It’s been a busy week, but I managed to get in all my workouts.
Tuesday night was our last hill workout. Twelve 200-meter repeats up a bridge, with a goal of 63 seconds. It went pretty well. In the beginning it felt a little tedious, but got better once we had a few hills competed.
Here’s the rundown:
- 57
- 57
- 60
- 61
- 60
- 61
- 60
- 62
- 61
- 63
- 61
- 61
Well, I wasn’t able to keep them too much under my goal like I could with some of the shorter sessions, but I stayed pretty consistent.
I thought I was going to have a tough time getting a second run and core workout in mid-week. My choir has concerts this weekend, which meant rehearsals almost every day. Fortunately we got out early Wednesday night and I got to work!
First I hit the treadmill. I planned on keeping it a slow run so I could also watch TV on my laptop. I figured I could multitask — I had a bit of a backlog on the DVR and really want to be able to clear it off before I go on vacation. By watching an episode online, that was one more thing I could delete!
It’s hard to watch TV when you’re running fast, so I kept it easy. But I did have to kick it up towards the end. I was watching a recent episode of 90210 where the Glorious Steinums take the stage …
What a great song. I definitely switched from jog to run once that came on! I managed to finish 4.5 miles by the end of the episode.
Core Challenge Week 3 Day 1
I also wanted to squeeze in a core workout after my treadmill run. I didn’t want anything too long, though, since I got a late start. It was the perfect time to try out the 10 Minute Solutions DVD I got as a freebie at Fitbloggin’!
To qualify for my Core Challenge, I selected “Six Pack Ab Attack.” This was a fast-paced workout, squeezing a lot of good ab exercises into 10 minutes. I liked that it moved quickly, and there were definitely some challenging exercises in there. I didn’t really care for the ‘Boot Camp’ theme, though. Saluting and calling the viewers ‘recruit’ and ‘soldier’ seemed a bit silly. It can still be a ‘Boot Camp’ without a military angle!
I also was working out in a small room and it was a little hard to maneuver so I could still see the screen. Overall I liked it, and look forward to trying the other exercises. These will be great when I only have time for a quick workout!