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December 15, 2006
Week of December 11th
Monday- rest from running; hiking in Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Tuesday- 1. 1 hour rolling and easy on the Maah Daah Hey Trail, Theodore Roosevelt National Park; 2. hiking in the park
Wednesday- rest from running; 1. yoga 45 minutes; 2. core
Thursday- 1. 2 hours hilly including 2x Kama Sutra Hill Climb, Eagle Creek and Travertine Roads; 2. lifting
Friday- 1: 1:30 hilly and easy, various trails around Mammoth; 2. yoga 45 minutes; 3. core
Saturday- 1. 1:50 flat progression run, Yellowstone Railroad Bed; 2. leg strength/plyometrics workout; 3. lifting
Sunday- 1. 2:15 hilly snowshoe run, Snow Pass and Upper Terraces Trails; 2. yoga 45 minutes; 3. core
As elsewhere mentioned, this week is starting off a little slow running-wise, but watch me pick it up as the week progresses! I've talked about the Kama Sutra Hill Climb Workout before in this blog, but since then, I've changed this workout a bit. These days, 1 hill climb effort equals 10 minutes of hard uphill running on a trail, then 5 minutes of even harder uphill trail running such that you reach and stay just below the point of going anaerobic, then 5 minutes jogging recovery (either uphill or downhill, whichever is preferred). Then you repeat this process for each effort. This workout has evolved a bit from how I learned it last summer, but I love it!
This week turned out exactly how I wanted it, though it began with a slow start. It was a rest week, just a little over 8 1/2 hours of running. However, I did two quality runs, a hill workout and a progression run, and both went very well. I'm happy to report that I did ALL of the other cross training that I had intended to do: yoga 3 times, core 3 times, lifting 2 times, plyometrics 1 time, and even some hiking (which is more challenging to accomplish in the dead of winter). And, I feel great. Did I mention that I love snowshoe running?
Next week, onto the bigger and the better.
Posted by Meghan at December 15, 2006 6:32 PM