TRX

Week 14 of 2013: Apr 1-7

April 7, 2013

Mon, Apr 1: + Rest Tues, Apr 2: + 6.32-mile Track Run I took my sick car to another shop to try and figure out what is causing its illness so I was carless on Tuesday. With no transportation to the track, I did this track workout on the running path around my neighborhood. The [...]

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20-min At-Home TRX Workout

January 23, 2013

Trainer Dave is out of town this week so I’ve had to find alternatives for my strength training workouts. I could have signed up for another TRX Boot camp class, but I only have 5 classes left from my Groupon and I want to stretch them out as much as possible (one per week). So [...]

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Changing Gears

December 13, 2012

After spending most of the year training for two marathons that never happened I decided for my own sanity that I needed to take things in a new direction for a little while. As soon as I got home from the-marathon-that-never-happened I shifted my training focus from long distance running to strength and conditioning. Personal [...]

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The First Rainy Run of the Season

November 18, 2012

Yesterday the Bay Area was blessed with its first storm of the season. The forecast called for the rain to arrive on Friday and continue through Saturday. On Friday I started to get antsy with anticipation because… I LOVE RUNNING IN THE RAIN! I couldn’t wait to stomp through puddles! On Saturday morning I woke [...]

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TRX Boot Camp Class

November 10, 2012

Six months ago, on a whim, I purchased a Groupon for TRX Boot camp classes. Although I already regularly do TRX workouts during my training sessions with Trainer Dave, it’s always nice to try a new workout. And let’s be honest, I love group exercise classes. I finally got around to redeeming the Groupon and [...]

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12 Weeks and 30-days

February 27, 2012

As Alyssa pointed out to me this morning, this week marks 12-weeks till our next marathon (!!!) and for me, it’s also exactly 30-days till my Hawai’i vacation! I usually save strength training workouts for sessions with Trainer Dave, which is usually limited to once a week. But the reality of long runs, beaches and [...]

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Notorius, But With An “Sar”

February 23, 2012

You know how frustrating it gets to keep feeling aches and pains in the same area and just not know what is causing it? I’ve gone through this many times and my first instinct used to be to go to the doctor. But after doing that for a few times I know that all the [...]

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Week 7 -February 13-19, 2012

February 19, 2012

Monday, February 13 Plan 1-hr Spin Strength Training Actual 1-hr Bike Trainer TRX Cardio Circuit Program Tuesday, February 14 Plan 5-miles of Speed Work (400′s) Actual TRX Flexibility Program 5.53-miles of Speed Work I did the TRX Flexibility workout in the AM. It was the first time I’d done it and I loved it. Unlike [...]

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