After my disappointing day on the elliptical yesterday I felt like I needed to bounce right back at it. Unfortunately, I was working overnight Tuesday which meant that I was heading into a 30 hour shift which always tends to throw a wrench into my workout plans because the day is so busy and then I am absolutely exhausted the day after the shift. Thankfully, I was able to duck out of work in the early afternoon and head to the Y to get my workout in.
I decided that I would go for a speed workout since after nearly 2 hours on the ellptical the day before, i couldn't even stomach the thought of being on there for another hour. I decided to bust out 30 minutes as hard as I could. Thankfully, this was one of the best workouts I have had in a while and got me back on track after a shitty day on Monday. I was able to do 3.2 miles in just under 30 minutes which is a great pace for me. As I mentioned before, normally on my long workouts I average 1 mile in ellptical difference in ~ 11 mins. During this workout I was able to do 3.2 miles at ~9 min pace which was solid.
At the recommendation of my physical therapist I also decided to do a quick workout on the rowing machine. Sophia thought it would be best for my rehab if I try to do multiple different exercises during my workout to try and strengthen all the different muscles of my hips / legs. She was concerned that if I only focused on the elliptical it would give me the balanced strengthening that I need in my legs. So, to make sure that I followed orders I did 12 minutes on the rowing machine. I think during my next workout I will try to add in some time on the stair stepper.
Officially under 2 months until the marathon, hopefully this physical therapy will start to pay off and I can get back on the road by mid March to finish my training strong.
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