When I first got in touch with the Team in Training folks, I asked about the time commitment. It’s not that I’m not interested in doing the training, it’s just that I don’t necessarily have a set time on an evening or weekend that consistently works for me. After all, it’s one thing to get…
Tag Archive: kickboxing
The Training Schedule
For those who have asked what the training schedule looks like, here are the basics. Monday: Running or rest (depending on what I did on Sunday) Tuesday: Kickboxing Wednesday: Running Thursday: Kickboxing Friday: Running or kickboxing Saturday: Pilates Sunday: Long run or rest Distances and intensities will change as the weeks progress, hopefully gaining more…
Training and the Traveling Single Mom
Traveling with a 3-year-old son creates unique complications. I had tons of downtime in the hotel at afternoon naptime and after he was in bed at 8:00 p.m., but I was confined to the hotel room because there’s nobody else to watch him. Add to this the fact that Philadelphia rolled out the red carpet with…
Still Training
As I look at the date of my last training post — May 8! — I wonder how 10 days have passed so quickly. I have been training plenty, although not in the last two days while I’ve been traveling solo with the boy. Some highlights from the past week: Three kickboxing classes, including the…
Back in the Groove
The first step to a serious training plan? Make time for it. Such a pitifully obvious revelation, and yet I hadn’t been doing it. Last month, I scheduled my kickboxing classes into my Tuesdays and Thursdays, blocking off the time as though they were recurring client meetings. I’ve been really good about sticking to that…
Kickbutting
There are days where kickboxing feels more like kickbutting — as in it’s kicking mine. Last night was one of those. I typically attend the same class with the same instructor, but thanks to travel and illness this week, the only slot for a workout was Friday evening. The class was taught by the owner,…
The 3rd 40: Days 29-32
It has been an unusual week. I don’t know when the professional karma pendulum swung my way, but I received more requests for proposals in the past week than I did in the six months prior. And these aren’t just returning clients; a full two-thirds of them are new clients referred by existing clients. I’m…
The 3rd 40: Day 27
It was a 100% work-free day (with the exception of the time I spent jotting down ideas into an email on my iPhone at the A’s game… yes, I have problems). Every Sunday I wake up with the intention of going to kickboxing at 9:00. The problem with that plan is that it interferes with…
The 3rd 40: Days 21-24
I haven’t been the best at updating this, have I? I’ve turned a corner with kickboxing. I went on Tuesday and even though I could feel the exertion in my muscles, I never actually hurt. I went back this morning and felt like I was in a really good groove. I’m far from the best…
The 3rd 40: Days 9 and 10
Wednesday was a magnificent example of flexible scheduling and balance. I was awake before dawn to negotiate contracts and catch up on much-needed accounting work (one of the many, many hats in the freelance wardrobe). I managed to get the boy fed, dressed and off to preschool in time for a conference call before heading…