Training Log: Cherry Blossom 10 Miler (Week 4)

This week I visited my daughter in Colorado, but was pretty much able to keep up with my planned workouts. Good thing, because there are only two weeks left until the Cherry Blossom 10 Miler!

Monday
AM Dog Walk: 1 mile
Weights: ITB Rehab Routine, strength routine, core program from my Cathe XTrain DVD

Tuesday
Treadmill: 50 min, including 45 min hill interval program (Level 4, 6.0 mph)

Wednesday
AM Dog Walk: 1 mile
Weights: ITB Rehab Routine, short strength routine, planks
I thought this would be an extra rest day since I had ordered a taxi for 6:30 am, but when I woke up at 4:15, I decided to get up and get a workout in, instead of trying to go to sleep and wake up again at 4:45.

Thursday
6.37 mi run in Boulder, Colorado (More details on Monday!)

Friday
Arc Trainer: 30 min program
Strength: push-ups, tricep dips
I’ve stayed at this hotel before, but never had a reason to use the gym. I was disappointed to find that there were no free weights (although there were Cybex machines) so I tried out the Arc Trainer. There also were no towels, and it was too early to snag some from the pool area, so I did a few upper body strength exercises on a bench from the Cybex setup.

Saturday
AM dog walk: 1 mile
Long run: Wilson Bridge (10.1 mi, 1:32:11, avg. pace 9:08 min/mi)

I ran along the river, across the bridge, and to The Gaylord, which you can barely see in the background in this picture from my starting/ending point. If it were still winter, I’d say the weather was perfect (sunny, no wind, in the 30s).

Link up your weekly workouts!

Have you ever been disappointed by the equipment at a hotel gym?