I started my day off at 4:42 AM, wolfing down a leftover turkey sandwich from Subway, taking my multivitamin, my B complex, my allegra, etc. After throwing on some duds, I fought my urge to get back into bed and snore some more. It was a fight. I was down the elevator, walking out through the glassy foyer of our building, and I was still saying to myself, “I don’t want to go.” In fact, I didn’t even want the lady at the desk to let me in once I was standing there in front of her. I was hoping she’d kick me out for some reason. But she didn’t. I had to go in.
Once I got in, I got down to work. I threw lots of metal up and down to work my chest. I did those assisted chinup things for a while. And I did squats with weight. It feels really cool to do freeweight squats with 220 pounds on my back and not complain. Thereafter, I did some lower back work, some core exercises, and a couple dozen pushups, just so I’d go home feeling like I’d earned it.
This week’s plan is to sneak in runs wherever I can. I’m going to do morning and night sessions, my first doubles since May or June (I forget when I stopped those). That seems the only way I’ll get miles in, between work and darkness. But hey, time changes this weekend.
My goal around training has been to train smart, to train the way my body permits, to listen when it tells me to quit, and to push when I’ve got things in my favor. So far, that’s really working well for me.
Assessing the race yesterday, I’m still lacking some basic cardio power. I’ve got more strength than I have furnace ability. I’m going to focus on that more, seeing as I’ve got the muscle. I’m never finishing sore, just winded and tired. Yes, allergies, but there’s definitely some more work to be done on the cardio front.
What the hell are YOU doing, anyway?
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None a yer bees wax.
Running as usual and that’s it.
Gonna add some weights if my hubby ever gets around to clearing me a space in the basment.
Bastard!
Oh and YAY you for getting up and such a ridiculous hour to work out. Sicko
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I am with you on the cardio. I was winded the first 6 months I ran–my legs were never tired. Watch those double workouts–don’t let ‘em get the better of you:)
I have the opposite problem. Lungs o’ steel after years of competitive swimming. But the ol’ legs have some learning to do.
I’m doing a glass of wine next to a warm labrador right now. Now, tomorrow at 5:45 am is another story.
tracy
Time changes NEXT weekend right? October 31? That’s what my calendar says…is it wrong? Am I about to lose a whole week of running after work while it’s still light out? NNoooo!
I have to work at cardio AND strength. Neither comes naturally. My real strength is in short bursts of speed. I was wicked-awesome at basketball and volleyball back in the day.
hmmm…
(good stuff my man)