Trying to tell me something?

Of course, the day after Thanksgiving feasting, my scale won't turn on. I probably didn't want to know what it had to say anyway.

I'm really missing running. I'm a day behind on my 30-Day Challenge, but I've been hiking and riding more. Trying to decide if I should catch up with a double workout tomorrow, or just pick up where I left off and finish on Christmas Day not Christmas Eve. Hiking with Bugsy again on Sunday, and might have him trot along while I run a bit. Hopefully will be able to make a full loop this time :) Just got a downed tree to saw through (extra arm workout...)

30 Day Challenge!

This is going to hurt! There are all kinds of  '30 Day *insert* Challenge' out there, planking, squatting, yoga and so forth. This one is a combination of many of them :/ I will be taking a break from running while I do this (minimalising injury risk). Once I get back to running, I will see how strong I feel and whether or not the mileage will be doable for me before signing up for LS50. The plan is that it will kick start some weight loss, strengthen muscles, and also work on my mental toughness (distinctly lacking...)

Here is week one of the program:

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Situps 15 20 25 0 30 35 40 Crunches 5 8 10 0 12 15 20 Leg Raises 5 8 10 0 12 15 20 Cardio 20sec 30 45 0 1m 1m5 1m15 Plank 20sec 20 30 30 40 0 45 Pushups 5 5 7 7 8 9 0 Squats 50 55 60 0 70 75 80 Lunges 20 21 22 23 0 25 26

Cardio - Jumping jacks, Mountain climbers, Skaters, Jump rope

Monday seems pretty doable, though the squats aren't going to feel too good. See how much we climb in seven days? Imagine what day 30 will look like... (I've seen it, and not thinking about it!)

Feel free to join me :)

Ouch!

After a couple of weeks off from running to initially let the chafing heal and a little extra time to rest those nagging posterior shin splints, I kicked back into gear this morning with... hill repeats. I've realised how sore my ankles have been following the repetitive rolling I've subjected them to so think there was additional benefit to resting for a while. There is a very small wilderness park less than a half mile from my house which I usually skip for running since there isn't enough trail to even make a short workout worthwhile, but it dawned on me that it would be perfect for today's effort since I really don't want to drive for such a brief amount of work. The one I thought I would use turned out to be more of a gradual slope than I remembered, so I found a combination of steep incline and uneven rustic 'stairs' just past it. Ouch! I only did five repeats and my quads were burning (definitely need to work on form, as I think I may have been pulling myself forward instead of getting the glutes firing to push myself). Right now definitely feeling the benefit of a short intense workout, and feel good for it. Just ask me again tonight...