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Gotta Go Fast - Poet's Running Journal.
Owlbird83:
Yay Poet!! That's great!! I enjoy reading your updates ;D
AHH that's exciting about entering the athletic comps!!
Pie 😍
Good luck with this week's exercise! 💙
Poet:
Hello! Woohoo, let's get a real quick reply in before I forget I need to do this :,)
The last week or so, I was a little lazy. I didn't do my full S&C sessions like I should've so I'll definitely be on that till the next update. On Tuesday, I went on my first proper run in quite a while! It was a gentle session and I went less than 3kms, but it was very exciting to be able to do it without any pain. And yesterday I did Pilates and felt a bit more in control of my body and balance.
Today after class (cuz I'm a STUDENT again 0w0) I'll be doing another walk/jog around the footy oval with some strides. Technical work is boring but it's still getting me back outdoors and into real life rather than being stuck in the weird bubble that is self-isolation. And the last few days have been beautiful and sunny!
What I'll be doing for the next week:
Thursday: Run 400m/walk 100m with strides x 6
Friday: Rest
Saturday: S&C
Sunday: Rest or run/walk if you feel like it
Monday: S&C
Tuesday: Run
Wednesday: Pilates
Stay sexy, kids, and remember that you CAN teach an old dog new tricks - it just takes time and patience.
Poet:
Back at it again, hey friends.
So uh RIP my schedule for this week; bad mental health + waiting 5 days for unexpected COVID test results = not much exercise. I did go to Pilates yesterday (it's clinical pilates, so it's like a doctor's appointment and exempt under Stage 4 restrictions) and I did do my strength and conditioning sesh on Tuesday, but other than that I was locked up at home from Friday afternoon being a sad potato. Now that I'm negative, however, I'll be running a few strides before trying for a couple 1km ((gentle!!)) efforts tonight. Still focusing on widening and shortening my stride so I don't overstep and re-injure myself.
Here's our weekly schedule:
Thursday: 6 x strides then 1km effort at 7:00 pace, rest for 30sec, repeat.
Friday: Rest
Saturday: S&C
Sunday: Run/walk optional
Monday: S&C
Tuesday: Run (3km continuous at 7:00-7:30 pace if feeling good)
Wednesday: Pilates
Let's see if I can stick to it this time; I need a live-in coach to yell at me :((
Love all you beans and legumes <3
Poet:
I think this is the first week since I've been back that I actually mostly followed my plan! The only amendments I'd make is that I was feeling pretty yuck after class last Thursday so ran 800m reps instead of 1km - and today's Pilates session was done over Zoom, and will be for the next month or so till stage 4 is lifted, due to amendments to physiotherapy/clinical exercise engagements. My instructor is still as accommodating as possible and has let me borrow another band and a slide board to use at home for free, so my session today was still good even in the absence of a reformer. And this week I'm back on coach's schedule!! So I'll most likely update Sunday evening when he send out the weekly planner.
Thursday: 10 x 1min reps, 1 min rest with small w/u and c/d
Friday: Rest
Saturday/Sunday: 30-45 min gentle run
Monday: ?
Tuesday: ?
Wednesday: Pilates
That's all! I wonder what's for dinner?
Poet:
Henlo frens :3
I'm back with an updated weekly schedule! My confession from last week's regime is the absence of a run on Saturday or Sunday. On Saturday, I put it off till Sunday, and then on Sunday I lost my running watch and in the process of looking for it literally moved my entire room till realising that it was under my pillow the whole time. And by move my entire room, I mean it. Woke up this morning in a new room! Interesting.
Alright, my schedule for this week is:
Monday: S&C
Tuesday: 4x2min, 4x1min w/ 1min walk
Wednesday: Pilates
Thursday: 10x1min w/ 1min shuffle/walk
Friday: rest
Saturday/Sunday: 30-45min gentle run/walk
So today it looks like I'll be doing some extra ab work because I've just started getting my definition back (after a brief period of rehab flab) and it feels good to have a solid core. Still a big focus on the use of hips and glutes and keeping good control through the knee. It was a little bit sore last night, I'd imagine because I was carrying heavy furniture around for about 6 hours. But I'll feel it out.
Hope you're all doing well - get outside for a walk, do some jumping jacks, dance around the room to your favourite upbeat song. Shoulders back, stretch, breathe.
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