I think it is time to put more variety in my training so with that in mind I went to the gym and worked out a weights programme. I'm only doing upper body and stomach as I don't want to work on my legs and make them too tired for running. The programme only takes about 30 minutes but gives my arms, shoulders, chest, back and stomach a good workout. I aim to do this twice a week, Monday and Wednesday mornings before going to work.
On Tuesday and Thursday mornings I am doing 30 minutes of swimming, alternate breast stroke and front crawl. I would love to do all front crawl but don't have the technique yet and need a length of breast stroke to recover my breathing.
I am then running Tuesday and Thursday evenings at the club and a long run on Saturday mornings. This leaves Friday and Sunday as rest days, yippee!
All going well - so far, but then again it is only Tuesday!
Went along to the club tonight and a group of us set off for a 6 mile run. My legs felt strong as I hadn't run for a week. The group fragmented a bit as some went off a bit faster, I hung back and stayed within my comfortable pace. Although I felt strong, it was a warm evening.
It was a very enjoyable run and we all felt so comfortable that we added on a mile loop bringing the total up to 7 miles.
Distance: 7.03 miles
Time: 1:09:32
Pace: 9.53
2 comments:
Sounds great. I need to start doing some other exercises...
Good for you for getting to the gym. Don't leave out those legs, though. Running doesn't work all the muscles evenly, so do a little leg work if you have some time.
I just joined the gym after a long hiatus. Now I need to get a program going, too!
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