I've had a rather epic last 4 days though I miss running so badly right now. I would give up anything to be running!!!
Friday: 65 minutes on the elliptical, 30 minutes on a stationary bike. Generally speaking, I go with level 13 on the elliptical and hit 10-11 mph most of the time. The stationary bike is usually a "random" workout on level 10.
Saturday: AM: 20 mile bike ride, mostly easy pace on the Gwynns Falls Trail
PM: 45 miles total, one loop around the BWI Airport Loop, then down the B&A Trail all the way across the Naval Academy Bridge. I got completely dumped on by a freak thunderstorm right in the middle of the ride. It was so bad that I couldn't see anything for a while. But it passed, my clothes dried out (mostly) and I finished the ride in about 3.5 hours.
Sunday:
AM: 15 minute aqua jog, 45 minutes on the elliptical, with a bike ride to and from the gym (roughly 5 miles total)
PM: 33 miles. I started on York road but the hills almost killed me, so I cut back to the NCR trail at White Hall, rode up to PA and then back down to Sparks where I started. I'm definitely still not cut out for real hilly bike rides!
Monday:
Rode to work after my usual circle up with Back on My Feet. It was a 10 minute ride there, then a 27 minute ride at haul ass speed to get to work. It's about 6 miles, including time I had to slow down or stop for traffic, I was probably averaging near 15 mph. Not too shabby for a runner on a hybrid with a back pack.
After work, I rode about 2.5 miles over to the MAC, did 30 minutes aqua jogging in the pool and 65 minutes on the elliptical. Then, I biked home (after inhaling a burrito from Chipotle).
It's not running, but it will do...
That is an impressive display of cross-training. But from someone as dedicated as you, I'm not surprised. I feel like most people don't understand that we don't LIKE spending all that time on the elliptical/in the pool/on the bike/etc. I'd trade the 6+ hours of cross-training I did last week to run an extra 40 miles in a heart beat. Here's to staying sane (at least not anymore INsane!)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip with the two belts for the aqua jogging..it worked like a charm. Now I need to slowly get more comfortable with the water (won't happen overnight).
ReplyDeleteI don't mind the bike riding outside, it is kind of fun to have so much more range to explore. However, I second trading in all this cross training time for some running!!!