Last night after I completed my blog post, my wife and I decided to do some yoga. I jumped onto Netflix and found a yoga video we could stream to the TV. It felt so good to stretch and relax. It’s been a couple of years since I last did yoga and I didn’t realize how good it makes me feel. Last night was the first good night sleep I’ve had in a long time. I think this may become a regular thing.
I’ve been searching the web for some training suggestions for my upcoming 10k and I found an 8-week program I think I’m going to try. http://running.about.com/od/racetraining/a/10Kbeginner.htm
It’s a slow build up adding more distance every week. It also incorporates some cross-training and rest days. No matter what program I’ve looked at they all include rest days. I hadn’t really thought about the importance of rest days but they make sense. If you have any suggestions on a training schedule that you think might work better, let me know.
Breakfast
Instant oatmeal
Coffee with 2 tablespoons of creamer
Lunch
Ham and egg sandwich on whole wheat bread
Snack
Protein bar
Dinner
Pizza – we used a whole-wheat crust with a low-cal tomato sauce, a little bit of hamburger (no processed meats like pepperoni), and a small amount of mozerella cheese. This was the highest calorie item for today but I still stayed under 1500 for the day. I only had two small pieces.
Glass of milk
Today I walked about 1.5 miles. Tomorrow I’m getting up early to train (following the schedule above.)
You're my new hero, Rod. I'm cheering for ya!!
ReplyDeleteLove,
Kim
I think we should do it every weeknight. It's relaxing and feels good to strech.
ReplyDeleteYou are awesome! Great that you already lost 5 lbs!! How was the pizza?
ReplyDeleterest days will be important as you go along. But don't worry, rest doesn't have to mean couch potato. Just keep activity levels easy and mostly think about resting the muscles that are the most fatigued from your running. Walking, yoga, strength training, swimming, easy biking can all be good rest day activities.
ReplyDeleteAnd remember that training plans are suggestions, stick to it, but don't get married to it ( I speak from experience here!). feel free to move the days around in your training plan. If work or life makes working out impossible that day or your legs are feeling really beat up, take a rest day and do your harder workouts on the days you have more time/energy.
Keep up the awesome work!!!