Everywhere I turn, I see an article about the benefits of interval training. Off and on I will do some sprint intervals, but I haven’t gotten very focused with it. I’ll do maybe one interval session per month. Well, my monthly interval session came due on Wednesday, so Tim and I and a friend headed out to the bike bath.
We walked about 10 minutes before our first sprint. For the first sprint we ran all-out for 15 seconds. We walked until we got our breath back and then repeated the 15 second sprints 5 more times. I think we were back home within 30-40 minutes.
I did not warm up as I should, and with my first sprint, I felt a knot in the top of my quad. But I powered through, which could have been really stupid. By the time I got home, it felt like a rock was lodged in my leg. I spent the rest of the evening rolling it out with the foam roller.
The next day I felt pretty good. The day after that was PAINFUL. My quads! Oh my God, my quads! So sore. But day 3 hit, which was Saturday. I was on fire! Just look at all this stuff I did: 1 hr 15 minute vinyasa yoga class, made home-made beef bone broth, rendered 2 quarts of tallow, baked Chunky Monkey muffins, roasted root veggies, walked 3.5 miles while listening to the The One you Feed podcast, cleaned up all the leaves from the front yard, cut all the stalks from last year’s prairie grasses, cleaned out the herb bed, took a shower, tried to go shopping for clothes (the stores were annoyingly busy), stocked up on staples from Target, and then went out with Tim for supper at Brix (they have a pretty good gluten-free pizza crust). Let me see….yep. I think that’s about everything.
So maybe it’s because it’s Spring, and it’s actually warm and sunny. Or maybe it’s because I was full of human growth hormone from the sprints on Wednesday! I need to monitor my energy levels on Day 3 next time we do sprints and see if the pattern repeats.
And there you have my sprint story. Riveting, eh??
Moving on to a little recipe review – I tried two new ones this week:
Gluten-Free Buffalo Chicken Meatballs – These were pretty good, but we used Habanero Louisiana Hot Sauce. As a result, they were literally insanely spicy. They gave me a stomach ache the first night I ate them, and they gave Tim a stomach ache when he ate them for leftovers. I want to try them again though, but use a much milder hot sauce.
Pork Chops with Apples – I have always loved pork chops and applesauce, so I had to try this recipe. I would say it turned out good, but it’s not as good as my favorite pork chop recipe. Plus, this dish is just not that pretty! It’s very beige. I won’t make this again.
The roasted root veggie recipe I linked to above is a definite keeper though. This makes a huge pan of roasted veggies which is great for easy leftovers. We sautéed some of the leftovers for breakfast yesterday and topped them with crispy over-easy eggs, then we had more leftovers for supper last night. I bloomed some spices (marjoram, coconut sugar, salt, sage, red pepper flakes, cloves) in olive oil and then added ground pork. Once the pork was browned, we mixed it with the leftovers. So tasty yet easy. I’m going to have some of that for breakfast this morning. 🙂
Hope you had a good, healthy weekend and were able to get outside and enjoy the gorgeous weather. Tim and I made up for our insanely productive Saturday by having a very relaxing Sunday. We did a little 12 mile bike ride, had a couple of drinks, and then sat outside by a fire for a few hours. It was perfect.