Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Workout # 1: Run
Weather: Nice and Warm
Route: Home to Catholic and around golf course
Distance: 5 miles
Time: 57 min
Max HR: 176
Avg HR: 134
Calories: 606 - 50% fat

Nice warm morning for a run but I had a really tough time waking up. Fortunately, as my mother tells me: "once you get your feet on the floor you are on your way"... She is right on. Waking up in the early AM is not easy, but the committment to making it happen has rewards. One reward is deep sleep the following evening. I have been sleeping like a champ! I crash at around 10:00, sleep in one position all night, and wake up just like the moment I laid down! It is amazing how your body disolves into the matress at night. Unfortunately, it is not so easy to morph back into a human being the next morning at 5 AM. Today I focused on a very very light run. I kept a snails pace and did my normal loop in 57 min. Last run I was at the house a bit quicker and had to add on distance to get to 1 hour. The recovery run felt really good. It is pretty cool to be able to run and build endurance while resting. Several months ago a 55 min run was out of the question. Never mind running 55 min and thinking of recovery!

Workout # 2: Bike
Weather: Didn't matter inside
Route: Flat ride on stationary with a pressure reading of 6
Distance: 10 miles
Time: 45 min
Max HR: 155
Avg HR: 131
Calories: 459 - 55% fat

The evening bike was good, but I was very tired all day long. After lunch (I treated myself to Popeyes fried chicken) I thought I needed a nap. It took all I could give to not crawl under my desk and pull a George Kastanza! I was proud to actually make it to the gym as well! I had to wait a bit for a bike because several students were using the stationaries. Need that trainer so I can do this in the comfort of my own home. Felt good in the ride. Kept the RPMs to around 80-85 durring the first 1/2 hour and decreased it to 75ish for the last 15 min.