Emily's training blog

Baby Myles is here, and now it's time to get back to working out hard again.  I've missed running!  I need to take it easy coming back, so I will run only 15-20 minutes a day through this first week.  I may only run every other day, depending on how I feel.  I can tell my core strength is seriously lacking.  Plus, I'm still packing an extra 15 pounds.  So, I don't want to get injured.

I did 40 minutes on the elliptical on the interval setting.  The intervals were two minutes on, two minutes off.  Then, I ran 2 miles on the  treadmill.  It took me 16:20, so 8:10 per mile.  When I got home I did 3 x 25 crunches. 

It's going to take a while to get consistent with workouts with a new baby in the house.  Some nights are way rougher than others right now.

I went to a lifting/coreworks class.  It was so hard.  I am a huge weakling right now.  Especially in the core.  I'm going to be really sore tomorrow.

After the class I ran 20 minutes on the treadmill.  Well, actually, I ran 20:10 because I had to run an even 2.5 miles.

I ran 3 miles on the treadmill in 24:18.  I am really sore from yesterday, just like I thought I would be.  After running I took a Zumba class.  It was much easier without the big stomach getting in the way of my sexy moves! 

I ran outside for the first time this morning.  I ran some loops through the neighborhood.  It felt good to get outside, though I think it will be short-lived, since there is a storm coming on Wednesday. 

When I got home I changed into shorts and rode 30 minutes on my spinning bike while watching Spongebob with Cole.

Myles woke up at 4 to eat, so I was out the door a little after 4:30.  I went out to the West Jordan club to run and take the 5:30 bootcamp class.  I ran for 25 minutes, completing 3.25 miles (actual time 25:15). That is under 8 minute pace, so I'm getting a little faster.  (though I will admit that I could feel the faster pace!)

The Boot Camp class was . . . interesting.  The usual instructor wasn't there.  Apparently, she just had a baby and will be back next week.  (and I thought I was crazy!)  The sub began class by complaining for 10 minutes that it was so early.  I don't think complaining about the early hour to a 5:30 a.m. class is going to garner any sympathy whatsoever.  

After the whiney warm-up, we alternated 3 minutes of cardio with three minutes of strength work.  The class was pretty effective, if a little "90's" for my taste.  (think step, kickboxing, and good old-fashioned aerobics).  The instructor kept chatting during the sets about everything from Dowton Abbey, to cheese sticks, to how Usher music makes her feel sexy.  The best story was how a female clerk at Trolley Square asked her out on a date.  The talking was entertaining . . . but made it a little hard to concentrate on the lifting.  I'll have to see how the regular instructor does before I decide whether to stick with this particular class.

On a side note, I forgot deodorant this morning.  (hey, it was 4:30)  I was the stinky girl in class. 

I was so tired and sore last night, so I "slept in" (until 5:30) and did a shorter workout this morning.  I have a harder day planned tomorrow, so I just did a 30 minute run and called it good. 

I actually got 4 miles in, which is my longest run so far.  It took me 30:43.  It's nice to see my pace picking up, and I felt under control the entire run. 

I took a cycle class this morning.  It was really tough.  The instructor kept the intensity high for the entire class.  I took cycle through my whole pregnancy, and I don't remember having a class that was as difficult as this morning's. 

After class I ran a progressive run, starting at 7.5 mph and increasing every two minutes.  This was hard after the cycle class.  I ran 3 miles in 22:30, so 7:30 per mile pace. 

Tomorrow is lift class.  I will probably scale back the intensity on the run and go a little bit longer (30-35 minutes.)   Of course, a lot of it depends on the baby's sleeping/eating schedule!  At least I have managed to get out to workout every day this week.  (so far!)

I remembered my deodorant today.  I'm sure the other cyclists were thankful!

I only had time to take the Lift/Coreworks class this morning.  Myles was awake and bright eyed at 5 a.m.  It's hard to be too frustrated when he gives you his first smiles.  I figured the strength work is more important than mileage at this point. I just put in 4 days of running in a row, so for injury avoidance, not running is a good thing. 

Teren is home from work tomorrow, so I can get in a nice long running/cross training session.  That will be so fun when I'm nice and sore from lifting today.

I ran 5 miles in 37:42, and followed that up with 30 minutes on the cross trainer.  I started at level 6 and increased every ten minutes on the random setting.  It's quiet at the health club at 6:00 a.m. on a Saturday. 

Jake made me feel wimpy for running on the treadmill, so I braved the great outdoors this morning.  (What can I say?  I'm a gym rat!)  It was worth it.  The full moon was amazing. 

4.25 miles on the SLCC loop.  I didn't time it, but I felt super slow this morning.  I can't wait to be back in shape again!!!

 I went to the health club again this morning so that I could lift after my run.  As I was taking off my sweats in the locker room, I was startled by a woman, wrapped up in her coat, sound asleep on the bench.  I guess she was getting a little more sleep before her workout.  I didn't notice her when I came back after my run, so I guess she didn't sleep through her class.

I added some incline to my run today.  I warmed up 5 minutes, and then ran 2 minutes at 0 percent incline, 1 minute at 1%, 1 at 2%, and 1 at 3%.  I repeated this for 40 minutes.  I also increased my pace by .1 every five minutes.  The last couple of sets were getting pretty tough. 

After I ran, I lifted.  I chose my own lifting routine over the bootcamp class that I took last week. 

I was also down a whopping two pounds Woo Hoo!!!

It was a cold, but beautiful morning when I went to run.  I ran 4800 S. down to the river trail.  I had the moon on the right side of me, and the rising sun on the left.  It was gorgeous.  It made getting up in 15 degree weather worth it. 

My quads and hips are sore today from doing lunges and step-ups yesterday.  But, a lot of the soreness worked out during the run.