RUN Week 6, Tuesday 12/13 - Spinning December 13, 2005
Posted by Amber D. Evans in : Cycling, Chico CA, Training Stats , add a comment"I forgot my HRM today."
Context
City, State: Chico, CA
Location: Chico Sports Club
Course: Spinning Room
Terrain: Mixed
Distance and/or Time: 45 minutes
Speed and/or RPE: 6 (somewhat harder)
HRR: N/A
HR(avg.): N/A
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
The Spinning Class
- 20 minutes - Easy flats.
- 20 minutes - Intervals: 3 minutes of flats; 2 minutes of seated climb, 3 minutes of standing climb, 2 minutes of jumps (4 count).
Synopsis
- Upshot: Great warm-up for my knees!
- Downside: Tough workout since it follows yesterday's busy day!
- What I'm most proud of: I got up and attended after only having 4.5 hours of sleep.
- What I would do differently: Not push quite so hard so that the run to follow is a little easier.
Overall
I forgot my HRM today. Whoops. That actually kinda' sucks because I really could've used it to pace myself better through the spinning and then running portion. I was attempting a sort of easy brick training, and I did get the effect all right.
RUN Week 6, Tuesday 12/13 - Run
Posted by Amber D. Evans in : Running, Chico CA, Training Stats , add a comment"A couple of times, I almost tripped and fell down."
Context
City, State: Chico, CA
Location: Chico Sports Club
Course: Treadmill
Terrain: Manual
Distance and/or Time: 4.39 miles, 00:49:34 minutes
Speed and/or RPE: 5.31 mph, 6 (somewhat harder)
HRR: 154-174 (Aerobic High)
HR(avg.): Unknown.
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
The Run
- 44:34 Minutes - Intervals: 0-3% grade
- 10 minutes at 5.0 mph, 3% grade.
- 10 minutes at 5.3 mph, 2% grade.
- 10 minutes at 5.5 mph, 1% grade.
- 10 minutes at 5.7 mph, 0% grade.
- 4:34 minutes at 6.0 mph, 0% grade.
- 5 Minutes - Cooldown: 0% grade; 5 minutes at <5>
Synopsis
- Upshot: Running was a breeze to start!
- Downside: Tired. Fatigued.
- What I'm most proud of: I increased speed and stride as I went.
- What I would do differently: Work even more on alignment, posture, and efficiency.
Overall
A couple of times, I almost tripped and fell down. I was pretty energized, but my legs and muscles were fatigued. As the speed increased, I noticed that on one hand it got easier to stride, but at the same time I was sloppier about form and foot placement. Spinning definitely helped warm up my knees as there was little to no knee pain upon running. Great workout overall!
RUN Week 6, Monday 12/12 - Pilates
Posted by Amber D. Evans in : Exercise (Other), Chico CA, Training Stats , add a comment“I actually really enjoy Pilates.”
Context
City, State: Chico, CA
Location: Chico Sports Club
Class: Pilates Mat Class
Distance and/or Time: 45 minutes
Speed and/or RPE: 6 (somewhat harder)
HRR: 134-154 (Aerobic Low)
HR(avg.): Unknown.
Monday, December 12, 2005
The Pilates Class
- C-Curve work
- Ab Series
- Hip Series
- Tabletop
Synopsis
- Upshot: This class really works my abs.
- Downside: Four weeks have passed and I'm really out of shape.
- What I'm most proud of: That despite the haitus, I'm back!
- What I would do differently: Attend more regularly and bring my HRM.
Overall
I actually really enjoy Pilates. I'm always surprised b/c it's actually a lot of work and somewhere in the middle I break out into a sweat. It's not like doing hundreds of crunches, though. It's definitely more whole-body in experience and I like how I'm sore two days later (and not the day after).