i have actual running to report!
yesterday was day 3 of my official marathon training, and i had already missed day one and two. i guess i was too busy being engaged to pat sajak. yesterday called for an easy 40 minute run but when i got to the gym in the afternoon the line was 3 people long for a treadmill! i didn't have that kind of time to wait so i hopped on the stairmaster. i read somewhere it simulates hill training.
i don't usually use the stairmaster because it makes my feet numb and i'm not exactly sure if i'm using it right. but this time i used to one that looks like a mini-escalator. holy sh!t that machine is intense. it was like the stairway to hell! i was only on level 5 but i could seriously feel the burn. 40 minutes later i had climbed 121 stories!
this morning, after a fitful night of sleep i got to the gym at 5 am, my usual time, and cranked out a twinge-free, pain-free 3.15 miles. my long run is scheduled for tomorrow, but i'll have to see how the knees hold up today.
but i'm on my way folks...
10 comments:
Nice job! I give you props for even attempting that escalator-looking machine - it scares the living crap out of me.
That machine is so evil and yet I loved torturing myself on it when I still belonged to a gym. Good luck on your long run tomorrow, hopefully it is pain free.
Oh yeah the stair climbers look so innocent sitting there in the gym and then you try one....they work well:) Great job on the run!
I've never had enough courage to brave the escalator of doom. I salute you!
Day 3 and you missed days 1 and 2.....LOL!!! :-)
Well at least you have "officially" started your workouts for the marathon. Are you following a training plan?
Eric
Good job on the 5 am run! That's like climbing Everest to me!
Sometimes... my feet get numb on the eliptical machine... oddly enough. I must not have them planted right...or the frame of my body does not work on that machine!
Stairclimber is good! Feel the burn!
No aches? No pains? Great! Here's to more normal dreams too.
Glad you're back at it - how far do you plan to run for your long run?
Post a Comment