Stacy's week 1 training update

So, I set out for the first training hike last Saturday, Feb. 5, however the rain followed me all the way to Irvine! It poured the entire drive there, and I managed to get lost...GPS is not perfect! :-) Anyway, when I called to find out where the rest of my team was, my team mentor told me that they were going to cancel; the rain was just coming down too hard! So, I drove back to the freeway and went home. But, "how am I am going to train for a hike like half dome in the gym?" I thought to myself. I decided that I'd go to the gym and do a workout on the treadmill, but I found the "random" setting. If you are not sure what the "random" setting is, I assure you, it is not something you always want to do. I definitely got a workout! I set my incline to level 15, which means that my lowest incline was at 5.5, and it went up to 11.3 (I think that's a % incline, but I am not sure), so it felt like I was actually going up and down hills like I would on a hike! And it worked me! Our training hike was supposed to be 3 miles, so I committed to 3 miles. It was such a good workout, I opted to do it again on Sunday, but this time, I started at level 13 and ended at level 17! I kept a 3.2 MPH pace, and finished the 3 miles in under an hour! Last night (Tues) I went to bootcamp and worked hard as usual, doing a circuit, squats, lunges, push-ups, etc. I will do another night of bootcamp on Thurs as well, and am planning for a walk of some sort Fri. Our first training hike (minus the rain) will be Sat! Let's hope for no rain!!! I will post another update next week!

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