Training Log Archive: kweinmann

Only ended up having time for one game today because it was much closer than usual and Kat is super busy since next week is finals week. I don't know if I was off my game (I'm pretty sure I was though), but I think the final score was 21-10, and we had a lot of good back and forth. I guess it's good to play a challenging game but I still like winning...

So I made myself go running in the morning in the freezing cold because I knew it wasn't going to get any warmer later in the day and I somehow had enough motivation to go then. And yes, it has dipped below freezing and it's probably only going to get colder. I am still adjusting to this whole cold weather thing and I overdid it with the multiple layers covered by a sweatshirt so I was actually kind of hot. Except for my legs which went kind of numb, that is. I'm still not a morning runner, and this run literally felt 3 times as long as it actually was. When I got home I did not believe I had only been running for an hour cause it felt waaay longer than that, but hey, at least I made it through and finished. Maybe I should stop trying to run in the morning though, cause it never seems to go well. It was nice running when it was actually light outside though, since I don't get to do that very often anymore. I think I should aim for some afternoon weekend runs - not morning AND light outside - the best of both worlds!

Short workout at home because I didn't want to go running and I made a deal with my friend to go to the gym this weekend instead of today.

Well I'm definitely still not used to this whole winter running thing and it hasn't even gotten below freezing yet. My lungs legitimately hurt for the first mile or so from the cold air. After that I don't know if they went numb or what but I guess they didn't hurt for the rest of the run so I'll that a win. It's supposed to get even colder now though so I'm really going to have to man up to get myself out and running in below freezing weather since I know I'm never gonna get myself on the treadmill.

I think this workout felt harder cause I was rushed since I had a meeting later. Luckily the gym was waaay less crowded than last week which I really enjoyed.
Incline Press (27.5# per side)
Barbell lunges (60#)
Calf raises/squats (95#)
Lat raises (8# per side)
Rows (30#)
Overhead tricep extension (22.5#)
Deadlifts (115#)
Curl to overhead press (15# per side)

Ah, the joys of running during the winter. I actually got my layering just about right today, so that I was not freezing when I started, and I didn't get too hot during the run. I felt a lot better than I did yesterday for some reason - maybe because today was the first day since last Wednesday that I wasn't sore at all. It's really hard to get motivated to run when it's dark and cold outside, but I still like it more than the endless monotony of running on a treadmill - I'm just not sure I'll ever be able to do that. I guess I'll just have to keep layering up and braving the cold!