Showing posts with label Tabata. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tabata. Show all posts
Monday, 27 October 2014
This week in running - Happy Birthday Me!
Weekly Mileage: 37 km + hills
This week just gone was my birthday week. Why celebrate a day when you can scam a whole week ?? Actually the celebrations were somewhat low key - that's what happens when you have young kids! Low key but lovely was the order of the day.
I started the day with a run - as you do. Kinda hot but it felt ok. I haven't been running well lately. I have been slow and it has felt like a chore. But this run felt ok. Not great, but ok. I will take ok. Ok is the first step to great!
Just the usual runs this week. I need to take the kids in the car and run by the beach or harbour again. I'm sure the scenery will make me run faster. Or not.
I am still experimenting with Tabata weights workouts. And they are still kicking my butt. The pushup sequence is just saaaaad.
Most importantly this week, I took delivery of this red hot baby.
Yep, parkrun 50 shirt! It's a really great shirt and quite comfortable. I ran on Saturday in it. Bit of a mistake as it was as hot as Hades ( I was sweating before the start) and I think it is singlet weather from here on in. But I earnt that shirt I am darn well going to wear it! No PB but I was happy with my time in the heat.
Lily.
Thursday, 16 October 2014
This week in running - back in the groove
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| Let's celebrate running in shorts again! Love summer |
Weekly kms: 37 km + hills
This week has been all about getting back into the swing of things after our time away. My long run was 15 km. It was hot, it wasn't especially fast but I got it done. Hills were after work on Monday. The aim is to consolidate my repeats and build up my strength so that I am doing 7 or 8 quality repeats. I'm not there yet but that is the goal.
The other change this week is that I have started doing Tabata style strength workouts. 20 seconds strength, 10 seconds rest for 8 cycles. So hard! I made the mistake of having way too heavy a weight for my reps... and paid the price! The second time I did it I scaled back the weight and it was much more successful. The pushup sets are still a work in progress!
Lily
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