X-Training

Weeks 15-18: April 8 – May 5

May 5, 2013

I guess it’s almost been a month since posting my workout recaps. See how lazy I can be? Here’s a quick rundown: Week 15: April 8-14 + 30.70 miles + 2.5 hour Chi Running Class in which I was the only person in attendance and ran up and down hills for two hours. + 1 [...]

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Weeks 12 of 2013: Mar 18-24

March 24, 2013

Here’s how the week went down: Mon, 3/18 + Rest Day 1-hr Gentle Yoga class My first class at my new yoga studio. It was the perfect class for a rest and recovery day. Nothing strenuous other than a standing pose or two, but sufficient enough to work out stiff and sore muscles from the [...]

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Hiking Pinnacle Peak Park

March 19, 2013

In all the years I’ve been going to Arizona, I never once went hiking. Our trips were always all about baseball. Oh and that one year we went to the dog races. But that story is for another day. This was my first trip to Arizona with the Pacific Northwest relatives, who are avid hikers. [...]

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Returning to Yoga Classes

March 18, 2013

Last summer, despite paying a monthly fee for unlimited classes, I was burnt out on Bikram Yoga. I could not bring myself to go to a class, and wasted the last three months of my studio membership (which ended last September). For the rest of 2012 I did very little stretching. At the start of [...]

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Week 9 of 2013: Feb 24 – Mar 2

March 3, 2013

Sun, Feb 24: + 4 Recovery Miles Mon, Feb 25: + Complete Rest Tues, Feb 26: + 2.79-mile Track Workout Wed, Feb 27: + 1700-m Swim + 35-min Yoga + 45-min Strength Training with Trainer Dave Thurs, Feb 28: + 45-min Yoga Fri, Mar 1: + 25-min Pilates + 35-min Yoga + 35-min Strength Training [...]

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Week 6 of 2013: Feb 3 – 9

February 10, 2013

Sun, 2/3 + Kaiser Half Marathon Mon, 2/4: + Rest Day, but still did 25-min of Pilates and got a 1-hour sports massage Tues, 2/5: + 3.44-mile Track Workout + 35-min Yoga for Runners Wed, 2/6: + 45-min Spin + 45-min Strength Training + 25-min Pilates Thurs, 2/7: + 6-mile Run + 35-min Yoga for [...]

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Week 5 of 2013: Jan 27 – Feb 2

February 4, 2013

Sun, 1/27: + 8-mile Run that included a 5K race in the middle miles + 45-min Yoga for Runners Mon, 1/28: + 25-min Pilates + 25-min Yoga Tues, 1/29: + 6.01-mile Track Workout + 35-min Yoga Wed, 1/30: + 45-min Spin + 45-min Strength and Conditioning Training + 25-min Pilates Thurs, 1/31: + 6.06-mile Run [...]

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Week 4 of 2013: Jan 20-26

January 27, 2013

Sun, 1/20: + 30-min Yoga Mon, 1/21: + 45-min TRX Bootcamp #10 (only 5 left from my Groupon) + 20-min Pilates Tues, 1/22: + 3.26-mile Track Workout + 25-min Pilates + 35-min Yoga Wed, 1/23: + 45-min Spin + 60-min TRX Workout + 35-min Yoga Thurs, 1/24: + 3.58-mile Run (Hills) + 25-min Pilates Fri, [...]

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