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Smiley Happy Pixie!

I am so glad I got my tready!

Again home from work, tea done and hubby off to work and I'm alone to go play on my tready!

Intervals tonight @10.30PM:
  • 2mins walking @4.5
  • 5 mins @7.5
  • pyramid intervals
  • 1Hard 1walk
  • 2Hard 1walk
  • 3Hard 1walk
  • 2Hard 1walk
  • 1Hard 1walk

The walk was my normal 4.5 and the hard was 9km ph!! My best yet, hard but good! Won't increase next week, will stick to 8.5-9km ph!

Then, as The Count has said 40 mins exercise is optimum, I walked at 4.5 for the remaining 20 mins on hills, max 9.5%. Final score 40mins 3.9km.

Considering I never ventured above 7km in my past treadmill life and claimed they were horrid things and I couldn't run on them, just tripped over my feet the whole time etc etc I don't think I am doing badly!!

Tomorrow I collect Gnome, meeting the in-laws and gnome at a pub near Lichfield at 7.30PM. If I get to leave work early I might do my 40mins tomorrow and rest all weekend, otherwise it will be rest tomorrow and Saturday and 40 mins Sunday nighte once hubby has gone to work! Next weeks sessions will again be at night as hubby is working nights again next week.

This is so why I bought the tready - why didn't I do it before!

Comments

b-z said…
I WANT ONE!
XFR Bear said…
Fab stuff Pixel - well done :oD
Evil Pixie said…
Benz tell hubby you are getting one and the car can have the drive like most people can! I mean you support him so he can support you!!

Thanks Bear - I was pleased but I'm tired today!!
Anonymous said…
sounds good pixie. happy tredding

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