Hello GO Trainers!
Congrats to all my participants in the April 30 day challenge! Whether or not you achieved 22 of 30 days is one part of the experience. Maybe you did great week one and then puttered out. Please still share your experience either way! There is a person in your shoes, and will all benefit from each story told. Changing your life routine requires planning and prioritization, so if you didn’t get in 22 days, I still want to hear about your experience. Also, if you are an experienced and established exerciser, I am excited to hear your story as well. Did you try something new? Was it easy? Was it hard? I have already received to logs!
Email me your 30 days at beth@gotrainingwithbeth.com. You can take a photo and attach your info to an email, or scan it in. Also include your address if you want an awesome “I’m kind of a big deal” sticker. ALL PARTICIPANTS get a sticker regardless of days completed. I applaud all of you!
The Grand Prize winner has to have gotten in 22 of 30 days and answered the reflecto questions. The winner will be picked by public vote! Winner gets a polar heart monitor or $75 dollar REI gift certificate.
I started this post as my hubs and I were crossing the country, traveling towards our new home, we were about 6 hours away! I was clogging, blogging from the car to reflect on my last 30 days. But not enough cell service to finish so here I sit in the Ugly Mug in the Sellwood neighborhood of Portland.
This month has lacked all typical routine and regularity. My strategy to reach my April goal was to buddy up as much as possible and to grab classes when I could. The month of April included a garage sale, a 4 day trip to Portland, a trail half marathon, packing up everything we own, a day of loading a moving truck, and a few days getting our old house ready for the next folks to inhabit. Also the 5 day cross country trek itself was thrown in there. And all those little errands to get ready to move! Also, wrapping up business in North Carolina, and saying goodbye to my clients!
My two key workout partners included two contributors you have seen here, my virtual workout buddy, Ang, and my neighbor, Madeline! I also had a boost from my trainer and all around great guy, David, and exercise friend, Sheila. A spin class, and one last tennis class with my awesome instructor Betsy!
This month I definitely did not hit the duration and intensity I usually am shooting for with each and every workout, but I am so proud to have made it through this transition! That was huge!
This is my rundown. I got in 23/30 days.
Day 1- Spin Class: SO HARD! It's been a while since I have spun and I felt it! Also lifted this day. 2 hours.
Day 2- Rest - poor planning! I was suppose to run, mwah mwahhhhh!
Day 3- 40' tempo run! Sunny and breezy!
Day 4- 4 mile rain run - so miserable. It was cold, and sloshy. Great run for building mental resolve! 50 minutes with warm up and cool down.
Day 5- Lifted with Madeline 30 mins
Day 6 - Rest - Stayed up too late prepping garage sale and planned to do yoga later in day but never got to it.
Day 7 - 10 mile run - it was a toughernaut. I had a hard time. I think because of the poor sleep hygiene. I walked a lot and not because of my healing injury! 1hour and a half
Day 8 - Spin and lift with my buddy Angie! Challenging and fun! 60 minutes
Day 9 - Lifting with Madeline! 30 mins
Day 10 - Walk with my hubs. 45 mins What a beautiful day to get in some miles with a nice guy.
Day 11 - 3 mile run and liftage!
Day 12 - Workout out with my friend and old trainer, David and buddy Sheila. Circuit style! 60 minutes.
Day 13 - REST
Day 14 - 12 mile run, well, this ended up taking a while...I thought I'd run and hour out and and hour back and I ended up looping the city a bit farther than intended and it took 2.5 hours. I feel ready for the HALF!
Day 15 - Worked out with Angie via Skype. Bike intervals and weights and core.
Day 16 - Quick Portland visit - running 2 miles with Emily! Thanks EM!
Day 17 - Rest
Day 18 - Rest - unintentional! We left Portland at 8 in the morning and had a super unlucky travel day, not getting into Greensboro until midnight! We had a 2 stop flight, go delayed in Phoenix, and then missed Charlotte flight, so drove from Charlotte to Greensboro, and our luggage was stuck so it wouldn't get into Raleigh the next day. SHOULD HAVE WORKED OUT FIRST THING IN THE DAY!
Day 19 - Stretched and walked gently to prep for Half-marathon the next day.
Day 20 - Owl's Roost Half-marathon! 2 hours and 40 minutes or so! Ran into the good nature of people! I apparently did not register for this guy? I was totally prepped to head out to the ATM, but a nice runner gave me her hubbies race bib. It was my last North Carolina Race, and a perfect day and I fell in line with some nice ladies. I definitely wasn't pushing really hard cause of Mr. Knee but I feel better after the half than I did before it! Gotta keep getting this knee right! My friend Kelly and my husband, Mike, cheered me on at the finish line!
Day 21 - Rest
Day 22 - Angie workout via SKYPE! Biking and weights with Angie. 60 minutes.
Day 23 - Rest
Day 24 - Tennis - 90 minutes with Betsy!
Day 25 - Madeline and I did Jillian-a tough workout, phase three of that guy...all of those workouts push me to the limits!
Day 26 - Jillian whips my but in 30 minutes! Did this cardio routine with Madeline! WOW...
Day 27 - Leave for Portland-stretched, and passed out on floor!
Day 28 - Great hotel lift and cardio! Indigo Hotel Asheville, North Carolina- 70 min
Day 29 - OK hotel lift and cardio! A little half-bottomed. The 11 hours in the car starting to get old! Hotel Ignacio, St. Louis, Missouri - 50 min
Day 30 - Barely fit it in a tready - Salt Lake City, Utah- 20 minutes . The 12 hour day in car really getting to me!
I have rested May 1 and May 2. Five days in the auto makes my skeleton feel a little crusty! But today in Portland is sunny and we are located close to some trails. AND the Pacific Crest Olympic Triathlon is my next goal so run and bike today!
Reflection questions!
1. Why did you decide to take on this challenge?
I wanted to encourage my GO Training community to be accountable OR to just start moving around a bit. Getting started is TOUGH, and a contest will fuel the fire for some folks.
Also, selfishly...I needed to accountability too! I KNEW transition town would be really crazy. And knowing that I couldn't show up May 1st without a full and complete log was helpful!
2. What didn't work for you?
Delaying the workout! I had planned a rest day a week. But I have had a lot of unplanned rest days due to not executing right away. Also when in Portland, I should have worked out first thing everyday! That would have worked better.
3. What did workout for you?
Buddies...ANGIE! MADELINE! EMILY! DAVID! HUSBAND! BETSY! MO the spin class instructor!
Having scheduled workout dates was so super key for me! I would recommend to utilize this technique for anyone experiencing transition in life. For me, organizing and moving was so ongoing, that home was not a convenient place to workout and the gym or a friend would be so much better!
4. What will I do next?
My big fitness goal is the Pacific Crest Olympic distance triathlon. I have done a LOT of sprinters. But the distance is essentially doubled for this triathlon. It is a 1500 meter swim, a 28 mile bike, and a 10K run. I have lots of training to do.
Interested? Here is the link!
Also restart GO Training in Portland!
And find a gym!
Lots to do, grateful to have the opportunity, a little intimidated by moving so far!
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