I don't know if I've ever done 7 days in a row of workouts before. If I have, it's been a while. My body just wanted to work out, and it felt good.
Wednesday:
Treadmill hill session back at home (after trip to ATL). 1 mi warmup in 8:13 at 1 degree, then, all the rest @ 7.5mph, 1/2 mi @ 5 degrees, 1/4 mi @ 1 degree, 1/2 mi @ 7 degrees, 1/4 mi @ 1 degree, 1/4 mi @ 5 degrees, 1/4 mi @ 1 degree, 1/4 mi @ 7 degrees, 1/4 mi @ 1 degree. 3.5 in 38:13, 8:04 ave. Hadn't run in 3 days, and I was feeling it. Was tired, too, though. Not as much mojo for running lately, tired-wise, but my body (muscles, cardio system) still wants it. I'm ok with reduced mileage, though, as long as I can get biking in or something else to compensate. Tibialis anteriors sore today, which made my legs really want to run to work it out.
Thursday:
1 hr strength session. 475 crunches per side (left, right, center), 3:00 plank, 105/95 abductor/adductor leg lifts, 25 triangle pushups, 2x75 quad dips, 25 tricep dips, 95 pillow lower leg extensions, 55-45 8lb dumbell rows, 4-way elastic band hip PT exercises, elastic band arm exercises, 1:45 6 in leg lifts, 30 superman arm sweeps, 40 Russian twists w/ 6lb med ball. Tired during workout, but results were good. Legs were sore today, too.
Friday:
45 min on Recumbent bike, 11.4 mi. Still no energ today, but session was good. Read magazine. Drank 2/3 bottle of plain, lukewarm water. Rt knee felt a bit off after 40 min, and my butt got a little numb, but I stepped up the pace in the next 5 min, and that made the knee thing go away.
Saturday:
Ran outside for the first time in a while, in the park. May have been like 4 months since the last time I went to this park. 5.3 in 45:25, 8:34 ave. Head was still a bit swimmy. Maybe sleep helped. Body was all set to work out. Dunno if it's the hotter weather, or the lack of sleep. Drank 1/2 bottle of lemon + salt water.
(practicing my grabs)
Sunday:
Went to the park again, since it was so nice the first time. Runs outside are so much more satisfying, as great as treadmill runs can be. 8.2 in 1:10:59, 8:44 ave. Drank 3/4 bottle of lemonwater. Coolish, although it was warmer in the sun. Felt suprisingly fresh, given doing a run the day after a run.
Monday:
1 hr sgtrength session, while watching American Ninja on NBC - cool!
Tuesday:
50 min recumben bike session, 13 mi.
I took the next day off. I though it'd be wise to not push it, even if my body could tolerate it. Good to see that I could handle the volume, though. The LR distances are still weak and hard to do, but maybe I can build volume in other ways to build a base for my next marathon, whenver that is.
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