Posts Tagged ‘ cycling ’
Training: Week 18, the Unexpected
Sometimes runs don’t go according to plan. Today I learned that I do a surprisingly good job of adapting to the unexpected. Scroll to the bottom for more information about my fundraising efforts, and how you can help. The Plan Monday, 9/20: Pilates at home, light cycling Tuesday, 9/21: Kickboxing and Pilates Wednesday, 9/22: Yoga […] Read More
Training: Week 17, One Month Remains
This was the week where I decided to give my running muscles a break by riding my bike, thereby foolishly ensuring that every muscle in the lower half of my body was completely and fully exhausted. The Plan Monday, 9/13: 30-minute run Replaced with a day of cycling everywhere Tuesday, 9/14: Kickboxing and tempo run with […] Read More
The Slowest Thing on Two Wheels
There are people, like my neighbors, who dress in cycling gear and take their road bikes out for 60-mile rides. Me? Once a week, I hook up the kiddie trailer and lumber around town. I try to spend most of Sunday morning on the bike. It’s the perfect day for a ride, because we rarely […] Read More
Training: Week 16, Going the Distance
After yesterday’s 10-mile training run, the aches in my feet, ankles, calves, knees and hips suggest that perhaps a career as a distance runner is not for me. I think my body and mind are best suited to distances of 10k or less. The Plan Monday, 9/6: Beach play and rock climbing with two preschoolers […] Read More
Training: Week 15, the Big Giant Wall
I was cruising through my training last week and even early this week, overachieving and really enjoying all of my running and cycling and general high-energy activity. And then, on Thursday, I started to slow down. By Saturday, I hit the wall. Judging by all of the junk I ate this weekend, it was big, […] Read More
Training: Week 13
I slacked off a bit this week. I reached a point where I knew that if I stuck to the schedule, my work-life stress level would skyrocket, and decided that it was best to just take it easy and go with the flow. The Plan Monday, 8/16: 30 minute easy run Tuesday, 8/17: Kickboxing plus […] Read More
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