Boy, I'm just being <em>lazy</em> October 28, 2005
Posted by Amber D. Evans in : Reflections, Chico CA , add a commentDoes anyone else ever have days (or an entire week) where you just don't feel like working out?
All this week, I've been sluggish and lazy. It takes me an hour to convince myself to go workout. What's up with that? Usually the alarm goes off, I'm up, outta' bed, racing out the door, and hitting the pavement, gym, weights, what-have-you. But not this week. This week I've been late every day to pick up my training buddy. She's been cool about it, but I'm just not feeling dedicated this week. Is it the food? The weather? My sleep? (I'm sure I'm getting plenty!) Is it stress? Lack of sex? What? What is it?
I don't know what it is, but I do hope it goes away soon. It's already been two hours since I told myself I'd go jogging and I'm still here at my computer not jogging. I'm going to make myself go. Now.
Well, in 15 more minutes, or 20. At least.
Week 18, Thursday 10/27 - Run
Posted by Amber D. Evans in : Running, Chico CA, Training Stats , add a commentTraining stats for the day's run…
Context
City, State: Chico, CA
Location: Chico Sports Club
Course: Treadmill
Terrain: Hill (Level 12)
Distance and/or Time: 3.5 miles, 45 minutes
Speed or RPE: 5.0 mph, 5 (somewhat hard)
Thursday, October 27, 2005
The Run
- 40 Minutes - Intervals: 3-9.2% grade; 1 minute at 5, 7, 8 and 9.2%; 1 minute at 3%.
- 5 Minutes - Cooldown: 0% grade; 5 minutes at <5.0 mph;
- BPM: Unknown (HRM broken)
Overall
Skipping out on the weightlifting today enabled Sam and I to sleep in! Oh baby! Started running at 6:15 and had one hell of a good time. Sometimes, I just love running the treadmill. I get to watch the news (and scowl and get worked up), watch the (30+ year-old) hotties playing morning basketball, and lastly, just get to listen to myself run like a machine. I enjoy the self-attention sometimes. I work on my form, try different strides, change or modify my breathing, and work on a drink-timing schedule. When I'm outside, I'm so distracted by everything around me that I am rarely aware of me. It really was a great run even though I didn't go anywhere.
Week 18, Wednesday 10/25 - Swim October 27, 2005
Posted by Amber D. Evans in : Swimming, Chico CA, Training Stats , add a commentTraining stats for the day's swim …
Context
City, State: Chico, CA
Location: Chico Sports Club
Course: Pool
Terrain: 25 yards, 80 degrees
Distance and/or Time: 3000 yards, 1 hour 20 minutes
Speed or RPE: 7 (hard)
Wednesday, October 25, 2005
The Swim
- 6 x 100 yards - freestyle easy.
- 100 yards - kickboard.
- 6 x 75 yards - 25 freestyle left, 25 freestyle right, 25 kick left/right.
- 100 yards - kickboard.
- 6 x 75 yards - 25 catchup left, 25 catchup right, 25 kick left/right.
- 100 yards - kickboard.
- 6 x 75 yards - 25 catchup left, 25 catchup right, 25 kick left/right.
- 100 yards - kickboard.
- 8 x 50 yards - 25 freestyle sprint, 25 freestyle; every 1 minute 20 seconds.
- 150 yards - freestyle easy.
Overall
Okay. The above looks impressive, and it was. But I have to be completely honest. I didn't really do 3000 yards in one session. I did what I could (2600 yards) during our Swim today, but I just couldn't muster more than 5 sprints, nor could I finish up with 150 yards of easy freestyle. My back was tight and the left lumbar was twinging. I pulled out of the pool and sat in the hot tub, letting the jets massage that little achy part. I felt a bit lame for it, but figured it would be better to finish up a little later in the day (I did).
I fully intend to tackle a session like this again when my core is stronger (thank you, Pilates). Until then, I see no point in risking injury. The crappy part is that my coach just thinks I'm being a wussy. To some extent, maybe I am, but I'm really more concerned about doing (all of) this exercise correctly. I know what I can–and what I should not–do with my body. And I'm working to make it stronger so that I can do all these things the right way every time. I don't figure it'll be too much longer before I can! 