 85-90% of my maximum heart rate. My interval rate is going to be between 159.6 and 174.6. I’m going to start with a larger range till I get used to it.
The first 3 to 4 weeks are supposed to be pretty difficult. I plan to do this 2 times before the race and then make it part of my weekly work out. My “post race” plans are getting a little busy now….I signed up for a spinning class through STLCC for one night a week. This training will be at least an hour a day. Therefore I will probably only work out 3 days a week and once on the weekends.
We’ll see how it goes. In the past, I’ve not been able to hold a work out schedule with out some sort of “goal”. Perhaps if I throw in a run or 2 here and there it will keep me motivated enough to stick it out.
This would be my ideal situation if time permitted. I like to have my work out over first thing in the morning for several reasons….I only have to shower once, it frees up the night in case I want to do something spontaneous, like go to Houlihans for an emergency happy hours (yes I deliberately put in the ‘s’ because how many times is it ever just 1 hour?), or cook a fantastic dinner and spend some time at home. OK so the happy hour is a more likely option but fantastic evenings at home used to be much more common. I have been slacking off in the creative, good dinner department for the last couple of months. If it can’t be made in less than 40 minutes, total prep and cooking time, it won’t happen. By the time I’m done running either a) Evan is too hungry to wait or b) I am too tired to do anything much. I wish I could alter my work schedule to 9-5:30 with a half hour lunch…….Or I could just try to get myself out of bed earlier.
I also am starting interval training tomorrow. I’ll only do it once a week, so it’s a little late to benefit me for THE race but maybe it will help on my next race. Here’s how it works (for me anyway, I’ve combined numerous programs)
2 mile jog as a warm up, about 10 minute miles I’m thinking. I’ll run to the gym
About 1/25 of a mile or less of strides. Done on the treadmill to warm up after I run to the gym. (it has to be done on the treadmill because I don’t have a heart rate monitor and the tread mill has one built in)
Run 20 minutes at “interval pace”. This 85-90% of my maximum heart rate. My interval rate is going to be between 159.6 and 174.6. I’m going to start with a larger range till I get used to it.
The first 3 to 4 weeks are supposed to be pretty difficult. I plan to do this 2 times before the race and then make it part of my weekly work out. My “post race” plans are getting a little busy now….I signed up for a spinning class through STLCC for one night a week. This training will be at least an hour a day. Therefore I will probably only work out 3 days a week and once on the weekends.
We’ll see how it goes. In the past, I’ve not been able to hold a work out schedule with out some sort of “goal”. Perhaps if I throw in a run or 2 here and there it will keep me motivated enough to stick it out.
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