I inadvertently ran 12 miles today. Started out planning to do a 10K, but I felt good enough at the original turnaround point to change my route. Trouble was, I didn't eat or drink enough beforehand for a long run--it was midafternoon, and I hadn't eaten any lunch, just had a bowl of cereal, muffin and coffee in the morning. I bonked out a bit around mile 10 but resolved not to walk at any point. Those last two or three miles killed my pace; I ended up with a time of 1:50, including a brief stop halfway through to beg a glass of water at a coffee shop.

5/10/2010 12:27:26 AM

Tell you what, I never realized how much difference actively paying attention to your calorie intake can make.

5/10/2010 3:09:35 AM

classes are over. now its gonna be easier to get a parking space at the gym as blacksburg becomes a summer ghost town.

5/10/2010 8:42:21 AM

doing hot yoga tonight for 90 minutes... a little scurred, never been to a hot yoga class before

5/10/2010 8:45:05 AM

^ OMG you will love it (well hate it while you're doing it, but love it afterwards)

5/10/2010 8:51:49 AM

Sam, where are you going to a hot yoga class? i've been thinking of trying one and i only know of one place up in north raleigh. i didn't know if there were any places in Raleigh/Cary

5/10/2010 8:54:58 AM

^2 yeah that's what my friends told me... they said bring a beach towel to put on my mat

^ it's at Open Door Yoga studio, on West Johnson St (downtown near St. Mary's)... you should come with us, it's at 7:30 and by donations only (but the recommended donation is $12)


what should I wear? I have this water-wicking tank top that I'll probably wear but I'm unsure about yoga capris vs shorts

5/10/2010 8:57:02 AM

oh i'm interested. i definitely think i can swing $12. who else is going? do you need to get there early to get a spot? and definitely would like to know what is best to wear haha.

5/10/2010 8:58:19 AM

Yes on the beach towel (plus a hand towel to wipe your face off when it starts getting too sweaty) and drink plenty of water today (bring a bottle with you as well).

I wear a sports bra/tank top thing. And yoga pants. Wear stuff that is really comfortable. You're going to be covered in sweat, so just be prepared for that

don't need to worry about socks/shoes you're going to be in bare feet.

5/10/2010 8:58:36 AM

^2 PM sent

^ ok word... I'm thinking the water wicking top and my comfy capris

5/10/2010 9:01:22 AM

avoid cotton... just fyi. it absorbs too much of the sweat and weighs you down

5/10/2010 9:03:59 AM

shit, ok, no yoga capris... they're cotton/Lycra :\

5/10/2010 9:07:06 AM

these are the type that i wear, and they're perfect...

http://www.nike.com/nikeos/p/nikewomen/en_US/clothing?hf=10001^12002^4294967108&p=PWP&t=Women%27s%20Yoga%20Clothing#?ll=en_US&ct=US&pid=283103&cid=101101&pgid=283105&p=PDP

5/10/2010 9:10:31 AM

shorts also work, but girls want to be all trendy with their yoga pants

5/10/2010 9:19:44 AM

Sometimes I just wear a bathing suit to hot yoga class. Any clothing will do, but I never wear a shirt. Once you start to sweat, it will be soaked and disgusting.

5/10/2010 9:34:35 AM

Did a slightly lower weight shoulder/chest workout today just to make sure the back muscle soreness wouldn't fire up. So far, so good. Also, shot around for about an hour on the basketball court.

Y was odd today... hardly anybody there. Least amount of people since I've joined.

[Edited on May 10, 2010 at 9:42 AM. Reason : x]

5/10/2010 9:42:44 AM

The young women in the hot yoga studio I frequent are pretty hot in their yoga pants.





HOT get it? But, really, they are.

[Edited on May 10, 2010 at 10:08 AM. Reason : ]

5/10/2010 10:07:59 AM

4x10 bench
4x8 weighted dips (25 lbs for 2 sets then 20lbs for 2 sets)
4x12 crossover pushups on a step
4x14 cable crossovers

5/10/2010 11:54:26 AM

drank some coffee, smoked a cig. walked like 2 miles

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5/10/2010 11:55:10 AM

i swam for 45 minutes!!!

omg. i haven't been to the pool in forever. it was good though - didn't feel TOO bad but i'll be sore tomorrow probably.

i have no idea how far i swam because i lose count easily (i like to contemplate life while swimming). but i got good yardage in since i swam 45mins.

after i do that for a few weeks a few times a week i need to make an actual workout where i do intervals and ish instead of just swim.

5/10/2010 5:20:06 PM

i could probably make it about a mile in 45 minutes

5/10/2010 5:21:33 PM

hopefully i did a little more than a mile but who really knows i wasn't counting

5/10/2010 5:25:36 PM

I can make a mile in 40 mins.

plus I went jogging/walking at Duke Gardens for an hour today.

still debating whether to go to swim practice or not.

5/10/2010 5:43:23 PM

it sucks how when you get used to running longer distances, it takes longer to get into that comfort "cruisin" mode

or is it just me

seems like now, it takes like 3-3.5 miles of pure just agony, then after that it seems like i finally get comfortable again

and when your mid-week short runs are only like 5miles, makes for mostly suck

well, it's taper week for my first half marathon, and i feel terribly unprepared. vacations paired with weekend getaways every weekend and a busy schedule has really fucked with my training... hardcore.

didnt do a long run last weekend(may7-9), but did 10 miles, pretty uncomfortably the weekend before. and really, for some reason, 9 was ok the next week, but 10 fucked my world up for about 6 days afterward.. even walking was uncomfortable.

since no long run this weekend due to travel, did 6 today, going to do 3 wed, 2 thurs, race on sunday.

instead of 10(sun) rest mon, 4t/3w/2h.

idk.

at least the high the day of the run is only 72 degrees, so it should be comfortable.

really, i just have to beat my gf and ill be ok with my time.

LOL

[Edited on May 10, 2010 at 6:50 PM. Reason : e]

[Edited on May 10, 2010 at 6:51 PM. Reason : e]

5/10/2010 6:48:55 PM

Shoulders

10min Cardio
10min Dynamic Stretching

5x5x155 Shoulder Press
5x5x25 Lateral DB Raises
5x5x30 Front BB Raises
5x5x110 Upright BB Rows
5x5x125 BTN Press
5x5x15 Lying Lateral DB Raises
5x5x55 Front BB Raises
5x5x30 Rear Delt Flies

2x4min Tabata
10min Static Stretching

5/10/2010 7:34:00 PM

^^when it starts to get into that crappy zone around mile 3, step it up and put in a 30sec-1min sprint, then come back down to pace. This usually gets me goin




warmup 10min treadmill

Squats 3x12x135, 185, 185
Step Ups: 2x8x70 ea. leg
bosu weighted leg lifts: 2x15x5

stationary sprints: 2x30sec
single leg linear press: 2x12 ea. leg

reverse shrugs: 2x12x115

bosu pushup+jump up and press: 2x10

angled plate front raises: 2x12x10
angled plate rows: 2x12x20
angled plate side raises: 2x12x5

5min cooldown treadmill

[Edited on May 10, 2010 at 7:37 PM. Reason : ^]

5/10/2010 7:36:55 PM

I ran and I swam

5/10/2010 7:40:38 PM

Another second trip to the gym today.

2x30 tricep dips
2x14 tricep dips with a 35lb plate in my lap
4x18 press downs
4x15 one hand press downs

5/10/2010 7:47:27 PM

I just bicycled for 40 minutes at the same pace as yesterday. I just did it for 5 minutes longer.

5/10/2010 7:48:14 PM

I need to get back on the horse

5/10/2010 7:48:40 PM

Spin class
Lifted weights

5/10/2010 8:19:43 PM

jogged/walked for 28 minutes today. first time in a long-ass time. reward is a salad.

5/10/2010 8:20:44 PM

i totally meant to go to the lake today but i have felt like crap all day so i took an hour nap instead. the goal is to go to the lake after work and then do wii active for 30 minutes everyday.

5/10/2010 8:26:40 PM

15-12-10 sets of:

jumping jacks
pushups
situps
curls
overhead lifts
bench
hold planks as long as possible

its an excellent 10 min workout you can do while watching tv

5/10/2010 8:42:09 PM

Quote :

"I can make a mile in 40 mins. "

yea i can do one in like 35 - 40 so i'm hoping 45 got it in. i'm not worried about it though right now i'm just trying to get back into swimming!

also i just wore like dumb shoes to the gym since i was going to the pool but i really wanted to go get on a bike after swimming so next time i need to remember to bring better shoes.

5/10/2010 8:44:34 PM

taking today off..

that 9 miler yesterday really has made my knee sore

5/10/2010 9:13:56 PM

i forget... are you supposed to heat or ice something that's sore? i'm thinking heat pad.

5/10/2010 9:18:57 PM

ice

5/10/2010 9:19:34 PM

hot yoga was intense... almost passed out about 20 min in but I pushed through

5/10/2010 10:32:32 PM

yay awesome

were you able to make it through without leaving the room?

5/10/2010 10:33:13 PM

Sam, did you like the place? are yall going to go every monday? i still feel like crap but i'm hoping i can go with yall soon.

5/10/2010 10:35:18 PM

Honestly, the lady made me stay... which at the time really pissed me off because I wasn't sure if it was from the heat or from my blood sugar. When it didn't go away after 5 minutes I kinda started panicking and got up to leave the room - when she told me to basically go back to my mat I could barely hear her and couldn't see her at all. When I turned back around I could see a little better but my legs almost gave out by the time I got to my mat. Then I laid down for about 5 minutes and felt better (that's when I realized it was definitely from the heat and not my sugars... if it was the latter I would've been unconscious at that point)


but NOW I feel good


^ I think I'm going to go every other Monday, because I can't afford $10 every week when I already pay for a gym! I will prob go to hot yoga one week then regular yoga (at LFF) the next week and so on. But besides the price, yeah it was pretty good

[Edited on May 10, 2010 at 10:36 PM. Reason : .]

5/10/2010 10:35:47 PM

I bought an elliptical last night - worked out hardcore on it. I plan to do at least 30 minutes every day!

5/11/2010 9:26:39 AM

kept it short and sweet

stretched
5x5x225 Squats
5x5x160 Leg Curls
5x5x225 Leg Extensions
3x5/2x3 x 275/305 SLDLs
stretched

5/11/2010 10:51:05 AM

porcha are you doing any strongman contests this year?

5/11/2010 10:58:35 AM

Quote :

"Honestly, the lady made me stay... which at the time really pissed me off because I wasn't sure if it was from the heat or from my blood sugar. When it didn't go away after 5 minutes I kinda started panicking and got up to leave the room - when she told me to basically go back to my mat I could barely hear her and couldn't see her at all. When I turned back around I could see a little better but my legs almost gave out by the time I got to my mat. Then I laid down for about 5 minutes and felt better (that's when I realized it was definitely from the heat and not my sugars... if it was the latter I would've been unconscious at that point)"

Honestly, NOT COOL. I know they don't like for people to leave the room, but ... UGH ... I just can't stand instructors like that. Though for your next class, you may want to give the instructor a heads up that you are diabetic and may need to step outside. That will prob help them be a bit more understanding.

Yesterday evening: 5-mile run in 40 minutes
This morning: 5-mile run in 38 minutes

The heat is kicking my booty. Florida summer has arrived. No more evening runs for me.

5/11/2010 11:07:19 AM

Grandfather Mountain Highland Games

http://www.gmhg.com

5/11/2010 11:08:24 AM

2 hours of sand volleyball last night after painting Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (up and down step stools and ladders all weekend)...my legs are killing me today.

Doing some circuit training on the weights tonight probably followed by a 2 mile jog.

5/11/2010 11:27:52 AM

4x8 hang clean & press
3x15 alternating one hand overhead dumbell press
3x15 arnold presses
3x18 cross body cable rotator cuff
3x18 upright cable rows
3x30 incline sit ups
3x12 standing side dips with a 45lb plate
3x60 second flutter kicks

5/11/2010 1:42:45 PM

yesterday, usual warm up 200 free 50 kick 100 IM
8x75 pull fast
100 easy
6x50 (25 easy 25 sprint)
100 easy
5x 100 free descend (i did: 1-100 solid pace, 1-100 sprint 3rd 25, 1-100 sprint 2nd and 3rd 25, 1-1-- sprint 1st, 2nd, and 3rd 25, 1-100 all sprint my last one was a 1:05)
100 easy
5x 100 IM descend (same pattern as before, last one was 1:20)
100 easy
4x100 fin kick (this was supposed to be a kick set to start with but our lane leader started 20 minutes before practice so i just did this at the end for a bit)
cool down
250 free easy
100(back/breast by 25)
50 kick
50 kick, skull, elementary back, reverse free

this is the start of a taper program for nationals in a week+

[Edited on May 11, 2010 at 3:36 PM. Reason : moar!]

^ try 90/120 second flutter kicks/6 inch drill

[Edited on May 11, 2010 at 3:37 PM. Reason : moar! again!]

5/11/2010 3:35:35 PM