Workouts and French Fries

So last week’s workouts were awesome. I definitely feel more fit and focused–which is exactly how I’ve wanted to feel for a long time.

Sunday: Off

Monday: Easy run on the treadmill for 2.55 miles. I’m liking the whole “don’t push yourself too hard during workouts that aren’t intervals or tempo runs” thing. (Haha, you know what I mean!)

Tuesday: AM—My first spin class! I was feeling a bit wonky because I only had room temp water to drink, but it was definitely a great workout. I really like spin. PM—Yoga. Loved it as always. It’s nice to feel flexible. 🙂 Then I walked home about .6 miles.

Wednesday: Some crunches. I fully intended to do 30-Day Shred, but obviously that didn’t happen. I think I needed a rest from Monday’s and Tuesday’s workouts.

Thursday: I didn’t wake up early enough to run before work, so I took a yoga class in the evening and followed it up with 3.5 miles of running. I did a “Run through Germany” program on the treadmill (super high-tech one), and it was kind of hard and fun. Then I walked home.

Friday: Rest.

Saturday: Swimming lessons! I’m not as terrible at freestyle as I thought. I suck at breast stroke (I’d never done it before). Swimming was really fun, actually, and I look forward to more time in the pool. Swimming lessons were an hour, then I swam some laps after for about 20-30 minutes. Good stuff.

I also had some delicious french fries on Saturday at a local burger place called JCW’s. They might be worth a “Search” post soon. I need to find more great places. Any suggestions?

Did you have a good workout week?

What are your favorite forms of cross training?

Yeah, I’m a machine

I’m having one of those days when I keep trying to write something, but nothing sounds good. Not like I should care that it does, but whatever.

themoreyoudream-MPThis past week of workouts was great and very varied (ha!). I ran, rode the spin bike, and did some yoga. It was just great. I’m loving cross training right now! And, oddly enough, I’m not stressed out about my half marathon in 6 short weeks. I’ve magically changed my outlook and care more about my overall health and long-term fitness goals. So that means that, though I care about the race and I plan on doing well, I’m thinking about the long term. It sure does help to change perspective sometimes.

In other news, I ran a 5k on Saturday, and I plan on recapping it soon, but, dare I say it, it was easy (which probably means I could have run faster). AND I ran 3 more miles later in the day to get my mileage in. Fantastic.

To sum up,  I’m a workout machine . . . and I love it! New activity for the week: swimming!

 

What are your favorite cross training activities?

Weekly Recap

I’m really not very good at recap posts, but I’m going to try. Please enjoy my attempts at being consistent.

Monday: Still had very stiff legs from my half, so no running for me. I did hobble around a lot though. Score.

Tuesday: A little less hobbling. I’m really going to have to try an ice bath to speed up recovery. It’s no fun to walk around so sore all the time.

Wednesday: Normal rest day.

Thursday: First run after recovering–2.5 fairly quick miles. This was also November 1 and my first miles of the Pile on the Miles challenge. Woot!

Friday: Another rest day.

Saturday: 3.1 quick miles. Felt good. No stiffness or anything, but my foot was starting to annoy me just a tad.

Sunday: Rest day.

Total for the week: 5.6 nearly pain-free miles. I’m making progress! I can’t wait until I can bump up the mileage again.

Anyway, I’m finding out that running 3 days a week works really well for me and I think will help me to keep from getting injured in the long run. Right now, though, running is all I’m doing for exercise, and that has to change soon. I’m planning on signing up for some classes at the university here to incorporate more cross training. Zumba and Pilates, here I come!

In other news . . .

So I know that many of you are concerned for those affected by Sandy and wondering what you can do to help. Well, there are a couple of virtual-race fundraisers going on that you might be interested in.

Run4NYC

Virtual Run for Hurricane Sandy Recovery, hosted by Lora at Crazy Running Girl.

I’m planning on doing at least one. This is a great way to do a small part in helping those in need. Even if you can’t give a lot, anything would definitely help.

Help if you can and run for a good cause. 🙂

Hope you had a great weekend and are ready to tackle Monday!

FFR