a fresh week ... a fresh resolve
Happy Father's Day!
Workout:
Run/Walk (2.92 miles)
48 min.
burned 405 cal.
HR max: 168
HR ave: 138
Totally messed myself up today. I took my running route backwards! I headed left from my front door, instead of the usual right! That made my running so much more difficult! Not physically, but mentally I had a harder time keeping my pace and intensity up! How crazy is that?! It's all flat, so there weren't hills that messed me up ... it was totally and completely a mental struggle for me!
I've been reading the book "Running for Mortals". For some reason ... not sure why, but I had stopped "warming up" with my runs. Not that I'm a speed-demon, by any stretch of the imagination. Normally, I start out at a jog, and then push myself based on my HR & the pace showing up on the gps watch. But, the book reminded me that I should be taking 5 minutes to warm up ... so, I did today.
I started out walking ... and I did it in the wrong direction. Now, maybe it wouldn't have been as noticeable had I gone my usual direction (I added an extra loop, so it's not like it was the same exact route I take). But, I had a harder time pushing myself today.
The other thing I'm trying to do, is stay in my HR zone ... and not push harder, to the point of nearing 100%, but keeping my HR in the 70-80% range. I was able to keep my HR max lower than usual (I kept it in the 160s) ... but, my average was considerably lower than it should have been, also!
But, I'm not going to beat myself up any over the lower intensity. I'm going to learn from it, and be proud of the fact that I got out there and ran!
Tomorrow, the plan is more of the same. I'm going to run ... I am shooting for 5 miles. I'm hoping to stick with it for at least 4 miles. And, then, I'm going to do the Chest & Back workout ... or some altered form of it (I might go to the gym for the pull-up part) ... and Ab Ripper X.
I noticed my abs hurt a little from Friday's Ab workout ... but what I really noticed, was my hip flexors ... raising my knees made me feel the workout in my hips!
Goals:
Workout:
Run/Walk (2.92 miles)
48 min.
burned 405 cal.
HR max: 168
HR ave: 138
Totally messed myself up today. I took my running route backwards! I headed left from my front door, instead of the usual right! That made my running so much more difficult! Not physically, but mentally I had a harder time keeping my pace and intensity up! How crazy is that?! It's all flat, so there weren't hills that messed me up ... it was totally and completely a mental struggle for me!
I've been reading the book "Running for Mortals". For some reason ... not sure why, but I had stopped "warming up" with my runs. Not that I'm a speed-demon, by any stretch of the imagination. Normally, I start out at a jog, and then push myself based on my HR & the pace showing up on the gps watch. But, the book reminded me that I should be taking 5 minutes to warm up ... so, I did today.
I started out walking ... and I did it in the wrong direction. Now, maybe it wouldn't have been as noticeable had I gone my usual direction (I added an extra loop, so it's not like it was the same exact route I take). But, I had a harder time pushing myself today.
The other thing I'm trying to do, is stay in my HR zone ... and not push harder, to the point of nearing 100%, but keeping my HR in the 70-80% range. I was able to keep my HR max lower than usual (I kept it in the 160s) ... but, my average was considerably lower than it should have been, also!
But, I'm not going to beat myself up any over the lower intensity. I'm going to learn from it, and be proud of the fact that I got out there and ran!
Tomorrow, the plan is more of the same. I'm going to run ... I am shooting for 5 miles. I'm hoping to stick with it for at least 4 miles. And, then, I'm going to do the Chest & Back workout ... or some altered form of it (I might go to the gym for the pull-up part) ... and Ab Ripper X.
I noticed my abs hurt a little from Friday's Ab workout ... but what I really noticed, was my hip flexors ... raising my knees made me feel the workout in my hips!
Goals:
- Run/Walk 4-5 miles.
- Legs & Back. Ab Ripper X.
- Eat (a carb-filled) breakfast within 1 hour of waking.
- Eat 5-6 small meals every day.
- Drink 6 bottles of water.
- Stop eating at least 2 hours before bedtime.
- Take my vitamins.
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