Crazy cardio Tuesday, a day late

When double cardio Tuesday came to a grinding halt last night, my intentions were to write, instead I ate and went to bed.   I would like to tell you that I slept like a baby and felt refreshed and rejuvenated when I woke this morning, but I would be lying.  I don’t know about you, but on days when I have done too much activity, it’s like my legs won’t stop moving, I dream about running or spinning (I have actually woke up doing the Pilates side leg series)…following each of the half marathons that I have ran, I have this exact sleep pattern.  I can tell you though, tonight I will sleep like log and feel like a million bucks in the morning.

Yesterday was a busy day; Conny and I hit the trails for a rainy morning run.  The first rainy run after a solid couple of weeks of sunny runs always sucks in theory.  Really it only sucks until the first few raindrops have hit you, then you are already wet.  We had only seen each other briefly since the weekend so we had so much to catch up on, a lot happens in two days.  Have you ever zoned out in mid conversation with someone?  Of course you have, for whatever reason (usually boring conversation) you completely tune out what the other person is saying, their lips are moving, but you are thinking  “hmm, the black shoes would look fabulous with that outfit” or “what shall I have for lunch”, and then you get busted…you are asked what you thought of that comment or what would you do or if you even heard a word of what was being said.  When I have been put in that situation I always try to cover my tracks as best as I can without making the other person feel like Charlie Brown’s teacher.  Conny told me a story yesterday where the person who zoned out actually said “sorry, I drifted off”…I thought that it was really funny, as much as you may like to say that sometimes, can you imagine if you did and can you imagine how furious the other person would be when you said that?  We finished run with our usual debate as to whether the end of Canoe Landing as three hills or two.  For the record I still say it is three, when a hill goes down and then goes back up again, it is the start of a new hill.

I finished off my sessions with the Thomas Haney Recreational PE class yesterday.  We covered Pilates, ball and finished off with a 45-minute spin class.  I worked much harder than I meant to, I am sure that they will remember me as the sweaty instructor!  I love working with the young things, although they don’t really like to sweat they are willing to try anything and always give a good effort.  Last session I was given a property of Thomas Haney t-shirt, and I have been wearing it with pride!

The Speed Clinic also met at the track for a final-final 1.5-mile test.  The results were fantastic; everyone met my ambitious goal of a 5% improvement!  So proud of the group, they have been working very hard; give yourselves a big hug and a pat on the back!

I finished the day hill training with the 7:30pm group at the Leisure Centre…no wonder I was tired!