This Weekend's Workout (2/18/05 - 2/20/05)

Great!!!

On Friday…
I went to Ultimate Step Class. Which, in my opinion, is the best workout in the Washington DC area. I’m actually starting to get the hang of it. I’m almost to the point where I can Chassez with the best of them.

Cardio
- Step Class (60 min)

On Saturday…
I didn’t workout. I took some friends to visit my friend’s Wine shop in Fredericksburg (See previous post). On the way back we stopped at this new trendy grocery store called Wegman’s for dinner. Wegman’s is awesome!!! One day I’ll post a blog entitled “Wegman’s is Awesome”.

On Sunday…
I finally made my goal of running 1 mile w/o stopping! Woo-Hoo!!!! I ran a 15 minute mile on the treadmill for a total of 3.1 miles. So in the end I ran a complete 5K in 48 minutes!! I know, big deal. It was a treadmill. But for me it is a big deal. I’m starting to see progress.

Elliptical
- Time: 12 min
- Dist: 1.0 mile
Treadmill
- Time: 48 min
- Dist: 3.1 miles
Lots of stretching

I think the trick was: A. Finding the right treadmill, B. Finding the right set of songs on the I-pod, C. Doing an efficient warm-up followed by stretching and D. Taking an Aleve before you go to the gym. I think the last one is the key. I had almost no pain this time. Except my foot tends to get numb the longer I run. But when I take a break to walk it off the pain goes away almost immediately.

This past week has been a big Weight Watchers nightmare. I enjoyed too many dinners and lunches w/ friends. This week I don’t expect to do much socializing over food, so I’ll be able to get back on track with maintaining my daily points.

- So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Good Bye