I took my bike to the mechanic for a tune-up so I went to a spin class at my gym instead. I showed up about 10 minutes early and got in my warm-up. I couldn't do the single leg drills, but I did do 15 minutes out of the saddle followed with 25 minutes at a perceived Zone 4 sitting down. I didn't do the class workout because it definitely was not the type of ride I was looking for. The Top 40 music was key. ;)
During the ride I was paying close attention to bringing my knees up which is much harder to do without clip in shoes (I had cages) but definitely made a difference in how my legs feel today.
After the spin, I went swimming - ummm that was a ROUGH swim. There were moments where I thought I wouldn't finish specific sets but I did and was so proud of myself when I got out of the pool. I want to ask people in the next lane up how many yards they swim in an hour on average because that will help me gauge when I'm ready to move up.
Workouts:
Spin - W/U, 3 x 60''/60'' SLD, 25' Z4, W/D
Actual - W/U, 15' Out of the saddle, 25 minutes Z4 in the saddle, 5 minutes cool down
Swim - 250 W/U, 600 Z2, 200 build by 50 to Z4, 50 Easy, 500 Z4, 200 Easy, 500 (250 Z4, 250 Z5a)
Total Yards: 2300 Yards (~1.3 miles) :-)
Getting there. It's an uphill road.
~Ro
Friday, March 5, 2010
Wednesday - March 3, 2010
Track.
Workout - W/U, 3 strides, 15' Z3, 10' Z2, 15'Z4, W/D
What I actually did - 10' W/U, 3, strides, 15' Z2
Then I gave up. I was just tooooo damn tired.
~Ro
Workout - W/U, 3 strides, 15' Z3, 10' Z2, 15'Z4, W/D
What I actually did - 10' W/U, 3, strides, 15' Z2
Then I gave up. I was just tooooo damn tired.
~Ro
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Tuesday - March 2, 2010
Swim -
Didn't go as well as I'd hoped.
I'm tired and my shoulder still hurts from the fall off the trainer. I was also in the lane below where I usually am because no one else would move and there were too many people in the lane.
Workout:
100 warm up
6 x 100 - Odds are weakside breathing, evens are tarzan, catchup drill, finger tip drag, normal by 25
500, 400, 200
1800 yards in 55 minutes
Didn't go as well as I'd hoped.
I'm tired and my shoulder still hurts from the fall off the trainer. I was also in the lane below where I usually am because no one else would move and there were too many people in the lane.
Workout:
100 warm up
6 x 100 - Odds are weakside breathing, evens are tarzan, catchup drill, finger tip drag, normal by 25
500, 400, 200
1800 yards in 55 minutes
Monday - March 1, 2010
1 hour run - 5.2 miles.
From my office I took the Mt. Vernon trail. A really nice out and back.
From my office I took the Mt. Vernon trail. A really nice out and back.
A weekend of false starts
Do you ever have those days where you try to start multiple things but get nothing done? Saturday was one of those days for me.
I got half my laundry done, cleaned half my room, started a trainer session and couldn't finish, didn't go to the place I wanted to go to for dinner, and had a half-ass night out (I planned for a better evening than that but alas, plans don't always go your way do they?).
Let's start with this trainer session. The weekend before, I sat on the trainer for 1 hour and 50 minutes with my favorite training buddy, Pam. Went great. We watched a silly movie, talked, kicked it into gear for a few movie scenes here and there but then it came time to take my bike off my trainer. My rear wheel came entirely off the chain because when I loosen up the bolt on the trainer, it tends to loosen up the spoke on my rear wheel as well. I was tired and frustrated so just attempted to fix it at home. I thought all was well until Saturday. I'm sitting on the trainer and it feels a little off...a little tilted to the left. I live in an old apt and the floor does have some uneven spots so I blamed the angle on the floor at first. Then I unclipped after I realized my brake was rubbing against my tire and needed a little adjusting. Unclip the right foot, lean a tad to the left, and bam! I'm screaming as I fall and my poor roommate who thought something serious happened ran out in her towel after getting out of the shower to make sure I was okay. I fell pretty hard on my left shoulder and the bike and trainer were on top of my leg. I got up and tried adjusting my bike, but it's just not working so I'm taking it in for a tune-up tomorrow. It is pretty funny so go ahead and laugh. :-)
The only thing I did well on Saturday was swim 2150 yards in an hour.
100 warm up
800 yards straight Zone 2
3 x (25, 50, 75, 100, 75, 50, 25), 25s kick, 75s weakside breathing, 50s and 100s Z2 regular swim
50 cool down
Sunday. I did not get a run in but I did eat a lot. :-)
~Rohini
I got half my laundry done, cleaned half my room, started a trainer session and couldn't finish, didn't go to the place I wanted to go to for dinner, and had a half-ass night out (I planned for a better evening than that but alas, plans don't always go your way do they?).
Let's start with this trainer session. The weekend before, I sat on the trainer for 1 hour and 50 minutes with my favorite training buddy, Pam. Went great. We watched a silly movie, talked, kicked it into gear for a few movie scenes here and there but then it came time to take my bike off my trainer. My rear wheel came entirely off the chain because when I loosen up the bolt on the trainer, it tends to loosen up the spoke on my rear wheel as well. I was tired and frustrated so just attempted to fix it at home. I thought all was well until Saturday. I'm sitting on the trainer and it feels a little off...a little tilted to the left. I live in an old apt and the floor does have some uneven spots so I blamed the angle on the floor at first. Then I unclipped after I realized my brake was rubbing against my tire and needed a little adjusting. Unclip the right foot, lean a tad to the left, and bam! I'm screaming as I fall and my poor roommate who thought something serious happened ran out in her towel after getting out of the shower to make sure I was okay. I fell pretty hard on my left shoulder and the bike and trainer were on top of my leg. I got up and tried adjusting my bike, but it's just not working so I'm taking it in for a tune-up tomorrow. It is pretty funny so go ahead and laugh. :-)
The only thing I did well on Saturday was swim 2150 yards in an hour.
100 warm up
800 yards straight Zone 2
3 x (25, 50, 75, 100, 75, 50, 25), 25s kick, 75s weakside breathing, 50s and 100s Z2 regular swim
50 cool down
Sunday. I did not get a run in but I did eat a lot. :-)
~Rohini
Sunday, January 31, 2010
2:34 AM
I'm having some trouble sleeping...what better time to write a blog?
I'm kind of waiting for the other shoe to drop. How horrible is that? Life is so good right now that I can't believe it's this good! While work isn't the greatest, I'm taking some steps to establish myself and pursue my dreams. And I'm okay with that. Friends are unbelievable. I've finally found a few ladies I can call my friends. I hang out with them on a regular basis and enjoy their company. They are unbelievably beautiful and strong women who add value to my life in a many ways. The reason this makes me so happy is that for a while I felt really lost here, which is easy to do in a city like DC. Constantly changing, people seem to move here and leave quickly. However, during the last year, I also evaluated the people I had in my life and those who were no longer positive influences or toxic in any way, I let slip away. It's very hard for me to let people go, but it has definitely gotten easier as time passed (and as I've gotten older).
Finally, I'm getting into a groove with the work outs. I try to go to a majority of the workouts during the week and it's much easier to get them done. I was sick (again) this past weekend, but I'm starting to see changes in my body (-5 lbs in 2 weeks...woohoo!) and it is definitely motivating. I definitely need to "use" the team as support during this whole experience. I feel like I will miss out on a lot if I don't. One thing I'm definitely finding hard to do is give up my social life buttttt I can always replace outings with hang outs and just find healthier ways of spending time with friends. This week is recovery week and I plan on doing every single workout. I'll add a couple of miles to my run tomorrow because I missed the long run. I might even do an extra spin on Tuesday (but that might be a little ambitious :p).
So yeah. It's 2:47 am now and I think I'll go to sleep.
Happy Monday!
I'm kind of waiting for the other shoe to drop. How horrible is that? Life is so good right now that I can't believe it's this good! While work isn't the greatest, I'm taking some steps to establish myself and pursue my dreams. And I'm okay with that. Friends are unbelievable. I've finally found a few ladies I can call my friends. I hang out with them on a regular basis and enjoy their company. They are unbelievably beautiful and strong women who add value to my life in a many ways. The reason this makes me so happy is that for a while I felt really lost here, which is easy to do in a city like DC. Constantly changing, people seem to move here and leave quickly. However, during the last year, I also evaluated the people I had in my life and those who were no longer positive influences or toxic in any way, I let slip away. It's very hard for me to let people go, but it has definitely gotten easier as time passed (and as I've gotten older).
Finally, I'm getting into a groove with the work outs. I try to go to a majority of the workouts during the week and it's much easier to get them done. I was sick (again) this past weekend, but I'm starting to see changes in my body (-5 lbs in 2 weeks...woohoo!) and it is definitely motivating. I definitely need to "use" the team as support during this whole experience. I feel like I will miss out on a lot if I don't. One thing I'm definitely finding hard to do is give up my social life buttttt I can always replace outings with hang outs and just find healthier ways of spending time with friends. This week is recovery week and I plan on doing every single workout. I'll add a couple of miles to my run tomorrow because I missed the long run. I might even do an extra spin on Tuesday (but that might be a little ambitious :p).
So yeah. It's 2:47 am now and I think I'll go to sleep.
Happy Monday!
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
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