November 26 - 3 mile walk with Mike and Bernie (our dog if you are new to the blog) in Albany, New York (3 points)
November 27 - Traveling (0 points)
November 28 - 3.5 mile run with Mike and 10 minutes of stretching (4 points)
November 29 - 1 mile walk at work, 2 mile walk with Bernie and 20 minutes of stretching (4 points)
November 30 - 4 mile run and 20 minutes of stretching (5 points)
December 1 - 50 minute indoor cycling class, 1 mile treadmill run, Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred and 20 minutes of stretching (8.5 points)
December 2 - 2 mile walk/run with Bernie, Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred and 10 minutes of stretching (4 points)
Total Points: 28.5 points
The new things this week were my indoor cycling class and the Jillian Michaels DVD.
I don't like that I had one day where I didn't rack up any points, but Tall Mom's Challenge will nip that in the bud the rest of December.
Yesterday Mike and I braved the 30 degree weather for a 2 mile run. We averaged a 9:28 pace, which is actually pretty speedy for me. See, he does motivate me!
Today we tried something else new! We attempted a track workout.
Local high school track
Just us and some seagulls
Sprinting in to the finish
Just us and some seagulls
We had originally wanted to do a 5 mile run, but when I suggested running along the canal path Mike didn't like that idea. I then suggested a speed workout and he was game!
We started out with a 1 mile warm-up run around the track and attempted to do 8 x 400s.
Look at him go!We started out with a 1 mile warm-up run around the track and attempted to do 8 x 400s.
Sprinting in to the finish
We went the opposite direction because of the wind, if you were wondering about the pictures.
My turn!
My turn!
Well, I already gave it away but we didn't do 8 x 400s. I only did 2 and Mike did 4. My stomach started to bother me after the second one and I don't want to aggravate my ankle too much.
Mike's times:
1 - 1:40
2 - 1:39
3 - 1:35
4 - 1:36
My times:
1 - 1:53
2 - 2:01
Not too bad for our first time doing a speed/track workout! I know that next time we do it I will be able to do more than two but since we aren't really training for anything I'm not disappointed in today's workout. Plus, I did day 3 of Jillian Michaels!
Have you tried anything new lately?
Mike's times:
1 - 1:40
2 - 1:39
3 - 1:35
4 - 1:36
My times:
1 - 1:53
2 - 2:01
Not too bad for our first time doing a speed/track workout! I know that next time we do it I will be able to do more than two but since we aren't really training for anything I'm not disappointed in today's workout. Plus, I did day 3 of Jillian Michaels!
Have you tried anything new lately?
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI found your blog through Run to the Finish and am loving it. Wow you are so brave to tackle an Iron(wo)man! I've recently decided to try a Half Marathon in May so I appreciate your perspective on things. Any suggests for newish runners/bloggers?
Thanks,
Sam
http://runcookreadblog.blogspot.com
Hmmmm... anything new... just running different routes around my neighborhood when I have to run alone!! Wow... glad you guys decided to do a track workout!!! Maybe you could try a tempo run next?! Warmup for like a mile, and then do about 15 minutes at a faster pace than your usual training pace, then, cooldown for a mile.
ReplyDeleteI love me some Jillian!! Great job on your week!
ReplyDeleteWow! Taking on ironman? I'm impressed!
ReplyDeleteThank you for visiting my blog! Super cool you used to live in Maine. I love the MDI area and I'm actually going to be running the MDI Marathon next year. :) Let me know what Maine races you'll be running - maybe we'll meet up!!!
Bernie is a cutie! What a great week for you with HBBC! I'm behind on updating my points but this past week was definitely better for me.
ReplyDeleteI want to try a spin class soon.