Vancouver Half-Marathon Training: Week 3
Last week wasn’t quite as hardcore as week 2, but it was still pretty darn good! Here’s a recap!
Monday – 25 minutes of P90X Legs and Back
Neither Eric nor I were really feeling P90X on Monday so we called it quits after finishing half the workout. It was a good call because we both ended up being SUPER sore the next day. 25 minutes is better than 0 minutes right!
Tuesday – 75-minute flow class + 3.2 mile / 5.14 km run
Started the day off with 6 am yoga and it was wonderful as usual! Then in the evening I did a 3.2 mile run with the Running Room group. Chloe came along for this run too!
Wednesday – 75-minute hatha class
Morning yoga again with one of my very favourite teachers. Her classes are always so hard but awesome. I was dripping sweat during this class. Later in the afternoon I was feeling a bit under the weather and really not in the mood to run six hill repeats in the cold so I skipped my group run! (bad!)
Thursday – 45-minutes of P90X chest & back
This workout is always super hard because it’s basically just pull-ups/chin-ups and different variations of push-ups. I did change up my pull-up/chin-up modification this week though so my legs were straight out on the chair instead of bent. I did less reps but it was also a lot harder!
Friday – 5.25 mile / 8.45 km run + 60-minute flow class
This is my ideal workout day – run in the morning and yoga in the evening! I met my friend for a run in the morning and brought Chloe along. My legs were TIRED this morning but of course it felt great when I was done. Then I went to the awesome strong flow class I blogged about yesterday at the regular studio. I felt super strong during the flow class and it was kind of nice to flow and work hard without dripping sweat (though I definitely did sweat!)
Saturday – Afternoon of snowboarding + 20-minute flow practice
I did a 20-minute flow practice from the yoga downloads app after snowboarding all afternoon. It felt amazing! I did it by candlelight in our spare room and it was completely lovely and relaxing. After I was done I played around with my new timer cam app and took some self pictures 
Sunday – 12 mile / 19.3 km run + 1.5 hour Ashtanga yoga workshop
The run on Sunday went OK. I felt really sluggish and not well for about the first 3-4 miles. Then I started to feel better in the middle but started feeling kind of off again the last 2ish miles. I think my legs were just tired from snowboarding the day before. We did 10 and 1′s so our pace was around 11:30 for this run. The sidewalks and running paths are covered with ice and snow here right now so I was more than happy with that pace.
Then I went to the yoga workshop which I blogged more about yesterday!
Totals:
Miles / km – 20.5 miles / 33 km
P90X – 1.5 workouts (whoops, this is way down! Need to do more next week)
Yoga – 4 practices for a total of 260 minutes
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Another great week! Goals for this week include at least two at-home Ashtanga practices on top of my studio practices and at least two (but better if I did three!) P90X or lifting workouts!
What are your goals for this week workout / fitness wise?
Looks like a very solid week workout wise for you! I’m taking a new class at the gym tonight which I am excited to try and I’ll probably be very sore tomorrow
P90X legs and back leaves me incredibly sore after I do it after taking a break for some time. The hurt lasts a few days too but that usually makes me want to return to it since it’s obviously doing something!
Nice work – that is another strong week of training for you! I still feel kind of meh about my training. This bitterly cold weather is not helping either! I got 4 runs in last week, though, so can’t complain. I need to start bumping up my long runs but can’t bear to run more than 5-6 miles on the treadmill, so hopefully the temps warm up soon!
Can we live near each other so your motivation and workout awesomeness can rub off on me? I dont know what it is (lack of sleep, long, hard hours at work) but I cant get my butt in gear.
For P90X chest and back, do you have a pull-up bar? Or what modification do you do? I tried the chest and back DVD a couple of weeks ago (prior to getting hit hard by the flu) and found it quite difficult since I didn’t have the necessary equipment. Basically, I just fast-forwarded through the pull-ups/chin-ups and only did push-ups.
Wholy moly! You crazy girl! If you get all that in, good on you.
My goals? Hmmmm, get in my NROL workouts, get in some cardio, go to yoga, and get in some outdoor stuff!
I love that you do pull ups/chin ups……i can’t even do one….i never could…..something for me to work on
Looks like you had a few fabulous combo days of running with yoga mixed in. Love those yin/yang kind of days!
Wow, you had a great week! Good for you for getting outside and braving the ice for your long run! That’s very admirable! I get scared that I am going to fall down and hurt myself when it is like that!