Showing posts with label workout. Show all posts
Showing posts with label workout. Show all posts
Friday, September 25, 2009
Nice Run after Sunset
Today was a day without any work to do. So , went on a longer run , probably about 5 kms. The cool breeze all along the way made it a comfortable exercise and I was happy to double up on the previous distance in two days , so 12 kms next week seems pretty easily doable , maybe I should set a time limit now. Went ahead to pound some pedals and this time smartly choose an easier mode to finish 5 kms in 16 mins. I am gonna make it a habit to pound some everyday , after all it takes just about 15-16 mins.
Friday, April 17, 2009
The Season Starts Again!!!!
It’s been a year since I started my crusade against weight gain, turned it into a battle of covering long distances, then was laid low by painful injury and the long recovery process still in progress.
I have registered for the SunFeast 10k Run again and though I would like to improve on my time of 59 minutes and 39 seconds, it right now seems impossible. I will be happy if I am able to do a sub-one hour run again.
As always if one door gets shut, rather than banging your head on it, its better to find another one and so I have did. Bought my first bike, (this one runs on human muscle power) and finally started having a go at controlling this wild beast with the thin and unruly horns.
It’s been five attempts till now, the first couple was spent in just learning to get onto the seat and brake properly with total gyaan contribution from my roommate. And then three days ago, I just got bored after coming back from work, so I went down to the basement and thought of taking a round of the basement in total control , it was a new challenge to make the turns at the right time and I took it on and succeeded and how? Kept on going round the place for an hour and the endorphins pumped up pretty nicely, it was a new experience of physical exertion with very little sweat to show for it .I enjoyed it. So, what did I do next? Continued the same routine .Come back home at 9:30-9:45, change and start cycling in the basement. So now after three days I think I can have tamed the beast and can make it anyway I want by tweaking its horns and did I say I have got the hang of its gears too! All in all an awesome workout week covering somewhere between 45-50 kms in 3 hours in total. I am pretty happy with myself today :).Will try for a long ride 50kms+ in one go along with other cyclists , lets see how I put up with the stretch.
I have registered for the SunFeast 10k Run again and though I would like to improve on my time of 59 minutes and 39 seconds, it right now seems impossible. I will be happy if I am able to do a sub-one hour run again.
As always if one door gets shut, rather than banging your head on it, its better to find another one and so I have did. Bought my first bike, (this one runs on human muscle power) and finally started having a go at controlling this wild beast with the thin and unruly horns.
It’s been five attempts till now, the first couple was spent in just learning to get onto the seat and brake properly with total gyaan contribution from my roommate. And then three days ago, I just got bored after coming back from work, so I went down to the basement and thought of taking a round of the basement in total control , it was a new challenge to make the turns at the right time and I took it on and succeeded and how? Kept on going round the place for an hour and the endorphins pumped up pretty nicely, it was a new experience of physical exertion with very little sweat to show for it .I enjoyed it. So, what did I do next? Continued the same routine .Come back home at 9:30-9:45, change and start cycling in the basement. So now after three days I think I can have tamed the beast and can make it anyway I want by tweaking its horns and did I say I have got the hang of its gears too! All in all an awesome workout week covering somewhere between 45-50 kms in 3 hours in total. I am pretty happy with myself today :).Will try for a long ride 50kms+ in one go along with other cyclists , lets see how I put up with the stretch.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
My Workout Plan -total review
Had started this plan on Feb 16th.
Goals set were:
March 15:Run 5 kms in under 30 mins.
March 30:Run 10 kms in under an hour.
April 19:Run 20 kms in under 2 hrs.
Did not go according to plan, as i was able to run 10 kms under an hour only on MAY 18th , but took a huge leap by running 20.8 kms in 2hr 6 mins 31 secs on June 1st. So, finally even though late i met my goals and along the way lost 5 kgs , rediscovered running and found a group to continue this habit. Will be using a Run Log to track my runs from now, so only major events will find a place here.
Goals for the remaining half-year:
August
Hyd Marathon -- 21 kms looks easy, if i can pump myself up and based on other commitments will go for full marathon.
Urban Stampede -- Get the team and haunt everyone including myself to finish 5 kms in 25 min.
Kaveri Trial Marathon --try for under 4 hrs.
Ultra-Marathon --- will run it for sure(if it doesn't clash with CAT ) , have to decide the distance, right now fixing 52 kms as the minimum.
So, at least 2 marathons by year-end :) , uff!! going a long way from a weight-gainer(by leaps and bounds) to marathon aspirant;)
Goals set were:
March 15:Run 5 kms in under 30 mins.
March 30:Run 10 kms in under an hour.
April 19:Run 20 kms in under 2 hrs.
Did not go according to plan, as i was able to run 10 kms under an hour only on MAY 18th , but took a huge leap by running 20.8 kms in 2hr 6 mins 31 secs on June 1st. So, finally even though late i met my goals and along the way lost 5 kgs , rediscovered running and found a group to continue this habit. Will be using a Run Log to track my runs from now, so only major events will find a place here.
Goals for the remaining half-year:
August
Hyd Marathon -- 21 kms looks easy, if i can pump myself up and based on other commitments will go for full marathon.
Urban Stampede -- Get the team and haunt everyone including myself to finish 5 kms in 25 min.
Kaveri Trial Marathon --try for under 4 hrs.
Ultra-Marathon --- will run it for sure(if it doesn't clash with CAT ) , have to decide the distance, right now fixing 52 kms as the minimum.
So, at least 2 marathons by year-end :) , uff!! going a long way from a weight-gainer(by leaps and bounds) to marathon aspirant;)
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
My Workout Plan -review week ending 09/05/08
Did a good thing this week, joined a run club of a sports apparel brand , they have been organizing runs for some time now for the 10 k run, went early at around 6:00 am on Wednesday and was truly amazed to see people of all ages warming up for the run.
The track was a 2.5 kms stretch inside the famous cubbon park and it was a good sight to see so many people out for their morning walks, some laughter club too was conducting its session:), anyways the run started and there was a group of 10 -15 people who just galloped off and i am not one who wants to be left behind so i just sprinted off behind them and run along for around 200-300 Mts. and that was that for the day:), started a sprint-stop-walk style of running.
Had kept a target of running 10 kms before i started and i was just blown off in the first 2-3 kms itself somehow completed 2 rounds and was wondering if i could complete 10kms and just as i started off the 3 round saw someone (no. 376 or 378) in the same situation as me, so just joined him and we kept jogging for sometime, and i started getting a rhythm going and just when i thought of increase the speed, the guy fell back(have to thank him for hitting a rhythm ) , i continued at the same pace and completed the 3 rd round peacefully ,in the 4 th round i was tempted to again increase my speed but somehow i decided to just keep going and reached my 10 kms target in probably 1hr 10 mins , but i didn't stop there:) just kept going for another round and so completed 12.5 kms in 1 hr 25 mins.
Although the timings aren't that good it felt good to hit the roads after such a long -time and the organizers took care of the fluids with the electrodes, bananas and biscuits.Looking at how the legs did not complain much, feel confident about running longer distances;).Anyways i still have the target of running 10 kms within an hour on race day which is just a few days away , so its time to hit the road again!!
The track was a 2.5 kms stretch inside the famous cubbon park and it was a good sight to see so many people out for their morning walks, some laughter club too was conducting its session:), anyways the run started and there was a group of 10 -15 people who just galloped off and i am not one who wants to be left behind so i just sprinted off behind them and run along for around 200-300 Mts. and that was that for the day:), started a sprint-stop-walk style of running.
Had kept a target of running 10 kms before i started and i was just blown off in the first 2-3 kms itself somehow completed 2 rounds and was wondering if i could complete 10kms and just as i started off the 3 round saw someone (no. 376 or 378) in the same situation as me, so just joined him and we kept jogging for sometime, and i started getting a rhythm going and just when i thought of increase the speed, the guy fell back(have to thank him for hitting a rhythm ) , i continued at the same pace and completed the 3 rd round peacefully ,in the 4 th round i was tempted to again increase my speed but somehow i decided to just keep going and reached my 10 kms target in probably 1hr 10 mins , but i didn't stop there:) just kept going for another round and so completed 12.5 kms in 1 hr 25 mins.
Although the timings aren't that good it felt good to hit the roads after such a long -time and the organizers took care of the fluids with the electrodes, bananas and biscuits.Looking at how the legs did not complain much, feel confident about running longer distances;).Anyways i still have the target of running 10 kms within an hour on race day which is just a few days away , so its time to hit the road again!!
My Workout Plan -review week ending 02/05/08
Again work comes in the way, so tried out to run something on May 1st a holiday, hadn't had anything much the day before or for breakfast and it showed , struggled to make it to 3 kms and then somehow put in the whole lot of energy left to reach 5 kms in 30 mins 30 secs. Puts a lot of suspicion on my stamina but hopefully i will answer it well:)
Sunday, April 20, 2008
My Workout Plan -review week ending 20/04/08
Instead of the normal weekly review , it's the review for a month :), and nothing to report after the office getting moved to a far off location, my routine and time available has taken a hit and adding to it is the hectic work that's being forced upon me which doesn't really help in keeping my spirits up for indulging in any activities after work, anyways as always going against the tide i ran 5 kms in 29min 30 secs today which after a month of just parking myself in chairs is i believe a good effort even i though i wished i could have run 10k today.
I registered for Sunfeast 10 kms Bangalore Run which was scheduled for may 25 but cause of elections was first postponed to june 2 and then i got a mail to inform that it was advanced to 18th may :). For me it doesn't matter when it's scheduled, it just lessens my waiting time. Looking at the run today i can honestly say Bring it on!!!!.I am absolutely sure of running it well within an hour and to keep a record of that will take the chip timing.So, come on baby , i am licking my lips!!!
Another observation: running bare-foot on a treadmill isn't such a good idea leaving aside the fact that it brings down your timing, after the first 2 kms, it just started feeling like i was running on hot coals, and after the run i was left with a lump below my left toe , which i hope doesn't turn into a blister, so from now on shoes it is.
I registered for Sunfeast 10 kms Bangalore Run which was scheduled for may 25 but cause of elections was first postponed to june 2 and then i got a mail to inform that it was advanced to 18th may :). For me it doesn't matter when it's scheduled, it just lessens my waiting time. Looking at the run today i can honestly say Bring it on!!!!.I am absolutely sure of running it well within an hour and to keep a record of that will take the chip timing.So, come on baby , i am licking my lips!!!
Another observation: running bare-foot on a treadmill isn't such a good idea leaving aside the fact that it brings down your timing, after the first 2 kms, it just started feeling like i was running on hot coals, and after the run i was left with a lump below my left toe , which i hope doesn't turn into a blister, so from now on shoes it is.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
My Workout Plan -review week ending 21/03/08
Again the same story , loads of work, no time or energy left:(
Sunday, March 9, 2008
My Workout Plan -review week ending 07/03/08
And so it was, a very dissappointing week after the 5km run on sunday, couldn't get to run any more for the rest of the week. Had to nurse my legs throught the week, my left shin still hurts even when i walk:(, guess one has to pay for over-enthusiasm, chyaa.... what a waste.But as always i find a silver lining i lost 3k's in teh past few weeks, thanks to doing something caus eof this plan.
So total distance covered this week: 5kms in 28 mins.
Hopefully will get in atleast 10 this week, keeping my fingers crossed.
So total distance covered this week: 5kms in 28 mins.
Hopefully will get in atleast 10 this week, keeping my fingers crossed.
Sunday, March 2, 2008
My Workout Plan -review week ending 29/02/08
I started this week by running 5 kms on Saturday with absolute vengeance for my laziness the previous week.But this had its side-effects. Sunday was a rest day and then i plodded for 18 min 10 secs on monday covering 3.3 kms.Then again took rest on tuesday.Wedsday --improved upon the timing 3.43 kms in 18min 10 secs, was able to get a rhythm and reached 2 kms without much of a sweat but then that was it for the week, didnt run on thursday or friday.
So, EOW ran 11.73 kms .Not meeting expectations but at least better than last week
And then....
Saturday wasn't able to do much ans so Sunday arrived , i again got back into vengeance mood and had to huff and puff to the finish line ,was forced to take a break after 3 kms for a min , not the best runs i ever ran. But.... I covered 5 kms in 28 mins flat !!! , there sure is light ahead:)
So, EOW ran 11.73 kms .Not meeting expectations but at least better than last week
And then....
Saturday wasn't able to do much ans so Sunday arrived , i again got back into vengeance mood and had to huff and puff to the finish line ,was forced to take a break after 3 kms for a min , not the best runs i ever ran. But.... I covered 5 kms in 28 mins flat !!! , there sure is light ahead:)
Saturday, February 23, 2008
My Workout Plan -review week ending 22/02/08
It was the worst possible start to executing my plan, a long day out on saturday rendered me energy-less for working out on sat and sun and an over the hill effort on monday running 3.5 kms in 21 mins meant running on tuesday was out, wed was a day of dejection and it took thursday and friday's plan with it, so finally the week ended with me running only 3.5/25 kms , a very bad start.
So to buck up decided to keep to the plan today and ran 5 kms in 31 mins and 30 secs , thats 90 secs more than my first milestone, so that gives me hope of keeping up , have to confess i had to huff and puff to reach the 5 km mark, my fitness and stamina aren't where they used to be but i sure am going to reach there, running such a long distance after nearly 2 yrs, made me feel light-headed just as at the end of running a thriling crossy, makes me wish for the morning dew, the cool breeze and the nice soft grass rather than thumping the platform along in one place , and tommorrow have to confess 8 kms seem very daunting , so maybe i will try to reach 7 in two efforts.
So to buck up decided to keep to the plan today and ran 5 kms in 31 mins and 30 secs , thats 90 secs more than my first milestone, so that gives me hope of keeping up , have to confess i had to huff and puff to reach the 5 km mark, my fitness and stamina aren't where they used to be but i sure am going to reach there, running such a long distance after nearly 2 yrs, made me feel light-headed just as at the end of running a thriling crossy, makes me wish for the morning dew, the cool breeze and the nice soft grass rather than thumping the platform along in one place , and tommorrow have to confess 8 kms seem very daunting , so maybe i will try to reach 7 in two efforts.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
My Workout Plan
Somehow generated some enthu to run today and found that i ran 3 kms in about 20 mins, that means i can cover 18 kms in 2hrs. At my fittest best i believe i could run 22kms in 2hrs.So i will be following a plan to achieve that same stamina in hmm..... say 2 months.
Weekly Schedule of runs:
Monday : 3 kms
Tuesday: 2 kms
Wednesday: 3 kms
Thursday : 2 kms
Friday: 3 kms
Saturday: 5 kms
Sunday: 8 kms
I would like to consider these as the minimum requirements thru the week.
Milestones:
March 15:Run 5 kms in under 30 mins.
March 30:Run 10 kms in under an hour.
April 19:Run 20 kms in under 2 hrs.
Lets see if can get thru this challenge , will make it a point to record the actual weekly runs at the end of every week, see you at the other end fat guy:)
Weekly Schedule of runs:
Monday : 3 kms
Tuesday: 2 kms
Wednesday: 3 kms
Thursday : 2 kms
Friday: 3 kms
Saturday: 5 kms
Sunday: 8 kms
I would like to consider these as the minimum requirements thru the week.
Milestones:
March 15:Run 5 kms in under 30 mins.
March 30:Run 10 kms in under an hour.
April 19:Run 20 kms in under 2 hrs.
Lets see if can get thru this challenge , will make it a point to record the actual weekly runs at the end of every week, see you at the other end fat guy:)
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