Today was my first day of bootcamp! You may recall that I mentioned signing up for a bootcamp back in July through a Bloomspot deal. It was scheduled to start the day after the SF Marathon (HA!) and run through last Friday, but the week of the marathon I realized I’d be traveling two solid weeks out of the month, so I asked to be switched to this month. Success! And then I forgot about it.
I am doing a bootcamp with AlaVie Fitness and I should be going 4-5x a week for these for weeks when I’m in town (two upcoming trips for work). I’ll comment more about my experience with the camp when it’s been a little bit longer!
This weekend was a bit tiring with The Giant Race and a lot of other errands and general confusion. Yesterday was a 17-hour day at the office, but “the office” also involved taking one of our clients out to the Giants game, so I suppose it could have been worse. Though we did get creamed.
When I barely slept (ugh… lights on, in regular clothes on top of bed, hitting snooze button for hours telling myself I’d “get up and work”) for a couple hours, my alarm at 5:15 was NOT welcome! The bootcamp starts at 6AM and meets in Golden Gate Park anywhere from 0.7 to 1.7 miles from my house.
This means leaving my house at 5:45 and jogging right after waking up with two six-pound dumbbells and a yoga mat on my back. And outside looked kinda like this.
(Above picture was taken several minutes after arriving at, and starting, the class AND jogging there in the first place. Creepster!)
The bootcamp was pretty fun! It was a mix of jogging around, jumping over little hurdles, doing lunges and squats, walking with weights, and the like. I definitely broke a sweat but never felt my heart rate raise that high. It never got boring, though I kinda wished there was a boombox or what I was wearing my iPod or that someone would talk to me or something.
But guess what? It’s not even tomorrow yet and my booty is SORE!
When I got really into running I TOTALLY cut my lower body workouts—because I didn’t want to be too sore to run! And I can see how stupid that is. I hadn’t done squats and lunges like that in a while and I am DEFINITELY feeling it. Perhaps this camp will be a good experience for me! It’s going to make running harder (though I suppose I can often get in a few miles at 7a after the bootcamp if I don’t have to be at work super early) but maybe that’s good. I’m not signed up for any races until Nike in October and I’m just going to do the half—so maybe I spend the next four weeks working on muscle building, weight loss, and more shorter, quicker workouts and then build the distance back up in prep for CIM or whatever my next long race is.
At least I have discovered the joy of frozen banana, almond milk, PB, cinnamon, and vanilla for dinner pre-bootcamp:
And Specialty’s “PB and Stuff” for dinner pre-bootcamp #2. I see a theme here.
Does this ever happen to you? Does one kind of fitness make you neglect another one? I’m realizing how much so much of my body has weakened since I started focusing more on running! Maybe it’ll be good to not worry about getting 30-35 miles a week in and just try to get stronger overall. And maybe it’s the kick-start my metabolism needs.
Goodnight everyone!
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I definitely don’t do as much strength training as I did when I started running. I’ve also neglected yoga and core training since the summer started so definitely relate to what you are feeling. I think it’s great that you are doing this and I think it’ll make you stronger for Nike. I have always seen the ads for this bootcamp and wished I lived closer to I could try it out. Sounds so much fun!
I’ve really neglected strength training (and yoga!) since March when I started training for a half marathon and now a marathon. I’m hoping when the marathon is over I can try to get some balance back in my fitness routine.
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Not many people would sign up for bootcamp training, and consider running afterwards to get a better workout. I hope you’re taking pepper spray with you in the morning. Creepers is right!
I should probably do a boot camp, I need a booty kicking stat!
Jane @ Broccolini + Cheese recently posted..5K:W3
I love my weekly boot camp class. It totally kicks your butt most days but you feel so great afterwards.
Jillian recently posted..Lack of Motivation Buster
If I neglect yoga I notice I am much more prone to injuries from running.
The boot camp sounds fun.
Emily@SavoryandSavage recently posted..Salmon fried rice and one for the dogs
I have such a hard time getting moving in the dark. Great job to you for getting out there. I did CrossFit’s beginner month long program, and I’ve never done so many squats and lunges in my life. My legs were so sore, but I could tell it was a good thing. I do yoga 3-4 times a week, but bootcamp is a whole other thing. Be careful in the dark! Clearly an excuse to buy awesome reflective running clothing
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I feel you on cutting out lower body work when running. I do the same thing! Whenever I’m working out alone, I try to stick with upper body..but of course BodyPump takes care of the lower body! In fact, it’s mostly lower body if you really think about it…so I guess that covers it.
Mary @ Bites and Bliss recently posted..Reese’s Cup Cookies
haha booty camped. anyone who does bootcamp can attest to how hard yet how rewarding it is. i’ve done it a couple times, a running bootcamp..and as much as i hated it for how hard it was, i loved the experience- and it definitely helped knowing other people had to suffer along with me lol!
xoxo <3
Kelsey @ Snacking Squirrel recently posted..Cantaloupe Bowls and Carob Bites
I have absolutely neglected my muscle endurance. I’ve been focused on running (and will be until my race on september 11) but once that is done I will be getting back into yoga and weights.
PS I am running in the creepy dark mornings too…I’ve seen too many scary movies
Katie@Real Food Katie’s Way recently posted..Love at First Bite
That bootcamp workout does sound like a good one! But running there at 5:45 through Golden Gate Park is a little scary though, don’t some weird people hang out there in some spots?
Like you, for a while I think I was running too much, and not doing enough leg workouts to keep my legs in good order. Now I’m doing a lot more leg workout exercises, and my legs just feel stronger and more solid.
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weird people do but i hope that most of them are asleep by then. though i should be more careful!