2015 Exercise Log/Challenge

[Blueberry]

I deleted my row. It was stressing me out. I hadn't remembered to log here - I track on Garmin, which gets transferred to Training Peaks. That's enough tracking for me (at least with finals).

I'll definitely check in and chat (more after finals), but this just wasn't gonna help me this year - totally on me....thanks for doing the chart, Catrin - and for starting this thread. I'll be chattier when finals are over at the end of next week.

[Crankin]

I guess it's just you and I, Catrin?
I find this helpful. It doesn't change what i do, it just helps me to see how much I really do, so I can be realistic.
So, no boot camp this morning. I think my illness is more than allergies, but it may be allergy based, combined with the very intense work out I did Wednesday, which caused my immune related things to go into overdrive. I am wearing my glasses to work today, which always means I feel crappy!
I will be home by 1:30, and then based on how I feel, will either take a brisk walk or a short ride. Still want to get to that Insanity class tomorrow.

[Catrin]

Less stress is good Blueberry For me it helps occasionally to have a public training log in some form, and this time of the year I find it especially helpful. I keep a different type of log elsewhere, but it focuses on different things and on only one activity. Knowing it is public, should anyone decide to look at it, helps this time of the year.

Crankin, I can't think of a better logging partner, and I agree that it helps to keep things realistic during the winter. If anyone else wants to join in at any point in the next three months they are more than welcome

[Crankin]

My other log is just a Bicycling Magazine training journal. In paper . I log rides/mileage and my weight, as well as any other cross training activity. No one sees it except me, although DH could look at it, I suppose, as it's not hidden.

[Crankin]

So, I woke up feeling better, but still having the effects of allergies/chronic achiness. It's not pain, and it only comes when I am in this never ending cycle of whatever. But, once I got up, I knew I could do some kind of exercise. Thinking I didn't want to ruin my 35th anniversary celebratory dinner tonight, I ditched the Insanity class and DH and I went for a 3 mile walk on the road. It varied between misty and light rain, so not so pleasant, but I felt like I had to get outside, rather than just work in my home gym, which I am going to do now. Had my North Face soft shell on the top, warm core, but my Ibex ski tights got a little too wet on the thighs and they are still red from the cold/wet. It's 33.6 degrees out, and while it doesn't really feel that cold, it does feel miserably damp. OK, going upstairs to do some core work and then off to buy some holiday gifts.
I added in a half hour of recovery yoga before I went out for dinner.

[Catrin]

I took yesterday off and hit my usual kettlebell competition training session this morning. It was much better than Thursday, THAT one was a bit ugly. Coach said he can see beginning signs of fatigue in me and one of my training partners. He is going to take a different approach in our training that will still allow us to progress and prepare and still do conditioning work. He made both of us promise that we will be honest when he asks us how we are feeling - not that we would lie about it - but when you driven to reach a goal it is easy to unconsciously ignore signals from the body. I know myself too well to say I wouldn't do that. It helps that our Coach is prone to that as well and he recognizes it in others.

I've a huge 7.5 pound pastured ham thawing - just realized the "use by" date was 12/06 - don't want to risk freezer burn by leaving it there for another month. It wasn't cheap! Doing some laundry and hope to spend some quality time this afternoon with a good book. Perhaps a glass of hot buttered rum this evening as a treat Tomorrow is rowing, but that is another day!

[Catrin]

10,024 meter row today, it took just under and hour. I used to listen to music when rowing but have found that listening to an audio-book instead seems to work better for me for long rows.

[Crankin]

You know, I had a rowing machine at home, when my younger son was a newborn. My thinking was I could jump on it for 30 minutes or so, when he was sleeping. Except, he never slept, and I ended up going back to the gym asap, to give myself a respite. That thing cost a fortune, but I sold it easily. I kind of liked it, but never really got into it again.
Went on a hike with our friends this morning. It was about 5.5 miles and took a little over 2 hours. It's a challenging hike, not because of elevation, but because of tons of rocks and roots. Plus, it was slippery in places, with a sheen of ice on some of the leaves and rocks. A few water crossings, too. I prefer snowshoeing here, it's easier when there's snow! It was finally sunny out, but with a good wind. Saw several cyclists on our back to the house (about 3 miles) in the car, which made me think I wussed out, but it was really only 36 at the highest, and that wind...