Another vacation run

In the sunny sun sun of Siesta Key, I went for a run.

35 minutes. No idea how far, as I didn't have a watch... or a water bottle... Didn't matter, it was lovely. I didn't actually run on the beach, but the neighbourhood was quiet and full of beautiful homes and lush vegetation.

Other than that, the vacation was restful and eatful. We did toss a frisbee around on the beach for awhile, and I was able to chase it down pretty well. The sand was more of a hindrance than the belly was. :-)

I think I'm starting to feel movement, a little more consistently. Hard to tell though - it's like digestive movement, only in a place where I'm pretty sure I now have a uterus instead of intestines.

Three days straight might be too much

I'm not sure that trying to cram my workouts into the beginning of the week is such a good idea. After running on Sunday and trying a crossfit-type circuit yesterday, I tried another regular gym workout today, the last free day before vacation.

I was tired before I went, and the exercises were harder today than usual.

Rowing: 4500m in 22:35 (Daddy-o, you'd better get rowing!)

Alternating sets of:
Squats - 65 lb x 8, 8, 8 (I usually do 10's more easily than today)
Calf presses - 240ish x 8, 8, 8

Finisher squats - 45 x 15

Alternating sets of:
Back extensions - 10, 10, 10 (I usually do 12's, but I couldn't squeeze out any more today)
Bench dips - 10, 10, 8

Weigh-in: Still hovering at 138.

I had a little nap before my workout today, and now I feel like I need another one. Yikes. When I start trying to get in 4x starting next week, I'm going to be more careful to spread things out over the week!

Starting the week out right

I tried another crossfit mom workout today:

"Noah" (with some adjustments)
5 rounds
200m run (I did 1/5 mile, which is 323m at 7.5, 7.5, 8, 8, 8 mph)
10 push ups (5 regular + 7 knees-down per set)*
10 good mornings #45 bar (1st two sets I did 40 lb, then upped it)
10 pull ups (85 lb standing with lat pull cable; 2 sets pull-up grip, 3 sets chin-up grip)

I managed to navigate through the gym fairly seamlessly -- and ran up and down the stairs to keep up momentum. :-)

Finished with 1/2 mile easy jog and then 60 v-sit ball tosses (with a slightly bigger ball - 4-5 kg?)

Heartrate: I took my heartrate on the treadmill after the 5th interval of running and clocked in at about 140 bpm. I did it again after my five minutes of jogging at 5.5 mph and clocked 150 bpm. Wtf? I think it was because the first time through it took awhile -- the treadmill asked me a bunch of questions in French before it would take the reading. At any rate, it took three minutes for my HR to go from 150 to -120... Is that good or bad?

Note on HR in pregnancy. In the olden days, the guidelines from the American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologist prescribed that a pregnant woman's HR should not exceed 140 bpm during exercise. This has been modified, and now it's suggested that a pregnant woman should be able to pass the "talk test" during exercise, or stay with in the 12-14 ("somewhat hard") level of perceived exertion.

My 150 bpm felt well within those guidelines. :-)

Speaking of guidelines, I found some great info on exercise in pregnancy in a newsletter from the Sport InformationResource Centre (SIRC).