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Training: Just Breathe
I’m writing this on the world’s slowest hotel internet connection, wondering if it will ever see the light of day. There will be no images because I can’t get enough bandwidth to upload. The Plan Monday: Gym Tuesday: Kickboxing Wednesday: Pilates Off Thursday: Travel (off) Friday: Travel (off) Saturday: Travel (off) Sunday: Travel (off) I […] Read More
Training: Pretending Everything is Normal
It’s just like old times: kickboxing, running and the gym. Except… yeah, it’s a lot harder than I remember it. The Plan Monday: Gym Tuesday: Kickboxing Wednesday: Pilates Thursday: Kickboxing Friday: Rest Saturday: Run Sunday: Rest My triumphant return to kickboxing wasn’t horrible; in fact, I was pleasantly surprised that I could keep up for […] Read More
Keeping Track of My Running
A long time ago — 2009, I believe — I was a Nike+ loyalist. I had the chip and the iPod Nano connector (ye olde Nano, not the fancy kind they have now), and when my Nano gave out, I moved on to the Sportband. I thought it was the coolest thing ever, and loved […] Read More
Training: Making the Most of Limited Time
Monday was a preschool holiday. Tuesday was going to be booked with meetings from start to finish. Two days off? Nope. I split the difference and hit the gym on Monday night. The Plan Monday: Gym Tuesday: Off Wednesday: Pilates Thursday: Gym Friday: Run and gym Saturday: Much too much yard work Sunday: Much-needed rest […] Read More
Training: Fear and… Fear
I’m cleared to run, but haven’t done much. Sure, I use the weather as an excuse, but the truth is that I’m more than a little bit afraid of the possibility of pain. I’ve had enough of that already, thanks. The Plan Monday: Run Gym Tuesday: Gym Wednesday: Pilates Thursday: Gym Friday: Rest Day Saturday: […] Read More
Training: New Year, New Plan
After three months of waiting, I was finally cleared to run again on January 1. Of course, the closest thing I did to running that day was dragging my suitcases through the airport. But I did establish a training plan with the goal of running my first 5K of the year in March, possibly at […] Read More
Training: Finally, A Goal
I’m a deadline-oriented (some would say deadline-obsessed) kind of girl. While I’d love to say that I have all the motivation in the world, the truth is that I need something to work towards. Something like a race, maybe. The Plan Monday: Weights and stretching Tuesday: Pilates Wednesday: Elliptical Thursday: Off Friday: Loads of housework […] Read More
Training: Easy, it’s Not
A week’s worth of workouts appear to have been undone by a weekend of chasing a 4-year-old through museums. I’m achy and not terribly happy about it. The Plan Monday: Swim Tuesday: 30 minutes elliptical, 15 weights, 15 stretching Wednesday: Walking, stretching Thursday: Off Friday: 20 minutes TRX Saturday: Museum walking Sunday: Museum walking I […] Read More
Training: Finding My Groove
Thanksgiving week probably isn’t the easiest week to try to get back into a routine. Thanksgiving week with a sick preschooler is even harder. It may not have been the ideal set of circumstances, but I got out there and did stuff, and felt much better for it. The Week in Review Monday: Gym for […] Read More
Training: HM2C to C25K
In early September, I had joked that as soon as the race ended, I would embark on my Half Marathon to Couch (HM2C) program, the reverse of the ever-popular Couch to 5K (C25K) program that everyone raves about. Little did I know how true that was. In less than 24 hours, I went from running […] Read More
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