Holy hell were my legs sore this morning. I only had to stop twice while running, at the two mile and two and a half mile mark, slowing to a walk for only one minute each time.
Thanks to Shannon for wishing me luck on my run today, it really helped me push through!
Training
3 mile run
36 minutes
Nutrition
Protein Bar - 200
Grande Starbucks Black Tea Latte (soy) - 180
Turkey Sandwich w/ light mayo on wheat bread - 170
Veggies & Dip - 70
Taco - 900
OJ - 170
Total - 1690
Weight - 188.2
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
Day 1: Qualifier Half Marathon Training
It's the first day and I already have no clue how I'm going to manage school, work, a social life AND training for this.
Though I've always possessed decent time management skills, my health and fitness usually come last on the list of my priorities. I can't make a living without school and work, and I'm beyond miserable if I don't have some social interaction, so naturally, if there is anything cut from my to do list, it's going to the gym.
But if I'm dead because I don't take care of my health, I won't be able to do any of those things in the first place.
This whole vicious cycle is my own doing, and I have the power to MAKE my health my top priority. That is the purpose of me signing up to run the Qualifier Half Marathon on May 20, 2012. It's supposed to be my motivating factor, and daily reminder that taking care of myself needs to come before those other priorities. 13.1 miles doesn't sound that intimidating to me - having to put in the work to successfully run those 13.1 miles at one time does.
So here's a snapshot of Day 1.
Training
Stretch: 30 Minutes
Strength: 30 Minutes
Arms & Legs: 3 sets, 5 reps
Core: 100
Nutrition
Smoothie - 260
Coffee - 140
OJ - 220
Protein Bar - 290
Soup - 260
Protein Shake - 170
Popcorn - 100
Greek Yogurt - 100
Pretzels - 120
Total - 1660
Though I've always possessed decent time management skills, my health and fitness usually come last on the list of my priorities. I can't make a living without school and work, and I'm beyond miserable if I don't have some social interaction, so naturally, if there is anything cut from my to do list, it's going to the gym.
But if I'm dead because I don't take care of my health, I won't be able to do any of those things in the first place.
This whole vicious cycle is my own doing, and I have the power to MAKE my health my top priority. That is the purpose of me signing up to run the Qualifier Half Marathon on May 20, 2012. It's supposed to be my motivating factor, and daily reminder that taking care of myself needs to come before those other priorities. 13.1 miles doesn't sound that intimidating to me - having to put in the work to successfully run those 13.1 miles at one time does.
So here's a snapshot of Day 1.
Training
Stretch: 30 Minutes
Strength: 30 Minutes
Arms & Legs: 3 sets, 5 reps
Core: 100
Nutrition
Smoothie - 260
Coffee - 140
OJ - 220
Protein Bar - 290
Soup - 260
Protein Shake - 170
Popcorn - 100
Greek Yogurt - 100
Pretzels - 120
Total - 1660
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