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First Interval Workout
First Interval Workout in the books! 4×400 with 400 Recovery. I was supposed to hit 8:20 pace. Which as you can tell was a MAJOR fail. Next week when I do this workouts, I will probably adjust the pace a little and I will force myself to hit them for at least the first couple. As you can tell from the splits the recovery time got longer as the reps went on. This was because the reps felt harder and I needed a walking recovery instead of a jogging recovery. Overall I am happy and surprised with the workout. I didn’t think I could sustain that pace yet for that…
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Running for Beginners – Week 5 Day 2
First Post & Sign Up HERE – All Workouts HERE Today’s Workout: Week 5 Day 2 – EMOM EMOM Start a Timer (There are many free apps you can download, HERE is the one I use. I use the free version) Complete minute 1 Exercise, then rest until the minute is over. At minute 2, complete minute 2 exercise and then rest until the minute is over. Repeat the same until all five exercises are complete. Repeat the entire workout five times for a 25 minute workout. **Week 5 means workouts are changing. This is the start of the second four week block. Strength workouts will stay similar until the…
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Project Fast 5k – The Start
First Time Trial Post HERE I woke up early to kick start the new training plan. I guess you could say I am excited. I have decided for this training block I am going to substitute my off days with active recovery. This will include a mix between peloton classes (walk/run, recovery low impact bike) and longer walks. Right now I believe that is what is best, but I will listen to my body along the way and make adjustments. I have a full draft of my training plan until a 5k on Thanksgiving. The first week is finalized, and depending on how it does I will finalize the following…
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Bike & Finishing New Training Plan
Tomorrow starts the new training plan so I kept things short slow and easy today. I wrote the bike for 28 minutes at a very slow pace, just enough to get the legs moving and break a sweat. My official long term goal is to break 20 minutes in the 5k. It will take a while to get there, but that is the long term goal. I will make mini goals for time-trials until I am ready. I will also probably throw in a few 5k races throughout to see where I am. I am beyond excited to try and get some speed into my legs again. It has been…
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Running for Beginners – Week 5 Day 1
First Post & Sign Up HERE – All Workouts HERE Weekly Schedule: Today’s Workout: Week 5 Day 1 – Running! **This training plan includes a running portion, as well as, a lifting portion. Both sections will increase as the training plan progresses. The Run/Walk intervals will change overtime to increase running intervals. The lifting workouts will have a progressive overload to help progress with strength. The EMOM workouts will remain close and consistent, with small changes to track progress. If you have any questions or want a more customized workout plan (for Free), e-mail us at RunLiftBalance(at)gmail.com. All Running for Beginners – Free Training Plan Posts HERE Full 8 Week…
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Time Trial: The Starting Point!
Time trial morning. I did a four minute warm up. A 3.11 mile run (a mistake when I created the workout!) Then a 10min mostly waking cool-down. It felt good and hard at the same time. The first half felt great. The second half felt hard but I still felt strong. I did stop for two or three very quick walk breaks when I felt like I couldn’t sustain the pace. I need to get better at just slowing down the pace instead. There was some obstacles on the path because of the hurricane winds from the previous two days, so I had to slow down a few times for…
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Running for Beginners – Week 4 Day 6
First Post & Sign Up HERE – All Workouts HERE Today’s Workout: Week 4 Day 6 – Long Walk! (Next workout will be Week 5 Day 1) **This training plan includes a running portion, as well as, a lifting portion. Both sections will increase as the training plan progresses. The Run/Walk intervals will change overtime to increase running intervals. The lifting workouts will have a progressive overload to help progress with strength. The EMOM workouts will remain close and consistent, with small changes to track progress. If you have any questions or want a more customized workout plan (for Free), e-mail us at RunLiftBalance(at)gmail.com. All Running for Beginners – Free…
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A Walk and Birthday Celebration!
Birthday celebrations were the main focus of the day. Our baby turned two. We had morning balloons and presents, a fun day of playing and ended with pizza, cake and ice cream. A fun filled day. I snuck in a walk to quick start some afternoon naps for the boys. It was great to get outside and enjoy the perfect weather. Tomorrow morning I am going to time trial a 5k and see where my starting point is. Then I am going to finalize my training plan to start on Monday! I’m ready!! More Training Log Posts: HERE Pinterest: HERE
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One Mile & Bike Ride
Today was one of those days where I’m reminded that training plans are so important. Even if you aren’t training for something. They give you a plan to follow, and are harder in my mind to change. I should have written a small plan for this down week. I had zero motivation to do anything today. To be honest the only thing that got me out the door was because I have a pretty long activity streak going on the Apple Watch so I needed 30minutes of exercise. I guess that little motivation tactic works for me. I ran a mile on the treadmill to get my heart rate up…
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Running for Beginners – Week 4 Day 5
First Post & Sign Up HERE – All Workouts HERE Today’s Workout: Week 4 Day 5 – Running! **This training plan includes a running portion, as well as, a lifting portion. Both sections will increase as the training plan progresses. The Run/Walk intervals will change overtime to increase running intervals. The lifting workouts will have a progressive overload to help progress with strength. The EMOM workouts will remain close and consistent, with small changes to track progress. If you have any questions or want a more customized workout plan (for Free), e-mail us at RunLiftBalance(at)gmail.com. All Running for Beginners – Free Training Plan Posts HERE Full 8 Week Training Plan…
