For the first time this summer we've been having some warm weather and I'm starting to feel it on my walk/runs. For the short walks of less than 1 1/2 hours...sure....I don't have to carry water with me but need to keep well hydrated before then afterwards too. But for the now ever increasing longer walks....todays of 16.5 kms in 2 hrs and 15 mins....well, I carried my bottle of water. Pretty soon I'll have to graduate up to a 'camel back' type of hydration system....that's when the walks will be over 2 1/2 hours and upwards.
I recently learned that 8 glasses a day are just the beginning of daily hyration. You should be drinking equal amounts of water to cups of coffee/tea/pop, and a glass for every 30 mins of exercise. I tried that for a week and spent a week constantly going to the 'loo'! But there are other ways of getting your hydration....lots of foods have high water content. So I don't have a bottle of water constantly at my side but I'm alot more aware of my limits of hydration...over and under.
Everywhere you read, you read about one person or another keeling over from hyponatremia due to over hydration....I can't imagine having to drink so much water that you are sloshing when walking down the road. I also have noticed, in myself, that if I'm not adequately hydrated my energy level is in my boots...so...water! It's good for you!
Sunday 24 July 2011
Friday 15 July 2011
How to exercise on a 40 foot boat
I just got back from 5 days of sailing. We own a 40 foot boat and are learning the ins and outs this year and fixing all the problems that keep cropping up...but that is a different blog! (Sailblog.com and look for Dakota)
Now....5 days on a boat you'd think you wouldn't get much exercise...but you'd be wrong my friends! I'm constantly going up and down the stairs (all 5 steep ones), running around deck trying to get this rope or that rope, trying to manage the sails, moving things around in the cabin to just make a simple meal...the butcher block itself weighs about 10 pounds, and then there is getting in and out of the dingy and going to shore to walk the dog. By the end of the day my arms, legs, back and butt ache!
With all that moving about we are exhausted by 9 pm and are heading to bed...but then we are up the next morning at 5:30 and taking the dog to shore and starting all the exercise again. I've tried to do some yoga on the bow but with the rocking and rolling sometimes you can get a good core workout but just trying to sit up straight and not fall over.
So, while I leave the nike plus system and my running shoes at home....so no actual organized exercise....I guess I get plenty of different types of exercise while sailing. I try to plan my walks around the sailing but some of them just don't get recorded on my dailymile counter.
Keep the run/walk going and enjoy the summer!
Now....5 days on a boat you'd think you wouldn't get much exercise...but you'd be wrong my friends! I'm constantly going up and down the stairs (all 5 steep ones), running around deck trying to get this rope or that rope, trying to manage the sails, moving things around in the cabin to just make a simple meal...the butcher block itself weighs about 10 pounds, and then there is getting in and out of the dingy and going to shore to walk the dog. By the end of the day my arms, legs, back and butt ache!
With all that moving about we are exhausted by 9 pm and are heading to bed...but then we are up the next morning at 5:30 and taking the dog to shore and starting all the exercise again. I've tried to do some yoga on the bow but with the rocking and rolling sometimes you can get a good core workout but just trying to sit up straight and not fall over.
So, while I leave the nike plus system and my running shoes at home....so no actual organized exercise....I guess I get plenty of different types of exercise while sailing. I try to plan my walks around the sailing but some of them just don't get recorded on my dailymile counter.
Saturday 9 July 2011
Dressing for Success
Why is it I always think it's colder than it really is...maybe because the house is so well insulated and shaded by the trees that it's fairly cool in the house. For example, this morning...being july 9th...we had to have the fireplace on for about 30 minutes just to give a bit of warmth to the livingroom...are you kidding? In mid July? Where is summer. So here's the where the problem started.... now I think it's cool outside too!
So here I am in capris running tights, short sleeve tee-shirt, and a light jacket....the wind is blowing lightly so I think..."I'll be slightly cool so I'll dress up"....well with in 10 minutes I was too hot and the jacket came off and tied around my waist.
I could have been very comfortable in shorts and just the tee-shirt....but at least I could remove layers. I saw a girl power walking and she had on a long sleeve shirt and long pants...she agreed it was alot warmer than we thought!
I'm forever over dressing...but on the flip side...I hate being cold. In fact, I detest being cold! My will to keep moving evaporates and I pretty much settle into a grumpy funk and hate my run/walk.
So...even though I had over dressed today, I was smart and dressed in layers that could come off or go back on, and I was happy and I made excellant time on my 11.5 km powerwalk.
As for my Iron Turtle...to date I've biked 75 kms, swam 2 km, and now have finished the 42.2 km marathon part....of course, I'm just starting my actual marathon training and look forward to many, many, many more km's to go!
So here I am in capris running tights, short sleeve tee-shirt, and a light jacket....the wind is blowing lightly so I think..."I'll be slightly cool so I'll dress up"....well with in 10 minutes I was too hot and the jacket came off and tied around my waist.
I could have been very comfortable in shorts and just the tee-shirt....but at least I could remove layers. I saw a girl power walking and she had on a long sleeve shirt and long pants...she agreed it was alot warmer than we thought!
I'm forever over dressing...but on the flip side...I hate being cold. In fact, I detest being cold! My will to keep moving evaporates and I pretty much settle into a grumpy funk and hate my run/walk.
So...even though I had over dressed today, I was smart and dressed in layers that could come off or go back on, and I was happy and I made excellant time on my 11.5 km powerwalk.
As for my Iron Turtle...to date I've biked 75 kms, swam 2 km, and now have finished the 42.2 km marathon part....of course, I'm just starting my actual marathon training and look forward to many, many, many more km's to go!
Tuesday 5 July 2011
Iron Turtle
Well...not that a full marathon training schedule was enough...I've joined a group who are doing an Iron Man. That's right a 3.8 km swim, a 42.2 km run/walk and a 180 km bike ride. Now if I did this all in one day....if I didn't collapse, it would take me 18 hours of gut wrenching endurance. Sooooo, hence the name, Iron Turtle. I will have the whole month of July to get this done...that's right...31 days. It's already july 5th and I've got 2km swimming, 55 km biking and 30 km walk/run done!
It took 1 1/2 hours to swim the 2 km....I thought I was going to drown. I've biked the 55 km in 3 different rides...one outside and 2 in the gym. I think this is just enough challenge this month to get me heading in the right direction in my quest for fitness and the marathon.
Happy summer everyone!
It took 1 1/2 hours to swim the 2 km....I thought I was going to drown. I've biked the 55 km in 3 different rides...one outside and 2 in the gym. I think this is just enough challenge this month to get me heading in the right direction in my quest for fitness and the marathon.
Happy summer everyone!
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