15 in 15 - My Sojourn to Labor Day

With Labor Day just 15 weeks away, I have decided to start a new chapter on my weight loss journey.  This will be a slow one, taking into account all the pit-stops and detours along the way (summer vacations, Independence Day, family reunions, etc.). With all these obstacles, I still want to - or I will - lose one pound a week.  Not too aggressive a goal, is it? Surely not. I will start today's by hiking with a group of friends this evening to burn off some of these ribs inhaled and ice cold libations earlier today! LOL!

WORKOUT PLANNING - WEEK IN PREVIEW: 5/25/14 - 5/31/14

Although this post is a day late, it is never too late to plan your workout week.

Hopefully this week will be more productive than last week.

"People do not plan to fail; they fail to plan."

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SUNDAY, 5/25/14 - REST
MONDAY, 5/2614 - MEMORIAL DAY HIKE (PM)
TUESDAY, 5/27/14 - Stretch/yoga & stationary bike (AM); HIIT* & strength training (PM)
WEDNESDAY, 5/28/14 - Core (AM); BGR! Hump Day/hills workout (PM)
THURSDAY, 5/29/14 - Stretch/yoga & stationary bike (AM); HIIT* & strength training (PM)
FRIDAY, 5/30/14 - REST
SATURDAY, 5/31/14 COLOR RUN!!!! (AM)


*High-intensity intermittent exercise

Double the pleasure, double the fun!!

Well, today (5/5/12) was a 2-fer day, of sorts.  First, this morning I ran a 5K.  Then tonight I did a hike through part of one of the local nature trails (Ruffner Mountain).

I didn't think it was going to be a good one for me -  my knees initially were not cooperating (I did a little to much dancing the night before).  Plus, there were more hills in this 5K.  And the humidity this morning was bad.  Despite all, I was pleasantly surprised with my time:

STATS (unofficial - still waiting on official results to be posted to website)
3.23 mi, 45:73 (pace - 14:07/mi), 621 cal
Mile 1 - 14:28
Mile 2 - 28:11 (29:11)
Mile 3 - 42:33 (14:22)
Mile 3.23 - 45:37 (13:10)

And I capped the night with a wine & cheese hike.  The humidity for much of the hike felt more unbearable than this morning.  The wine did help some and we chilled out at the overlook area for quite awhile,  I didn't use the GPS app on my phone so I didn't get the exact distance or elevation, According to the guide, the trail was about 1.4 mi one way, so the trail in its entirety was 2.8 mi.  According to the trail maps posted on the website, the trail peaked at the overlook at 1104 ft.  It took about an hour up the trail (and probably a little longer going back down as we sobered up - LOL!).  I was certainly ready for that hot soak when I got home!!!

PS: We did get a few views of the supermoon!

SUNDAY WILL DEFINITELY BE A REST DAY!!!!!