4-Day Weekend

No time to slack off on the workouts!

Friday: Stationary bicycle for 20 minutes followed by 20 minutes on the treadmill.
Saturday: Swimming (in the rain) for 30+ minutes, about 3/4 mile.
Sunday: 7 mile bicycle ride (very hilly) for 35 minutes followed by 2 mile run (more hills) for 17 minutes.

Sunday Brick

20 minute swim (800+ yards)
30 minute ride (4.3 miles - very hilly)
7 minute run (.7 miles)

BBC Results...cont'd

I'm getting ready for my first day back in the pool, now that I'm recovered from hernia repair. I actually haven't been swimming in months, so I was surprised how good I looked and felt in my suit. I was equally shocked when I took my measurements:

34" - 28" - 37"

I haven't been that slim since high school, I think. Wow! Thanks, Mary, Sara, and Oakland Baby Boot Camp!

Rode the bicycle today, over to Caldecott field. It's only about 7 miles round trip, on the bike route, but it's pretty hilly, especially the first bit, leaving my house. Took me 40 minutes, which I guess I should feel good about, since Google Maps says it should take 54 minutes.

I should do the previously mentioned run strong moves, as I return to running tomorrow.

Run Strong Moves

Strengthening (2 sets of 10-15 reps)

1. One-legged squats
2. Lift and Press. Stand 3 to 4 feet away from a tree or wall. Keeping legs straight, lean forward and place palms on tree at chest height. (If you don't feel your calves stretch, walk feet back a few inches and press heels down.) Pull right knee toward chest, then press leg behind you, pushing back and up through right heel and squeezing glutes.
3.  Hip dip
4. Plank (30 seconds)
5. Side leg lift

Stretching (hold for 30 seconds each side)

1. Hamstring stretch
2. Calf stretch
3. Cross legged side stretch
4. Child's pose
5. Quad stretch

4.7 mile bike ride through Piedmont and up Moraga Avenue, then back home (this makes it downhill as I head home). Less than half and hour.

Exactly 4 miles. 50 minutes. That's a 12.5 minute mile, which stinks if you're running, but for walking on hills, that's okay.