Im supposed to have a rest day per my running schedual but Im planning on a ‘hill walk’ to get ready for my 5k in a few weeks. Saturday I am schedualled to do a test race up my race route. Im not sure what Ill do with the kids but Ill have to figure out something! I cant push the stroller up that hill without hurting myself. I think my new training plan is what finally jumpstarted my weight loss again. I had been doing the same half marathon training program since like October 2006 I think. Perhapse my body got used to all the long slow runs I had been doing and I needed to kick it up a notch-which I was afraid to because I thought holy cow, how can I do MORE?! Im always behind on my house work and orders for my little home buisness as it is! But the shorter faster distances have really been enjoyable, and I think it even has freed up a bit more time (well my house is cleaner…) One of the big changes to my work outs has been hill work. When Im on my treadmill after my runs I start the incline out at 0% and every 30 seconds I put it up half a percent until I reach the top incline of 12%. I only walk this-slowly at 3mph but wow, it is a great work out, I can feel it in my abs, lower back, butt and legs. I plan on doing this ‘hill work’ this evening but instead of just 30 seconds each incline Im going to do one minute at a time since I wont be running beforehand, but I dont want to over do it since Im supposed to have a rest day.

Posted by Shelley in Whatever on April 13th, 2007 |