Tuesday, September 14, 2004

The Frenzy Begins

Writing has been light, as my goal has been self-inflicted pain for the past several days. You see, I completed a triathlon once, and decided it would be a swell time to start training again. The race I want to do is a little less than a year away, and I have an intermediate run coming up in six weeks. Here's what the training plan has looked like so far:

9/6 (Labor Day) Spin class at 6 AM.
9/7 11 AM walk on treadmill at work, 1 mile.
9/7 5 PM jog on treadmill, 2.5 miles.
9/8 11 AM walk on treadmill at work, 1.25 miles.
9/8 Spin class at 5 PM.
9/9 11 AM walk on treadmill at work, 1.25 miles.
9/10 5:30 AM, 750M swim.
9/10 Spin class at 5:30 PM.
9/11 6 AM, 5 mile run/walk, Valley of Fire.
9/12 Weight training, 20 min. bike, 20 min. treadmill.
9/13 5 AM, 4.7 mile run/walk, Spencer/Pyle to Las Vegas Blvd.
9/13 11 AM walk on treadmill at work, 1.75 miles.
9/13 50 min cycle ride, ab workout.
9/14 5 AM, 750M swim.

The intermediate run is a 4.7 mile run through Valley of Fire State Park on October 23. I'm training at the distance now and doing all kinds of supplemental cardio to keep myself loose. Today is a "rest" day, so there's no afternoon workout, but I will be walking again at lunch. If I can pile up the miles over the next month or so, I won't be as sore.

I'll keep you posted. I'm at about a -4 right now, but it's a transformation thing more than weight loss at this point.

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