Where are the weeks disappearing to?!
I’ve been aiming to get out on my push bike for weeks as a form of cross training. Yesterday was the first day that I managed it.
The only cross training (if you can even class it as training) that I do is walking and the odd bit of yoga. Both help, in particular the walking, at stretching and loosening achy joints and muscles, but I don’t think they do a lot for strength. I have a mountain bike – not ideal for road biking, but it will certainly do and after comments from a friend on how much taking up biking has helped her running I was determined to try and incorporate this into my routine.
- Session 1 = four miles (slightly hilly!)
I know it doesn’t seem like far, but it is a start! Even for this distance I can feel my legs having to work different muscles and it is pretty hard work. I’m not aiming for fast (and didn’t time the ride either); at the moment I just want to complete it. I hadn’t felt great yesterday and could easily have stayed at home curled up on the sofa, but I didn’t, I got my bike out and went. So I’m classing that as a success.
Next ride planned for Wednesday, which takes the weeks plan to this:
- Mon: 1.5 mile walk, 4 mile bike
- Tues: 1.5 mile walk, club track session
- Wed: 1.5 mile walk, 4 mile bike
- Thurs: 1.5 mile walk, 4 – 6 mile club run
- Fri: 1.5 mile walk, 10k trail race
- Sat: parkrun 3 miles
- Sun: ?????? long walk
That is looking like a busy week!!
Last week I only ran three times, and incorporated parkrun into a long run. I set off running in a bit of a fluster after setting off nice and early, planning to get to parkrun, do a minimum of 6 miles first but a road closure due to an accident (meaning I had to double back for several miles before I could take an alternative route) meant that I was much later than planned but still managed 4 miles. My hips were achy right from the off due to three hours digging in the garden the night before…
I took a route through Danes Dyke for the first time – and I’ll happily do it again. It is lovely and lots of steps to work on the legs J
parkrun was completed with a friend on her first run in ages – a very nice three miles with lots of chat and catch up and then I headed straight off for another 6 miles. I won’t lie, it was hard work. But I’m very glad that I did it as the final long run before Humber Bridge Half Marathon.
