This last week was not my best effort on the training front. Due to the remnants of a head cold that doesn’t seem to want to go away, I only put in two days running, for a total of 10 km, a good workout on the bike, two core training days and 15 km on [...]
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Week in review – Feb 21st to Feb 27th
Posted in core training, Running, ski on February 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Week in review – Feb 14th to Feb 20th
Posted in core training, Running, ski, weights on February 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Last week it was travel, this week it was a head cold. Although I have found it tough to stay with my schedule over the past two weeks I am happy to report that I had a good week of training all things considered. I put in 3 solid runs totaling 30 km, an additional [...]
Training on the road (away from home)
Posted in core training, Running, swimming on February 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I found myself away from the comforts of home for 5 of the last 7 days. I spent some time in the US during the week for work and then visiting family over this last weekend. Most times we spend time away from the comforts of our home we find ourselves getting out of routine. [...]
Week in review – Jan 31st to Feb 6th
Posted in core training, Running, skating, ski on February 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This week I ran three times for a total of 32 km. Although I am up to 20 km on my long run, I was happy about a 45 minute tempo run I had on Tuesday. So far my legs are holding out. I finished the week on the treadmill for a short 4 km, [...]
Week in review – Jan 25 – 31
Posted in core training, Running, ski, weights on January 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Meeting my weekly goals was a big task this week as by Saturday I found myself with only one run in the books as well as one core training session. So this Saturday, I did what a very wise coach of mine told me to not do, catch up to my workouts. After over 5 [...]
Week in review – Jan 18th to 24th
Posted in core training, Running, ski, weights on January 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I was only able to fit 3 runs in last week, twice on the road and once on the treadmill. I am now up to 19 km on my long run and have been keen to work tempo into all of my runs. I am building base, but I want to keep some speed as [...]
Winter cross training – core training
Posted in core training, Running on January 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Our bodies “Core” consists of our torso, spine, hip and pelvis. There are many exercises that focus on building up what has been coined the body’s powerhouse. Yoga, Pilates and Core training all focus or have components that focus on strengthening these areas of the body. Although I came from the mindset of doing a [...]
