Anyone in Melbourne will tell you that the upcoming week is going to be a heatwave, with most days forecast to be between 38 and 40 degrees. As a result, with the exception of Monday night run group most of my planned workouts will be indoors (gym or yoga).
I therefore set myself a goal for today to complete the distance of a half marathon (21km) but do it with no time limits - the key criteria were to enjoy it and be outdoors as much as possible.
Here's how I did it ...
1. Walking to Church - leisurely 800 metre return walk
Christchurch Essendon
2. Walking to one my local libraries to return some books - 3km power walk
Blue skies outside Moonee Ponds Library
3. Running intervals in a lovely local park - 4km
Queens Park - beautiful location for some interval running
4. Run around my local area - 6km
Exploring local parks finishing in one at the bottom of my street
5. Walking to my favourite local café for lunch - leisurely 1km return walk
Grilled vegetarian wrap and fresh orange and ginger juice
6. Challenging bike ride on an interactive bike at my gym - 6.2km
Interactive bike that allows you to choose different
routes, distances and levels of difficulty as well as
keep a record of rides for comparison.
Goal achieved and 1070 calories burnt! I must say I found it very enjoyable being out in the fresh air so much and feel relaxed and ready to face a week of hot weather, tutoring at a music camp and working out in air conditioning :).
Look after yourselves in the heat everyone!
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