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Indoor Cycling Bust
Remember when I talked a few weeks ago about starting to train for a couple of spring cycling events? Well, I’m not really feeling motivated to ride inside and have been pretty pathetic with time spent on the bike. I’m sure I’ll pay the price of under-training when those early biking events don’t go the way I’d like, but I’m sure I’ll at least have fun riding with my friends. Perhaps I’ll just let it go and enjoy the ride for the sake of riding and not constantly be checking my average speed on my Garmin (affiliate link) while hoping to beat last year’s time. Naw, who am I kidding, I’m so competitive with myself that’ll never happen!
Overview of the Week
Before discussing each day’s workouts, here’s an overview of my workouts from this past week. Scroll beyond the infographic for daily details…
Sunday
Walking: 2 miles
• Average pace: 14:29
• Start time: 5:20 PM
• Location: basement
• Weather: 66°
• What I wore: capris and s/s shirt
I multitasked by walking on my treadmill (affiliate link) while chatting with my mom on the phone.
Monday
Strength training : 1 hour of total body
I’m a huge fan of walking lunges and had been doing them regularly (3 times a week) for years until I suspected they were aggravating my wonky SI joint. Back in the fall I added them back in one day a week and do two sets of 30 lunges, alternating legs. These days I mix it up with walking lunges, forward lunges, reverse lunges, and side lunges, doing some type of lunge three days a week and it seems to be working.
Tuesday
Cycling: 10 miles
• Average speed: 17.5 MPH
• Bike: Life Fitness Lifecycle Spin
• Surface: N/A
• Elevation gain: N/A
• Start time: 6:28 AM
• Location: basement
• Weather: 64°
• What I wore: bike shorts and jog bra
Running: 5K
• Average pace: 9:27
• Start time: 7:58 AM
• Location: neighborhood circle
• Weather: 48° and cloudy
• What I wore: shorts, s/s shirt, gloves, and ear warmer headband
Foam rolling: 10 minutes
Stretching: 10 minutes
I multitasked by working out on my spin bike (affiliate link) while doing a makeup session with a client. After giving my legs a little rest, I headed outside to run before the forecasted rain hit our area.
Wednesday
Strength training : 1 hour of total body
Walking: 2 miles
• Average pace: 17:51
• Start time: 5:44 PM
• Location: neighborhood circle
• Weather: 55° and breezy
• What I wore: capris, s/s shirt, and nylon shell
When my husband suggested that we go for a walk before dinner, I jumped at the chance to enjoy the warm weather; however, once we stepped outside we were shocked that the temps had dropped about 15 degrees in the last half hour.
Thursday
Running: 5K
• Average pace: 9:26
• Start time: 6:40 AM
• Location: neighborhood circle
• Weather: 34° (feels like 28°) and cloudy with a few spits of sleet
• What I wore: capris, s/s shirt, nylon shell, gloves, mittens, and ear warmer headband
Foam rolling: 10 minutes
Stretching: 10 minutes
With a wintery mix in the forecast, I wanted to run before it hit and before the streets and trails potentially got covered with ice.
Friday
Strength training : 1 hour of total body
Stretching: 15 minutes
Saturday
Walking: 5K
• Average pace: 14:30
• Start time: 4:05 PM
• Location: neighborhood circle
• Weather: 45° (feels like 42°) and overcast
• What I wore: capris, s/s shirt, sweatshirt, gloves, and visor
Last Week’s Blog Posts
In case you skipped checking in on my blog this past week, here’s what you missed…
- • Sunday – Weekly RunDown: February 13 – 19 / Windy Workouts
- • Tuesday – Keep Your Heart Healthy
Questions:
- • What’s your opinion on using indoor cardio equipment? Do you love it or hate it? ~ I’m grateful I have it as an option, but would almost always prefer to be outside with the exceptions being dangerously high wind and ice.
- • Are you experiencing winter or spring-like weather where you live?
- • Did you run in a race this weekend?
And that’s my rundown… Have a great week!
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I’m linking up with Deborah at Confessions of a Mother Runner and Kim from Running on the Fly for their Weekly Run Down. Be sure to check out not only the hosts’ posts, but those of the other great bloggers joining in on the fun!
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Nice week for you! Glad to see that the lunges aren’t bothering your SI joint. I’ve certainly struggled with that, so I get it!
You know that I always opt outside if I can. I do not enjoy indoor running. I’ll do it if I have to, tho.
I do have to be careful not to overdo it, though.
You know I always opt outside thankfully our winter has not been too bad. Funny on the lunges. The front lunges bother my knees so I stick to side and back lunges and love curtsy lunges. Wow, you talk to your mom at 5 am?? If my mom or I was actually up and at em at that time, that would be the last thing I would do lol
LOL, no that was a typo which I have fixed. My mom is not an early riser like me. Luckily, I got the early rising thing from my dad and hate sleeping in late.
Well, I’m Team Opt Outside, but my stationary bike sees a lot of action the in colder months. Sadly, I have ignored the elliptical since … not sure when, LOL Curtsy lunges do a number on my knees if I do too many. My knees turn inward (there’s probably a medical/scientific term for that), so those curtsies feel really awkward and iffy if I curtsy too deep. We have full-on Spring temps in this week’s forecast!!!!!
You made me curious so I looked it up and knock knees is officially called genu valgum. Who knew and we learn something new every day. The important thing is that it sounds like you know what to avoid to prevent knee pain.
Yes, lunges are great! I’ve been doing them as part of my strength training, and also as a warmup before runs.
Indoor cardio equipment… Well, I don’t mind running on the treadmill although I rarely do it (living in Florida.) If I’m at the gym on the cardio equipment it means I’m injured, so my first choice would be the stair climber (not that injured) followed be eliptical (a little more injured) and last choice is the stationary bike, which means something horrible has happened (severely sprained ankle, etc.) Luckily with pool running an option in the warmer months, I haven’t had to use the gym equipment in years.
Here’s hoping you can avoid using indoor cardio equipment in the future as well since being on it means you’ve got some sort of injury you’re working through.
I think you know how I feel about the treadmill/indoor cardio…It’s better than breaking a leg and a vital tool for distance running in Minnesota. If I lived somewhere with less consecutive icy days, I might feel differently. I have considered getting a stationary bike just to have another cardio option on those rough days, but haven’t done so yet…maybe next year.
I love your home gym! So organized and so much great stuff. Lucky gal!
I bet you’d enjoy having a spin bike for cross training. And thanks, I love my home gym, too, and love that my local son and daughter-in-law also enjoy using it so we get to see them even more often!
Very much Winter at the moment, although that changes day to day. Pretty normal for this time of year.
You know my feelings on indoor cardio. Yes, most of the time I get outside to run and walk. But there are days it really is dangerous (no matter how well you dress) or I just don’t want to be cold anymore!
You’re lucky you live in a much milder climate — most of the time. Someday we’ll move further south!
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Yes, it’s plenty cold enough for me here in Virginia. I used to like the snow a lot, but the older I get, the less I like the cold.
Do you have any ideas on where you might move when the time comes? Can Mr. Judy work remotely or do you need to stay in the area until he retires?
When I strained my SI joint my chiro told me to do those lunges. And even now I feel it tight I do them. It works.
I like the machines at the gym. Unfortunately my gym is still closed. I don’t own any equipment.
Yes. I ran another hilly half marathon in Central Park.
Interesting! Lunges may not have been aggravating my SI joint and perhaps I threw them under the bus needlessly.
Can’t wait to read your latest race recap!
Who knows??
Like you, I prefer to do most of my cardio in nature, except for when it comes to biking. I’m not a big fan of biking, maybe it’s because my country is always windy, but I love the stationary bike. It’s the only kind of cardio I prefer to do inside and not outside, even when it’s sunny and hot.
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I can understand that, it’s no fun cycling outside when the wind threatens knocking you off the bike.
Great job with your workouts this week!
That’s really interesting about the lunges, but glad that switching them up is not affecting your SI joint.
Thanks, Kim!
I loathe indoor cardio equipment. I would much rather be outdoors. I’ll go to the gym if I have to, but it’s my last choice, always.
I’m working on lunges. They’ve been super hard since my break, but…. I guess that’s the point. Ugh.
I actually love working out in a busy gym and the energy that goes along with it, if I’m lifting weights. Like you, I will always choose doing cardio outside unless it’s too dangerous to do so (icy streets/trails and high winds threatening to blow down tree branches).
A very good job this week, brava! You have a beautiful home gym.
I prefer to use my cardio equipment outdoor.
In this last period the weather changes everyday: one day is winter and the day after is spring. The result is that I am into the bed with a bronchitis.
Oh no, I am so sorry to hear that you’re sick again. I hope you feel better quickly!