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Inca Trail Conditioning: Week 11

My body went under protest this week. However, the blister on my right foot (my first since I began training) that I got from my 10 mile hike last Sunday is almost healed. Lessons learned: Trim your toenails and wear thick socks, even if you thing you are going on a short hike (I thought I was doing a five miler). Because of my gradual approach to conditioning, I really haven’t had any seriously sore muscles. My knees haven’t always been happy after Stairmaster, but who can blame them? But on Tuesday day, after my Monday Spin class, my legs seemed to be creaking when I walked. It wasn’t horrible, but the pain was noticeable, I’m not sure if I was compensating for my blister or if it was just a tough class. Anyway, I skipped the gym on Tuesday and Thursday nights, though I still did my usual two mile morning hike those days.

I discovered that Level 7 (60 minutes) for 5.3 miles on Stairmaster is just as hard, if not harder, than the Level 6 (90 minutes) for 7 miles workout that I did last week. I think the difference between Level 6 and Level 7 is about 8 steps per minute, which doesn’t seem like much, but I assure you it is. No way could I have survived 90 minute at Level 7 this week, especially when I discovered that my Kindle battery was dead after I climbed up on the Evil Machine. Thank goodness I had music.

I am really busy this week, so this week’s Stairmaster goal is going to have to be another killer Level 7 stint: 65 minutes or 5.5 miles whichever comes first.

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Inca Trail Conditioning: Week 7 – I Know Where My Feet Are

A tough week for Stairmaster. I didn’t complete my goal of 5 miles at Level 6 on Tuesday (4.5 miles)– a grueling experience fraught with disappointment and at the end of the failed misery, the knowledge that I’d have to do it all over again. I got back on the Evil Machine on Thursday, this time with a paperback in hand since I now don’t need to stare at my feet in fear of missing a step. The wonderful distraction of reading was enough for me to complete 5.1 miles at Level 6, plus an “easy” 0.4 miles at Level 5 and cool down for a total of 5.6 miles, 76 minutes and 269 floors. The good news is that with the 0.5 mile warm-up on Stairmaster at Level 7 that I did on Friday meant that I walked 10.6 miles on stairs last week. A long hike on Sunday at Wildcat Canyon ended this highly productive workout week.

I’ve got a schedule-packed week ahead, so I know I won’t be matching this distance next week.

Next week’s Stairmaster goal – 6 miles at Level 5 or higher.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: exercise program, goals, Inca Trail, Stairmaster

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Upcoming Event-2/13/21 Mount Diablo CWC

Jill: The End: Finding the Best Way to Wrap It All Up Penny Warner: Writing Dialogue 10 am 2/13/20 $5 CWC members; $10 nonmembers https://cwcmtdiablo.org/current-cwc-mt-diablo-meeting/: Whether it’s a chapter ending or the conclusion of a novel or memoir, endings matter. Not every chapter needs to end with a cliffhanger, but there should be a sense of […]

9/12/20 Speaker: Writing for a Cause – Zoom Writers Table – Mount Diablo California Writers Club

I will be speaking with the amazing Lucinda Jackson on 9/12 at the September Mount Diablo California Writers Club Zoom Meeting on the subject of Writing for a Cause. Join us and the featured speaker, Joan Gelfand, speaking on the 4Cs of Successful Writers. Registration required:  https://cwcmtdiablo.org/current-cwc-mt-diablo-meeting/: Registration Fee:$10  9:30 am Sign in and Breakout Rooms […]

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