The Workout Schedule

I have set stuff I like to do.  I like to swim.  I like to run.  I like to ride my bike.  Triathlon stuff.

So, I'll revisit my old triathlon type training and see where that takes me.

I think this year I'll make Saturday and Sunday my rest days.  At least until summer vacation.  That will give me the time I need to get weekend chores done and spend time with the family, I hope.

So, I'm splitting my workouts into two categories; MWF and TTh.

MWF will be running training and weights/core work.  My running goal for the next 10 weeks is to speed up on my 5K.  I average 31 minutes with a best time of 28 minutes.  In 10 weeks I want 28 minutes to be the new average time for the 5K distance.  We'll see what my new best time will become!  I have an app called 5K Forever that I will be working with to try and meet this goal.  The app is designed specifically to help 5K runners improve their time, so I'm excited to give it a go!  Today was my first day using the app and it went well.

Core work means situps, pushups, squats, lunges, and planks.  My 10 week end goal is 200 situps, 100 pushups, 100 squats, 200 lunges, and 120 second planks.  Weights will be just maintenance stuff on my arms.

TTh workouts will be cycle class and swimming.  The swimming is iffy, because TTh are long lanes, which means less available lanes (short lanes can be up to 8 lanes, long lanes are at max of 5).  With the Resolutioners in the gym, I might not get a lane for a little while, but I'll do my best.  I haven't created specific goals for cycle and swim.  Just to do them and push myself each day.  Work on form and endurance, mostly.

Resolutioners!  It's that time of year, again.  Today was great.  There was no crowd, yet.  I expect the crowds will hit just after the annual pass sale and fitness fair next week.  Ugh.  They all sign up, plunk down their money for an annual pass, crowd out the regulars for two months, then disappear.  Most equipment breakage happens during this time because they also bring along their kids, who abuse the equipment.

I'm really not against New Year's Resolutions!  I just really believe in only making goals I intend to achieve.  Why would you spend the money and not follow through?  Why give up after only a few weeks?  Why do there have to be so many of them that I can't get my workouts done?  The gym oversells knowing many will quit.  So in January and February the facility is really over capacity.

Still, some of them end up turning into regulars, and in that case, they are very welcome!  For now, I'll have to show up early to cycle class in order to get my preferred bike, and I might have to get creative with my running workouts if all the treadmills are taken.