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 [...]
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 – cross country skiing
Posted in Running, ski on January 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A second cross training option for you over the winter is cross country skiing. There are two disciplines in this sport both requiring different equipment and employing different techniques. Cross country skiing is considered one of the best all around exercises as in works the body’s core as well as the legs and the arms. [...]
