Monday: planned: Cycle Box and Core Conditioning; and a 6 mile evening run. Cycle Box was good; I especially liked that she switched it up and instead of cycling, boxing, cycling, boxing - we were on the bikes, did both boxing segments, then ended on the bikes. Core Conditioning was slightly harder than the previous one I went to a couple weeks ago. We used steps to make an uneven bench to do a variety of crunches on - it took a little bit to feel like I wasn't going to fall off. The moves were difficult; I just did what I could and was feeling it Tuesday and even Wednesday! I skipped my run because of the heat advisory that was in place. It was hot and humid! I am not complaining, seeing as though it hasn't been a very hot summer for us, but I still didn't have to run. So I didn't!
Tuesday: planned: Cycling and Interval Conditioning/kettle bells. Done and done. Cycling wasn't overly hard; however, it was one of the only cross training classes from this summer that just seemed to drag on. We did a couple of climbs, and I was pleasantly surprised with my effort and ability to sustain it! Even with our regular instructor back, IC had less cardio that normal. I am okay with that, since I've been getting plenty of cardio elsewhere, and my main purpose for this class is the strength work, but I wonder how others are feeling about it. There are a bunch of changes being made to the fall class schedule and I'll be interested to see how the evening classes are switched up. One of the member requests posted on facebook was to have more kettle bells with less cardio/interval work. Tonight's class was typical KB moves (swings, presses, etc.) with rounds of push-ups. She was focused on endurance training tonight, and everything was in one minute intervals.
Wednesday: planned: 7-8 mile run. Since I didn't run on Monday - or last week due to camping - it had been 10 days since my last run. I thought about just doing the 6 miles I didn't do Monday - but stick with the original plan. I ended up with 7.19 miles in 1:25:42. Not the strongest run, or the best feeling, but I guess 10 days off will do that to a person! The highlight of the run was seeing a total of 8 deer! I saw 5 of them together, right after dodging hissing geese (I hate that!), one on it's own, and a mama with her fawn. Wish I'd been carrying my phone to get a picture!
Split
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Time
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Distance
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Avg Pace
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|---|---|---|---|
| Summary | 1:25:42.6 | 7.19 | 11:56 |
| 1 | 12:26.1 | 1.00 | 12:26 |
| 2 | 11:49.1 | 1.00 | 11:49 |
| 3 | 11:45.3 | 1.00 | 11:46 |
| 4 | 11:53.3 | 1.00 | 11:53 |
| 5 | 11:45.4 | 1.00 | 11:46 |
| 6 | 11:49.5 | 1.00 | 11:50 |
| 7 | 12:11.4 | 1.00 | 12:12 |
| 8 | 2:02.6 | 0.19 | 10:57 |
Thursday: planned: HIIT and kettle bell interval class. I knew going in that HIIT was kickboxing! It was tough though! I'm saying it again, for a 30 minute class, this one is a butt-kicker! She does a lot more rounds of cardio not using the bag compared to the full length kickboxing classes I have been to (which isn't a lot). I cheated on burpees and instead of going down to the floor, just put my hands on the base of the bag! In IC we used BOSUs, so had a little more cardio, but it was still limited. Probably the highlight of the class was the balance work we did on the flat side of the BOSU (with the dome side down). I felt way more comfortable doing my squats that way than I have in the past. I wish I was more confident in taking selfies at the gym, because holding that last squat like that would have been a good one! :)
Friday: planned: Rest. I thought about making up the run I didn't do on Monday, but just kept it a rest day and enjoyed our little day outing of shopping and the fair! I did take a one mile walk with Max and Ava (on her bike), so got a little movement it to try to counterbalance my cheese curds!
Saturday: planned: 6-8 mile run. I got out a little later than I should've given the humidity! Whoa. Also because of the chance of rain, I just kept it to 6 miles. I actually ended up with 6.06 miles in 1:12:30. I've been keeping with the 9:1 run:walk ratio. It has been working and keeps my paces pretty consistent (though today's paces aren't the best example of that!). The best was running in my new shoes! Unlike my last pair, which I remember felt like took forever to break in, these didn't even feel like new shoes! Run - success.
Split
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Time
|
Distance
|
Avg Pace
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Summary | 1:12:30.7 | 6.06 | 11:57 |
| 1 | 13:00.6 | 1.00 | 13:01 |
| 2 | 11:04.6 | 1.00 | 11:05 |
| 3 | 11:24.6 | 1.00 | 11:25 |
| 4 | 11:47.5 | 1.00 | 11:48 |
| 5 | 12:12.1 | 1.00 | 12:12 |
| 6 | 12:19.2 | 1.00 | 12:19 |
| 7 | :42.1 | 0.06 | 11:13 |
Sunday: planned: Rest. Two things made me get out and run today. First, I wanted the miles I missed from Monday. Second, it was in the 60s with an incredible breeze! I decided to do a "long run" and got in the 8 miles I planned to do at some point during the week. It was a great run. Pace was easy to maintain. Had some faster miles (compared to my other runs this week). Felt strong overall. The last two miles were a little more difficult. I started to feel tightness in my calves, hamstrings, and knee. Mostly all left. I don't know what to contribute it to - new shoes, 14 miles in two days in new shoes, or 14 miles in two days period. It's been awhile since I ran back to back days! Couldn't have asked for a better run though!
Split
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Time
|
Distance
|
Avg Pace
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Summary | 1:35:00.9 | 8.11 | 11:42 |
| 1 | 11:58.6 | 1.00 | 11:59 |
| 2 | 11:33.9 | 1.00 | 11:33 |
| 3 | 11:43.2 | 1.00 | 11:43 |
| 4 | 11:45.0 | 1.00 | 11:44 |
| 5 | 11:07.8 | 1.00 | 11:08 |
| 6 | 11:31.5 | 1.00 | 11:32 |
| 7 | 12:04.0 | 1.00 | 12:04 |
| 8 | 12:02.3 | 1.00 | 12:02 |
| 9 | 1:14.7 | 0.11 | 10:55 |
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Totals for the week:
3 runs for 21.36 miles
6 group fitness classes
Total Time: 7:58:12
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