30 minutes, 20% incline
1.608 miles, 1569 vertical feet climbed
I'm no Olympian.
I allowed myself to "sleep in" this morning. The hubs had to leave earlier than normal this morning and it was just not feasible for me to get up at 4am to run outside. So, I slept in, watched a little Olympic goodness on the Today Show from the comfort of my bed, and got up when Monster woke up around 8am. When she took her morning nap, I did a quick work out on the dreadmill.
It might have been quick, but it was HARD. I think my heart rate was at an unsafe level. I would rather run outside in a hail storm, honestly. BUT, I was really glad that I did it when it was over.
We got a dreadmill as a combined Christmas gift this past year and it has been awesome! It's nice to have an option for a work out while the baby is sleeping - and I love that I was able to drop my gym membership. The hubs did not want to get a treadmill with an automatic incline (he thinks they break quicker) - so we got one that has two options - 10% grade or 20% grade. It's a little ridiculous at times. However, it provides me some uphill training opportunity that I would not otherwise get due to my geographical location. It's pretty flat around here and I'm kind of a wimp about hills - this leads to me busting myself in some way anytime I do a race with a brutal course. I have a hilly 13.1 coming up in October so I hope to go into ATL and run its hilly goodness once Monster goes to Mom's Morning Out again.
I originally had my long run scheduled for this morning - but I had to reschedule. I plan on doing it tomorrow! I have to be flexible so that the hubs can get to work when he needs to for meetings, etc.
I need to mention that my Olympic stalking has really interfered with my bedtime this week! NBC has totally ruined my life (ok ok.. that's dramatic) with the way they save the good stuff for prime time (9pm-12a). Hey, NBC, PEOPLE HAVE JOBS! PEOPLE NEED TO SLEEP! Give me a break. I think I will break down and get DVR before the next Olympic games. I will probably hold out though, because that's what they want from me!
OH, does anyone have any information/guidance on a Garmin training watch? I
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