Emily's training blog

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.