Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Not for the dainty
I went to a hot vinyasa class yesterday, and I do mean HOT. If I had to guess, I would say the room temperature was 100-110.
I sweat more in that 75 minutes than I think I've ever sweat in my life! Toward the end of class when we were doing less flowing/moving and more stretching on the mats with brief rests in between, I would wipe my face and arms with my towel. As soon as I moved again, I was drenched with more sweat! I have no idea how my pores were still producing that much sweat.
But the real kicker came at the very end of class. I tried (unsuccessfully) to wipe off my mat before rolling it up. And of course I had to wipe the floor around my mat because sweat had dripped off my forehead in several poses, creating little puddles around me.
And then I finally lifted my mat... to discover SWEAT UNDERNEATH IT! Yes, that's right folks, I SWEAT THROUGH MY YOGA MAT. WTF? Who does that????
The class was noteworthy in other ways as well... specifically the man next to me who smelled like rotten BO and the woman in front of me whose pants were falling down, giving me an unwanted view of ass crack the entire class. It certainly was memorable. :)
I sweat more in that 75 minutes than I think I've ever sweat in my life! Toward the end of class when we were doing less flowing/moving and more stretching on the mats with brief rests in between, I would wipe my face and arms with my towel. As soon as I moved again, I was drenched with more sweat! I have no idea how my pores were still producing that much sweat.
But the real kicker came at the very end of class. I tried (unsuccessfully) to wipe off my mat before rolling it up. And of course I had to wipe the floor around my mat because sweat had dripped off my forehead in several poses, creating little puddles around me.
And then I finally lifted my mat... to discover SWEAT UNDERNEATH IT! Yes, that's right folks, I SWEAT THROUGH MY YOGA MAT. WTF? Who does that????
The class was noteworthy in other ways as well... specifically the man next to me who smelled like rotten BO and the woman in front of me whose pants were falling down, giving me an unwanted view of ass crack the entire class. It certainly was memorable. :)
Friday, May 24, 2013
Today's swim workout
It was a doozy!
450 swim
450 pull
OK, after boot camp and a ridiculously hard yoga class yesterday, my shoulders were screaming at this point. Just in time for...
10 x 50 sprint!
I shared a lane with my fasthole training partner (seriously, she's fast). My first 50 was THREE SECONDS FASTER than any other 50 I've ever done! 42 seconds, baby! That is smoking fast for me. Of course, the next one was my regular pace (46), and then my third one was slow at 49 seconds. After that, I paced well and did all of them in 46-47 seconds until the last two when Fasthole joined me again and paced me. 43 and 43 for the last two. BOOM.
400 kick to cool down
I may need a nap at some point today! That was a toughie. Take THAT, stupid glute! hahaha
450 swim
450 pull
OK, after boot camp and a ridiculously hard yoga class yesterday, my shoulders were screaming at this point. Just in time for...
10 x 50 sprint!
I shared a lane with my fasthole training partner (seriously, she's fast). My first 50 was THREE SECONDS FASTER than any other 50 I've ever done! 42 seconds, baby! That is smoking fast for me. Of course, the next one was my regular pace (46), and then my third one was slow at 49 seconds. After that, I paced well and did all of them in 46-47 seconds until the last two when Fasthole joined me again and paced me. 43 and 43 for the last two. BOOM.
400 kick to cool down
I may need a nap at some point today! That was a toughie. Take THAT, stupid glute! hahaha
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Thursday, May 16, 2013
I did this for the first time on Saturday
I've been anxious to try a tripod headstand in yoga for literally 2 years. It took me more than a year just to get my head to the floor in a wide-legged forward fold. Once I did, I was paralyzed by fear. How on earth could I lift both feet of the floor, place my knees on my forearms, and then gracefully extend my legs wide and bring them together overhead???? So I just stayed in that wide-legged fold with my head down to the floor, looking wistfully at the people behind me in class who could effortlessly (it seemed) take it to the next level.
Turns out my hands weren't aligned in the right spot, so it was little wonder I couldn't imagine getting to even that point above. Once the instructor moved my hands (they were too far forward), it was easy as could be.
Next time, the legs are progressing all the way up to a headstand.
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| That's not me, in case you were wondering. |
I've been anxious to try a tripod headstand in yoga for literally 2 years. It took me more than a year just to get my head to the floor in a wide-legged forward fold. Once I did, I was paralyzed by fear. How on earth could I lift both feet of the floor, place my knees on my forearms, and then gracefully extend my legs wide and bring them together overhead???? So I just stayed in that wide-legged fold with my head down to the floor, looking wistfully at the people behind me in class who could effortlessly (it seemed) take it to the next level.
Turns out my hands weren't aligned in the right spot, so it was little wonder I couldn't imagine getting to even that point above. Once the instructor moved my hands (they were too far forward), it was easy as could be.
Next time, the legs are progressing all the way up to a headstand.
Monday, May 13, 2013
It's time to cram
So after a self-imposed hiatus from racing, followed by a never-ending injury that prohibited me from racing, I decided I'm racing this year.
Not only that, but I'm doing what I said I would never do again, which is race in an event that all my friends are also doing. (I'm the slowest of the group, so doing a large group event is nothing more than frustrating and depressing for me, but I'm changing my outlook this year and trying to have a positive attitude about it.)
Not only that, but I really haven't started training in earnest yet. I mean, one swim + one bike ride + a couple of runs per week doesn't really count.
And let's not forget that I have added a few classes (teaching), which limits my training time.
And of course... wait for it... the race is in less than 5 weeks. Five weeks from yesterday, to be exact.
Too late to turn back now. I'm registered and ready (mentally) to do this. Now I just have to get my body ready, starting immediately. I guess I should start doing some brick workouts, huh? And maybe something faster than the 8:30 to 9:30 pace I've been running. And some shorter, faster bike rides. And more than one swim per week. Here's this week's schedule. Don't let me deviate from it!
Monday:
XT day -- boot camp in the morning, yoga and Pilates in the evening
Tuesday:
run in the morning, XT in the evening
Wednesday:
swim in the morning, bike or yoga in the evening
Thursday:
tempo run in the morning, yoga or bike (whichever I didn't do Wednesday) in the evening
Saturday:
swim and longer run
Sunday:
longer bike and short brick run
The countdown has begun!
Not only that, but I'm doing what I said I would never do again, which is race in an event that all my friends are also doing. (I'm the slowest of the group, so doing a large group event is nothing more than frustrating and depressing for me, but I'm changing my outlook this year and trying to have a positive attitude about it.)
Not only that, but I really haven't started training in earnest yet. I mean, one swim + one bike ride + a couple of runs per week doesn't really count.
And let's not forget that I have added a few classes (teaching), which limits my training time.
And of course... wait for it... the race is in less than 5 weeks. Five weeks from yesterday, to be exact.
Too late to turn back now. I'm registered and ready (mentally) to do this. Now I just have to get my body ready, starting immediately. I guess I should start doing some brick workouts, huh? And maybe something faster than the 8:30 to 9:30 pace I've been running. And some shorter, faster bike rides. And more than one swim per week. Here's this week's schedule. Don't let me deviate from it!
Monday:
XT day -- boot camp in the morning, yoga and Pilates in the evening
Tuesday:
run in the morning, XT in the evening
Wednesday:
swim in the morning, bike or yoga in the evening
Thursday:
tempo run in the morning, yoga or bike (whichever I didn't do Wednesday) in the evening
Saturday:
swim and longer run
Sunday:
longer bike and short brick run
The countdown has begun!
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