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So, I logged in tonight to actually blog about something training related and I found a comment waiting for moderation that was asking if I was still training.
Ha. Yes, I know. Neglected blog. Neglected training.
The thing is, it’s the off season. I typically hit off season still a little focused. I dial back a bit in terms of duration and intensity, but I’m usually still hitting the same workouts. I’m still in the pool. I’m still running.
This season, however, has been a little different. I’ve been very casual about my workouts. I haven’t been scheduling anything on a weekly basis, which is WEIRD for me. I’ve gotten in what I can, but I haven’t been really logging, tracking, etc. In fact, the weirdest part is that my heart rate monitor broke during Ashland half-marathon weekend in early October, and I haven’t gotten it fixed nor purchased a replacement. I’ve been running and working out sans numbers. Crazy.
I’ve still been trying to log my stuff in Training Peaks. Which was funny this week when I logged in and found my frigging mug on the homepage!
A while back, one of the founders asked if they could feature me and I totally forgot I agreed. So, it was uber weird to show up at the site and see this ginormous photo of myself. Kind of cool, though.
I don’t know. It was a tough summer. I did complete a lot of events, but my heart wasn’t in a lot of them and I was pretty happy to finally hit the off-season with no goals, no obligations. The puppy Dora has also entered into the equation because she needs lots of walking and, three mornings a week, I can’t go to the gym because James’ teaches those mornings. So that’s really changed the routine.
But what have I been doing? Well, a lot of walking. A lot of yoga and some running. I’ve also started back to Spin class and I’m hoping to start swimming again in the next few weeks as well. I’ve also started dryland training with my Ski team, but that’s just one or two workouts a week (if I get to those).
It’s been kind of nice to be so relaxed about my program. It’s not going to stay that way, but after a few years of being so “on” all year, I think I’ve needed this. Work has also been crazy and taking a lot of focus so I’ve been concentrating on that a lot as well.
All that said, I did come here to post about one thing specifically. Because I haven’t been able to hit the gym as much as I used do with the puppy in the house, I’ve decided to try out Podfitness.com Higher Learning film
Emma move again.
A number of months back, I subscribed. But I had problems with the download tool. One of about 10 workouts actually worked for me and I gave up. The thing is, I didn’t unsubscribe like I thought I had. James actually let me know just a few weeks ago that the fee was still coming out of our credit card (I had no idea!). So, I called the guys there and they were pretty nice. I pleaded my story. They actually credited me a few months of service for what I’ve paid for and hadn’t used. They also told me they upgraded the Mac software, so my experience should be better.
So, today, I did a 45 minute spin workout by one of their cycling coaches and followed it with 90 minutes of yoga. The spin class was a little basic in terms of instruction, but I was still able to make it hard enough to get a nice, sweaty workout. And the yoga class was actually pretty challenging for a “first download.” I was pretty amazed when all was said and done and I’d worked out for 2 hours and 15 minutes upstairs. It was the next best thing to classes at the gym. It’s super convenient. And I do love having spin workouts comprised of all my great tunes.
I’m looking forward to follow-up workouts. I’ve already downloaded a pilates class. They have running as well. A bunch of other things, too, but I’ll probably stick to these core four.
So, there you go. Just in time for winter training (and it certainly did turn cold here in Minnesota this week), some fresh indoor workouts.