Thursday, 11.17.11

I was feeling a little bit under the weather today so I did what all normal people do when they aren't feeling well - I decided to workout! Did I say normal?

Since yesterday's 930 class made the WOD look so easy and fun, I decided to spend the precious 20 minutes of free time I had today to try it out:

2 Rounds of:
100 Double Unders
75 Wall Balls

I finished in just under the 20 minute cap (18:40).  I really struggled with the wall ball shots.  They made me feel sick(er).  Fun stuff.

Tuesday, 11.15.11

Today I only had time for the Strength WOD:

Deadlift
3-3-3-3-3

175x3, 185x3, 195x3, 205x2, 205x3

Big thanks to Erica for sticking around and lifting with me.  I tried a different weight belt which seemed to help.

On my failed set, there were a couple of things going on.  First, I wasn't thinking when I set up and forgot to use a mixed grip which threw me off because I could barely hold the bar.  Second, I had just put on a leather lifting belt for the lift and it was cutting into my stomach and I was unable to breathe!  By the time I got to the 3rd rep, I was so unfocused that I wasn't able to even lift the weight off the ground and had to just walk away and reset.

Saturday 11.12.11

It was a beautiful day for a run!                          

Run: 5.5 Miles, 57:00  Highlight of the run: beating the guy riding a bike up to the end of Vaca Valley Pkwy

Fall is my absolute favorite running season.  I just love it when the sun is shinning but the air is cool and crisp.  Saturday's weather was actually a little on the warm side so I'm glad I left my sweatshirt at home. 

There's a steep hill by my house that is perfect to run when I'm in the mood for a little trail running.  My kids have named it "Mount Vaca-suvius" after the infamous Mount Vesuvius that destroyed the city of Pompeii.  I think it's actually a pretty cool name.  

I haven't run the hill in ages and it's much steeper and longer than Wykoff.  It was quite challenging and I had to take several rest breaks on the way up.  There are some large rocks up there that people like to visit to rock climb and do "other things"  I passed a large group of climbers that were carrying mattresses on their backs.  

Pleasants Valley

I made it to the top!

At the top the views are of course, amazing.  On the back side is a panoramic view of Pleasants Valley, 

and the other side are sweeping views of our "Browns Valley bubble".

Wednesday 11.09.11

Accumulate 3:00 of Hollow Rocks

Metcon:
1 mile run
50 Floor Wipers @ 85#
1 mile run
23:20

11.8.11

SWOD:Power Cleans: 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 65, 85, 105, 115, 125

Metcon:5 Rounds of:
6 Hang Power Cleans @ 100# (80% of today's top 2 rm)
12 Toes to Bar
250m Row:57, :57, :58, :57, :57

11.7.11

Help! I need an intervention!

I wasn't able to make it to The Compound today but was able to break away to hit an 8pm Zumba class at Gold's Gym.  After class I decided to hit the treadmill to do a tabata run.  (20 seconds on, 10 seconds rest, repeated 8 times)

I set the incline to 12 and my speed to 8.  By round 6, I was having flashbacks of past Biggest Loser episodes with Jillian hovering over the treadmill, yelling in the contestants's face.  I was sure I was going to be the one to go flying off the treadmill, straight into the wall.  So...I lowered my speed to 7.5 round 6, then 7 and then 6.5 for the last round.   Sure, I probably would have held my 8 mph pace if Jillian had shown up, but Pukie would be following right behind!

I don't think I have ever set the treadmill incline to 12.  I can see why the treadmill is more effective for hill tabata sprints, vs a real hill.  The treadmill forces you to hold your pace, whereas running a real hill enables you to self-adjust your speed without even realizing it.  It was really tough and it took me the whole drive home to recover and shake that puking feeling.  

11.4.11

It was a chilly early run this morning!!

Distance run: 4.01 miles

I'm trying to increase my distance so my goal was 4 miles, which I did in 33:10, 8:16 avg per mile.