Week 3

I’ve survived week three of our running class. Tonight had the worst weather so far as we spent most of the class running in the rain. We did two miles tonight and it was good. It was interesting, because last week about half the class was gone and people had said it was because the weather was so nice. This week about half the class was gone and people said it was because the weather was so bad. I guess you can always blame it on the weather. Even if it’s good or bad!

At class tonight, it was mentioned that as the end of class, the group runs a 5k together. Our class leader said that we’d talk about it next week, so we’ll see what race we do. Our leader is pulling for a race where you dress up on top in business clothes and the bottom you wear running clothes. Then apparently afterwards you just drink beer! I’ll let you know what we decide.

Anyway, here’s the “homework” plan for this week workout wise:

Wednesday-Cross train. I signed up for a 5 week yoga class last week, so I’ll be heading to night two tomorrow!

Thursday-30 minute jog. 5 minutes jogging, 2 minutes walking for 30 minutes total

Friday-Happy Hour Wait, I mean off

Saturday-45 minute walk with hills

Sunday-Off

Monday-20 minute jog with walking breaks

Should be a good week. I should really try and add in get new running shoes and a foam roller to the to do list for workouts this upcoming week. Maybe over the weekend.

What’s your workout schedule for next week looking like?

It’s Hot!

One thing that I wasn’t expecting when moving to the Pacific Northwest was how hot it could be. Temps have been from about 75-80, which honestly isn’t that bad. However, very few places here have air conditioning. Which means lots of sweaty people out and about. ESPECIALLY on the bus. I think those things were designed to not ventilate well. A fan is definitely going to the top of my necessary purchases list!

Tonight was our second night in our 6 week running class. It went really well. We upped our distance from .5 miles to 1.5 miles. One thing I did notice though was that about half the class didn’t come back. Lame. I feel like tonight was going to be our biggest mileage jump, as we are only getting up to a 5k distance which is about 3.2 miles. We have four weeks left, so for the rest of the time we will be doing 2 miles, 2,5 miles, 3 miles, etc..but we will only be going up in increments of probably around a half a mile. However, I’m going to guess that if people didn’t show up tonight, they probably aren’t doing their homework. Which means they will basically be bumping up from .5 miles to 2+ miles. Good luck to them!

Speaking of homework, here’s what’s on the agenda for this week:

Wednesday-Cross Training. I’m planning on trying out a nearby yoga studio for this. I’ll let you know how it goes!

Thursday-30 minute jog, with 5 minutes running, 2 minutes walking

Friday-Off

Saturday-45 minute walk with BIG hills. Thankfully I have plenty of those close by! Galer Street stairs anyone??

Sunday-Off

Monday-2o minute brisk walk

That’s what I’ve got on the calendar. What workouts do you have planned for this week?