Saturday, May 23, 2009

Light gym day

Surprisingly, I made it to the gym today. I tell myself I'm going to go lift weights a couple days a week, but I usually only get in my runs for the week and shrug off weight training. In my new committment to running, I recognize that I need to incorporate weight liftining into my training so that I am well balanced. I need to train my core muscles and my hamstrings. While the quads get a good workout from running, the hamstrings get neglected, and weak hamstrings can lead to knee injuries. I definitely don't want that to side track me.

I warmed up with one 10-minute mile. Then I did three sets of three different arm exercises, including push-ups, assisted pull-ups, and dips. In between the arm exercises, I worked on my abs. At the end I finished up with hamstrings. I kept my heart rate up pretty good during the entire workout, which lasted about 40 minutes. It felt good to get a strength training session in. It's a nice break from running. I hope to get two of these sessions in per week.

Hopefully, I will get my long run in tomorrow before the family reunion. I will thank myself at the end of the day when I feel guilty for over-eating!

On a side note - my Garmin is STILL not here. I find this pretty ridiculous because it was shipped on May 18. With the holiday Monday, I probably won't get it till Tuesday.

5 comments:

  1. Hi there! Thanks for the comment on my workout on the 500 a day blog.

    I need to get in more weight training. It's so easy to just shove to the side, but I know it's very important. I need to make it a priority! Thanks for the motivation!

    I hope you'll continue to follow along with my blog, and I'm going to add you to my google reader if you don't mind! I love making new blog friends! :-)

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  2. Tammy, best wishes on your endeavor - it sounds like a well-sized goal for the time you have. Thanks for taking time to check out my blog ("Half-Marathon Mania" or half-marathon-mark.blogspot.com)- I'm averaging a bit more than 1000 hits a month, mostly from folks like yourself who are aiming for a great goal and looking for information to make their efforts more successful. Mark

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  3. Hey Tammy! I just responded to your comments on my blog about the calorie calculator. Great questions. Check back on the blog for my reply. Hope it helps.
    RunnerDude
    http://ncrunnerdude.blogspot.com/2009/04/in-calorie-quandary.html

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  4. Hey! You'll have to let me know your thoughts on the Garmin when you get it. I love the look of it compared to the previous Garmin Forerunners! Plus, it does so many neat things!!!

    I also really enjoy the Nike+ site, but the distances being off irritates me!

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  5. Hey Tammy! Got your question and responded back on the blog. Bring on the quesitons! I don't mind at all. Not a bother. Have a great Memorial Day!
    RunnerDude
    http://ncrunnerdude.blogspot.com/2009/04/in-calorie-quandary.html

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