Exercise

[beige_alert]

Well, I'm very curious how tired and achy I'll feel tomorrow. For now I actually feel fine.

I've been itching to try a fast 5km run, so that's what I did this morning. It really didn't feel like it was going well, my heart rate stayed fairly low, I was breathing very hard, and it didn't seem as fast as I'd hoped. In the end, though, my time (25:39) was just seconds longer than my personal best. On the one hand, I was aiming for a new personal best, on the other, essentially equaling my best time on a morning when things were just not going right isn't so bad. Also, I was pretty much totally wiped out when I set that best, today, not so much.

After a few hours and some food, I figured I'd go to the Pettit Center. I'm going to be running a half marathon there at the end of January, so I really ought to do some running on the track that encircles the ice. 11 laps is 4.95km, and 27:30 at a easy-feeling pace is not bad at all for me. I'll have to try some different clothing to find something just right for the temperature in there. The rubber running surface is nice even if it is worn-looking, and just as skaters get to watch the runners, runners get to watch the skaters, so while it's endless loops around the oval there is at least something to see.

Then after a short break I went out on the 400 meter oval ice for a half hour. Now I remember why I like that so much. A long-track speed skating oval is, after all, meant for speed. It's huge, there is lots of space to go fast. Nothing like coming around one of the turns and seeing 100 meters of mostly clear ice ahead. I can never resist applying all available power. I mostly spent the time getting used to skating again after the summer away from it. A few hundred meters backwards (love having the space for easy backward skating), some slow skating, some bursts of speed, 500 meters at maximum effort, and general fun.

Comments

[lisande.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm very curious how tired and achy I'll feel tomorrow.


I'm curious - how do you feel today? *G*

[beige-alert.livejournal.com]

I feel perfectly fine, actually.

[lisande.livejournal.com]

Unfair! By all rights you should feel horrible! ;)

No sports.

[dan-ad-nauseam.livejournal.com]

Well, if he feels horrible, he should see a doctor.

[beige-alert.livejournal.com]

See! Exercise works! I've gotten to the point where I can do this sort of thing. 200km a week on the bicycle was almost over-doing it earlier in the year, so I figured I'd better get a little more organized about the training. Plus the competitive urge hit for the half-marathon in January. And ski season is coming soon.