So I get to watch my sexy wife bounce up and down on the elliptical. I mean, back to TRI's...[I'd like to try....] PG, PG, PG, maybe PG-13. Hey she's MY wife I can think what I want, RRRRXRXRXRXRXXXXXX, that's better. Now lets see my training buddy....
TADA!!!!Tonight after work was a little stop to grab a bite to eat with my wife and down the yellow brick road to the gym. I swear that treadmill lies to me. It gives me false hope. It said I did 1.5 miles in 21:40 min. Which breaks down to 14:26 per mile. But when I go to Bonelli to work out, its like, lets double the time for the same distance. Maybe someone can help me? For this run loop I do at the park it is 1.8 miles and according to calcs, there is 222 feet of climbing. Is that much considering the short distance? I have no idea, due to geographical dangers, I do all my night (the only time I have to workout) workouts at the gym. Someone please give me a clue. I know I need to get out more, but the only chance I have is on the weekend. So this weekend I'm planning a bike at Bonelli. We'll be meeting at the carpool across the freeway around 9AM. If anyone is interested just let me know. The loop is about 8 miles and I "want" to do two loops. I know that some of the people might not do the second but I'm going to try. So to anyone else that wants to go, thats 9AM at Bonelli Park in San Dimas, CA for a 16 mile bike that circles Puddingstone Lake (and an air strip) twice.
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Your wife is a beautiful woman! You must be very proud of her!! All I can say is keep running. Every pound you lose will get you that much faster. I know. I've lost 25 and my times have gone from 12+ minute miles to sub-10. You need to push yourself on the short ones, and on the weekends you need to do a long one at a slow pace. That Bonelli Loop sounds killer. You have a good time.
On the treadmill you should up the incline. The mill tends to do some of the work for you because it pulls your legs back, while the ground (obviously) doesn't.
Sometimes I really envy those fast runners... my fastest 5K is 33 minutes. They're done a whole 10 minutes faster than me.
In my opinion, 222 ft is a pretty significant climb. I seem to run faster on the treadmill too...but I think it's because I can set the speed and leave it there, where as on the road, I can slow down with no fear of busting my ass in front of everyone!
First of all, your wife is stunning! Um, there's not much comparison to my treadmill workout pace and trail workout mile pace. There's a couple of things you can do to mix up your gym workouts to prepare for those upcoming races. Give yourself virtual interval workouts (once a week) - after a 10-minute warm-up, try increasing the pace for 2 minutes, then a minute back down, rinse, and repeat and repeat. Maybe start out with three or four of those. Gradually build up to 8 or 10. And then a cool down. On another day, try increasing the incline, and reducing the pace. Do the incline gradually or your calves may hate you for a while!
As for the distance, do you know anyone with a Garmin? (Hint: I'm heading out to Bonelli to mountain bike this weekend. Let me know what area you want measured ;-)
The treadmill always seems easier to me. I usually set the incline to 1.0 because I heard that makes it more like running outside. Play around with speed and hill intervals on the treadmill... that should help prepare you for outside running.
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