RUN Week 4, Tuesday 11/29 - Spinning November 30, 2005
Posted by Amber D. Evans in : Cycling, Chico CA, Training Stats , add a comment"About as exciting as doing the laundry …"
Context
City, State: Chico, CA
Location: Chico Sports Club
Course: Spinning Room
Terrain: Mixed
Distance and/or Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Speed or RPE: 5 (somewhat hard)
HRR: 143-173 (Aerobic)
HR(avg.): 164 bpm
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
The Spinning Class
- High spinning, low gear
- Lots of 2's and 3's positions
- 60 minutes - Endurance ride on flats with rolling hills.
- 10 minutes - Easy flats.
Synopsis
- Upshot: Finally some cross-training!
- Downside: I've never had a boring Spinning class before this one!
- What I'm most proud of: I remembered to get a reservation and stamp!
- What I would do differently: Pray that Cheri will be there!
Overall
About as exciting as doing the laundry … that was the Spinning class I went to today. Even Sam was shocked at how long the class felt. I was bored … the room was hot and damp. It smelled dank–Ewwwww. The clock slowly ticked the minutes by. I tried to keep myself best entertained with my HRM, keeping within a 163-173 bpm range. Check. Did that w/o a problem. How long can a person ride on pretend flats and hills when left to their own imagination? Spinning sucks when you're fully aware that you're in a room with a whole bunch of other people in a room, cycling away with nothing to entertain or distract you. The instructor was not our usual cheery Cheri. Today I realized that Cheri rocks. I fully realize that now. She's so interactive. I think she's ruined me for bad spinning instructors forever!
And this will be a future topic I'll pontificate upon: Good Teachers and Good Exercise Instructors have a lot in common.
RUN Week 4, Monday 11/28 - Swim November 29, 2005
Posted by Amber D. Evans in : Swimming, Chico CA, Training Stats , add a comment"It was a long day with one of those nagging headaches that just won't go away."
Context
City, State: Chico, CA
Location: Chico Sports Club
Course: Pool
Terrain: 25 yards, 80 degrees
Distance and/or Time: 1500 yards, 45 minutes
Speed or RPE: 4 (somewhat light)
Monday, November 28, 2005
The Swim
- 400 yards - freestyle easy.
- 100 yards - kickboard.
- 100 yards - freestyle.
- 2 x 100 yards - 25 freestyle right, 25 freestyle left, 25 kick left, 25 kick right.
- 100 yards - freestyle sprint.
- 100 yards - kickboard.
- 300 yards - freestyle easy.
Synopsis
- Upshot: The swim was relaxing, but tough enough to cause some breathlessness.
- Downside: All by myself.
- What I'm most proud of: That despite a headache, I swam.
- What I would do differently: Nothing, I suppose.
Overall
It was a long day with one of those nagging headaches that just won't go away. All day my neck kept popping and my spine felt out-of-whack. The last thing I was feeling like was going swimming, but a little voice in my head was saying, "If you wade, the tension may fade." And so, I tell myself the thing I always tell myself to get me to workout, "Just put on the swimsuit. Best case you go swimming, worst case you sit in the hot tub." Of course, I always go swimming! And relaxation did come, and my achy neck gave way to warm, but much happier muscles.
RUN Week 4, Sunday 11/27 - Run November 28, 2005
Posted by Amber D. Evans in : Running, Chico CA, Training Stats , add a comment"Lovely weather here. No wind, snow, sleet, ice, etc. Just a warm sun peeking through low, gray clouds."
Context
City, State: Chico, CA
Location: Mom's & Dad's House
Course: 6mi_Munjar [map]
Terrain: Flat, Paved.
Distance and/or Time: 6 miles, 1 hour 3 minutes
Speed or RPE: 5.71 mph, 5 (somewhat hard)
HRM: 134-163 (Aerobic Basic)
HR(avg.): 156 bpm
Sunday, November 27, 2005
The Run
- 5 Minutes - Warm-up: 0% grade; 5 minutes <135 bpm.
- 57 Minutes - Workout: 0% grade; 20 minutes at 155 bpm; 37 minutes at 160 bpm.
- 5 Minutes - Cooldown: 0% grade; 5 minutes at <135 bpm;
Synopsis
- Upshot: I went running even though I didn't really feel like it.
- Downside: My knees started hurting at mile 5.
- What I'm most proud of: That I ran the entire way within my range.
- What I would do differently: Bring an mp3 player to keep me distracted.
Overall
Lovely weather here. No wind, snow, sleet, ice, etc. Just a warm sun peeking through low, gray clouds. It was a great afternoon run. I had eaten cheesecake and pecan pie for breaksfast, so I really wasn't sure when I was planning on running. I luckily convinced myself to don my running gear, just in case I felt like going. Once dressed, I was ready to go. Six miles feels like a long time when you either (1) don't have a lot on your mind, or (2) you're by yourself without tunes and all you can hear is your belabored breathing. I didn't get into the rhythm of it until about mile 3.5 when it clicked into place and I stopped hyperventilating. At mile 5, my knees started to feel compression pains. I felt so heavy today. Ugh. At least once I got home, I suddently felt so much lighter and better. Aching for a hot shower … if only Mom hadn't used all the hot water!