spinning my butt off: endurance update
back in april i talked about getting my routine set, especially in light of future endurance events that are going to be awesome/kick my butt. i have been pretty good at making most workouts happen as planned, or nearly as planned. habits formed, feelin good and all that bidness.
one of the keys for me is to not only have a plan, but to mix things up here and there. i do that through random classes, working out with buddies, hiking, random trips to colorado, etc… keeps me guessing and reminds me to have fun while i’m at it.
this weekend i went to free class at las boxing that a healthy living blogger that i keep up with hosted. roosk came with. hoooooooey, did we get our asses handed to us. years ago in seattle i belonged to a kickboxing gym. i loved it. it was out of the u district so it was my little escape. punching and kicking is good for the soul.
well, its good for my soul.
okay, maybe it’s not good for the soul, but it kicks your ass and makes you feel alive.
this class reawakened that in me. it was awesome. and hard core. roosk and i are hard core and its really too bad we didn’t take any pictures as proof, but i promise, we were hard core. and you know, it was a super fun way to mix things up.
while i’m not terribly sore from the whole thing, when i went for my run this morning, and my ass started its up and down running bounce (that’s right, my ass bounces when i run. so does yours.) and shoooooooot, that HUUUUUUUURT. so, in short, boxing is fun, but round kicks kick your butt.
annnnyway, onward…
now that my routine is pretty solid with the occasional deviation from the master plan, i am gearing up for a serious shift in my diet for aug through the tri. mostly, i just want to clean it up a teeny bit more. eliminate some things to make me feel a little awesome(er) for the century (ps, lance is gunna be there!!!!!) (i’m only mildly obsessed.) (i swear.) and tri. i know it’s not necessary, but i really want to feel good and finish strong, so in a few weeks i’ll do my best to adios a few things (dairy, salt, etc). cold turkey seems a bit harsh so i’m practicing now.
and by practicing i mean i’m drinking wine and eating chocolate and writing down things i would like to be doing differently.
i think it’s working.
OH and i have some fun tricks up my sleeve for the final 39 days of fundraising for LiveStrong for any DC locals. Details tomorrow(ish).
previous endurance challenge update.
