Exercise: - What : treadmill walking
- Time: 30 minutes
- Distance: 1.5 miles
Man, I find it very hard to exercise on the treadmill. It is rainy and cold today so I didn't have much of a choice. I tried to walk fast on it, but found I just couldn't get my pace right. Also it is hot in my basement and I got sweaty pretty quickly. So not a great exercise session, but I did it and got it over with. Made yummy pasta with salad for dinner.
I have been spending my lunch break on-line looking for training info the last couple of days. I am just going to focus on walking faster from now until we go on vacation in July. I would love to start jogging, but I worry about knee injuries sidelining and getting frustrated when I can't jog too far/fast. By walking faster, I mean getting to a 15 minute mile and sustaining it for 30 minutes. It would be the fastest I have ever walked, that is for sure. I hope it isn't too ambitious a goal, I am not sure how quickly I can speed up. Also, what helps us go faster? Losing weight? Building muscle? Or just the practice of walking fast? Couldn't find any good books on the subject at B&N last night, still looking for books on-line. So far I have decided to walk fast simply by walking as often as possible (5-6 times a week) for 30-45 minutes. I am open to other ideas.
After we get back from vacay and I have slept off the hangover, I plan on starting to jog. I will follow Hal Higdon's 5 K training guide to start with and hopefully get to the point where I can jog a 5 K distance. The I will continue with the HH half-marathon program. This won't add too much milage until the end. It seems to focus on speed instead of distance until we get closer to race day.
So there you have it, I have a plan. Happy weekend!
# posted by amy @ 5:46 PM
