You all make me feel guilty about my poor sad neglected abs. I have got to find a way to fit abs into my schedule!
My run this morning was fun (2.68 miles) for 35 minutes at a 5:1 interval, except I ran the first 10 straight and the last 10 too. Don't tell my coach! At one point I had the pace up to 4.8! Impressive for me!
Here's to the start of a wonderful, fall week full of exercise!
Well, I got in my longest run to date of 45min--I'm not sure of the distance b/c I accidentally reset it while I was trying to take my pulse (dang!). I think it was like 3.8-4.0 miles. Unfortunately I pushed myself so much on the running that I didn't have enough left in me to do weights. I made it through squats and lunges before I felt funny and decided to quit. I really felt like I had to push through to make my run a good one b/c I went out yesterday morning and couldn't make my body do anything. I ran .5mi and then walked for awhile, then probably ran another third or so of a mile and quit. I walked for 30min at a pretty brisk pace, but I was really ready to just go home. I was outside so I'm blaming it on the weather. (irrationally blaming the weather).
I am going to wake earlier tomorrow and do something. Pilates? A brisk walk? No idea.
Growl! I suck! Didn't get up early enough to do anything, just get the sweet loving morning child (insert sarcasm) out the door for school. Gotta get her to dance class tonight too--I don't know how I'm going to squeeze in a cardio, let alone weights.
FishWoman & Mel - You guys don't suck! Some days are just harder than others. I didn't get up this morning to get to the gym, but I was able to fit in a bike ride at lunch time. I am hoping to stop at the gym for an upper body weights session on my way home.
Great job on the 45 minute run Mel! I hate when I mess up the buttons so I don't know all my stats. I like to know all that stuff.
Hooray! I foisted work off to a paralegal and made time to go to the gym! I lifted weights for 20 minutes, did 5 minutes of abs, and then ran 2 miles on the treadmill (20 min. 51 seconds). I started off way too fast (at 6 mph) and didn't think i was even going to make 1 mile, but after 6 minutes i bumped down to 5.6 mph and had a really comfortable remaining run. I bumped the last 1/4 mile up to 6 mph again and it rocked. of course, it helped that this awesome song was playing on the radio at the same time!
Melra - i never know whether to lift weights first or do cardio first. (usually i just don't lift, but i am seriously trying to incorporate that into my schedule). I decided that on the days i lift (right now 2x weekly) i would do only 20 minutes of cardio afterward.
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10/01 - 45-minute pilates class; 1-hour step aerobic class
10/02 - nothing
10/03 - 45-minutes total body conditioning class (class includes high-rep/low-weight arms/legs; abs; push-ups/plank)
10/04 - 45 minutes on my home elliptical
10/05 - 45 minutes on the elliptical at the gym
10/06 - 50 minutes at the gym today! 20 minutes of weight-lifting; 5 of abs; and 25 on the elliptical.
10/07 - 60 minute ballet workout.
10/08 - nothing
10/09 - 45 minutes of pilates.
10/10 - nothing
10/11 - 46 minutes total - 20 minutes of weight-lifting; 5 of abs; and 20:51 on the treadmill.
Last edited by FishWoman; 10-11-2005 at 03:38 PM.
Reason: adding in my monthly totals
Awesome FishWoman, you run fast! I can't get it above 5.0 and that is pushing it!
I got my butt out of bed at 4:35 and made it to the gym before 5! I did my 35 minute treadmill hill routine. I ran the whole thing, no walking. Of course, I kept it at 4.0 because of the hills and stuff. I also fit in my upper/lower body weights this morning because I did not get to stop at the gym last night.
Tomorrow is a rest day for me. Friday is only 60 minutes of running then probably upper/lower weights after work. I am debating doing the run outside around the gym instead of on the treadmill. I love fall mornings. We'll see what the weather is like, I guess.
Friday is only 60 minutes of running then probably upper/lower weights after work. I am debating doing the run outside around the gym instead of on the treadmill. I love fall mornings. We'll see what the weather is like, I guess.
Only 60 minutes. You're a champ! I still can't seem to make my outside runs match what I'm able to do on the treadmill. Is outside that much harder?
Awesome FishWoman, you run fast! I can't get it above 5.0 and that is pushing it!
Melissa - I may run *fast*, but you are running Looong! I only ran for 21 minutes! If i was running 60 plus minutes, my pace would be more like a 12 minute mile!
Melra - I always have a harder time running on the treadmill than outside. I go a little slower outside, but i can go longer because i don't get bored.
I haven't made it to the gym yet today. I will check back in once i do!
i can't remember if we've already talked about this before, but do any of you get "in the zone" during your run? if so, when does it kick in? I've noticed that I seem to go in and out of one on my runs--usually I have to make it past the first mile and I'm good for a little bit and then I have to get to 2.5mi to feel another bit of relief. I'm wondering how much of that is psychological, you know, just by virtue of setting small goals during the run and achieving them, or if you can get a "runner's high" on such (relatively) small distance runs.
I was thinking about this b/c of your last post, fisherwoman, b/c I don't really get bored when i'm on the treadmill, it's actually seems easier for me to zone out while I'm running. I do a lot of thinking, I even think about what I'll post when I log back on. I love it when I glance down at the timer and realize I've spaced out for a few minutes, it's like freebie minutes of exercise! I know that this kind of zoning out is different from that runner's high kind of zoning, but I think y'all can see my thought process here.
10/01 - 45-minute pilates class; 1-hour step aerobic class
10/02 - nothing
10/03 - 45-minutes total body conditioning class (class includes high-rep/low-weight arms/legs; abs; push-ups/plank)
10/04 - 45 minutes on my home elliptical
10/05 - 45 minutes on the elliptical at the gym
10/06 - 50 minutes at the gym today! 20 minutes of weight-lifting; 5 of abs; and 25 on the elliptical.
10/07 - 60 minute ballet workout.
10/08 - nothing
10/09 - 45 minutes of pilates.
10/10 - nothing
10/11 - 46 minutes total - 20 minutes of weight-lifting; 5 of abs; and 20:51 on the treadmill.
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10/12/05 - 33 minutes running outside (3 miles)
It is so nice out right now. It's overcast here in D.C., but not humid or hot. I ran up Mass. Ave. to the naval observatory (where the Vice President resides) and back.
Melra - It usually takes me about the first mile to loosen up and really get into the rhythm of the run. Particularly if i am running in the city; the traffic lights can make it hard to find the groove. If i am running in my neighborhood, or on the towpath, i can "zone out" fairly easily. Although then I usually have my dog with me, so i have to look out for him.
I have a hard time zoning out on the treadmill b/c i hear the noise of my feet compared to other people's feet, and I subconciously try to adjust my stride so we (me and the Complete Strangers!) are running in the same stride. I can't help it!
I have only experienced "runner's high" one time, and it was on a long run, about 6 or 7 miles in i just felt like i didn't even have legs, that i was just floating along.
I was able to get 30min of cardio in yesterday and a long stroll home with my daughter. I've slacked on the weight trainging this week--so much for my bootcamp program. It will have to wait until Monday and then I'll hit it hard again.
I bought my swimsuit yesterday for our anniversary getaway this weekend. I had been putting it off b/c I had hoped to be 5pounds lighter than I am, but no luck. Anyway, I went to a boutique and the ladies there fitted me for a size 10! Yay! I had no idea. Thanks to my thighs, I still can't fit into a size 10 pants/jeans (i tried) but 10 skirts are fine! Tops are a whole different matter though.
I'm going for some more cardio tonight before I pick up my daughter. We are leaving tomorrow at 1 so I thought I'd duck out at 12 and try to sneak in some cardio before my husband figures out that I should be home. Even a last attempt to look better in the hot tub will help my confidence a lot. He also doesn't know that I'm bringing my running clothes with us. I don't know if I'll actually use them or not, but if he sleeps in or naps off all the wine we'll be sampling, then I at least want the option of doing something healthy. The friends we are going with are training for a half marathon and so they are going to try to get in a 7mi run that weekend. Yeesh. They're both fast runners, but still--I dont' know when they're going to find the time to get it in--we only have the weekend to enjoy ourselves. Guess that's probably why they are both thin and fit and I am....not. Honestly right now I feel closer to fit than thin, which is a very good feeling.
I hope you have a great time at the B&B Melra. I am sure you look fabulous!
I did not make my 60 minute run today. My daughter has been sick the last two days. I have been up with her all night. Luckily, yesterday was a rest day - but today was not. She is home with grandma right now, but somehow it doesn't seem right to leave work early to go to the gym rather than right home to my sick baby! She has been running a fever as high as 101.7 and coughing a lot. I've got her fever down with Tylenol and I hope she gets better today instead of worse. I may do the run tomorrow just around the neighborhood. I am most proud though, that I haven't eaten a bunch of crap even though I am sleep deprived and feeling yucky!
eta: DUH! I have my gym bag with me. I just went for a 40 minute run a lunch. Sometimes the all or nothing thing really sticks with me. If I couldn't do a 60 minute run I wasn't going to run. Not very bright!
Last edited by sherpamelissa; 10-14-2005 at 01:35 PM.
Melissa, I hope your daughter gets better soon. I don't have children, but it must be awful when they are sick and there isn't anything you can do but wait.
Yesterday I lifted weights for 15 minutes and then did the elliptical for 30 minutes. I haven't made it to the gym yet today. It is another crazy day at work, and i can't delegate this project.
Our anniversary is this Friday, we are going out overnight on Saturday. Which just happens to coincide with the first game of the World Series. (GO WHITE SOX!) I have told hubby if he wants to change plans I can deal with it. We will be married a long time. The Sox haven't made it to the World Series in 46 years.
So, no gym yet today. I had an early meeting at work so I had to come straight here. My car wouldn't start so I have the hubby's. I think I just left a door open or something because the battery is dead. I have to run home at lunch and switch cars so hopefully, I can still leave work early and hit the gym as planned. We'll see.
At one point I had the pace up to 4.8! Impressive for me!
Some days are just harder than others. I didn't get up this morning to get to the gym, but I was able to fit in a bike ride at lunch time. I am hoping to stop at the gym for an upper body weights session on my way home.
I can't get it above 5.0 and that is pushing it! 
Honestly right now I feel closer to fit than thin, which is a very good feeling.
I have my gym bag with me. I just went for a 40 minute run a lunch. Sometimes the all or nothing thing really sticks with me. If I couldn't do a 60 minute run I wasn't going to run. Not very bright! 