The Countdown is On (Day 37)

Now that I’ve recovered from Marathon Sunday, climbed Mt. Washington (Report Part 1, Report Part 2), and ran my first ever Rock N Roll Half Marathon, it’s time to once again crack down and get serious.

Serious about what?

MARATHON #2!!!!!!!!!!!!! That’s what.  I know I’ve been talking about it a bit here and there, but with only 37 days to go, it’s going to consume most of what you hear from me! So brace yourselves!

On Sunday, while I sat on my couch avoiding rain for the rest of the day (I was seriously waterlogged after that race!), I prepared my training schedule for the next 6 weeks. If all goes well my peak week will be 44 miles, and August will be my BIGGEST MONTH EVER! 

So, Coachy reviewed my training schedule, tweaked a couple of things (I had an overly ambitious pre-taper week), and gave it his seal of approval! I’m ready!

Last night started with P90X Cardio-X.  I may be completely insane, but that was fun.  I was supposed to run recovery from RnR Half, but it was pouring rain and I wasn’t motivated enough to drive to the gym. I was hardly motivated to work out – does anyone else find crappy weather and poor motivation to work out often go hand in hand? I knew I couldn’t blow off my workout, not this close to Marathon #2.

So, back to Cardio-X.  45 minutes of heart pounding, low impact cardio moves.  It’s a great combo, so you don’t get bored!

• Yoga warm up
• Kenpo
• Plyometrics
• Core
• Stretching/cool down

Between the sweat and my heart rate – it was just the same as if I had run 4 miles! The best part, for me, is that I was always afraid of plyometrics, because doing any kind of jumping movements always hurt my knees, or I couldn’t breathe.  That is NO LONGER THE CASE! 

I also decided today that an emergency gym bag would be a good addition to the inside of my car.  That way I have no excuses if the weather is crappy. And I won’t feel like I’m throwing money away every month because I’m not using my gym membership. It may even get it’s first use tonight, since there’s a threat of afternoon thunderstorms!

I wanna know – What do you do to workout when your regularly scheduled workout is supposed to be outside, but Mother Nature has made other plans for you?

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