4 Mile Run with 3 Hill repeats
I didn't run yesterday so I was feeling pretty fresh today. I thought for a second about taking a class today instead of getting in a run, but quickly decided against it. I wanted to run a decent run in today. Since I was feeling pretty good today I wanted to push myself and do some hill repeats. I know I only did 3 but that was better than none at all! My running routes are pretty hilly in general but I have not done true hill repeats in awhile and it felt good to get some in and I really hope that I can get some in on Wednesday too! Since it's a holiday weekend coming up and we are going out of town Wednesday will probably be my last week day run!
Tuesday, 5/21/13
45 Minute Strength Conditioning
1 Mile Run
I did my typical .5 mile run to the fitness center and .5 mile back to my office building after. These few extra miles each month really start to add up over the month! Today's class was really good. After our warm up which is all cardio to get our heart rate up we grabbed some weights. Ana makes us do this routine occasionally that literally kills the muscles in our arms. We start with the heaviest weight that we are going to lift and did 12 bicep curls on both arms. Then we did 6 single bicep curls on each arm. We continued that for 2 more weight sizes. My arms were shaking by the time we were done. Next we did a tricep and shoulder routine. We did 40 seconds of tricep dips and then 40 seconds of shoulder flies. We did each one 3 times. Next we did low jacks with a jump and sprints. Did each one for 40 seconds 3 times. Our last little group of exercise we focused on abs. We did leg lifts with a crunch and planks. On the planks we would bring our knee up in front of us and then out to the side to touch our elbows. Alternating each side. We did the same thing for this round where we did 40 seconds of each. We ended the workout with one last ab move. We get in plank position with our feet on paper plates. We spread out legs our to each side and then bring them back to plank position and then bring them up towards your chest. We did this 10 times and then it was time for our cool down!
Wednesday, 5/22/13
4 Mile Run
I think this might be the hottest run this year yet! It was so steamy and I was dripping when I got back to my desk. Although, my pace was a lot faster than I thought it would be considering the heat. I also got see a ton of baby geese today. They were everywhere and just oh so cute!!
I have run past these geese week after week as they guarded their eggs so I am happy that they have happy healthy babies :) So, back to my run. I decided to do some more hill repeats. I was feeling pretty good and I only did 3 on Monday so I wanted to get a few more in. I did 3 more today, but I had to do use a different hill because I bunch of landscapers were sitting at the bottom of the hill that I usually use and I am a little modest about the way I look it sweaty spandex. The hill I usually use is in a neighborhood right outside of where I work. Instead I stayed on the trail, which was nice because it has more shade -- BUT there were a ton of people out there today and the little path was honestly too crowded. So I am happy with my workout. Hill/speed work all in a days run!
Thursday, 5/23/13
50 Minute Body Sculpting Class
1 Mile Warm Up/Cool Down
I am kind of happy that our instructor that teaches the Thursday class won't be teaching the class for the rest of the summer. She ran late again today - class is supposed to end at 1pm and I left at 1:08pm and she had just started the cool down. After we are done we still need to put all our equipment away and remember I am doing this on my lunch break so it is not like I have all day! It was still a good workout. We worked abs and glutes the most. The toughest round was when we did 5 burpees followed by 10 seconds of high knees. We did this 8 times through with no rest. I have a love hate relationship with burpees. They hurt so bad, but they do work your entire body. We did lots of lunges with weights - bicep curls and shoulder presses mostly.We also use the bosu ball a lot today. Used it to plank while doing glute kicks. These really work the booty. You can totally feel the burn. Here is a picture of me before my workout and after.
I'm not sure that I would be able to tell the difference if I hadn't been the one to take the picture. Whoops. Tomorrow we leave for the beach so I am not sure that I will be able to get a workout in. Another reason I am glad we worked it out today!
Friday, 5/24/13
Rest Day
Left work early and drove to the beach for the weekend so there was really no time for a workout.
Saturday, 5/25/13
8.1 Mile Run
I love beach running. Maybe it is such being somewhere else and getting to try new routes. Something fresh and exciting. Saturday mornings was so beautiful and there were so many yard sales. I decided to follow the yard sale signs to get in my miles. It actually made the run pass quickly. My mom and I had massage appointments so I had to be done running by 9:45am in order to be there on time. This Saturday is the 50k so I only needed to get 1 and a half hours in today. I was a few minutes short, but I don't think it will matter in the grand scheme of things!
Sunday, 5/26/13
Ocean City Greene Turtle 5k
When I found out that we were definitely going to the beach for Memorial day weekend I looked online to see if there were any fun races going on that weekend. I saw that there was a 5k starting at the Greene Turtle a few minutes from our beach house I thought it would be fun to do it. My 50k training plan actually called for a 5k that day anyways so it seemed perfect. I didn't go into the race with any expectations. My parents are avid bike riders and they thought it would be fun to bike to the race and find me on the course. They were there for the last mile and pushed me to run fast the last mile. Of course I wanted to get under 25 minutes again I wasn't really to set on that. I decided to go out there and push hard, but didn't really have a goal time. I ended up finishing in 25:12. Good enough to finish 3rd in the 20-29 age group. They only gave prizes out to 1st and 2nd. Boo. The one time I stick around for the award ceremony I don't get an award!
I was a little disappointed I didn't get under 25 minutes when I was so close it! I felt like I was pushing, but then I thought if I hadn't of slowed down at the water station to take a sip of water maybe I would have come in under 25. But I was thirsty so what's a girl to do?
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