thanks, my friend

I didn't post at all this week, but I kept with the schedule. Running was harder for me this week though for some reason. My knee has been giving me a little trouble so I've been working on alignment in yoga and in the walking portions of my runs (and the running part too, but it's a little harder to focus).

I have recently fallen in love with the stairmaster in the far corner of the gym by the track. It's like real stairs. Other stairmasters and me just don't get along. I tend to sink, but this one is literally like climbing stairs and I can read my book while on it.

I'm also loving my yoga class and actually feel like I'm getting better at it. It's all going well so far. I am nervous/excited to start running outside again. The track and the treadmill are so definitive about how far you need to go to be "done." I'm going to need so good routes with mileage come springtime.

You Rock

Hey Miss.

Just wanted to tell you that you are doing an awesome job. Great work. I soooo appreciate the hard work and commitment it takes to do what you're doing. Keep it up.
I have been getting up at 5:15 and working out five days a week. It's a little pansy ass, but at least I'm keeping the schedule. I'm not running at all right now so when I return in April I will be starting essentially from scratch. I'm not to concerned as I will still have all of May & June, but it will definitely be an adjustment and could be a touch frustrating. Anyway. Keep on keepin' on. You rock Miss Q.

five miles

So I haven't run five miles in quite a long time. And it took, well, quite a long time. I did it in increments of .5 miles by 10 with two laps of walking in between. So including walking I actually went about 7.5 miles. It was good. I did abs and arms after and now am pooped.

day seven

Sunday was good. I tried the cheerleader and the tricep routine paired with some other stuff. I also rode the bike and did the rowing machine. Took Monday off and then ran today. I actually didn't have enough time to do today's running routine before yoga, so I ran 4 half miles with two laps of walking in between. Then yoga, which was nice. Really relaxing and good. Anyway, that's all I've got.

Day six

So, I didn't do the arms today. I'll do them tomorrow when I have more time. I ran 4 miles today, but got kicked off my treadmill too early so had to run on the track. The track actually pushes me to run more though. I did a half mile (5 laps) walk 2 x 4 for a total of two miles actually running. I just did abs afterward and then had to get home to let my puppy out of her kennel, poor girl. I'm excited for it to be warm enough for me to run outside with her.

So, yeah arms tomorrow. It was really good to talk to you this morning. April will be here before you know it and apparently we have a lot of fun stuff planned already. Talk to you soon, here or elsewhere in the blogosphere.

no worries

Thanks for the arm workouts. I'm going to try them tomorrow. So yesterday, which was Day 5 was pretty good. I wanted to go to yoga after running, but no treadmills were available for the time I wanted - so I ran on the track. It was actually really good. I ran five laps (half mile) and walked two laps five times for a total of three miles. Running on the track is much harder, which is good. I think I'm going to try to mix that in to at least one of the running days instead of the treadmill.

Yoga felt really good last night too. I sort of suck at it, but I would like to get better and it's a beginner class so I think I will progress. Anyway, I'm feeling really good and am sticking to my goal of going to the gym 20 times per month. For some reason counting it that way instead of saying five times a week works better for me.

Anyway, I hope things are going well for you. I hear you'll be back in Feb. for sure. We'll have to plan something fun - maybe a dinner party? Let's talk tomorrow. I'll give you a call after the gym.

OH MY GOSH!

Sorry dear. I didn't realize you were posting every day. Good for you. So a good free weight excercise....One that I really like is something I refer to as the cheerleader...use 5-8lbs. to start with and lift arms out to the side then with them still in the air move them to straight in front of you then down - back up to your side and down. Do several sets of those and I think you will see some pretty good results.

Another one that's good is the behind your head lift....hold the weights in your hands with elbows bent so the wieghts are behind your noggin and then raise up over your head like you are raising your hand in class.

Hope that helps. Glad your up and running. I am missing all of you like crazy. Will try and give you a call this weekend to catch up with what's going on and get a Myja update.

I've been remiss

So I had the training schedule in my locker at the gym and thus could not enter the training schedule for this week. Here it is(was) in case you're interested. I will also include the following two weeks.

Week 2:
Monday - OFF

Tuesday - Warm up: Walk 5 min.; Shuffle 2 min.; Walk 2 min.; Do this 7 times; Cool down: Walk 5 min. Total Time: 38 min.

Wednesday - OFF

Thursday - Warm up: Walk 5 min.; Shuffle 1 min.; Walk 2 min.; Do this 7 times; Cool down: Walk 5 min. Total Time: 31 min.

Friday - Cross training

Saturday - Warm up: Walk 5 min.; Shuffle 1 min.; Walk 2 min.; Repeat this for 4 miles; Cool down: Walk 5 min. Total Miles: 4

Sunday - Walk 20-30



Week 3:
Monday - OFF

Tuesday - Warm up: Walk 5 min.; Shuffle 3 min.; Walk 2 min.; Do this 7 times; Cool down: Walk 5 min. Total Time: 45 min.

Wednesday - OFF

Thursday - Warm up: Walk 5 min.; Shuffle 2 min.; Walk 2 min.; Do this 6 times; Cool down: Walk 5 min. Total Time: 34 min.

Friday - Cross training

Saturday - Warm up: Walk 5 min.; Shuffle 2 min.; Walk 2 min.; Repeat this for 5 miles; Cool down: Walk 5 min. Total Miles: 5

Sunday - Walk 20-30


Week 4:Monday - OFF

Tuesday - Warm up: Walk 5 min.; Shuffle 3 min.; Walk 2 min.; Do this 6 times; Cool down: Walk 5 min. Total Time: 40 min.

Wednesday - OFF

Thursday - Warm up: Walk 5 min.; Shuffle 2 min.; Walk 2 min.; Do this 6 times; Cool down: Walk 5 min. Total Time: 34 min.

Friday - Cross training

Saturday - Warm up: Walk 5 min.; Shuffle 2 min.; Walk 2 min.; Repeat this for 3 miles; Cool down: Walk 5 min. Total Miles: 3

Sunday - Walk 20-30

day four

Was fine. It was the first day of class so of course it was packed. One thing that disturbs me is overhearing borderline anorexia-friend chatter in the locker room. One girl was standing on the scale and her friend was helping slide the weights. The girl on the scale said, "My hand is shaking." and her friend said, "Oh that's just because you're not eating as much."

Anyway, I had to run and run because we went to see the Kite Runner tonight for Book Club. So good. I'm tired so I'm going to bed. Hope you're well.