150 Days to Go!

Today marks 150 days to go until this year's Vermont 100.  That's 150 days left to train, 150 days to think about cleaning up the diet, and 150 opportunities to prepare yourself for success come July 18th.

At this time of year, sometimes the best things you can do is focus on the little things that will help us achieve big things in July.  For me, the winter is always a time to focus on building good strength and improving a few eating habits.  These are both achievable without freezing outside, which is just a bonus!  But, these (at least the strength portion) is something that often gets minimized during the summer months when I spend more time on the trails instead.

So, to that end, I'm including a few quick-and-easy at-home strength routines that can do to build some strength as you look towards the summer...

20-minute routine
3 rounds of:
- 20 lunge squats
- 20 air squats
- 20 single leg squats
- 1 minute bike crunches
End with 3 minutes of continuous plank (front, then sides)

10-minute routine
- 10 forward lunges
- 10 back lunges
- 50 step-ups
- 25 air squats
- 3-4 minutes core (mix it up with different exercises)

15 minute routine
3 sets of:
- 30 second wall sits
- 30 second calf raises (each leg individually)
- 30 second squats (or single legged squats/pistols)
- 30 second bridges (static, marching, single legged, or other variations)
- 1 minute core (mix it up with different exercises

Doing one of these routines, twice a week, will make a huge difference come July...and may be the one last thing that helps you reach the finish line.

Please share any quick strength routines you've got in the comments!