Hardest work out I have done this year? After last nights 10k my knee ached a little Should have not tried to do 10k on the rowing machine in 45mins, but I felt like I must beat my target from last time. It was hard work from the first second. Rather than reset the clock and move on I kept at it. I am determined if nothing else. 10k in 43mins slower than last week but at least I made it - 45 Mins Rowing 10 429m and heart rate monitor says 744cal 7.5 points.I finally found this picture... me finishing my only 10k I look so tired and fat. This years picture will hopefully be a lot better and not in 1999 place!
Bed soon, hopefully a good sleep and the promise of a good Cardio Tennis session tomorrow should help those weary legs.
Well it is that time of the week again... WI and after my course I came home and jumped on the scales... without shoes I was heavier than last week. I knew that 4lbs in a week was a little OTT. This SP worried me... but decided that I had time to go for a run before my WW meeting and this might help or at least take my mind off it.I planned to only go out for an easy 15min run as that would be on a slow build up from my starting point. But after my warm up run and stretches I set off with my MP3 playing some tracks and although miserable I felt great. Ran past my 4 bridges and decided to go on until the end of a song... Bad mistake as it was a Meatloaf track... so 8 mins? later I had gone under the other 2 bridges and could see the end of the track so had to go on... So turned and ran back 6.74 miles from my phone / fitness trainer - I will plot the route later. In 54 mins which did include the warm up run and 2 mins of stretches. So seems that I am really on for my 10k run this year - Just have to protect those shins.Home, shower kids to bed and out to meeting and... STS (Stay the same) I must try harder this week to track and make sensible food choices and then I will loose some weight.
Well after a mad day at work got home, took daughter to Rainbows and quickly hit the gym.No more treadmills for me - too much of a risk for a return of my shin splints. So I had to do something else. Elliptical Trainers / Steppers - I just can't handle them. Exercise bikes way to boring - much prefer to cycle outside. I probably should do some weights but for those last few pounds it is all about CV workout. So I hit the Ergo - or rowing machine.And I am totally addicted! Last week I set 40mins - and after 9204m in that time I felt I must go for the 10 000m. Managed it another 3:16 later - After a few minutes rest and setting the clock for the other 796m. I have a target of 43:16.So this week set the 10 000m and aimed to beat 43:16. Tried to pause to wipe sweat from my eyes but couldn't stop the clock. But no excuses allowed - so I picked up the pace...Managed a negative split - and managed 42:58... 18secs faster. Delighted.I wonder if I will be able to get under 40mins?
