“This is so much fun. Can we do it everyday?” asks my 5 year old who did the whole thing (minus push ups) with me.“Yes, Honey. But sometimes Mummy has other things going on.”“How about we do it in the morning after breakfast before you start work? I’ll remind you everyday Mummy.”“Geez thanks, my little trainer.”
Remember my goal as I approach my mid-30?A – for efforts to stick to the plan of strength training.F – for actual execution of the plan. Here’s what I tried, my experience and the one routine I’m going to stick with to move forward.p90x Why should I do it? – Everyone raves about it, it has a wide variety of exercises, it really shows the results in 90 days, etc. What’s stopping me from doing it? – Way too tough for my fitness…
Summary Total Miles = 19 Long Run = 9 miles solo Cross Training = p90x Stretch, Swimming 20 min Strength Training = FAIL Daily Splits M – 9 miles on Memorial Day at the River. Perfect negative splits at 1/3 distances. T – p90x Stretch and 20min of Swimming W – 4.6 miles in the humidity with a late 8am start. Traveling to Chicago that night. Th – Traveling F – Too tired and woozy. Off. S…
Thanks to the discount that RnR offered for their races on National Running Day, I now have a plan B. I am now registered for the full marathon at Savannah on Nov 5th. My ‘A’ race of the year is still Chicago on Oct 9th and I’m being cheerfully optimistic that everything will be perfect on race day; but lets face it. Chicago is notorious for its weather. 2 out of the past 5 years have been unbearable heat causing…
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Summary Weekly Mileage – 16 Miles Long Run – 7 miles (mid day by myself for extra Chicago miles) Got all my runs in Cross training – a little bit of swimming + Yoga FAIL at p90x Shoulders and back Daily Splits M – 2 miles Easy and a little bit of swim (most of it trying to overcome panic attacks) T – 7 Miles to get some extra miles for Chicago W – Th – 3.6 miles with Tempo…
Hubby when he came back from a 10mile run: “Ow, Ow, Ow !!!”Me: “What? Where?”“There where-it-cannot-be-mentioned. Ow, Ow !!”“Didn’t you use body glide/coconut oil?”“Its these shorts. 6miles in, it shifted and started chafing.”“So – why didn’t you stop and re-adjust?” …. long pause …. “Well?” “There was a lady behind me 5 miles in and she was gaining everytime I slowed down.” “So why didn’t you wait until she passed you?”Hubby *looking like I said something blasphemous*. “It was a lady !! With a…