Training Log Archive: Yvonne

A race on my calendar! Yay! Looking forward to a day in the woods.

C • P-10 5

From the Busch area, rode the Greenway, Hamburg, Katy, Greenway, Busch loop. Dinked around for the first mile or two then realized I really needed to get a move on or be riding in the dark w/ only a tiny lame backup headlamp. The effort felt greater than the HR shows. ???

Someday maybe I'll ride for more than 1 hour at a time. Ha

300 jumping jacks and 20 flying jacks ("supermans" @ KM class) @ daughter's soccer practice. Only purpose was to stay warm. But it should still count, right??

Ride w/ the fam on the brand new section of 364 -- open only to pedestrian traffic this afternoon before they unleash the cars! Fun! 1st half took 16 min.; second half took the balance of the time due to the wind. So windy that when going downhill w/ my 50+ pd. son in the trailer, I still had to pedal hard.

Matson Hill CP: Matson Hill and Oxen Mill trails plus a short O&B on Hayes w/ my brand new snazzy Icebugs. I have been looking to retire my early '90s Jalas O' shoes for a while but wanted more of a "real" running shoe that also had the carbide spikes. Shoebuy on the net had a large selection of Icebugs, plus I had a coupon from the customary "forced" Entertainment Book purchase from kiddo's school. I was hoping the trail would be slimier, but I still like the shoe's fit and feel quite a bit. And of course the traction. Nice. Was surprised to feel a few rocks through the bottom but I am used to Hokas where a scree slope would feel pillow soft. So no biggie.

Oh yeah, suspicious about the Garmin climb. Fairly hilly here, but come on. I suppose I need to recalibrate?

Trainer spin. Felt good after a xtra busy few days.

Late night strength session:

- hip adduction/abduction w/ black band (80 reps total each leg)
- hamstring kick backs w/ blue and black bands together (15 reps each leg - could barely complete)
- VMO stuff
- gluteus medius leg raises w/ 5# ankle weights (2 sets of 15 each leg)
- 60 sec. planks x3
- 10 pushups x10
- static stretch and some foam rolling

Felt like a mini victory w/ the 100 pushups! Granted, I did small sets, but form was solid, and I was NOT toasted at the end. Need to shift to a tougher version - like maybe dive-bomber pushups now that my abs are stronger. I think all the KM classes have really helped - lots of upper body stuff there.

Bike to KM gym -- bumpity, erosiony hwy 94 grass the last 1.5-ish mi.

Heavy bag, sparring, and KM classes. 360 degree defense drill in KM class -- fun/intense w/ flying forearms and pads the last 30 sec.

Bike from KM back to work w/ a few laps around the disposal cell.