Today I jogged for 48 minutes on the treadmill. Assuming a twelve minute mile pace, which may be wildly optimistic, that's four miles. Even if I only ran three miles, I'm still pleased. The first half of the workout felt fine. I grew more tired as the time wore on, and the last twelve minutes were grueling, but at least this felt normal -- rested at the start, exhausted at the end.
Now the question is why I can't do this outdoors. I haven't tried running outside since I got my inhaler earlier this week. It has been too cold with freezing rain. I need to try it this weekend, though, to see if the inhaler helps or not. Stay posted!
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Showing posts with label treadmill. Show all posts
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Reality Check
Since I'm not going to run the Marine Corps Marathon on my treadmill, I must face facts: I'm pretty much back to zip. The conditioning I've been gaining on the treadmill means nothing outdoors. I can hope that all that gasping and sweating has done some good, but the brutal truth is that I either have to abandon my plan to run the marathon or start over.
And since this idea was insane to begin with, I might as well continue with the lunacy. I mean, why act practical now? So I've decided that I'll start running outdoors twice a week. I'll treat those as my cross-training days since I won't be able to run more than a minute at a time. Maybe I can start building up some endurance that way. Ideally, the indoor conditioning will kick in at some point and I'll miraculously regain all that I've lost... Yeah, I know. Dream on!
And since this idea was insane to begin with, I might as well continue with the lunacy. I mean, why act practical now? So I've decided that I'll start running outdoors twice a week. I'll treat those as my cross-training days since I won't be able to run more than a minute at a time. Maybe I can start building up some endurance that way. Ideally, the indoor conditioning will kick in at some point and I'll miraculously regain all that I've lost... Yeah, I know. Dream on!
Monday, December 3, 2012
Taking It Up A Notch
The good news is that I'm more than a month ahead of where I expected to be in my training. The bad news is that I now have to get serious about building my endurance.
Since I can now run two to three miles nonstop (albeit extremely slowly), I've been consulting various training programs to figure out what to do next. My goal is to add an additional mile to my distance every two weeks. Most of the programs advise taking a day or two to cross train each week to help prevent injuries.
That presents a dilemma -- how to cross train. I despise the stationary bicycle. I really don't want to join a gym or go to a pool (no time, no money, not to mention the whole exercising in public thing). And forget doing aerobics in front of a TV. I feel way too silly and self-conscious, even with the curtains closed.
After spending some time researching online, I've decided to do the following. I'll continue with one long walk each weekend. Right now that's a ten or eleven mile walk at the canal. Eventually, I'll need to replace that with a long run, but for now it can be my cross-training day.
I also need to get back into my weight routine. I love lifting weights, and while my equipment isn't sophisticated, I can do it in the privacy of my basement, which is a huge bonus for me.
Stage two of my training begins!
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| The Weight Room |
That presents a dilemma -- how to cross train. I despise the stationary bicycle. I really don't want to join a gym or go to a pool (no time, no money, not to mention the whole exercising in public thing). And forget doing aerobics in front of a TV. I feel way too silly and self-conscious, even with the curtains closed.
After spending some time researching online, I've decided to do the following. I'll continue with one long walk each weekend. Right now that's a ten or eleven mile walk at the canal. Eventually, I'll need to replace that with a long run, but for now it can be my cross-training day.
I also need to get back into my weight routine. I love lifting weights, and while my equipment isn't sophisticated, I can do it in the privacy of my basement, which is a huge bonus for me.
Stage two of my training begins!
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Clueless
Can I get any dumber? Not only is my body going downhill these days, but my mind is even worse. It turns out that all this time I've been running uphill! I thought if I pushed the incline lever on my treadmill forward, it would make it slant uphill, but it turns out that I had it reversed. So for the past month I've been doing my workouts at an incline. I wouldn't have even noticed if my husband hadn't pointed it out. No wonder I'm so slow!
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