Hey ladies! I thought I would report in. Can you believe it is almost March already?! How did that happen?
Since I last wrote I ran another half Marathon. I ran a race called the Lost Dutchman. It was awesome. It was a small race out in Apache Junction. Most of the run you are running toward Superstition Springs Mountain. Verry Pretty. I highly recommend it.
I ran with my bro-in-law Peter again again. This time we ran 4:1s instead of 3:1s. I felt much strong than the last race. I ended up taking 10 minutes off my time. I still wasn't rocket fast but my final time was 2:37. I felt pretty good.
I'm hitting a spin class twice a week during work and getting a long ride in on the weekend. I am not close to ready for a Half Ironman. I looked at my training from 2010 and I was much farther along than i am now. I feel much more balanced than I did the first time but that might not equal great training. We shall see.
One more thing, I have a fitness guy at work that is helping to keep me on track. He is actually doing a workplace wellness program and he knows I'm training for the Ironman. He makes sure I'm not slacking and heckles me if I slack. Thursday he said "Women of YOUR Age" need strength training. He said my body is losing muscle and bone density. If I don't replace it my metabolism will slow way down. I was thankful for his tip and offended I was THAT age! Ugh. Oh well. At least I'm trying.
SWIM! BIKE! RUN!
Women of all ages need strength training!! Way to go on the race. :)
ReplyDeleteUgg on the strength training but I am putting it back in. I recently had a dexascan showing osteopenia (early osteoporosis). So all of you young things, do the strength training!
ReplyDeleteI've been doing a lot of strength training with Mr. DAYUM. Now gotta focus on endurance. I've been doing the 3:1 running and it has really worked for me. I'll aim for a 4:1 this week. I'm still running.g my same 5k route and noticing my times are getting better. I yhjnn once I get to a 5:1, i'll start adding more distance.
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