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January 16, 2007
Old Man Winter
American Idol is totally cracking me up right now. Actually, it's kind of painful to watch. I get embarrassed easily for other people and right now I am really embarrassed for these people!
So anyway...um yeah...it's not 55 degrees here anymore. More like 26 with a windchill of 18 when I ran this evening. I'm not going to complain because people like Barb and Meghan have been enduring far worse weather than I. But let's just say 18 degrees is really hard to take when just the other day you were running in shorts and it was in the 50s. That's all I'm sayin'. :) Regardless, I'm almost a little glad it's cold again because quite frankly it doesn't feel like winter when I have worn shorts more than tights outside for my runs. How am I supposed to get tough when it's enjoyable weather all the time?! :)
AM swim workout:
3000 yds total @YMCA (400 yds warmup, 1050 yds cooldown)
3x300 w/30 sec rest (at slower than T-pace = 4:02-4:03): 4:09, 4:03, 4:02
easy 50 kick
2x300 w/30 sec rest (at faster than T-pace): 3:58, 3:52
I did this same workout the past two weeks, all with about the same times although 3:52 is the fastest 300 I've ever swam. It's about 1:17/100 yds. That makes me happy.
After work (which was incredibly busy) I came home and went for a run with the family, O and Roxy. I can't believe Roxy loves to run so much in the cold - she's so skinny and her coat doesn't seem very thick. But she doesn't seem bothered at all. On the contrary it's the heat that really gets to her.
PM running workout:
60 minutes total - 38 minutes, stop for 8x20 second striders on a slight hill (4 uphill, 4 downhill), finish the last 22 minutes to home.
I stopped at the track to do a quick pace check. 7:08 pace. I knew I felt good but I must say I'm rather excited to be running close to 7 minute pace in HR zone 1 or low zone 2. Not that my fresh legged feeling is going to last forever but for now, I sure am enjoying it.
When we got back from the run I still needed to head to the YMCA to do a plyometric workout. By this point it was 6:15, I was really hungry and I wanted to go to the Y about as much as I wanted to poke my eyes out with a blunt object. But of course I went because:
"No one who has ever succeeded in this world did what they did only when they felt like it." (thanks for that quote Audrey!)
And the plyometric workout wasn't that bad. And I got through it. And I think the pizza we had for dinner tasted even better because of it! :)
Now back to American Idol...it's just too amusing...
Posted by beth at January 16, 2007 8:42 PM
Comments
That's just a really great quote! Thanks, Beth and Audrey! I think I'll put it up on my fridge.
What does "tri-speak" zone 1 and 2 correlate to bpm? 7:08 pace for what sounds like an easier 1 hour run is fabulous.
I pack little snacks of stuff and electrolyte beverages for when I'm between workouts and I'm feeling lethargic and hungry. Small baggies of dried fruits and nuts are my favoirte. Also, have you tried to the electrolyte replacer nuun? I think it's big in the tri community, and I'll swear up and down on that stuff. No sugars just electrolytes, but it will bring you right out of those lulls (both in the middle of workouts and afterwards) immediately.
Good job getting it done!
Posted by: Meghan at January 16, 2007 9:31 PM
Beth, I can relate to how you feel about the cold weather. VT is just getting its taste of cold weather right now and it is a shock after having such mild weather up to this point. Great job in your pr 300 and nice job in your run and plyometric workout. Terrific quote. I need to hang it in my classroom. The students are always complaining about not wanting to do things. Thanks for the inspiration! I do the same thing as Meghan mentioned, Nunn is terrific and so are snacks. I like crackers a lot because of the salt but whatever works for you. It's nice to have a little something especially after all those workouts. Keep up the great training!
Posted by: Mary at January 16, 2007 10:02 PM
Funny you both mention Nuun. Yes - big in the tri community but I've never used it before. I might have to give it a try!
Anyway, as for zone 1 and 2 HR's - everyone is different. My numbers are actually a little high compared with lots of my teammates. For instance my zone 1 running (cycling is different as you can imagine) is >159 whereas that might be zone 3 for some of the guys on my team. All very interesting! :)
Posted by: Beth at January 17, 2007 2:52 PM