Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 22nd, 2014
Yet more wild and windy weather forces me back to the treadmill! Ran to Kilbirnie Park to pick up some cricket gear, but after that – the treadmill… about 5k altogether, finishing with 5 x 100m strides… Then weights…
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Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 21st, 2014
Ran to the gym then made up to 5k on the treadmill. It’s good that my ‘easy’ pace on the treadmill has moved from a plodding 7min/km to 6:40, even 6:30 on a good day – must be doing something right. This was followed by a Pilates class. I call it ‘hard’ – instructor calls […]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 20th, 2014
Yesterday was a rest day, and today just the ExpressFit class… There were only two of us at the class, so I guess we worked a bit harder with all that individual attention! But it wasn’t too bad – I surprised my self by managing step-ups on to a bench! But it exposed how ‘wobbly’ […]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 18th, 2014
Tuesday started with FitExpress – we really are racking up the intensity! We now have a food diary and weekly goals to complete, and it feels serious! I experimented with a protein supplement – just like a chocolate milkshake – for lunch, with scrambled eggs. Just trying to ramp up the protein. With the race […]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 17th, 2014
Ran about 5k – the last half on the treadmill. Then worked on strength exercises – managed 2 x 8 reps of about 80kg on the leg press! And the overhead press exercise seemed easier this week. Not so the press-ups!
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Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 16th, 2014
Sunday came and went without a long run! Or any run! I was feeling off-colour – queasy gut – a good sign that all is not well. I’ve certainly struggled with the intensity of the work I’ve been putting in, so I decided to take another rest day, and think about what’s going wrong. I’m […]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 15th, 2014
Yesterday, Day 19, was a much-needed rest day…. Should have been a Pilates day, but I needed the sleep more! Today started with a 1k jog into gale-force winds to my boys’ cricket match, which we abandoned after a handful of overs… So off to the gym. No chance of continuing to run outside […]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 13th, 2014
The Day X title is getting a little monotonous – promise to do something about it, but not right now! Today was a hard slog…. started with 5k on the treadmill – but I was a bit late for FitExpress, so I ramped up the speed over the last km to get finished! Then Jess […]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 12th, 2014
Yesterday – long(ish) run home from work: Molesworth Street to Kilbirnie via the Bays. About 8km, in 55:25 – sounds a bit slow, but I was happy with the effort – I was carrying my backpack, after all! It was a lovely evening – strong northerly helped the cause! The forecast had been for thunderstorms […]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 11th, 2014
ExpressFit this morning – many of the exercises were variations of squats – and I love squats! So really enjoyed this workout. I went back to the gym this afternoon to run on the treadmill – it was so, so windy out that I decided not to do the usual Tuesday 5k race. Instead I […]
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