I have been thinking about cross training for a while now, but I hate to run. In addition, with my poor riding lately due to loss of lung power because of the unusually high polin count, I thought I needed another training avenue. So off I went this morning on a 2 1/2 mile walk, and although I did jog a bit, it was only that, a bit. I did not wear my HR Monitor or watch, so time and HR are not available. I know the distance, because I used to run this route every morning back in the late 90's. My lungs did tighten somewhat along the way, but then opened up somewhere after the 1/2 mile hill on this route. I am hoping to get in 2-3 walk/jogs per week, to break up the riding. I need something else now that I am not going to the gym as much.
I like walking in the AM. It bring some contemplation to the mix, much like my morning commute used to last year. I miss my bike commuting. I will do a training schedule to the last day of school sometime today and post it for you. I am going to try to be somewhat ambitious in my schedule, as I have a long way to go, and short time to get there.
