A week of Firsts

It’s been a great week ..enjoying all the amazing things life has to offer….Experiencing alot of Firsts.

#1..First for the season.. Off Kilter group ride was Sunday.. App 2 1/2 hours of awesome riding with the group..alot of single trails, laughs and exercise…can’t beat it. I hit a rock pretty hard coming though the last trail…broke my pedal..it’s gone..which leads me to the other first thing of the week.

#2 First time for clips on my bike…I’ve had these for over a year, however reluctant to put them on..nervous because of on technical trails, I don’t want to fall.. However now that my pedal is broken..guess it’s time..so they are installed..now I have to practise, they may need to be adjusted some..going to be trying it out again tonight.

#3..Speed work at the track..My friend has been wanting to get back into running but said he needed a push. I would rather do speed work in the evening, but it didn’t work for him..So landing at the track @ 6:00am which is about 20 minutes away, complete our workout and back home to get the children off to school..It was a great workout and I felt so much energy after we were done…At first I thought I totally crazy, up at 5:20 to go run, but I’m trying to turn over a new leaf..into bed early and up early…we are going to attempt to do this workout twice a week…We did four 400m runs with 15 push-ups in between each set…and will increase our distance each week…After our workout I took my shoes off and ran barefoot around the grass perimeter of the track..trying to get my form corrected…My friend felt great also and feels it will get him on the road again! I’m also thankful that he is going to the track because if I was going alone..I would just hit the snooze button and stay in bed! so it’s a win win!

#4 Chirunning…I have been reading about this lately, alot about posture…line up ears, shoulders, hips, ankles…straight as a broom they say, line up your pelvis so its straight, engage your core, landing with your feet under you …lean into it with your ankles and let gravity take its course…relax your muscles and connect mind with your body…

I have been trying this and tonight was the first long run in awhile…It felt great..slow, but great..I am still having a hard time leaning into it from the ankles. But if anything I feel relaxation is a great key to remember… trying not to let my muscle tense up, enjoy the run, the beauty around me and I found my run was so much better..when I finished my muscles weren’t tight, my legs felt great…best run in a long time…..It was awesome! I’m ready to go again

So I’m off tonight to practise again on my bike with my clips…Tomorrow back to the track at 6:00am…early to bed tonight

Enjoy all that exercise!!!!

Later!

Workout:

•Type: Run
•Date: 06/02/2011
•Time: 10:30:07
•Total Time: 1:24:00.00
•Calories: 975
•Distance: 13 km
•Average Pace: 6:27.51/km