The mid-week workouts are basically Monday – repeat Saturday’s distance; Wednesday – go further than that; Thursday – change to cross-training of some sort such as elliptical. Sunday, Tuesday and Friday are rest days. The rest on Tuesday seems weird to me since that is a normal gym day for me. This week, I lifted on Tuesday and rested on Friday. Since I wasn’t on the treadmill on Tuesday, I did both arms and upper body the same day. Ouch! DOMS – delayed onset muscle soreness. That was me on Wednesday and Thursday. My pects (aka Man Boobs) hurt like hell Wednesday and Thursday. On Monday and Wednesday, I ran \/ walked on the treadmill way further than my program called for, and topped 650+ calories on each of those days.<\/p>\n
Yesterday, we did our long weekly run outside. After a very brief discussion, it was a 2-mile day. The morning was crisp – in the upper 30s to start (it was
I ran the first mile with a bit of effort, but kept going for another quarter mile or so before starting to walk. I do walk quickly, so didn’t lose much of my place in line. I picked back up running again until the hill – then walked to the top and finished with almost 1\/2 mile run. All in all, I felt good about both my effort and the fact that I was about the 12th fastest in the novice group. Monday, I will have to do 2-miles on the treadmill, so I will have to see how that goes.<\/p>\n
I am determined that this training will not kill me – I will push myself physically – further than I have since high school. I am not as mentally tough or as physically strong as I was then, and many pounds heavier. However, I have done more physically in the past 12 months than in the prior 20 years. After the first few months, my weight hasn’t drastically changed at all. But, I do have less fat and significantly more muscle than I did a year ago. A few changes to my eating need to occur (like bringing lunch and eating oatmeal for breakfast). So, this next 9 weeks will help get that kick started. I don’t want to be lugging this weight around for 6+ miles on March 31st!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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