Well, I did it.....and it was great! 6 days, 101 miles, 96 on a bike and 5 on foot. I am happy that i set a high, but obtainable goal, and accomplished it, plus 1!
Some friends and family thought I was putting too much on my plate too early, some thought I was CRAZY and going to hurt myself. I'm not really one to set myself up for failure, I like to succeed, I knew I could do this and my body feels great.
Some of you who are avid runners and cyclists think 100 mile week is like a vacation, so there are always multiple perspectives. My goal is to challenge and strengthen myself where I am (my body), not compared to what anyone else thinks, or can, or can not do.
All of that being said; here is my week in review:
Monday 5/2/11 - 27.5 mile ride
Tuesday 5/3/11 - 2.5 mile run
Wednesday 5/4/11 - 17.5 mile ride
Thursday 5/5/11 - 30 mile ride
Friday 5/6/11 - 10 mile ride (on indoor bike SUCKED) and 2.5 mile run
Saturday 5/7/11 - 11 mile ride and the most rewarding thus far!
Sunday was the first day I have not exercised in 3 weeks, I thought it was well deserved. I suppose scrubbing our pool with a long pole and brush and taking a leisurely 4 mile bike ride with Jake and Kath could count as some form of exercise, but not focused. We spent the latter portion of the day BAKING in the sun. I am VERY burned, WoW and OUCH! It is going to be gorgeous again today and I'll want to be in the sun, I'll have to cover up, or hide in the shade.
So now for WEEK 4 of Flabby to Fabbylous.
My plan for this week is not as intense as last week, but equally as important. The focus this week will be core strengthening, general strengthening and stretching. I will be incorporating yoga, lots of free weight exercises, some total gym and of course some cardio, like running and biking, but not a set amount, just whatever comes. I also want to continue to focus on some detoxification using dandelion tea and lots and lots of water and water with lemon.
Time to keep on truckin' toward Fabbylous.
Monday, May 09, 2011
Friday, May 06, 2011
Closer to the finish
Yesterday I had two separate adventures totaling 30 miles.
I went to the Trans Canada Trail, which is pretty cool, it is a trail over old railroad tracks. Once the trail is complete it will connect across the entire country of Canada. Much of the trail is complete already, the one in Windsor goes out to Kingsville, which is about a 40ish mile ride round trip. I had never ridden this trail so I drove out to it and gave it 13.5 miles. It is not paved and a little pebbly, thus slowing me down a few MPH. I enjoyed the lack of traffic and the scenery, I did not enjoy road crossings every couple miles and the terrain slowing me down.
Check out the trail http://www.tctrail.ca/tlocator/tlocator_en.html
After stopping home and taking the pups out for a tinkie, I went back to a local area where I like to ride, gave that 16.5 miles, putting me at 30 for the day. I was previously at 47.5 so adding 30 puts me up to 77.5 out of 100 for this week. Now I am on the home stretch!
It is supposed to rain the next couple of days, I won't let that stop me from reaching my goal.
I went to the Trans Canada Trail, which is pretty cool, it is a trail over old railroad tracks. Once the trail is complete it will connect across the entire country of Canada. Much of the trail is complete already, the one in Windsor goes out to Kingsville, which is about a 40ish mile ride round trip. I had never ridden this trail so I drove out to it and gave it 13.5 miles. It is not paved and a little pebbly, thus slowing me down a few MPH. I enjoyed the lack of traffic and the scenery, I did not enjoy road crossings every couple miles and the terrain slowing me down.
Check out the trail http://www.tctrail.ca/tlocator/tlocator_en.html
After stopping home and taking the pups out for a tinkie, I went back to a local area where I like to ride, gave that 16.5 miles, putting me at 30 for the day. I was previously at 47.5 so adding 30 puts me up to 77.5 out of 100 for this week. Now I am on the home stretch!
It is supposed to rain the next couple of days, I won't let that stop me from reaching my goal.
Thursday, May 05, 2011
Progress....and some Bitching
Ok, so Tuesday I decided I was going to run. It was NOT enjoyable. I felt like a slug with zero energy, I figured it was because I had rode a fair distance the day before....after some more thought....I think it was just because I hadn't had any coffee that morning *insert cheesy shrill horror music* I ended up rounding my 27.5 mileage tally up to 30 with a 2.5 mile run that felt like 100, ugh.
Last night I went out for a ride after work, did my best to get as much in as I could with the remaining daylight. I ended up with 17.4 brining my tally to 47.4 out of 100 for the week.
There were people everywhere! I get annoyed when people get in my way, even if they have every right to, I'm just a bitch that way. I get really irritated when there is a 10 foot wide path with a yellow line down the middle and one group of people blocks the entire roadway. HELLO, this is not considerate of others! Not everyone wants to walk, Rollerblade, bike, walk dogs, meander aimlessly at your friggin pace! Kill!
So, needless to say, as the weather gets nicer I need to find a less congested area to ride. The congested area only makes up for about 8-10 miles of my ride, but still.
Not to bitch and bitch, but there is another thing I would like to address about public trails. If you are strolling along a trail that people use for fitness of any kind, how do you think it is ok to SMOKE on these trails? OK, I used to be a smoker, I understand that "hey, it's outside" or "I can't even smoke inside anymore, now you wanna bitch about smoking on a trail?" YES, I want to complain big time! Step away from the trail please, be courteous. If I wanted to inhale stomach wrenching fumes, I would find a big stinky semi or a garbage truck to follow throughout my ride or run, I wouldn't go to a public athletic trail.
Smokers- You have no idea how stinky you are, until you quit. I had no idea how my stench carried and embedded into my clothes and went up everyones noses until I stopped smoking, now I know what it's like and let me tell you, it is very offensive. It is doubly offensive when your body is working hard and vulnerable to smells and tastes. I know what it's like to be on both ends of this equation, it is much more difficult to stomach smoke stench during exertion, than it is to be courteous and move your ass 20 feet to the side of a trail, so others aren't negating their fitness efforts.
Bitching Over. Nuff Said.
Last night I went out for a ride after work, did my best to get as much in as I could with the remaining daylight. I ended up with 17.4 brining my tally to 47.4 out of 100 for the week.
There were people everywhere! I get annoyed when people get in my way, even if they have every right to, I'm just a bitch that way. I get really irritated when there is a 10 foot wide path with a yellow line down the middle and one group of people blocks the entire roadway. HELLO, this is not considerate of others! Not everyone wants to walk, Rollerblade, bike, walk dogs, meander aimlessly at your friggin pace! Kill!
So, needless to say, as the weather gets nicer I need to find a less congested area to ride. The congested area only makes up for about 8-10 miles of my ride, but still.
Not to bitch and bitch, but there is another thing I would like to address about public trails. If you are strolling along a trail that people use for fitness of any kind, how do you think it is ok to SMOKE on these trails? OK, I used to be a smoker, I understand that "hey, it's outside" or "I can't even smoke inside anymore, now you wanna bitch about smoking on a trail?" YES, I want to complain big time! Step away from the trail please, be courteous. If I wanted to inhale stomach wrenching fumes, I would find a big stinky semi or a garbage truck to follow throughout my ride or run, I wouldn't go to a public athletic trail.
Smokers- You have no idea how stinky you are, until you quit. I had no idea how my stench carried and embedded into my clothes and went up everyones noses until I stopped smoking, now I know what it's like and let me tell you, it is very offensive. It is doubly offensive when your body is working hard and vulnerable to smells and tastes. I know what it's like to be on both ends of this equation, it is much more difficult to stomach smoke stench during exertion, than it is to be courteous and move your ass 20 feet to the side of a trail, so others aren't negating their fitness efforts.
Bitching Over. Nuff Said.
Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Week 3, 100 miles and detox!
I have set out to complete 100 miles this week between running and cycling (cycling obviously being the lions share). Monday I rode 27.5, and I worked hard for almost all of it. Half the ride I was staying between 16 and 19 mph, the wind was at my back, so that helped. Heading back into the wind was far more resistance but I still pushed to stay around 14 or 15 mph. I know I could go faster with a road bike, but I don't like the limitations of a road bike, some of the places I go can get pretty rocky and I would not want to cut those routes out for a faster ride. I'll stick with my hybrid.
I'm starting to get to the tipping point where my body is tapping into some fat and releasing some toxins. Our fat stores nasty amounts of toxins and when we start to melt it away those toxins seep out into our body. This can make us sick and getting sick will really mess up my 100 mile week! Toxins are like poison, kryptonite even! Rigorous exercise, with sweating and panting and all of that, is an awesome way to release excess sodium and toxins, this is why sweat is so salty. When you are burning a lot of fat, sweat alone is not enough to get rid of the toxins.
A couple of things that I am doing this week to expel toxins are;
1. Drinking lemon water
2. Drinking dandelion tea
Lemon is a natural detoxer, it breaks down toxins in the liver and pulls them out through your urine. Lemon is actually a natural diuretic as well. Lemon juice also improves the alkalinity of our bodies.
I'm not talking about squeezing one dinky dried out lemon slice into your tap water at the restaurant, you may as well just order a martini.
Get yourself some fresh lemons(2 or 3 big juicy ones), squeeze the heck out of them and add 24-36 oz of water. Drink up, this will help detox your day.
Dandelion tea is also a natural diuretic, it cleanses the liver and is a natural antioxidant. Dandelion tea is also full of vitamins and potassium which is often greatly reduced by other diuretics. For more info on the health benefits of Dandelion Tee (and there are MANY) go here. To purchase some Dandelion Tea through Amazon click here.
I'm starting to get to the tipping point where my body is tapping into some fat and releasing some toxins. Our fat stores nasty amounts of toxins and when we start to melt it away those toxins seep out into our body. This can make us sick and getting sick will really mess up my 100 mile week! Toxins are like poison, kryptonite even! Rigorous exercise, with sweating and panting and all of that, is an awesome way to release excess sodium and toxins, this is why sweat is so salty. When you are burning a lot of fat, sweat alone is not enough to get rid of the toxins.
A couple of things that I am doing this week to expel toxins are;
1. Drinking lemon water
2. Drinking dandelion tea
Lemon is a natural detoxer, it breaks down toxins in the liver and pulls them out through your urine. Lemon is actually a natural diuretic as well. Lemon juice also improves the alkalinity of our bodies.
I'm not talking about squeezing one dinky dried out lemon slice into your tap water at the restaurant, you may as well just order a martini.
Get yourself some fresh lemons(2 or 3 big juicy ones), squeeze the heck out of them and add 24-36 oz of water. Drink up, this will help detox your day.
Dandelion tea is also a natural diuretic, it cleanses the liver and is a natural antioxidant. Dandelion tea is also full of vitamins and potassium which is often greatly reduced by other diuretics. For more info on the health benefits of Dandelion Tee (and there are MANY) go here. To purchase some Dandelion Tea through Amazon click here.
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