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About Me
My name: Andrew E.
Find me on the Leaderboard: FriesWithThat
My Tags: #PelotonRunners, #PelotonCanada
I've been a Peloton Member since: 2019
I use the: Peloton Tread, Bike and App
My occupation: Manager, Merchandising Services
To introduce myself: My name is Andrew and I live on the west coast of Canada in a beautiful place called Port Moody. It’s just outside Vancouver, BC. I’m a Retail Project Manager who oversees large changes inside leading retail stores. It’s a busy job that I love. I’m 54 years old and exercise has only been a part of my life for the last 10 years. Prior to that I was a little overweight and was a smoker as well. After finally quitting smoking in 20I2, I started running. I have run numerous races in Canada, and have also raced in Denver, Waco Texas, San Francisco, Cleveland, Nashville and other great cities. I’m not racing to win, just racing to do the best I can.
I began my Peloton journey on the App back in January of 2019. I have a dog named Bette that gets anxious when she gets left alone, so I ordered a treadmill and started to do most of my training inside. I downloaded the Peloton App and started training mostly with Becs—I really enjoyed it. She is such an elite athlete, and it was so much fun to run with her. It’s like having your own personal coach, and it made my training runs so much more effective. Even though I had just bought a new treadmill, I really wanted the Tread! It wasn’t available yet in Canada, so I got by doing close to 800 runs on my old treadmill, until I got the newly released Peloton Tread in February. Can’t tell you how much I love it, it is such a premium experience compared to what I had before.
A recent fitness achievement I'm proud of: I ran my fastest half marathon last year just before the pandemic hit at 1:43:52, and I want to top that once I can enter a race again.
My most frequently taken class: Fun Runs and Artist Series
My advice to other Peloton Members: Like the instructors tell us, we are so fortunate we get the chance to do this, and like Hannah Corbin says, "Treat your body like it belongs to someone you love." Not all days need to be or should be hard days.
My favorite...
Instructors: Becs Gentry, Hannah Corbin, Matt Wilpers, Selena Samuela
Recovery day class: A Low Impact Ride or a Recovery Run
Class playlist genre: Classical!
Post-workout snack: A smoothie or some other type of plant-based protein
Time to work out: Early morning
My Week
Monday
5 min Glutes & Legs Stretch with Selena Samuela
20 min Resistance Bands Full Body with Hannah Corbin
5 min Lower Body Stretch with Adrian Williams
I love the start of the week! Mondays are usually an easier day for me. I am trying to take it easy one day a week while still doing something. So, this week I decided it was going to be some stretching with Selena and Adrian, along with a resistance band workout with Hannah Corbin. I find the resistance bands exercises really challenging and have truly enjoyed them.
Tuesday
5 min Pre-Run Warm Up Run with Olivia Amato
10 min Warmup Run with Matty Maggiacomo
30 min Endurance Run with Matt Wilpers
10 min Cool Down Run with Olivia Amato
10 min Post-Run Stretch with Chase Tucker
Tuesday is a running day, so this day included a pre-run stretch, a 10-minute warm up run, a 30-minute endurance run and a 10-minute cool down run. This is all followed by a post-run stretch.
Wednesday
5 min Core Strength Warm Up with Chase Tucker
15 min Chest & Back Strength with Andy Speer
5 min Warm Up Ride with Jess King
30 min Low Impact Ride with Leanne Hainsby
5 min Cool Down Ride with Leanne Hainsby
Wednesday is also a little easier day, I like to get some strength training in there as well as a ride on my Peloton Bike.Today I got a couple of rides in with Leanne. Love her energy.
Thursday
5 min Pre-Run Warm Up with Rebecca Kennedy
10 min Warm Up Run with Selena Samuela
45 min Progression Run with Selena Samuel-a
10 min Cool Down Run with Becs Gentry
5 min Post-Run Stretch with Becs Gentry
Thursday is a harder running day. I usually like to do a 45 at least with a good warm up and cool down. Helps me get the mileage in for the week.
Friday
5 min Warm Up Ride with Bradley Rose
30 min Upper Body Bootcamp with Tunde Oyeneyin
5 min Ride to Greatness Cool Down Ride with Alex Toussaint
Fridays tend to be a strength day, but I also like to use the Bike. Love the Bike Bootcamps in that they combine cardio and strength.
Saturday
5 min Warm Up Ride with Olivia Amato
30 min Low Impact Ride with Hannah Corbin
5 min Pre-Run Warm Up with Matty Maggiacomo
10 min Warm Up Run with Rebecca Kennedy
30 min Breakthrough WHM Celebration Run with Olivia Amato
10 min Cool Down Run with Andy Speer
5 min Post-Run Stretch with Selena Samuela
Saturday I have a bit more time so like to run and ride. I love the themed runs and rides, and this Saturday was great to do the WHM run with Olivia. She had lots of callouts in there for her other Peloton instructors.
Sunday
5 min All For One Pre-Run Warm Up with Rebecca Kennedy
10 min Warm Up Run with Jess Simms
60 min Endurance Run with Matt Wilpers
10 min Cool Down Run with Jess King
5 min Cool Down Run with Adrian Williams
Sunday is a long run day. Today I chose to do a 60-minute Endurance Run with Matt. Was going to add another 30-minute run, but decided the hour was enough for today. Matt is funny, yet always teaches you something in his classes. I have learned so much from Becs and Matt. Well, that was my week! Time to start planning for next week. Love the Stacks feature. I program my Stack every evening so I am ready for the next day.
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