Maintainers Moving In April!
 

We all know that exercise is considered to be THE key to maintenance, so this is the place to post about your exercise plan. Share what you're doing and inspire the rest of us to try new things!

Well, last night's exercise was technically in March, but I ran 2 miles with the dog. 23:00, if I can keep up that pace at Saturday's 5k I will set a new PR!

I have a two day rest before my 9 mile training run on Saturday. Kinda nervous about this new mileage!

FatPants - you've GOT this! You can do it!

I am sore in my obliques and shoulder today...apparently overdid yoga for the shoulder yesterday, and now can't pick up my coffee cup without it screaming. Shoot.

Plan for today - 45 min of incline training, 45 min of Tae Bo to mix it up a bit.

FatPants, you can totally do it. I was intimidated by the long runs, too, but they worked just fine. Interestingly, once I crossed 10 miles I really did find that 13.1 wasn't much different. :)

Yesterday's exercise, though technically March... back to my pirated from Pat PN workout, from last session.
-1 min jump rope
-10 ROM PVC pass through
-WH Belly Off Workout warmup (10 y squat, 10 pushup, 10 'stickup', 10 mountain climber per side, 5 forward lunge per side, 10 'waiter bow', 10 spiderman crawl per side)
PN Day 1 Workout:
1a) Bulgarian Split Squat + contra-lateral shoulder press: 1x815lb per, 2x8x12lb per hand
1b) BB corner toss into lumberack squat with calf raise & press: 3x8x60lb
1c) Bodyweight jump squat with tuck: 3x5
1d) Alternating lateral squat with push-out: 3x5x15lb
During 1st 180 second break: 25 v-ups
During 2nd 180 second break: 10 back extensions
During 3rd 180 second break: 25 torso twist
2a) BB corner press: 3x9x50lb
2b) BB corner row: 3x9x50lb
2c) T push-up: 3x3
During 1st 120 second break: 25 side bends
3) Conventional Deadlift: 3x90lb - PR there, didn't push it to another set as I felt pretty 'failed' at that point

Today - 30 mins of yoga done, planning a run at the park after work.

Thanks, Amanda! I think i'm going to steal your idea and tape "high school reunion" to my Garmin or something... :lol:

Good to know, Shannon! I'm following Hal Higdon's plan (although a bit modified to stretch it out) so I will repeat 9 miles next weekend and then do two weeks of 10 miles. Eek! I was wondering how that whole "but I've only trained to 10 miles how will I squeeze out 3 more? thing would go. :)

Today I did a 60 minute hip hop class at the gym.
I like to keep track of how many days and minutes I exercise each month. I have been putting money in a savings account from the days I exercise ($3 a day) and it is starting to add up. I am saving up for a NICE watch!

Totals for April:

1 day
60 minutes

FatPants - My plan had my longest training run at 10 miles, but I did toss two 13 mile runs in there anyway. I started the training program a couple of weeks before it so customized a little. :) One was 6 weeks out, the other was two weeks out. I had to do at least one in advance because I was afraid I would get to the run and crash. I did find that the actual race felt a lot easier than the training runs.

On that note, I whapped right into that 'wall' I've heard about on my little 3 mile run yesterday. I hadn't eaten enough during the day, and definitely hadn't had enough carbs. Ick. Felt weird. Got 3.45 miles in, but feel all kinds of sore today.

Thursday - nice long dog walk. Should be the same today. Tomorrow morning is my first race of the season! I'm hoping to set a new PR with this 5k . . . my current PR is 36:30.

Jessica - very good luck! Can you remind me what PR means, please? Over here, we use PB - personal best.

Nul points on exercise. Rest needed badly. Other parts of my life were suffering. Will get back on this when more time.

Silver, PR stands for personal record. Same thing as personal best, just a different term! Although I should clarify that my 36:30 wasn't in a race, it was just a regular run -- my PR for a 5k race is slower, 39:45 I believe or something like that.

A couple days ago I did 2 miles in 23 minutes and was relatively comfortable, so if I can keep up that pace for another mile I should be able to do 5k in about 35 minutes. Maybe faster if I can throw in some sprint intervals. Meanwhile, DH is complaining he's slow and he's running 5k's in about 26 minutes! :lol:

Ah, Jessica, the men are always faster, ignore him. :lol:

Let's see if I can reconstruct....

Thurs, walking in sunshine on the newly-clear-of-snow bike path. Didn't measure the distance, or even note the time, duh.

Friday - 1 hour water aerobics - which left me more sore that I expected it would!, then an hour UB at the gym.

Today, another walk if I can squeeze it in (and I'll measure time/distance). Our square dance club is holding a pie auction fund raiser tonight, and I have to make 3 pies (2 done) as well as help decorate this afternoon. Plus I need to bake for Easter breakfast at church tomorrow. NO BLTs!

Saturday:
Walked 1.5 miles to the start of my race
Ran my 5k race -- New PR! :cheer: 35:57 and boy was I wiped out. :running: I sprinted the last 0.1 mile. DH, meanwhile, finished in 24:34.
Walked 1.5 miles back home, in the rain, getting totally drenched. Impromptu shower!

FAB new PR, Jessica! :cool: Very well done. How are you feeling now?

Good job, Jessica! Now figure out that you walked/ran 6 miles! (and good job for DH as well)