Training Week 168
Highlight of the Week: Dragging myself to try a new class on Thursday, despite feeling really lethargic. And exploring a new-to-me trail with friends on Friday (ha, even though the wind on the way back was KILLER)!
Monday | December 31, 2012: 4.9 m run
Loc: neighborhood, Temp: 28°/27°, Time: 52:30, Pace: 10:43 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: barfy
Tuesday | January 1, 2013: 5 m run
Loc: Millennium Trail, Temp: 19°/19°, Time: 53:21, Pace: 10:47 avg, Difficulty: medium, Felt: beat by the hills
Wednesday | January 2, 2013: strength class + 3 m run (w/Bobbi and GRCers)
Strength: weighted bars and kettlebells, Difficulty: medium, Felt: capable
Loc: Grayslake, Temp: 25°/25°, Time: 31:11, Pace: 10:23 avg, Difficulty: medium, Felt: hungry/weak
Thursday | January 3, 2013: cross (kickboxing class)
Cardio: Boxing (punching and kicking), core and a lil strength, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Friday | January 4, 2013: 9.1 m run (w/Bobbi and Kelly)
Loc: Hebron Trail, Temp: 18°/23°, Time: 1:33:43, Pace: 10:18, Difficulty: medium, Felt: good, then hungry
Saturday | January 5, 2013: 4 m run
Loc: Kansas City, Temp: 37°/37°, Time: 47:13, Pace: 11:48 avg, Difficulty: medium, Felt: tired? sore? something
Sunday | January 6, 2013: rest
Notes:
- Sunday is the first rest day I’ve had since November! And it felt really weird. And it felt weird not to run seven days this week. But it is time to get back to more meaningful miles (ha ha – maybe)! The weird thing is, it feels WRONG not to run every day of the week after doing it for 33 days.
- Steven’s dad and brother gave me some very nice workout items for the holiday… including CycleOps Climbing Blocks! Now I really want to get my new slicks on my bike. Steven said he would do it for me. I see me bugging him about that in the very near future.
- I felt strangely judged at the new workout class I tried Thursday night. The instructor definitely thought I was a newbie, which, I was, to that class. And it was different than kickboxing I’ve done before. The class I took last winter was more choreographed, and this was just boxing and kicking with a bag (which I really liked), and strength and abs thrown in. But I have done all those things before… so I just felt odd when she was giving me (along with a few others) simpler moves than the rest of the class was doing. I do think she realized it wasn’t my first time doing those sorts of things though – she came up and asked me where else I work out. Maybe next time I will get to try the more interesting punch/kick combos. Either way, it was a good workout!
Themocracy
33 days is a great streak – congrats on that! I would say that you definitely deserve a rest day, but it probably does feel a bit strange. Hope that you enjoy it!
Can’t wait to see a photo of your bike with the new tires – so fancy!
Where did you take the kickboxing class? It sounds interesting even if the instructor was taking it easy on you 🙂
It was TeamKat Martial Arts in Grayslake.
Hoorayyy for a rest day!! You earned it!
I would have felt awkward, too, if the fitness instructor was giving easier moves just to me and a few others. I would prefer to try to go with the flow and to be given the OPTION of easier moves, rather than being instructed that way. Regardless, though, hooray for trying something new from a fitness perspective! And congratulations on your 33-day streak, that is amazing!!!
I love the face mask that you are donning on Tuesday’s training day! Congrats on your 33 day run streak. That rest day is much deserved :).
I love your Ninja Tuesday picture!
Yay for a day of rest!!!
I hope you enjoyed your rest day. Did you have to force yourself to rest? Did you want to run?
Yeah, I wanted to do SOMETHING! I felt a bit restless all day. LOL.