With just three months to go in this year of daily sweats, my new focus is to try to ensure better balance between cardio and strength. On days with heavier cardio, I will attempt to get at least some level of resistance work in. That’s the plan. Wish me luck!
Workout Summary: Sep 29 – Oct 5, 2013:
Sunday Sep 29 (Day 272):
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Cardio:
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Run: Time 00:37:50; 5.01 kms; Avg pace 7:34 min/km / 12:11 min/mile
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Strength:
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Tank Top Arms (2 sets)
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Monday Sep 30 (Day 273):
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Cardio:
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Run: Time 00:35:00; 4.87 kms; Avg pace 7:11 min/km / 11:35 min/mile
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Strength:
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BodyPump 45 mins
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Tues Oct 1 (Day 274):
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Cardio:
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Elliptical: 90 mins; 12.58 kms / 7.8 miles
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Strength:
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Russian Twists (30 reps X 3 sets)
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Planks (3 X 60 seconds)
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Wed Oct 2 (Day 275):
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Cardio:
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Hike: Time 1:28:00; 7 kms / 4.34 miles
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Thurs Oct 3 (Day 276):
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Cardio:
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Run: Time 00:30:25; 4.11 kms; avg pace 7:24/km / 11:54/mile
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8-Minute Cardio Intervals
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Strength:
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Bonus Activity:
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After-dinner Walk: 30 minutes, moderate pace.
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Fri Oct 4 (Day 277):
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Cardio:
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Elliptical: 60 mins; 8.47 kms / 5.25 miles
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Strength:
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Push-ups (10 reps X 3 sets)
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Planks (3 X 60 seconds)
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Sat Oct 5 (Day 278):
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Cardio:
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Run: Time 00:40:29; 5.38 kms; avg pace 7:33/km / 12:09/mile
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Strength:
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Load Your Guns program
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Bonus Activity:
Get moving!
xoxo nancy
my year of sweat 
your runs are becoming even more awesome! I am envious!
excellent week 🙂
Thanks Sam! Working on it. Funny thing is, I’m doing way more walking lately, but I guess when I do run, I run fast. 🙂
you’ll be doing running sprint intervals before you know it and using terms like fartlek 😀
Dare I ask? 🙂
it is Swedish (i think) for speed play and has something to do with running fast and slow intervals to make your legs stronger…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fartlek
I’ll have to investigate. 🙂
Luck! (total props on the brevity, btw) And props on the workouts of course!!! I’m still struggling on the strength training. I will do more as I train for the half but it’s a whole new ballgame for me. But I want the muscles (and the energy) so I plod on… Thanks to your fabulous inspiration! You rock.
Your Merrell Sole Sister in Sweat,
G
I’m so curious to hear about how the training for your half will differ from the 10k training. You should be so proud with what your going to make your body do. 13.1 miles. Wow!
PS I can tell you’ve been playing with your sidebar and footer layout. I like it! You inspire me in so many ways. 🙂
Ha! I knew if anyone would notice, you would. Trying to clean it up and make it a bit more user-friendly. Still not sure this theme is the right one for the cleanest layout. Yours is really nice and clean. I may have to consider looking at themes again.
That’s so funny! I was looking at different themes over the weekend. 🙂 It’s so fun to play with that kind of stuff. Not surprised that we are on the same page on this…
Good luck!
As you know, the beauty of adding resistance training to our cardio workouts is that we burn more calories not only during the activity but after as well. Not a bad trade-off. 🙂
Great trade off!
Gosh. That’s ambitious. I wouldn’t want to meet you in a dark alley! My triceps hurt a little after a yoga class but I don’t think I could take you on!! lol
Trust me, it wasn’t like this in January. 🙂 That’s the cool thing about exercise, if you do it enough, you get stronger. 😉