2/28/06

Treadmill: 30 minutes, 1st 15 at 3.5%, 6.1-6.5 mph; last 15 at varying inclines at 6.5-7.0 mph
Elliptical: 20 minutes
Average HR: 171 (might be a bit skewed high due to a glitchy reading of 220 for 30 seconds or so)

2/26/06

Outdoor run: 5K
25 minutes
Average HR: 175

2/25/06

Treadmill: 30 minutes, first 15 at 3.5% 6.1-6.5 mph, then "cardio" program at 6.5 mph (machine adjusts incline to keep HR at target)
Elliptical: 25 minutes
Average HR: 165

A fairly good workout. Now I am hungry.

2/22/06

Treadmill: 20 minutes, 3.5% incline, 6.1-7.0 mph, 2.17 miles
Elliptical: 30 minutes
Average HR: Well, wouldn't that be nice to know. I think I need to return my HRM, it screwed up for the first 6 minutes, reading twice what it should and then at some point during the workout started reading half what it should. Grrr.

I pushed on the treadmill because the gym was crowded and I knew I would only get the 20 minutes.

2/20/06

Treadmill: 3.5%, 30 minutes, 6.1-6.6 mph, unknown distance
Elliptical: 25 minutes
Average HR: 168

It felt much better this time. I did a 20 minute run and two 5 minute runs while really pushing it. Is that the wrong approach? If I can't do it continuously, maybe I'm pushing too hard?

Relay race coming up on Sunday, basically a 5K for me, a 5K for J...

02/18/06

Treadmill: 30 minutes, varied hill using cardio program, unknown distance
Elliptical: 20 minutes
Average HR: somewhat unknown, 169 for the elliptical, HR monitor was fussy during the run
Some random weights, I cannot do any type of pullup whatsoever and I never have been able to. Should this be a goal?

2/15/06

Treadmill: 3.5% incline, 20 minutes, 6.2-6.3 mph
Elliptical: 30 minutes
Average HR: 168
Random weights
Definitely better than Monday night's fiasco of a workout.

2/11/06

Outdoor run: 6.54 miles, 57.5 minutes
Average HR: 168
I had no idea. It felt like I was running pretty slow, 10 minute miles. Not pushing, but I didn't let myself stop. Thank you, jayfish.

2/10/06

Treadmill: 3.5% incline, 25 minutes, I forget the mileage.
Elliptical: 15 minutes
Recumbent bike: 4 minutes
This was not a good workout day. The HR monitor went a little nuts after about 15 minutes and started reading half the rate. I think the average was ~164, maybe. And I was hungry as I was driving to the gym so I think I just ran out of steam. But at least I went, a bad workout's better than no workout, right?

2/8/06

Treadmill: 3.5% incline, 30 minutes, 3.25 miles
Elliptical: 20 minutes
Average HR: 171
It felt easier this time, with a very short break after 20 minutes on the 'mill.

2/6/06

Treadmill: 3.5% incline, 25 minutes, I forget the distance.
Elliptical: 30 minutes
Average HR: 163
A few random weights.
The run started off really bad for about 5 minutes, then got easier. I almost didn't do the last 5 minutes of elliptical but figured, what the hell, it's only 5 minutes.

2/4/06

RUN!!!
59 min, 40 sec
6.06 miles
It was hard. I am literally dripping sweat right now.

2/3/06

Treadmill: 30 minutes, 3.5% incline, 3.22 miles
Ellptical: 20 minutes
Average HR: 173
I had a short break after 10 minutes of running, so I got a bit of a second wind.

02/01/06

Treadmill: 20 minutes, 3.5%, 2.1 miles
I am stuck at this level, it's killing me. My HR gets to 180ish. A plateau, perhaps? Too strenuous, perhaps?
Elliptical: 30 minutes
Average HR: 173 (may be skewed, the HRM said 215 initally and there was no way that was accurate.)