gym rat it is

i decided today if i was just tired that that wasnt exactly an excuse to not come to the gym.. now that my teeth are doing the whole feverish cold feeling perhaps i jumped the gun a bit.

regardless i did a workout from womens health "melt your middle" i believe its called. 3x a week for the next 3 weeks i will do this:

3 sets:
plank for 30 seconds
side plank w raises - 10 each side
glute bridge march (bridge but lift each leg indiv bending knee towards chest, hold for 2 counts then lower- each leg 5 times)
lunge with rotation (skipped bc i dont get it)

i also did 3 sets of skull crushers
3 sets of low lat pulls
3 sets of one hand bent over pull 12.5 lbs w a bent elbow to the sky

so not phenom. but not too bad. 30 min.

gym rat

perhaps i am becoming one.

run today was repeats.
0-0.25 @ 4.8 mph
0.25-0.5 @8:30 aka 7 mph
0.5-0.75 @ 4.8/5.0
0.75-1.0 @ 7 mph
1-1.25 @ 3.8/4 mph
1.25-1.5 @ 7 mph
1.5-1.75 walking 3.6/3.7 mph
1.75-2.0 @ 7 mph
2-2.25 @ 6 mph

I also did the following:
2 sets abducters on 40 lbs;

Rotation 1- Squats w ball against wall 3x20,Chest press w 18 lb bar 3x15, Sumo squat w bouncy ball lift (1 set); sumo squat w 18 lb bar chest pulls ; sumo squat w 2 8 lb weights is hand from ground to up over head;

Rotation 2- Regular Squats 3x20Lunges (front w lift 6 each side); (back 10 each side); (around the world 6 sets)Tricep push backs w 15 lbs,

Abs w 6 lb ball 'around the world' 2 sets 12

Running 2x this wkd

Well we were out in East Hampton this past weekend. I ran 2x which was a feat in and of itself.

Run #1 was my longest run since the marathon- 53:08. I have no concept of how far I ran i think a little over 4.5miles but its tough to tell since it was all new courses.... was very humid and pollen-y but otherwise fun.

Matt and I ran walked 38 minutes on Sunday so that was a good recoveryish run as well...

Nothing else to report. Intend to go to either spin or yoga tonight and then to run tomorrow night in the park if the weather holds up.

my first run back!!!

Slowly but surely I am back. 

Tonight i ran almost 5 miles along the east river... sometimes fast and sometimes not so fast. the whole thing took just under 50 min so either i was flying or i overestimated. both are fine. 

legs felt heavy but pretty good. but jeez, how did say 5 miles feel so damned hard? is this normal?

my next real race (besides the dash and splash renamed park to park race) is the Manhattan half. that's on august 16th... soooo if i do an 11 about 2 weekends before that will be ok. so working back lets say 11, then 10, then 8 in terms of longer runs necessary (obv will do more)... if that's the case i can start longer runs july 4th and be OK. Until then nothing more than 6 miles and a lot of speedwork. Technically I didn't want to start 'training' until June 16th but I'm realizing more and more that I need to keep up 3 days running... so here we go again. It's not like I took massive amounts of time off either. The Sat after the marathon I did go for a 20 min run and I did work out 3 days last week (of which 2 were short 2 mile runs). Right now its only  16 days since the marathon, am I pushing myself too hard? I think the rest of the week i will run 3 miles Thursday and 4 Saturday. That's a solid week right?

week

this week was pretty terrible at work. without going into it i was here from 730-7 most nights and really stressed. there was a lot of M&M eating to say the least.

Monday and Tuesday I made it to the gym. Charity event last night prevented me yesterday. Wednesday Matt and I had a date dinner. Today some yoga, tomorrow some weights, some running. Sunday more working out!!!

That's all I've got.

this wkd

this wkd i did a whole lot of resting.

friday i hit up restorative yoga at yogaworks (always very yummy- highly recommend restorative) and fell asleep (nap) at 9 pm.

sat i rested a lot more and went for a 20 min walk run. felt good to be out there without a watch and without caring about exactly how far i went... was enjoyable. i need to get running back to where its enjoyable.

sunday i got a massage. i shouldve exercised but what the hell- 1 wk since marathon, i'm allowed!!

today starts regular 5x a week workouts and eating correctly. i'd like to lose 5 lbs in a month... and the diet will be strict through mem day at the very least. tonight- elliptical for 20-30 and arms and abs. tom, spin. wed- 4 mile run. we'll see what else.

i am pretty sure i'm goign to run nyc. pretty sure bc i need to keep others in mind and my body in mind. but i think summer training added to the 2nd marathon vs the 1st will make a big difference mentally at least. if thats the case i won't run more than 6 miles before mid june to give my body a real break. then around 4th of july we'll ramp up a bit... we shall see. right now, focusing on feeling amazing and putting the right fuel into my body.

finish line- brightroom pics

I mean they're priceless. I didn't get any with my eyes open of just me... and my teeth are strangely not that white... weird.

I MEAN THIS SAYS IT ALL