the exercise plan
Apr. 19th, 2026 09:43 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lauradi7dwI ran/walked (in 1:30 to 0:30 intervals) in the Lexington 5 mile race yesterday, finishing in 58:54, faster than I expected. The conditions were good - in the 50s and overcast. I only ran the first two miles masked. I definitely got lungs full of pollen, I hope nothing else bad. I don't guess I could be ready to run Mount Wachusett in a month (the race is 10K, so 1.2 miles farther, and a mountain, not rolling hills). My plan is to get to that distance anyway, probably not much more. From home to the far end of the trail in the Minute Man (sic) NHP nearby is about that distance but then I would have to get back, so closer to half-marathon length to do the RT.
I have (most days) been rowing for ten minutes in the morning.
I (most days) do a minute and a half plank.
I plan (but usually don't follow through) to increase the duration of swinging around a 20+ pound dumbbell to get my strength up for playing the jing.
When I don't forget, I squeeze stress things (neither of them actual balls) to improve my grip, which is terrible.
Continue with tap and Tai Chi and ringing and using walking as transportation some.
The other running thing that I want to maintain but don't do focused practice on is getting from the Red line platform to the busway in about a minute. I did it today, thinking I was about to miss the bus, but the bus actually was ten minutes late, so I could have casually ridden up the escalators to get to street level and had time to spare. Or running to catch the outbound train at Charles/MGH, but that is more complicated because it requires good luck with the crosswalk light. Or running from train level to busway at Harvard. I think those are my main occasions for sprinting.
I have (most days) been rowing for ten minutes in the morning.
I (most days) do a minute and a half plank.
I plan (but usually don't follow through) to increase the duration of swinging around a 20+ pound dumbbell to get my strength up for playing the jing.
When I don't forget, I squeeze stress things (neither of them actual balls) to improve my grip, which is terrible.
Continue with tap and Tai Chi and ringing and using walking as transportation some.
The other running thing that I want to maintain but don't do focused practice on is getting from the Red line platform to the busway in about a minute. I did it today, thinking I was about to miss the bus, but the bus actually was ten minutes late, so I could have casually ridden up the escalators to get to street level and had time to spare. Or running to catch the outbound train at Charles/MGH, but that is more complicated because it requires good luck with the crosswalk light. Or running from train level to busway at Harvard. I think those are my main occasions for sprinting.
