Posts Tagged ‘ abs ’

Trainer Tuesday: I’m All Twitchy

11/10/2009

Even though today is Trainer Tuesday, I have to go back to Sunday for the start of this post. Sunday, I ran 4.5 miles. That’s the farthest I’ve gone to date and I’m closing in on my 5-mile by Thanksgiving target. Sunday was too beautiful a day to not run. I set out to do a 4-mile run but felt strong when I got home so I kept going, just another half mile. I stayed at a manageable pace (about 11.30 minute miles) and never got winded or felt the need to walk. When I stopped, however, my legs felt like jello for a while. And then my right quad started to twitch. Nothing too obnoxious but it lasted most of the day. Yesterday the twitch was gone, until… Monday night’s session with the AB KILLER, as trainer Jen is referred to on this blog. Trust me, she never...

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Pain…That's something new

06/16/2009

While I’ve been training for my triathlon and trying to get my butt back into shape, I’ve been very careful to go slow and not push myself too hard or too fast. I was coming from a 200++ weight at 49 years old when I started this journey and from a very sedentary lifestyle. Going up the two flights of stairs in my house would get me winded. Fast forward almost a year and I’m a lot more confident in what my body is capable of accomplishing and each week, I’m pushing a little more. My next race is on August 1 and my goals are to better my bike time (if it ever stops raining here so I can actually go out on the bike…) and run the 2 miles (no walking) in under 25 minutes. Oh and finish the 400 meter swim in under 10 minutes. My...

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