P90X - Day 19

Week 3, Day 5

Workout:
(actual)
Run/Walk ... around neighborhood & town (5.08 miles)
1 hour, 26 minutes
burned 682 cal. (total)

(expected)
Run/Walk in the neighborhood (2.73 miles)
38 min.
burned 347 cal.
HR max: 183
HR ave: 160

I find it interesting (and sometimes entertaining) when the "universe" ... or in my case, FATE ... gives us the nudge we need ...

I did as planned ... had my oatmeal this morning, with a small handful of dried cranberries (maybe a tablespoon) & cinnamon along with my coffee (only 1 cup, today). I was going to try running fueled with easy-to-access energy.

My plan was for a 3.1 mile run (thinking 5K practice). Normally, since I'm not gone for very long, I don't lock my front door, but today, I decided that I should lock it (there are some "interesting" [read: suspicious looking] visitors to the neighbors' across the street) ... if anyone paid attention, they would know that when I'm "in my gear" I'm gone for 30 minutes or more. In 1 easy trip, they could have my laptop, purse, palm, cellphone, the Wii & PS2 (along with games) & an armful of CDs or DVDs ... so imagine what damage they could do in 20 or 30 minutes!

Instead of taking my larger set of keys to feel jangling in my pocket, I quickly grabbed the single key with my gym card attached that I used yesterday to go to the gym, and ran out the door.

I was doing pretty good in my run, feeling in the zone, not too burned out, according to the GPS, I even (briefly) broke the 10 min./mile barrier and hit 9:45!! About halfway through ... I started cramping. I'm thinking, great, the monthly pains are here a couple days early ... but I'm going to work through them. I actually managed to keep running without walking until mile 2 (the longest I've gone straight). I ended up deciding to cut out of my run a little bit early (2.7 miles, instead of the planned 3.1).

I walk up to my door, pull out my key, and realize ... it's my car key that I grabbed, not the house key!! A friend that lives about 2.5 miles away from me, has a spare set of keys, but she worked last night, so is sleeping, and won't be up until a little before 3 when her kids need to be picked up (& being a night-shift nurse myself, there's NO WAY I'm waking her up early ... not that I had change to make a phone call, and the cell was safely locked inside). So, I head for the rental company that I rent from, I think it might be closer.

GPS is saying it's a little over 1 mile down there ... and I've got to head back now!! I pick up the key, sign it out, and head back. I make it back home, and I've been out running or walking (most of the key-getting was walking) for 5 miles. (So much for backing off the week before the race!)

Of course, the frustrating (or so I thought) thing was that I couldn't get any of the 3 keys on the keyring to turn in the knob and open my door. I was beginning to get really annoyed that I was going to have to go back down there ... but then it worked.

So, even when I've personally decided to back-off a little ... I wasn't "allowed"!! All I can say, is that I'm glad it wasn't hot today ... like last week!!

I actually had planned on doing the Core Synergistics workout later today. But, I ended up being too wiped out for it.

Tomorrow is definitely a "break-from-running" day. I'll be doing a P90X workout. I'm leaning toward Plyometrics (except that it's equated to the equivalent of running 5 miles ... doesn't sound good for a "rest" day!). but, I might go ahead and do Core Synergistics. I do love that workout, in a masochistic sort of way ... my core is weak, but they're all exercises that I can really push myself to improve on, so I do. And, the fact that my core then hurts for a few days, letting me know it is rebuilding and getting stronger helps!!

No matter what the workout is, I'll be eating my breakfast of oatmeal again in the morning. I'm going to be losing out on a couple hours of my day tomorrow ... I've got another class to attend before work. I'm really getting tired of these!! It's some lame-oh class that's being required. The only reason I am caving, is that it sounds like everyone really is expected to go to it ... and they actually set a class time that is convenient for the night shift (5:30-6:30 ... before I have to be at work at 7).

Goals:

1. Workout.
2. Eat (a carb-filled) breakfast within 1 hour of waking.
3. Eat 5-6 small meals every day.
   
4. Drink 6 bottles of water.
5. Stop eating at least 2 hours before bedtime.
   
6. Take my vitamins.