Sore!

Wednesday
Run: 6 miles
1 mile easy @ 10:00
4 miles @ 8:41
1 mile easy @ 9:13

Strength training: Lower Body & Body Flex

Once again, the tempo pace seemed a little too easy (8:54) so I sped up a bit. It was a good run and I think it's safe to say that tempo runs are my favorite. I don't particularly enjoy intervals and my long runs are completely draining but the pace and distance of the tempos is juuuuust right.

The Y offers a Body Flex class which is a weight training class that focuses on each muscle group for 4 or 5 five minutes of non-stop reps. It is a great workout but the only downside is that the class schedule only offers 2 (of the 7 classes per week) to accommodate working folks and even they are a close call with a 5:40 start time. Anyway, this was all just a long way to say that I wanted to take the class but wasn't sure I could make it on time so I followed the run with lower body weight training just to be sure I got some weight training in for the day.

Leg press
3 x 10 @ 90 lbs
Calf raises
3 x 10 @ 90 lbs
Lunges
3 x 8 @ 50 lbs (the squat rack was occupied to I had to use the Smith machine - not my favorite)
Leg extensions
12 @ 30 lbs
10 @ 35 lbs
8 @ 40 lbs
6 @ 45 lbs
to failure @ 30 lbs

Turns out, I was able to make the Body Flex class and now I am so sore that it would hurt if a butterfly landed on my ass. Thank you lunges and squats :)

Thursday

Strength Training: Cardio Sculpt

If there is anything that I learned in Boot Camp, it's that the best cure for sore muscles is more exercise so Cardio Sculpt was my remedy. It's funny because I've never really been a big fan of gym classes (other than Boot Camp which I love and miss terribly) but I am enjoying the change of pace as well as the bonus time with my friends.

Unfortunately, my daughter woke up at 3 a.m. for no apparent reason other than disturbing my sleep so my morning bike ride on the trainer got the bump.