I'm not going to lie. I've never followed this because I've almost always been in the middle of a streak during cold/flu season. I would get out and run at least a mile regardless of where the cold had settled in. Before last year when we bought the treadmill, I usually went outside and ran regardless of temp. This is the first time I've taken days off for chest congestion because I'm not in a running streak.
I'm beginning to think that I was doing it right all along. This chest cold has settled in deeper and worse than anything I've had in the last several years. Maybe getting out and working the lungs helped to work it out. I'm not sure, but I'm prepared to go back to my old way of thinking.
I didn't run Tuesday through Friday. That makes for a pretty cranky Angie. I did get my LBC (Lean Body Challenge for those of you that haven't been following) workouts done every day, though they were done carefully and easy. I was still sore the next day so I must have got something out of them. I ran on the treadmill yesterday. My plan called for 17 miles so I figured I would just get on and see how far I could go.
We have a new running set up. Mitch found a killer deal on a 55" smart TV at Sam's Club and since we'd been looking at that same TV when it wasn't on sale he bought it. This TV now sits on a mock fireplace ledge in front of the treadmill.
I recently discovered TreadmillTV on YouTube and used the Roku on the new TV to stream a trail run in Singapore for my run yesterday.
(Excuse my mess!) I think I like this set up better than using Zwift, though I could do both at the same time if I want since Zwift is done on the computer (which is set up to my left). I tend to just watch the numbers on Zwift rather than the world I'm running in. The TreadmillTV feed has the numbers of the person that's filming which are not relevant to me. The trail I watched was really pretty and I didn't think about time too much.
Speaking of treadmills, we have been looking at buying a new one. The one we have now is an older Proform. I'm not exactly sure how old, but I think ancient. I'm pretty sure the speed is way off, it gets squeaky, the incline doesn't work right and it doesn't have any cool functions. It was a steal at $120 when we bought it off the Facebook marketplace, but I really want a new one.
I think we've decided on this one from Bowflex. It has great reviews, connects with Zwift (or so I've heard). The two things holding us back right now: there is quite a bit of show at the back door that leads to where it would go - it comes in one box that weighs 300 pounds so the closer we can get it delivered to its destination the better. And then we have to put it together, which apparently takes 2 people about 2 hours. This doesn't sound like fun at all!
My training has been disrupted by this cold but I'm still working on my Coaching certification. My coworker found out that I was studying anatomy and was awesome enough to bring me her college text book so I can look up visual references (I learn much better this way). PS. I love that there is a triathlete on the cover.
My course materials do not include any videos or great visuals. I started out trying to memorize flashcards that I made but I have a hard time making myself pick them up in the middle of the week, so learning that way was slow. Then I discovered that there are tons of YouTube videos on any subject, particularly college subjects. I found some great mini-lectures on the skeletal system and I remember so much more than using the flash cards.
Click the picture for a link to the youtube channel
I'm hoping to get back to my full training schedule starting on Tuesday. I may get on the treadmill and get a couple of miles or so, but today's workout is supposed to be speed which will get my lungs too worked up. Monday is rest day, but I will get my LBC workout done.Here's what my week looked like:
Sunday - LBC Legs (drop sets... those are killer) and hill sprints on my treadmill - sort of
Monday - Rest Day
Tuesday - LBC Shoulders which was thankfully short and easy because this is when the cold hit. I slept almost all day.
Wednesday - LBC Back/Biceps - I made it to work and this might have been the day I felt best all week once the cold settled in.
Thursday - LBC Legs - I cut out a couple of the moves because they were too much cardio so it was short. I went to work but coughed all day and felt pretty cruddy by the time I got home. Thankfully Mitch and I had Valentines Day dinner over the weekend before.
Friday - LBC Chest & Triceps - I stayed home from work to spare my coworkers the awful sounds I was making but worked from home. I had some periods where I felt pretty good and did my workout over my lunch. Feeling cruddy set back in later.
Saturday - 5 miles on the treadmill. I thought I might run farther but took a break at 5 miles and when the painful coughing set in I called it a day.
See you Thursday with a throwback race recap. I'm planning to post about the Beaverhead 55K, which is one of the hardest things I have ever done. In case you missed the Revel Rockies recap, you can find it here. Or if you want to spend some time reading my race recap of the firs time I did the Rut 50K, you can check it out here.
What type of learner are you? Do you get more from books, videos, hands on? I prefer hands on, but that's hard to get with anatomy.
Have you been sick this year? This might be the third time for me this season, which is unusual. It's been a rough winter!
