Saturday, February 18, 2012

Planning Weekend of Fitness

I am planning a weekend of fitness for myself in March. There is a retreat happening up island that I'd love to go to but it's not affordable, so I'm going to plan my own weekend to focus on me.

Proposed Plan -

Saturday:
Kettlebell class
Swimming laps
Climbing (indoor)

Sunday:
Long Slow Distance Run (14k +)
Yoga class
Window shopping

What would you include on a weekend like this? What should try that's out of my routine?

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Picture from October Race

Below is an image from the Half Marathon I ran back in October.Turns out I spend a lot of time looking at my watch. I think I need to upgrade to something fancier that will give me my splits, so I don't have to do it in my head at each marker.

Disney


I went to Disneyland last weekend with the BF for a mini-vacation. We had a lot of fun and estimate that on the Friday when we spent 13hrs or more in the park we must have walked more than 14 miles. We were constantly on the move and my feet paid the price with blisters on the same toe on both feet. Who knew my walking gait was so different than my running gait and would cause challenges? Lesson learned. One more excuse to buy myself some Nike Free's for walking purposes.

I think I am going to post-pone my first long run in April, its scheduled for the 8th and 18KM and I'll be in Vegas. I think I will do it on the Tuesday instead in Seattle.

Also, one of my Seattle friends just started the Couch To 5K program and I am really excited for her. New runners have the best questions and insight.

Monday, February 13, 2012

Half Marathon Training

Yesterday, I ran 12.5km doing 10:1s in 76mins. This isn't very fast, but it's faster than my training pace group. It was a gorgeous route around South Lake Union in Seattle. It's my favorite route when I'm down here. The training plan was only 10k but I missed my turn around point. All in all it was successful workout.

I may join a women's field lacrosse team for the spring. My coworker coaches it and mentioned registration is soon. I played back in High School and first year University and really enjoyed it. She is sending me some more information so I can see if it will work in my schedule.

We leave for Vegas in 52 days! Time to step it up and learn to say no to the yummy treats and gluten free pizza that crosses my path. It won't be fun, but I'd like to think it will be worth it.