The Last Workout for 2011

It was meant to be my second outdoor, on real road run this morning but it rained. So despite being awake at 6am ready to go, Kath and I had to wait till 7am to head to the gym when it would be open. We both settled into our respective runs on the treadmill with our iPod Shuffles keeping us company. I was also watching TV at that point and reading the subtitles but overall in my mind, I kept thinking about my preparation for the 10km I will run in 4 months time. 

The runs the past 2 times I have been to the gym seem comfortable and at the last lap of my workout I ran faster at 8.0km/h just to get my heart rate up. I only felt the ache in my knee after I was done with the 2 - 3 minutes of it. But Kath and I pressed on and decided to excitedly follow this magazine she bought when she was in Penang on body toning. It was a very good magazine with a number of body resistance exercises focusing on different areas.

We followed what it said in the magazine. Today's combination of body resistance exercises was legs, back and waist. It was a very good combination and since we didn't know our "strength", Kath and I opted the beginners route of 2 sets of 10 repetitions. I'm glad we did. I think I would have cringed a lot more today if we did the intermediate route!

What made it a real good workout today was having Kath there. We were motivating each other. Making sure we counted things off together. Made sure we did things correctly. And just suffered together. Suffering with another certainly seems more appealing than suffering on your own! I'm really happy that today being the last day of the year, I had a chance to be with my close friend Kath, working out together and making me look forward our workout in the new year!

That outdoor run will have to wait till 2nd January 2012! Tomorrow I rest and tonight I spend time with my family to usher in the new year.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!