Off. Was tired
Nov. 21
Ran at the indoor track. I've been putting off speed work, because I hate it. And the indoor track is 8 laps to a mile, which is so boring
Mile 1: 7:40
Mile 2: 15:29
Mile 3: 23:05
I think I did 3.5 miles in 27:22, and then I ran a few 100m and 200m sprints for a cool down. Until I had nothing left.
Note: this is on a flat climate controlled track, so my times are different than on trails.
Also my apple watch is too stupid to know this. It's usually about 200 meters behind. So my Apple Watch likes to buzz me that I'm finished another mile, when I've finished lap nine and am on the back stretch of lap 10. It's kind of annoying. It makes me wonder if I'm THAT much faster on trails too.
Nov. 22
There are no classes at the student gym because the students are off, so I tried a free faculty and staff pilates class. I've been meaning to try this class for more than a month but could never make it. It's been so busy I often can't take lunch. I've brought clothes and meant to go many times, but just haven't. I made it a priority to go this day.
The class was maybe nine women. A few my age and a few older. It was a lot of ab work. No arms or legs. Just core work. Which everyone needs. It wasn't sweaty. I'd go again. I wanted to go the next day, but got busy with something at work.
Nov. 23
5.5 mile run. The weather was perfect and gorgeous. I felt strong and ran 5.5 miles and took this awesome picture.
THIS is why I run trails. It's just so pretty.
Nov. 24: THANKSGIVING
That morning I did 45 minutes on the exercise bike, with some arms thrown in while I ran. I made it a circuit and would do some abs every 8 or so minutes.
Lunch with my family.
Then I ran around the trails with my nieces. I hadn't planned on that, hence why I was in jeans and soft leather moccasins (which aren't that bad to run in.) I was giving my niece a piggyback ride and kept worry about my jeans slipping down. I wasn't wearing a belt. And I kept racing with my 6-year-old niece. This wore me out.
Nov. 25 Black Friday.
I hadn't planned on taking the day off, but I did. I went shopping in the morning and was lazy for the rest of the day.
Nov. 26
I should have run today, but can't run at my favorite place—because it's off limits due to football parking. I didn't want to run at botanical garden, so I did a mix of circuit training and exercise bike. I have this system where I ride the stationary bike (on fat burner mode) and do arm weights. Every mile I pause the bike and do 60 seconds of abs/arms. 10 pushups. And then so crunches, reverse crunches, toe touches and 10 V ups. When my arms are done, my 60 seconds was kettle bell swings, lunges and pull-ups. (5 with a band)
For bike arms, I do curls, triceps extensions,and a lot of the arms I've learned from barre and TRX—whatever I can remember.
It's a workout of my own invention. I like it.
