Veronica
08-24-2011, 03:22 PM
Being back at work is hard and I am tired...
I've had a great last five days of training though.
Saturday I went for my longest continuous run -no walking! - ever. It was 8.5 miles. I'm working on learning to pace myself better. I have a history of going too hard in the run, blowing up and walking. Next run will be 10+ miles.
Sunday we rode with the local club. I wanted to stay with the fast guys as long as I could. We hung with them for ten miles - until Thom got a flat. It was hard, but fun at the same time. And I took my turn pulling; I got out first at a light early on and did a nice steady twenty mph for a bit. The pace line had been doing 22 - 24 mph, but I knew there was no way I could do that on the front for more than 3 seconds. :rolleyes:
Monday I did my interval run with Thom. Last week we lengthened the length of the intervals. This week I dropped ten seconds from my times the first week. I know part of that is just learning how to pace myself for the longer interval, but I'm still happy to see improvement.
Tuesday - tough leg workout with Shawna. Things like 2 minutes jump rope with the WEIGHTED rope. It gets heavy. 45 leg extensions at a "light"weight. Those made me want to cry. :p Plus oodles of other stuff.
Wednesday - I've been on a high all day. Shawna did my measurements again this morning. All my measurements - except my waist have gone down since last Feb. - my last measurement day. I've lost 4 pounds since then, but gained a pound of lean mass. I'll never be a twig with 120 pounds of lean mass. But I only have 23 pounds of fat! What I'm really excited about is I have lost 4 inches off my hips and an inch off each thigh. No wonder my bike shorts fit like crap now!
That was followed by a killer upper body workout that just fried my shoulders. But they'll get over it. :)
Veronica
I've had a great last five days of training though.
Saturday I went for my longest continuous run -no walking! - ever. It was 8.5 miles. I'm working on learning to pace myself better. I have a history of going too hard in the run, blowing up and walking. Next run will be 10+ miles.
Sunday we rode with the local club. I wanted to stay with the fast guys as long as I could. We hung with them for ten miles - until Thom got a flat. It was hard, but fun at the same time. And I took my turn pulling; I got out first at a light early on and did a nice steady twenty mph for a bit. The pace line had been doing 22 - 24 mph, but I knew there was no way I could do that on the front for more than 3 seconds. :rolleyes:
Monday I did my interval run with Thom. Last week we lengthened the length of the intervals. This week I dropped ten seconds from my times the first week. I know part of that is just learning how to pace myself for the longer interval, but I'm still happy to see improvement.
Tuesday - tough leg workout with Shawna. Things like 2 minutes jump rope with the WEIGHTED rope. It gets heavy. 45 leg extensions at a "light"weight. Those made me want to cry. :p Plus oodles of other stuff.
Wednesday - I've been on a high all day. Shawna did my measurements again this morning. All my measurements - except my waist have gone down since last Feb. - my last measurement day. I've lost 4 pounds since then, but gained a pound of lean mass. I'll never be a twig with 120 pounds of lean mass. But I only have 23 pounds of fat! What I'm really excited about is I have lost 4 inches off my hips and an inch off each thigh. No wonder my bike shorts fit like crap now!
That was followed by a killer upper body workout that just fried my shoulders. But they'll get over it. :)
Veronica