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And this is me

  • 16-08-2009 02:24PM
    #1
    hussey
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    Ok so here is my diary

    I've also started a food diary, but this aspect is more for getting stronger etc

    I never ran properly before, apart from occasional football matches, but I haven't done any real exercise for maybe 3 years.
    So I decided to give myself a goal at new year of running the sydney City2surf (14km from the city to bondi) at the start I struggled to run 1km!

    so when I completed it in 79mins I was very proud of myself.

    anyway now I'm enjoying running and after being injured for a week, I now realise I am addicted!

    So i want more fitness, not all running, but want to improve and next year run the 14km in 70-74min.

    I have a 9km run coming up and i'd like to do it in less than 50mins. (sept)

    anyway I want stronger & faster runs.

    Usually I start with 2/3 x 10 press ups, then leg press (3 sets), started to do squats (3x10) and lunges (3x(left & right x 5).

    My running is usually one of 3 types.
    Outdoor in the evening usually 5km good mix of hills and downhill and flats etc, if running outdoor usually once a week, I would do a long run, 7km-10km etc

    or treadmill incline set to 1, run 5km, usually this is my routine is
    run for 700m at 10.5km
    then sprint 300m, 13-14km
    slow it down to 8km for 1.5-2mins, then repeat.

    or else I would do 5km interval on the treadmill, with max height usually set to 5-6,

    after I would do stretches for maybe 10mins, about 5-6 different types

    I want to start to do spin class once a week.

    any more recommendations on how to improve?


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