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November 20, 2005
Pretty dry entry about training for the week and non-obese tv watching
I attempted my first swim workout today. It was supposed to be 2100 yards as follows:
Warm-up: 300
Freestyle:
6x50 on :60
6x100 on 1:30
1x300
6x25 on :40
1x150
1x150
6x25 on :45
Swim-down: 100
I did the warm-up and then the 6x50s. I managed to do 5 of them at :60 but one of them in the middle I did at :65. This is when things started going downhill. I think I was more tired than I was supposed to be doing the 6x50s b/c if you swim at my speed (taking 50-55 seconds to swim 50 yards), you don’t get very much rest before the next interval. For the most part, however, I managed to hold on. However, this set me up to be tired for the rest of the workout. When I got to the 6x100 on 1:30 I had to reread that. I can’t even swim that 100 yards in 1:30 once! I found this workout on the internet and printed it out b/c it all happened to be freestyle which I like. I obviously didn’t read it close enough.
At this point I realized I would have to alter the workout. I had already been swimming for a while and I realized doing the whole workout would have me swimming further (and with more intensity) than I usually do and I figured it wasn’t a brilliant idea to increase both of those at once. (I don’t want tendonitis in my arms in addition to my leg!).
What I (think) I ended up doing was this:
Warm-up: 300
Freestyle:
6x50 on :60 (well, once was at :65)
2x100
1x300
6x25 on :40
1x150
1x150
2x25 on :45
So I think I ended up with around 1600 yards in about 35 minutes. Then I made this a mini-brick workout by biking to the movie store, my landlord’s office, and the running store to get new sneakers. I am just wearing sweatpants (which got caught in my chain as I was riding and are now shredded) and I long-sleeve t-shirt. We’re having incredible weather today.
Today is supposedly a running day but I am just going to warm up and cool down for a mile each before my soccer game. I figured I shouldn’t do too much running all in one day.
I am not a big training planner and except for my running (which I have penciled in on my calendar for the next month so that I can slowly ramp up to a normal schedule) I usually pick my workout the night before or the day of. However, I usually plan out my week when I am racing (this Thursday) or have other things that are set in stone (this week, two soccer games). I basically put the set in stone things on my calendar, fill in my training runs, and then insert cross-training in a way that doesn’t mess with the rest of the schedule by overworking my lower body. Since I am not really racing (it’s just a set in stone thing this week) I don’t have to worry about being tired. I just had to make sure it was a “run” day since I am not running every day.
This is my tentative schedule for the rest of the week:
Today: 1 mile warm-up, soccer game, 1 mile cool-down
Monday: lifting? Spin class? TBD based on how the quad is feeling and how early I manage to get up. Tomorrow is a full day with the rest of my life.
Tuesday: run 35 minutes
Wednesday: nothing lower body, maybe swimming or lifting depending on when I get in to NJ
Thursday: 5K Turkey Trot
Friday: HS alumni soccer game
Saturday: Rest or bike with my dad
Sunday: Run 35-40 minutes
There is some bonus stuff like core and knee exercises but I don’t have to plan that at all since it can be done while I watch tv. (By the way, there is evidence that the amount of tv children watch is directly related to their likelihood of being obese. I decided that I am not obese even though I watch a huge amount of tv/movies.) I am also not a kid so I guess the study doesn't apply to me, but if that wasn't the case my habits are in complete constrast to the study's findings.
Posted by Audrey at November 20, 2005 04:02 PM