Richard Gibney's 365 Days of Fitness: Day 163

Day 163 After a couple days of moving some heavy weights, my body was stiff from head to toe when I woke up this morning. Not wanting to over do it I decided to focus a little more on cardio and give my muscles a bit of break. I've been taking my group through a lot of circuit training lately, so I decided that tonight would be a good night to get in a bit of a fun run with some hill sprints. Although, I think my group would be quick to point out that my idea of a "fun run" and theirs may not exactly be the same thing.

Today's Workout:

Fun Run / Hill Sprints

1 km run from Glencoe Club to the hill at the bottom of Rideau Towers.

400 metre Hill Sprints: 20 minutes (Perform as many reps as possible) 1/2 way up and up the stairs - back down - all the way up = 1 rep

- My group probably averaged around 4 / I did 2.

3 km run cutting through Stanley Park, back to Glencoe Club

The weather was great for running. Lots of sun but not too hot. The one down side was the mosquitoes. As the night wore on, we were pretty much being eaten alive any time we stood still. I wanted to do a body weight circuit at the top of the hill on this grassy patch, but the bugs were just too bad, so instead we ran back to the Glencoe. The run wasn't supposed to be very fast be apparently a couple guys started to pull away from the pack, which resulted in an unexpected race. I didn't join in the race but I'm glad some of the guys felt like pushing it.

Depending on how I feel tomorrow, I may take another day off the weights. However, If I'm feeling good I might get back on the platform and do some Olympic lifting.