Here's a problem I'm finding with some of my workouts -- they make BORING blog posts. I've worked out three times [four if you count the one I will do today] since my last post [last Wednesday, today is Tuesday], and the only one that could possibly be charted was yesterdays. The rest were just, there. So here are some partial posts about the past few days.
Last Thursday I went for a run. It was hard, I didn't want to do it, and there was a lot of other crap going on in my lift at the time [we got offered a house, which is great! But the kitchen SUCKS. A LOT. And I love to cook. Is it worth it...?] so my plans to go to the gym went phhhhhibt. Instead I went home to see if boyfriend could instill some inspiration in me. Which he did, sorta, by shaming me with the 5 miles he had run/walked the day before. Was I going to let him run more than me? Sigh. Fine. No. So I grabbed the dog and we purposefully went one block farther than he did. Looking back it was kind of an easy run, and I probably could have gone farther, but my heart wasn't in it. Still went a touch over 5 miles though, which isn't too shabby. But it was slow-ish and isn't much to talk about.
Friday we went to a baseball game. There were nachos involved. And beer. Healthiness, not so much.
Saturday was one of those days where you're forced to get up early to do one thing [signed the lease for the place above -- decided to go for it, even though it's not perfect. I can deal with it for a year], do three dozen other things as well, look up at the clock sure the day is over and find that it's only like noon. Given that, when boyfriend and I got our bikes back from their tuneups with plenty of daylight still left, we decided to suit up and go for a ride. Covered a little more than 20 miles, all told, at a fairly good clip. it was boyfriend's first 'long' bike ride, and I was really proud of him! He's taking the fact that I signed him up for a triathlon and called it a gift like a champion. T-minus 19 days!
Sunday funday. No words necessary.
Yesterday I rowed for the first time in a bit. I'm going to chart it so that I can compare it to some of the other workouts, but I wasn't on top of my game enough to record all the details. Was a fairly standard pyramid interval though, and I think I was hitting some decent distances.
Row:
| Minutes | Intensity [min / 500m] | Distance Traveled [m] |
| 0:00 - 3:00 | ~2:30 |
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| 3:00 - 5:00 | ~2:15 |
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| 5:00 - 6:00 | ~2:00 |
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| 6:00 - 6:30 | 1:50- | 1430 |
| 6:30 - 9:30 | ~2:30 |
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| 9:30 - 11:30 | ~2:15 |
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| 11:30 - 12:30 | ~2:00 |
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| 12:30 - 13:00 | 1:50- | + 1440 = 2870 |
| 13:00 - 16:00 | ~2:30 |
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| 16:00 - 18:00 | ~2:15 |
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| 18:00 - 19:00 | ~2:00 |
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| 19:00 - 19:30 | 1:50- | + 1420 = 4290 |
| 19:30 - 22:30 | ~2:30 |
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| 22:30 - 24:30 | ~2:15 |
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| 24:30 - 25:30 | ~2:00 |
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| 25:30 - 26:00 | 1:50- | + 1425 = 5715 |
| 26:00 - 29:00 | ~2:30 |
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| 29:00 - 31:00 | ~2:15 |
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| 31:00 - 32:00 | ~2:00 |
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| 32:00 - 32:30 | 1:50- | + 1440 = 7135 |
| 32:30 - 34:20 | ~2:30 | + 365 = 7500 |
| 34:20 - 35:00 | ~2:30 | 7620 |
Hey consistency! I like that in a workout, actually. I like to pretend it means I'm not tiring as quickly as I could be. Although I was definitely struggling during the 3rd/4th pyramid. Feel the forearm burn!
I think today I'm going to swim. Again, a boring entry. But necessary...
