Indian runs and timed laps

My legs felt really tired this morning (probably from the bar method class) but I promised myself after I got up to give my best. Today’s class was with Sandra, we were only a small group (6 people). After a warm up, we started our workout with an “Indian run” to the Safeway pull-up bars. For an Indian run, people line up one behind another and we start running. The first person is carrying a 10 pound-medicine ball and while we run, the last person in the line has to sprint up to the first person in line, taking over the ball, then the next person sprints from the back to the front, and so on…I personally don’t like Indian runs because you always have some really fast people in the group. Yes, you, A.”sub-6” H. and M. “I-am-even-faster-than-that” F. :) . It is challenging, you try to keep up with the group because if you slow down, you will slow everyone else down and the person who is up to sprint has to go a longer distance. If you quit and drop out, everyone else has to work harder to keep it going and has to sprint more often, so that’s also not a preferred choice. But i guess that's also the beauty of a bootcamp workout - you are pushed to do things that you usually wouldn't do and fast people also inspire me to try a little harder. In the end I felt ok although only 4 out of the 6 completed the Indian run (but I am proud to say that I was one of them, but I definitely slowed them down at the end…).

We got to the pull up bars and of course, my “old” bootcamp was working out there, too…never mind, I guess meanwhile they have seen me so many times with Basic Training that they probably know what happened. It still feels a little weird though. We did many squats and leg-exercises today and again more core- and abdominal work. In between, we did 2x timed runs around the green. I came in 3rd each time, so not bad at all, but my time was 8 seconds slower than 5 weeks ago (a 6:40 min compared to a 6:32 min)…that shouldn’t happen! Well, let’s blame the Indian run for it!

I am not taking a Bar method class tonight, I want to recover and be fit for my run tomorrow morning. I am really looking forward to it. I haven’t really decided where to go yet. I am not a good trail runner but I think I want to hit a trail – even if I have to walk some of the hills it will be a great workout. Thank God it’s Friday!