Showing posts with label C25K. Show all posts
Showing posts with label C25K. Show all posts

Monday, May 24, 2010

I was running!


There must have been some crossed wires, but I did not get to do the boxing class tonight I was going to review. I sat inside the entrance to Central Park stated in an email for about 20 minutes after the class was supposed to start and didn't see anyone even remotely resembling a group of boxing students. I did see a dad playing catch with his son and thought about horning in. . .but then realized the kid was better at baseball than me.


So the review will be at a later date.


What I wanted to blog about was how awesome it felt just to get outside and RUN. I thought in my infinite wisdom (and awesomeness) that I would run to the class seeing as I live on 96th and CPW and the class was on 76th and 5th Ave. Just 1.5 miles according to Google Maps. I put on the Couch to 5k app on my Iphone, inspired by last week's episode of The Biggest Loser where they run a marathon.


It felt SO GOOD to run with the other "professional" runners, seeing all the different shapes and sizes and ages merging together to just sweat. I felt exhilarated! I got to the class, which didn't happen, and thought, HELL, let's run back home. And I did.


The lung capacity that I earned through doing Insanity definitely helped, and it also helped that it wasn't January in New York. Running in the cold was really hard for me. I felt like a champion. Now to parlay that feeling into an actual race!


If Koli can run a marathon- HELL, if MIKE can run a marathon- I can run a marathon. Let's start with the 5k, though. K?

Monday, February 15, 2010

Day 36: Insanity Challenge- MONTH 2!

I had an amazing Valentine's Day filled with delicious homemade foods lovingly prepared by my boyfriend who rocks my world. AND he bought me tickets to go see my second favorite Stephen Sondheim musical A Little Night Music starring Angela Landsbury and Catherine Zeta Jones.

Have I mentioned I am very blessed? I AM!

Today marked the beginning of month 2 in the Insanity rotation. I had to complete my third Fit Test and then do a new workout, Max Interval Circuit. Folks, I don't think I have ever worked out so hard in my life. It was twice as long as month 1's workouts and there were some combinations in there I didn't think I could do.

For example. . .one exercise was ski ab jumps in plank, followed by jumping push ups, followed by in and outs, followed by oblique push ups. I didn't even know I could do an oblique push up!

Here are the results of my Fit Test:

Switch Kicks: Day 1- 120 Day 15- 118 Day 36- 148

Power Jacks: Day 1- 56 Day 15- 53 Day 36- 62

Power Knees: Day 1- 102 Day 15- 110 Day 36- 114

Power Jumps: Day 1- 35 Day 15- 32 Day 36- 40

Globe Jumps: Day 1- 10 Day 15- 11 Day 36- 13

Suicide Jumps: Day 1- 18 Day 15- 19 Day 36- 22

Push-Up Jacks: Day 1- 30 Day 15- 34 Day 36- 45

Low Plank Oblique: Day 1- 55 Day 15- 74 Day 36- 78

I was amazed at how my progress has jumped! I will take photos tomorrow and make sure to show you what I'm seeing in the mirror. It is really blowing my mind. I'm also going to start up the C25K program again. I had to quit because of starting intenSati at the same time as Insanity- I'm crazy, but I'm not that crazy.

Let's get it on!