"Freedom of choice. This is what makes the AMT so unique. By allowing you to alter your motion at the slightest whim of your imagination, no two workouts have to feel the same. This keeps your mind engaged and your body torn between wanting to experiment with new movements and needing a second to catch your breath."
My break this week from running wasn't so much to recover from the marathon because truth is, I don't feel like I ran a marathon last weekend. I have never had such a quick recovery where nothing hurt. But even though I could have run this week, I decided to cross train to give my brain a little break. I need to push things into high gear rather quickly for Boston (and possibly a marathon in March) so I wanted to make sure I didn't get burned out right from the get go. I actually enjoyed my few days off from running and my body has appreciated the non impact cross training. Since I was feeling so good this morning, I decided to go for a little 4 mile run after a boot camp type circuit class. I'm glad I went to this class because I needed the reminder about how stale we can get when we stick to traditional type workouts. We did jump rope, plyo jumps, bosu ball abs, shuffling, medicine ball squats and throws, and rope throwing. Definitely a fun workout and I'm sure I'll feel it tomorrow.
Tomorrow I'm going to hit the pool then it's back to the long runs on Saturday. I have a good endurance base and I want to keep that right through Boston. Hopefully I can find time to get my training schedule mapped out before next week because that's when I want to really start focusing again on some hard, quality workouts. It's been fun just winging it, but I need to get serious again.
I'm waaaaay behind on reading/commenting. Work is nuts and life is busy with Holiday craziness. I'll catch up soon!
12 comments:
I just used this machine yesterday and I really loved it!! I hate eliptical machines but this was fun!
Good for you for cross training - I'm a pansy with it. I love to run, what can I say! Enjoy the gym and have fun on your long run!
I'll be running with ya on Saturday - in the rain!
Have a good Thursday! Happy Friday to YOU!
i used this machine a few weeks ago and wasn't sure what it exactly was...but i did like it! Good job on keeping active during recovery!
Hmmm...I'll have to check and see if our gym has one of those, sounds great!
ok i still don't really get what that machine is... but you are too right on doing traditional moves, reminds me I'm only in shape for one thing :)
I have sore muscles just reading this :)
That machine looks like FUN! I am loving the variety of workouts and somehow it helps me appreciate running more too!
I'm all about the cross-training these days.
Check out the Contact Cape Atlantic Triathlon - it's the event where you get to finish 140.6 within a month.
My fave local tri's are Tuckahoe & Ocean City in late summer. Nice little sprint events that I'll probably sign up for again.
Glad to hear you're feeling so good!
Wish I could join you guys for your New Years marathon, but we'll be in Massachusetts visiting Brent's family. Let's link up for a run in 2011!
The tuckahoe tri was my first- it is poorly supported, the distances are always wrong and it was an overall bad experience. My teammates would all echo the same sentiments. You know me...I am a CGI girl all the way and I truly think they do it better than anyone else.
That machine sounds like a death trap! I'm curious to see how it works!
Not a fan personally of ellipticals and other machines of that nature. Too unnatural for the joints... I'd rather run.
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