Wednesday, 20 April 2011

Countdown to Marathon - the journey continues

Day 3 April 20, 2011 Speedwork day Cold outside

Dressed in my heated running gear, grabbed gloves this time, and watch, and drove to the Seawalk.  Usually I would walk, but I didn't want anything to mess up my program.

10 minutes easy run, then 1 kilometer fast - goal 6:35. Timed my run start and finish - 5:53! Finished off with more easy run to make 20 minutes total. Really felt the 1 km speed work, but it was doable. Kept thinking that maybe the seawalk stretches so its a longer 1 km. Doubt it!

Home to cycling and exercises.  Its already becoming a routine.  Take off outer clothes, grab coffee and water and hit the bike. 7 minutes, 3 minutes planks, 7 minutes, 3 minutes pushups ( added 1 more to make 7) and situps, 7 minutes, 3 minutes stability. Again time for shower and off to work.

Oh, and I weighed 161 lb today.  How does a person lose 1.5 pounds overnight?  No wonder people are told to trust measurements over scales.  Waist is 35 inches. 

I was thinking how smart Jerry is to start me off slowly.  I think if I had to run more than 15 minutes Monday or Tuesday I would have been ready to give up.

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