6.61 Mile Bike Ride + Shoulder Workout

6.61 Mile Bike Ride + Shoulder Workout

Wow. Where do I start? Sara and I tried the brand new BSC in Westboro this morning for the first time. Man was I impressed! Besides being less than 6 months old, the gym is nicer than any BSC in the state with the execption of perhaps the Waltham mega BSC. Besides having a full sized pool, the workout area is beautiful with cardio theater on all machines, including 4 brand new crazy bike machines made by Expresso Fitness. If you haven't checked out these machines, go to www.expresso.net.

So anyways, I ended up doing 3 different bike tours. Not only is the virtual aspect of the bike race motivating, the machine gives you the ability to play music already embedded in the machine, or even toggle to the embedded television. With this added motivation my bike workouts were as follows:

- Coastal Run: 3.40 miles in 12:24, 140 calories burned
- Expresso Speedway: 1.02 miles in 3:20, 45 calories burned
- Campus Loop: 2.04 miles in 7:34, 82 calories burned

Best part about the machine was that you enter a unique username and pw and you can then track your results online at their website, log in to any of their 4 machines when you get to the gym, andbike against "ghost riders" such as your best previous performance, the regional leader, etc...

After the intense bike workout I finished with a pretty good shoulder workout and then 100 abs.

1 Mile Run + Bi's & Tri's

1 Mile Run + Bi's & Tri's

Hit the gym at lunchtime for another really good workout. Wanted to keep up with the running (though mixing in fast and slow work), so I jumped on the treadmill and ran a really quick mile in 6:13. Still hoping to get under 6 minutes for the first time ever in the coming months, but for now I'll take a 6:13. After the run I worked on biceps and triceps for awhile before finally retiring.

4.71 Mile Run in 35:25

4.71 Mile Run in 35:25

Got on the treadmill tonight for a 4.71 mile run. Was watching Lost while I ran, so it made it a bit more tolerable, but regardless I was pretty tired by the end. Still, I was satisfied with both the overall distance, time, and pace. Still trying to work on that mileage!

1 Mile Treadmill Run + Chest Workout

1 Mile Treadmill Run + Chest Workout

Well I know I must get getting back into running - especially when I get to the gym and actually have a desire to hammer a 1 mile run before lifting. I got on the treadmill and pumped the treadmill up to 9.0 immediately. I ended up finishing the 1 mile run in 6:17, which was my fastest mile in many months. Afterwards I did a few chest exercises to work on core strength.

4.01 Mile Run in 30:47

4.01 Mile Run in 30:47

After my final on-campus class last night at Northeastern I celebrated tonight a bit by going for a nice, slow, 4 mile run while watching season 2 of lost on the treadmill. Ended up finishing the 4.01 mile run in 30:47 for an average pace of 7:40. Keeping at it son!

4.92 Mile Run in 36:38

4.92 Mile Run in 36:38

After fixing the treadmill earlier this weekend I decided it would be a good idea to just go ahead and bang out a nice long run. Though I had hoped for a full 10K (6.3 miles), the reality is I only made it just shy of 5 miles. I ended up finishing the 4.92 mile run in 36:38 for an average pace of 7:26/mile.