Training Log Archive: possum

Lots of different types of plank things today.

Sprint race at Antioch Park in conjunction with the Annual Meeting. Controls 10-15 were in a forested area with many interlocking trails, so my navigation broke down a little. Otherwise, it was a good effort, and more running than I have done all winter.

Mary, Linda, and I went to a nearby sports bar to watch the Belmont Stakes, and in my absence, I got elected to the board. They were desperate for volunteers, I suppose.

The MyZone website got back up and I got my graphs from Wednesday night with Jared. As I expected, the HR went up and down, but you could definitely see the area when I was pushing the sled.

Angela is back again. I didn't get into the yellow until Round 7, but we did Burpees between each round today.

Seemed a little easier today. My HR stayed in the mid-80's. Also, my lungs are clearing out--maybe all this rain will knock the pollen off the orchard grass.

Tough workout today, again with Brian. I hovered right around 87% of my MHR for most of the time.

Felt much better tonight compared to last week's session with my trainer. Doing quite well--then we go to push the sled, and he piled twenty more pounds on it. I pushed it the length of the gym, did five pushups, then pushed it back using the low handles. We did this four times. I did really well with the wall sits, while throwing and catching a medicine ball. My balance was a little off tonight--not sure why. I did remember to wear my HRM and it will be really interesting to see the graph tomorrow, especially the part of the workout when I was pushing the sled.

No problem getting my heart rate up today. Brian was in charge today, and he is always tough. I was in the red for about 5 minutes, so I slowed down just a bit. Prisoner squats with shin kicks made 3 minutes seem more like 10. Also, trying to do 10 round kicks while standing on one leg.

Had a difficult time getting my heart rate up today, but no trouble with the sweat rate--I had plenty of that. Today we did pushups for the 30 sec. between rounds. Much better than Burpees.

Took ElRay to Watkins Mill for training--her training as well as mine. She is working on loose-leash walking, so I am cuing her with "heel". Then when we sprint, it is "free". She did really well except that she loses her mind when she sees a squirrel. We also stopped and visited a while with a friend I hadn't seen in a while, and she behaved well. Maybe our teen-age angst year is behind us.

I am breathing much better than last week, but still have some congestion. I did longer sprints today.