Wednesday, January 9, 2008

We apologize for the delay...

But the year approaching on Platform 1 is 2008!

Finally after the New Years’ celebrations have died down, hangovers (yeah right) departed, my neck is now in the right place thanks to my chiropractor; who I heartily recommend if you're in the area and with the help of a large dose of Better Living through Science (BLiTS), I was able to tentatively take baby steps into 2008.

Monday, to see what would happen, I spent 30 minutes on my bike and trainer, not wanting to push the envelope, I rode consistently but not too fast, once I got got the resistance and laps sorted out, with one small hill and one small sprint, so far so good.

Last night I donned my running shoes and headed out. It was late and cold (for here) around 48f when I hit the roads and after a small, untimed warm up, I put my foot down, literally and metaphorically to see what my chest could take. I pushed hard for the first three miles and throttled back for the next two with a walk up the last one back home. All was well and I was pleased with the result; my lungs stayed in my chest! The splits were pretty good as well.

I also took the chance to run in my new Injinji socks, you have to spend a little time feeding you toes in but they are very comfortable, a little thinner than I am used to so I may need some Spencos, but all around very toasty!

I am not expecting to run fast this weekend but having read SoCalRunnerGirl’s comments it seems that the hills will be a little long. I will run some hill intervals tonight to double check but so far everything is looking good for the weekend.

4 comments:

  1. Was your heart rate monitor working correctly when you were on the trainer? Those numbers seem pretty low compared to when you were running; especially when your biking was labeled as "too fast!"

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  2. Nice cycling laps - you were screaming on the second bike lap!

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  3. Good job on getting back to and joining in on 2008!

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  4. You did push the envelope. Great workout! Love my Injinji socks. I even have two pair for the trails.

    Never been to the Chiropractor but I have had a few friends tell me they have found big benefits from it. I enjoy the benefits from a deep massage myself. Maybe I am just a chicken :)

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