EZ8’s Workout May 6, 2008
Posted by kimayars General Cardio, RunA nice EZ8 workout tonight:
- 2x 100m sprints (still love that!)
- Lots of lunges
- Lots of high-knees (also known as “hot coals”)
- Jumping rope
2 miles total around the track. I should be sore tomorrow!
Workout:
- Type: General Cardio
- Date: 05/06/2008
- Time: 18:30:00
- Total Time: 1:05:00.00
What’s that smell? Is it me? April 29, 2008
Posted by kimayars General Cardio, RunMan, am I ripe. I am still in my clothes from this morning. They have been through three workouts. Even the dogs won’t go near me.
Tonight was a GREAT workout with the EZ8′ers at the Mt. Si HS track. Here’s what we did:
- Jog twice around the track
- 1 minute lunge alternating with 1 minute walk 1 lap around the track
- 100m sprint alternating with 100m jog, 2 laps around the track (zoom-zoom!)
- 1 minute high knees alternating with 1 minute walk 1 lap around the track
- 1 minute lunge alternating with 1 minute walk 1 lap around the track
- Jog once around the track
- Stretch
I had two interesting experiences tonight:
#1 - I love to sprint. Granted, I can only sprint for VERY short distances. But, I love to let it all loose, stretch those legs, and put it all out there. Again, only for VERY short distances.
#2 - I still have hurdle anxiety. In Jr. High and High School I was on the track team. Becuase our team was small and I am an idiot, I agreed to do the 100m high hurdles and the 300m hurdles. We had a cinder track. I still have cinder in my knees from falling. No matter how hard I tried, at least once per practice I would get wrapped up in a hurdle and make a very dramatic fall (nothing like the crashing of hurdles to draw attention to yourself). Eventually my teammates were desensitized and didn’t notice anymore. I wasn’t even good at them. Lord only knows why I kept at it for 6 years. The only time I took 1st was when I ran unopposed. You would think I would have been discouraged. Nope. (”Here’s your sign.”)
Headache is nearly gone. It obviously wasn’t a tumor.
Workout:
- Type: General Cardio
- Date: 04/29/2008
- Time: 18:30:00
- Total Time: 1:00:00.00
YEAH BABY! April 22, 2008
Posted by kimayars General CardioTonight I had my EZ8 class, and we did our timed mile:
8:16!!!
I ran it in 8:16! In real life! Outdoors! With no treadmill! Woo-hoo!
Here are my metrics for the night:
- 1 mile timed run - 8:16
- Wall sit - 2:13
- 1 minute timed pushups - 34
- 1 minute timed situps - 71
I’m still smiling about the timed run. Tee hee!!
Workout:
- Type: General Cardio
- Date: 04/22/2008
- Time: 18:30:00
- Total Time: 1:00:00.00
EZ8 Class… April 15, 2008
Posted by kimayars General CardioMy third workout of the day is complete. I was late so I only got half an hour in. They must have done all the running before I got there, because we didn’t do much after I appeared.
My workout included:
- Walking lunges, side lunges, and curtsy lunges
- 1/2 mile of 1minute walk alternated with 1 minute jog
- Calf lifts
I didn’t leave tired, like I expected, but did leave very wet. I had to bring my clothes to the park and change there, but forgot a hat. I pretty much looked like a drowned rat by the end.
I was kind of hoping to get to 100 miles today. Maybe Thursday…
Workout:
- Type: General Cardio
- Date: 04/15/2008
- Time: 19:00:00
- Total Time: 00:30:00.00
Hogsfuel: The New IT February 18, 2008
Posted by kimayars General CardioThis morning I headed over to Sherene’s place for an invigorating workout of spreading hogsfuel. The arena had taken a beating this winter, and Sherene had ordered some materials (crushed gravel & hogsfuel) for some repair work. Unfortunately, those things don’t spread themselves.
Thankfully, Sherene’s neighbor is an all-around great guy and also owns a tractor. He skillfully (and quickly) took care of removing the old hogsfuel in the arena and laid the crushed gravel down. About 30 tons of it, I believe.
But today Sherene and I started putting the hogsfuel in place. By hand. One wheelbarrow at a time. About two-and-a-half hours later, we were only about half-way through the huge mound. I must say, I got a good workout. Especially my back and my obliques. And the arena (or what’s done so far) is gorgeous. I can’t wait to ride in it!
Workout:
- Type: General Cardio
- Date: 02/18/2008
- Time: 09:30:00
- Total Time: 00:02:30.00