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Week 11 | 12 Week Fitness Challenge

After re-reading “The 12 Week Year” by Brian P. Moran and Michael Lennington, I decided to embark on a 12 week fitness challenge to get back into shape after childbirth. Here’s how week 11 panned out.

Week 11 Workout Plan

  • Run: 2.5 mi run x 1, 2.75 mi run x 2
  • Stationary bike: x 3
  • Plank: Every day
  • Walking: Every day

Week 11 Workouts

  • Monday: Walk, Plank (130 sec), Bike (21 min), Run (4 mi)
  • Tuesday: Walk, Plank (130 sec), Bike (20 min), Run (3 mi)
  • Wednesday: Walk, Plank (130 sec)
  • Thursday: Walk, Plank (130 sec), Run (4.5 mi), Bike (20 min)
  • Friday: Walk, Plank (130 sec)
  • Saturday: Plank (130 sec)
  • Sunday: Walk, Plank (130 sec)

Workout Totals

  • Run: run x 3 ✅
  • Stationary bike: x 3 ✅
  • Plank: Every day ✅
  • Walk: 6 days ❎

Conclusion

First 4.5 mile run had average pace of 10:57! That one hit a 5K PR (33:51) and 1 mile PR (10:26). The polar vortex came through again, so couldn’t walk on Saturday. 130 seconds of planks are TOUGH!

I can’t believe next week concludes my 12 week challenge! The weeks went by so quickly. I now have a 5 month old who’s getting ready to crawl!

According to Strava, I logged 12 miles of outdoor walks over 5 hours 12 minutes, 1 hour 2 minutes of bike riding, and 11.62 miles of running over 2 hours 12 minutes this week!

Hiroko Nishimura
AWS Community Hero. Special Education teacher turned IT Engineer turned Technical Writer. Author "AWS for Non-Engineers" (Manning Publications). Technical Instructor "Introduction to AWS for Non-Engineers" (LinkedIn Learning).

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