Running Around Normal

Welcome to my workout log!

Here you’ll find each workout I do everyday. Hopefully you’ll see that January and February are all about balance, meaning, trying to include all the components of fitness: cardio, muscular training (both endurance and strength,) and  flexibility.

Then sometime in March, when I start training for a half marathon, you’ll most likely see the shift to be more focused on running and core work (but still trying to get in the other components.)

I consistently take 1-2 rest days per week. If you have any questions or comments about my workouts, feel free to ask away by emailing me: runningaroundnormal@gmail.com

Daily Workouts

1/1 5 min warm up on elliptical, 20 mins of abs, 30 mins on elliptical @ 6-11 incline/resistance

1/2 5 min. warm up on treadmill ; Upper body weights – it’d take a mile to list everything, because I covered every muscle group from my deltoids to my core – took about 40 minutes ; 20 minutes on treadmill @ 4.2 w/ 9-11 incline ; 15 minutes on step mill

1/3 75 min. power yoga Dave Farmar Podcast

1/4 Rest

1/5 3.5 mi. run, 10 min stair stepper, abs, lateral moving squats

1/6 5 min. elliptical warm up; legs: weighted lunges, deep front squats, kick back with resistance band, donkey kicks, deadlifts; 25 mins on elliptical w/ res. and inc. @ 6-8

1/7 5 min. elliptical warm up; arms – push muscles: chest press on stability ball, pushups, triceps dips, long arm pullovers, overhead press w/ dumbbells, lateral front raise, triceps extensions; 35 mins on elliptical w/ res. and inc 6-10

1/8 3.2 mi. treadmill run; 15 mins of  treadmill walking @ 4.2 @ 8-11 incline.

1/9 hour long Power Yoga class; 35 mins on treadmill @ 4.1-4.2 @ 9-13 incline

1/10 5 min elliptical warm up; upper body – back and bi’s: bicep curl on incline, single arm rows, posterior flies, back extensions on exercise ball, long arm pullovers; 15 minutes on elliptical with incline + resistance @ 6-9

1/11 Rest

1/12 3.5 mi. run; pushups, shoulder press, tri extension, chest press

1/13 3.1 mi. run in the snow. Yowza. Skipped out on back and biceps in lieu of hanging with the husband

1/14 power yoga, 15 mins on treadmill @ 5% incline

1/15 5 min. elliptical warm up, legs and booty, 20 mins elliptical @ inc & res 7-12

1/6 5.2 mi. run

1/17 5 min elliptical warm up, back  biceps, 20 mins power yoga

1/18 3.3 mi. interval run

1/19 rest

1/20 rest, sick

1/21 rest, sick

1/22 4.3 mile run – Galloway method, 10 mins on stair master

1/23 55 mins full body weights – legs, glutes, upperbody (owww hammies!)

1/24 25 min run on treadmill, biceps/back, 25 mins on stair master

1/25 Rest

1/26 3.1 mi. interval run on treaddy,  chest (chest press, push ups,) shoulders (shoulder press, frontal hammer raise,) triceps (dips, tricep extension)

1/27 3.1 mi. steady run, back and biceps

1/28 25 mins hill walking on treadmill, 1 hr power yoga

1/29 40 mins elliptical, abs

1/30 4.5 mi. run, legs & glutes

1/31 30 mins hill walking, triceps, chest, shoulders

2/1 rest

2/2 3.3 mi. interval run, back and biceps

2/3 15 min walking @ 4.3 w/ 6% inc, 45 min. spin class

2/6 Shoulders, chest, triceps; 10 mins elliptical, 10 min run

2/7 5 mi. run

2/8 3 mi. run, back & biceps

2/9 rest

2/10 5 min warm up on elliptical, legs: deep squats – 3×12 w/ 15 lb weights, 3×12 plie squats w/ 15 lb. weight, 3×12       standing calf raise w/ 15 lb. weights, 3×12 bowler’s lunge squats w/ 15 lb weights, 3×12 stability ball hamstring curls; 30 mins on elliptical

2/11 5 min warm up run, 5×400’s for a total of 40 minutes (breathless!) and then some chest and tricep work

2/12 3 mile run; core, back, and bicep work

2/13 5.5 mile run

2/14 3 mile run

2/15 REST

2/16 5×400’s interval run for 38 mins, tricep, chest, shoulder

2/17 3 mi. easy run, legs

2/18 3 mi. 5k pace – 27:36, 75 mins power yoga

2/19 SKIP-BO! (woops!)

2/20 6 mi. run

2/21 3 mi. run, abs

2/22 Rest

2/23 35 min tempo run, upper body

2/24 3.1 mi. run at 5k pace, 10 mins stair stepper

2/25 10 mins elliptical, 20 mins hot power yoga

2/26 3 mi. run

2/27 7 mile outdoor (!!) run

2/28 3 mi. recovery run

3/1 Shoulders, chest, tricep workout

3/2 3.75 tempo run, back and biceps

3/3 4 mile easy (outdoor!!) run

3/4 40 minute interval workout on elliptical

3/5 Rest day

3/6 5k!!

3/7 4 mile run, legs, abs

3/8 Rest day

3/9 3.5 mi run – 8×400’s, stair master

3/10 3 mi. easy run, back and biceps

3/11 20 mins on stair master, 60 mins power yoga