10/12/09: running

Whoohoo, a personal best! There are going to be a lot of those because I've decided to start timing only the running portions of my runs rather than the runs with the walking intervals. I'm also going to start doing "First Day to 5K" once a week and just run to music for the rest of the week. I'll stick by the prescribed intervals, though. This was my last run in Jackson.

25 minute run:

10/10/09: running

I did this run with Poonam in Jackson, Mississippi. No podcast this time, just a 25 minute run.




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10/8/09: swimming

We did 1600 yards (0.91 miles) today with a mix of kicking, pulling, and basic swimming. I've got plenty of aerobic and leg exercises in my schedule-- next goal is to incorporate weights or pushups to start working on my arms. I could be a really strong swimmer if my upper body were stronger.

10/7/09: running and squash

Today my goal was to go faster and I did! I was dying by the end, but I knocked almost a minute per mile off my time and went a tenth of a mile further than my last run. I also played squash with Michelle... I had forgotten how fun and exhausting a good game can be!

WEEK 7

34 minutes from 130 to 140 BPM
BPM CHART:
5-min. warmup @ 130 BPM
25 min. @ 140 BPM
4-min. cooldown @ 130 BPM

10/6/09: swimming

I really didn't feel like swimming this morning, but the joy of taking a class is that you have no choice. Today was grueling: we did 1450 yards (0.82 miles) without any accessories. I am the strongest kicker in my lane (not surprising given my bike mileage this summer) but have the weakest upper body. The best drill we did today was freestyle using one arm only. My right arm is super strong and my left arm is spaghetti. Guess I need to work on one arm drills.

10/5/09: running and spinning

I really didn't feel like running this morning, but since I hadn't exercised in 3 days, I forced myself to do it. I felt much better as soon as I started running. Today's mix had a 25 minute run which was easy. Now that I've got endurance, I just need to work on my pace.

WEEK 6 Mix 3

34 minutes from 130 to 140 BPM

BPM CHART:
5-min. warmup @ 130 BPM
25 min. @ 140 BPM
3-min. 30 sec. cooldown @ 130 BPM



And in the evening I went spinning with Maddie and Shamoni.

10/1/09: swimming and running

Excellent workout today, although I'm currently the slowest in my lane (still Lane 1: intermediate). My freestyle is fine, but I'm very slow at backstroke and I practically swim backwards while doing breaststroke. We used paddles for the first time today, and I'm not sure what they're supposed to help you with--- all I know is it felt like I was swimming through syrup today and my arms are going to hurt tomorrow.

Annie and I had plans to go biking, but darkness is falling earlier these days so we went for a run instead. Now my arms and quads are going to hurt in the morning.