Tell you what.
Walking up a mountain is significantly different from walking on the street. It makes me think of Maren and all the mountains she climbs. It was much more difficult than I thought it would be and I spent half the trail thinking, "How am I such a sissy?! I interval run. I do bodyrock and Insanity. WHY is this hard?"
Well, Nanette... it's a full hour and a half of constant movement. There are no push as hard as you can and then rest for 20 seconds. It is push as hard as you can and then keep walking. On some of the more flat parts I jogged a little to get a feel for it... I also jogged on some of the way down when it wasn't super rocky. I think I can definitely get into this.
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| Being Dramatic. |
The plan for the work outs this week has not started off well. Yesterday I stayed at home with the worst case of the cramps I've ever had and slept through most of it... in addition to going to the hot pools later that night to try and get my body to relax. So... adaptation.
Monday - Off
Tuesday - Trail walk/jog.
Wednesday - interval run.
Thursday - Trail walk/jog.
Friday - Interval run.
Saturday - Stretch like whoa.
Sunday - Interval Run.
Then hell week.
I'm off to get a drug test for the new, short term job today and to put a long day in at the Music Dept filing the string music. Happy Tuesday, guys!
Big Fat Mountain Woman Love,
Nanette
Trail runs are my new favourite..I absolutely hate the road now! It is harder on uneven ground and hills, but you will notice your endurance grow so quickly. Keep at it.
ReplyDeleteIt's great that, even though it was tough, you're going back to do it again!! Good job. I prefer trail runs over just boring roads : )
ReplyDeleteI wish we had some hiking trails near me.
ReplyDeleteI can definitely tell that although hard you kind of enjoyed it... and that is awesome! I personally like trails because the pounding in the legs is not as bad as running on pavement. Keep up the great job!
ReplyDeleteWalking outdoors on any terrain is so much more challenging than the treadmill. Sounds like a challenge but you pushed through and did it! Awesome :)
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