Full disclosure, lame-ass that I am, I did not do ANYTHING, but walk yesterday so no "rest" day for me on Saturday. I'm attaching the schedule for those of you curious about how Fox and myself allot rest vs. work days.
Today is a short run day, so I'll be doing my 3 miles again. Not too worried about that...
On another note, Fox brought up proper posture and form, and gave us tips on a website that does a great job explaining what your stride should look like. I noticed they recommended a 180 cadence and wonder how that lines up with BPM? Aubrey, one of our favorite (and only outside of Tristy--hehe) guest posters turned me on to thePodrunner podcasts which sync up your target BPM to techno music. Might be a worth a gander, Fox!
P.S. Ox and myself ran our 3 hilly miles today in approx. 23 minutes (7.6 minute mile)!!!
NO! You shouldn't cut out rest days just because you didn't do something earlier in the week. You ALWAYS should have rest and recovery before and after a long run, no matter what. Check out the site your schedule comes from, and it tells you what to do if you miss a day: don't beat yourself up about it. Podrunner is great. I use it all the time!
ReplyDeleteWell, I'm going skiing so technically that's a fun cross-training/ rest day! :)
ReplyDeleteTwilight - you're a maniac! Fast miles AND skiing??? Aubrey - does skiing count as a "rest" day???
ReplyDeleteI definitely pulled something in my ankle, so I'm icing it today (which is a rest day anyway), in hopes of getting out there tomorrow.
I've been reading up on overpronation and underpronation, which I think is the source of all my ills. Yes, all of them. :P
Join the club, Fox! I'm a massive underpronator. The right shoes are the answer!
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure skiing counts as rest, but I think we should let it slide since it works different muscle groups. :)
Today I am seriously thinking about buying an xbox with kinect for the Your Shape game. My mom is using it and has lost 15 pounds or something crazy. The games are pretty fun, too, and would be a good cross train. They have yoga sessions for the recovery day, too. The whole package costs $300, but I figure if I use it instead of a gym membership, it will pay for itself in no time.