WEEK 2 OF 14 (PRE IM)

Recap of week 1:

• Did increase water intake and decrease Diet MD
• Weight loss = 2 lbs.
• Worked out 6 day for a total of 5:45
• Only did 10 situps 3 days
• Tracked food only 4 days
• Body felt sore but good and I enjoyed workouts
• Had first IM nightmare.

The week ahead:

• Master's swim resumes this week on Tuesday.
• Increasing weekend run from 4 to 5 miles for half training
• Begin 200 situp challenge
• Continue all other goals.

Waddling into week 2............

WEEK 1 OF 14

Today begins my Pre-IM training. It will last 14 weeks which will take me to the week of April 13th when my 30 week IM plan will begin. Each week will have different goals. There will be several common goals though:

1. Lose at least 1 pound per week.
2. Increase daily water intake and decrease diet Mountain Dew
3. Workout out: min.=5 days per week
4. Keep heart rate in zone 2 for most workouts.
5. Daily Sit-ups starting with 10 per day in week one and increasing by 5 every week.
6. Daily Calorie intake no higher than 1600/day and track with SparkPeople.com
7. Prepare for Indy 500 half Marathon
8. Maintain 5-6 hours per week of training
9. Stay injury free and listen to my body
10. Enjoy!

Waddling into week 1............

HICK-UPS

Tonight , I did hot & humid pick-ups so renamed Hick-ups. They weren't smooth by any means. They weren't exact distances. But they were faster sections of my run. I felt a difference in my form and stride. Dakota (my golden) wasn't exactly sure what we were doing but he hung in there.

Run: 4 miles = 1mi. w/u + 2 miles of pickups(11:00pace) + 1 mi c/d

Waddling to watch the Tour climb the mountains............

DISAPPOINTED

A couple of months ago, I was so excited by buying a Garmin 305. Being a geek- I was so excited by the technology and info that I could gain. Now I feel a bit let down.

• I bought the 305 instead of the 205 to get the heart rate monitor. The heart rate reading is so small that I can't see it without my glasses.
• In the last 2 duathlons , I had problems on the bike portion after the transition.
• There are time when running that I know the pace is incorrect. For example, I am running smooth and check my watch which reads and 18:00 pace?
• The distance is off almost .1 per mile.
• When doing the trail part of a run in the woods-I totally lost any data.
• I thought that I would prefer it over my RS200 by Polar but I don't .
• I have no patience for locating satellites.
• The interval for doing a run / walk is challenging to use.

I know there are alot of at advantages but for me I'm switching back to my Polar.

Run : 3.0 miles / ave pave 13:30

Waddling to pay some bills (ugh)......................