The workout was Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes., but we end up with a total of a 27 minute workout.
Fortunately Rourke has volunteered to be my running mate, otherwise I might not have gone this morning. It's COLD.
Current Conditions
Temp: 6.9°C
Wind:
NW at 28 km/h
Wind Gusts:
38 km/h
Windchill:
N/A
Dew Point:
-0.2°C
Humidex:
N/A
Rel. Humidity:
61.0 %
Visibility:
N/A
Barometric Pressure:
-9.9 kPa
Sun Rise:
5:00 AM
Sun Set:
20:42 PM
We woke up at 5:30, got dressed to go. We stepped outside to do our stretching warm up and it was really cold, I needed to go back inside to get different pants. If Rourke hadn't been there with me, I'd have given up at the warm-up. He's a good kid to do this with me!
We did our brisk 5 minute walk and then started our run walk on one dirt road, but it was muddy, so we turned around and went back, crossed the highway and ran on the other dirt road, turned around at the 16 minute mark and headed back home. A few cool down walking laps around the tear-drop driveway and the stretching cool down.. and this is how I looked at the end of it all.
My face is still red from the workout, I can feel the heat in my cheeks, and now the fatigue is setting in. I'm going to hit the showers and maybe go back to bed!
Wow ... good for you! A friend of mine took a "Running Buddies" course at Loyalist last year and it looked a lot like this. She lost about 25lbs and ran a 5km marathon at the end!
I think your biggest challenge will not be the cold, it will dedicating the time ...
I've been on the elliptical at home nearly every day for at least 20 minutes for 2 months and several times I've gone to the gym with Andrew. I still have 10 more lbs to lose before I reach the weight I was when I GAVE BIRTH TO BOTH MY GIRLS!!! (9 months pregnant!) uuuggghhhh!!!
I am Sombra, and these are the stories from our house. We're a Messianic family where academics often take a back seat to the work and adventure of life.
May. 20, 2009 - Good job!
I think your biggest challenge will not be the cold, it will dedicating the time ...
I've been on the elliptical at home nearly every day for at least 20 minutes for 2 months and several times I've gone to the gym with Andrew. I still have 10 more lbs to lose before I reach the weight I was when I GAVE BIRTH TO BOTH MY GIRLS!!! (9 months pregnant!) uuuggghhhh!!!
Keep up the good work!
Love ya ... no matter how much you weigh!!
Vicki