Yesterday after work, I did the next run on my training schedule, which was a 90-min easy run. I did this on the treadmill. I ran at 5.7 mph, so the distance came to 8.47 mi. My hamstring and calf were bothering me, so this run did not go very well. I took a lot of breaks on the rails.
This morning, I changed things up for my workout. I've been getting burned out on The Master's Hammer and Chisel, so even though I'd planned to continue with it for this week and next week, I stopped today. Today I did P90X3 Total Synergistics. I burned about 100 calories. I'm going to do a few weeks of mostly body-weight work before my goal race on May 21. Hopefully this will help my legs get more rested, since I'm not stressing them with the heavy weights.
Today after work, I had wanted to go to cardio tennis at TCCP, but again it wasn't held because not enough people had signed up. So I came home to do a run. I wanted to run outside, but it looked like it might rain, so I ran on the treadmill. It didn't rain, of course. I ran for 1 hour at 5.7 mph, so the distance came to 5.65 mi. This run felt better than yesterday's.
Thursday, April 21, 2016
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Tennis Loss
Last night, I had a match with my 3.5 tennis team. Unfortunately, my partner, Nicole, and I lost 6-2, 3-6, 0-1. After warming up in the first few games, we really dominated the first set. Our opponents didn't make that many mistakes - they had trouble handling Nicole's blasting groundstrokes. In the second set, they did better with Nicole's returns, and they started doing some better strategic lobs. We were close in the match tie-breaker until I double-faulted about halfway through and we made a few more mistakes. Ah, well. It was a really fun match, because there were lots and lots of good points, and it was very competitive. Unfortunately my team lost all of the courts in the match - we were playing one of the top teams.
This morning, I did The Master's Hammer and Chisel Hammer Plyometrics. I increased my reps on some moves, which was good. I am feeling some soreness in my upper left hamstring from sprinting after some drop shots in the tennis match last night, but it bothers me mostly when I'm sitting on my butt! I burned about 115 calories.
This morning, I did The Master's Hammer and Chisel Hammer Plyometrics. I increased my reps on some moves, which was good. I am feeling some soreness in my upper left hamstring from sprinting after some drop shots in the tennis match last night, but it bothers me mostly when I'm sitting on my butt! I burned about 115 calories.
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Monday Night Doubles
Yesterday morning, I did the next workout in The Master's Hammer and Chisel, which was Chisel Endurance. This went pretty well, and I burned about 135 calories.
Yesterday evening, I played my usual Monday night tennis doubles at TCCP. My play was really up and down. In the first round, my partner, Sally, and I won 6-2; we really just outplayed our opponents. In the second round, my partner, Donna, and I lost 6-0 - in this case we were outplayed by our opponents. In the third round, my partner, Lindsay and I lost 6-4 - this was a much more balanced match. It was all fun, although the second round was frustrating.
This morning, I did another Hammer and Chisel workout, which was Chisel Agility. This was OK. I don't think it's very difficulty on the agility aspect, but it does have some cardio and plyo. I burned about 155 calories.
Yesterday evening, I played my usual Monday night tennis doubles at TCCP. My play was really up and down. In the first round, my partner, Sally, and I won 6-2; we really just outplayed our opponents. In the second round, my partner, Donna, and I lost 6-0 - in this case we were outplayed by our opponents. In the third round, my partner, Lindsay and I lost 6-4 - this was a much more balanced match. It was all fun, although the second round was frustrating.
This morning, I did another Hammer and Chisel workout, which was Chisel Agility. This was OK. I don't think it's very difficulty on the agility aspect, but it does have some cardio and plyo. I burned about 155 calories.
Sunday, April 17, 2016
Tennis Win!
Yesterday morning I had a practice with my tennis team. This was our first spring season practice. We had 10 players, which was a good number. In the first round, my partner, Susie, and I won 6-2. In the second round, my partner, Donna, and I lost 5-7 and were then ahead 3-1. In the last round, my partner, Nicole, and I won 4-3.
In the evening, we had our first 3.5 match of the spring season. We won four of the five courts! My partner, Nicole, and I won 7-5, 6-4. We had a really fun match, with a lot of good points and not so many errors. Nicole is new to the team, so I'm glad she had a good first match.
Today I did the next run on my training schedule, which was a 2-hour easy run, with the last 20 minutes at race pace. I ran on the treadmill at 5.7 mph for the first 100 minutes, and then ran at 6.3 mph for the last 20 minutes. I started getting a bit light-headed in the last 15 minutes or so, so I had to take a lot of breaks. The distance came to 11.49 mi.
In the evening, we had our first 3.5 match of the spring season. We won four of the five courts! My partner, Nicole, and I won 7-5, 6-4. We had a really fun match, with a lot of good points and not so many errors. Nicole is new to the team, so I'm glad she had a good first match.
Today I did the next run on my training schedule, which was a 2-hour easy run, with the last 20 minutes at race pace. I ran on the treadmill at 5.7 mph for the first 100 minutes, and then ran at 6.3 mph for the last 20 minutes. I started getting a bit light-headed in the last 15 minutes or so, so I had to take a lot of breaks. The distance came to 11.49 mi.
Friday, April 15, 2016
Two Runs
Wednesday evening after work, I did the next run on my training schedule, which was a 90-min easy run. I did this on the treadmill at 5.7 mph, so the distance came to 8.47 mi. This run didn't feel too bad.
Yesterday morning, I did the next workout from The Master's Hammer and Chisel, which was Iso Speed Hammer. This is a short and sweet workout that I still think is pretty good. I burned about 90 calories.
I wanted to do cardio tennis at TCCP after work, but yet again, they didn't have enough participants to hold the class. I went home and did a run outside on Sligo Creek Trail instead. I was really trying to keep my heart rate low so that it would be an easy run, but my heart rate seemed to be pretty crazy high in the second half. I really don't think that could have been correct, but I ended up running pretty slowly. My overall time was 58:50 and the distance was 5.04 mi, so the average speed was 5.15 mi. Well, I suppose that was easy!
Today is my rest day. In the morning, I did some stretching and foam rolling. No other real activity for me today!
Yesterday morning, I did the next workout from The Master's Hammer and Chisel, which was Iso Speed Hammer. This is a short and sweet workout that I still think is pretty good. I burned about 90 calories.
I wanted to do cardio tennis at TCCP after work, but yet again, they didn't have enough participants to hold the class. I went home and did a run outside on Sligo Creek Trail instead. I was really trying to keep my heart rate low so that it would be an easy run, but my heart rate seemed to be pretty crazy high in the second half. I really don't think that could have been correct, but I ended up running pretty slowly. My overall time was 58:50 and the distance was 5.04 mi, so the average speed was 5.15 mi. Well, I suppose that was easy!
Today is my rest day. In the morning, I did some stretching and foam rolling. No other real activity for me today!
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Tennis Sweep!
Last night, I played a match with my 6.5 combo tennis team. It was our last match of the season, and we swept the courts! That's a nice way to end the season. My partner, Joan, and I won 6-2, 6-3. We were definitely playing better than our opponents, so I really didn't have any doubt about the outcome of the match. I got to hit a lot of good overheads, which was fun. Our opponents started playing better in the second set - better than the score would show - but we were able to win it decisively.
After the match, I got the news that my 3.5 tennis team, which had been playing at the same time in a different location, also got a win overall. Another good end to the season!
This morning, I did the next workout on my schedule, which was The Master's Hammer and Chisel Iso Strength Chisel. This is definitely a good workout, as it makes my legs burn like crazy. I burned about 120 calories.
After the match, I got the news that my 3.5 tennis team, which had been playing at the same time in a different location, also got a win overall. Another good end to the season!
This morning, I did the next workout on my schedule, which was The Master's Hammer and Chisel Iso Strength Chisel. This is definitely a good workout, as it makes my legs burn like crazy. I burned about 120 calories.
Monday, April 11, 2016
Easy Run
Yesterday morning, I did an easy run on the treadmill. I ran for 1 hour at 5.7 mph, so the distance came to 5.65 mi. My legs were feeling tired for this one.
This morning I did the next workout from The Master's Hammer and Chisel, which was Chisel Endurance. I increased my reps on some of the moves. I burned about 120 calories. Afterward, I did some stretching and foam rolling.
This morning I did the next workout from The Master's Hammer and Chisel, which was Chisel Endurance. I increased my reps on some of the moves. I burned about 120 calories. Afterward, I did some stretching and foam rolling.
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