Well, winter has arrived in Alberta with such a vengeance that I was forced onto the treadmill... I mean forced..... it was -31C without the windchill..... so pound and sweat replaced shuffle and shiver! My friend Paul in Virginia is laughing as he layers up to go running in 45F weather.... WIMPS! lol.... I need to find a rich guy in New Mexico who has a condo I can use to train from when this happens!
I think the treadmill will be my option until at least the end of the week..... it doesn't get much better according to the weather channel... At least my trusty Kestrel likes the draft by the picture window..... and the pool is warm.... and the hot tub is warmer!
On a positive note, the treadmill more realistically mimics New Orleans with the warmth, but I feel like I am running like an old lady.... wait... I am an old lady! HA! So I guess all I have to remember is the water bottle and it's all good.... and shorts are nice!
Monday, December 15, 2008
Saturday, December 6, 2008
WINTER
Well, whether we wanted it or not, winter is here, there's snow and now rain.... great..... should make for an interesting run tonight.... look for my Obituary!
I decided to try something the other night as an experiment..... shiftwork doesn't lend itself well to consistent training, but it does bring out my creative side.... since I was working at 8, and that meant a cold -20C dark run at 0500, I thought I would try the treadmill and a masters swim back to back, both of relatively high quality..... it actually worked... until yesterday when I had some movement issues in the abductors lol.... today is fine, and it proves that you don't necessarily have to be young to be stupid!
Now, looking forward, I see my coach wants me to get to the track at 0730 when it opens on Tuesday, do some 1K repeats in 4:00 and actually still be breathing and get to work by 0930... I wonder if he's been breathing in thin air or smoking something odd? LOL..... I think he forgets that although I am losing weight (24 pounds so far) and in no way do I resemble a woman approaching 51, there is still a little too much junk in the trunk to get those times out of me.... but I will humour him and hope to come through alive... am I going to die? Stay tuned....
Other than nearly wetting my pants looking at that workout, this week has gone remarkably well so far.... the runs are easier, the swimming is feeling powerful (even did a bunch of IM dials, not pretty!) and the bike is making me sweat.....
Does this mean he wants me to go fast? I was hoping to fall over the finish line in New Orleans still alive! I am optimistically hoping to be under 150 lbs by then and go under 6 hours if all goes according to Hoyle.... click those shoes, Dorothy, grab the dog and hope for the best!
As always, M
I decided to try something the other night as an experiment..... shiftwork doesn't lend itself well to consistent training, but it does bring out my creative side.... since I was working at 8, and that meant a cold -20C dark run at 0500, I thought I would try the treadmill and a masters swim back to back, both of relatively high quality..... it actually worked... until yesterday when I had some movement issues in the abductors lol.... today is fine, and it proves that you don't necessarily have to be young to be stupid!
Now, looking forward, I see my coach wants me to get to the track at 0730 when it opens on Tuesday, do some 1K repeats in 4:00 and actually still be breathing and get to work by 0930... I wonder if he's been breathing in thin air or smoking something odd? LOL..... I think he forgets that although I am losing weight (24 pounds so far) and in no way do I resemble a woman approaching 51, there is still a little too much junk in the trunk to get those times out of me.... but I will humour him and hope to come through alive... am I going to die? Stay tuned....
Other than nearly wetting my pants looking at that workout, this week has gone remarkably well so far.... the runs are easier, the swimming is feeling powerful (even did a bunch of IM dials, not pretty!) and the bike is making me sweat.....
Does this mean he wants me to go fast? I was hoping to fall over the finish line in New Orleans still alive! I am optimistically hoping to be under 150 lbs by then and go under 6 hours if all goes according to Hoyle.... click those shoes, Dorothy, grab the dog and hope for the best!
As always, M
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