Week 1, Day 3

Really got to work on that mental focus, still catching myself losing count of both reps and sets. Yeesh.

Anyway, wasn't as challenging as I thought day 3 would be.

Was supposed to run yesterday but wrote the day off. Been getting out of bed consistently before 7:30 a.m. all week, but I slept in and got out of bed at 11:20 a.m. yesterday. Took another nap and woke up around 5:30 p.m. Was feeling pretty demoralized.

Tomorrow, run!

Week 1, Day 2

Damn. What I thought was easy on Wednesday sure does not feel like it now. Can definitely feel a mild soreness about my pects. And I'm sure I'll feel my abs tomorrow during the run like I did yesterday.

And holy jeez. What's up with my concentration? I am again having difficulty keeping track of which set I'm on out of 5 sets. ... on top of remembering and keeping track of how many reps I've done during a set.

Am doing different stretches with my legs during the rest periods between sets. Helps me keep track of which set I'm on.

16th Run

• 12 laps (field)
• 3.72 km
• 21' 12"
• 10.5 km/h
• pushed on last lap, 60 m sprint at the end

Definitely feeling less gusto than two days ago. Definitely felt the effects of the PUs and SUs (push ups / sit ups) from yesterday (i.e. affected muscles were not at 100%). This is a good sign, because I thought that the workout yesterday was too easy.

The thing is, the number PUs and SUs increase each workout day. So that first day is deceptively easy. I can imagine I'll be writing about how I barely made it through Day Three of the SU/PU challenge.

I've been facing debilitating fatigue by late afternoon the last couple days. After dinner, I'm pretty much toast. I'm hoping that I will eventually adjust and remain functional in the evenings, rather than melting into a lazy pile of goo.

I am paying attention to the carbohydrates I'm taking. More during the day, less at dinner. Increase proportion of meats & veggies, decrease carbs. Maybe that explains my lack of energy in the evenings.

Gotta watch that I'm not pushing myself too hard lest I lose my resolve and throw my motivation out of whack.

Week 1, Day 1

Started the 100 push ups / 200 sit ups.

2nd column in each. Last set: 8 p.u., 12 s.u.

Hope it's not raining tomorrow so I can run.

15th Run

Feeling a little more energized today so I put a little more in today's run. Amazing how mood can affect things.

• 12 laps (field)
• 21'03"
• 10.6 km/h
• 15 min Warm up run/stretch
• accelerating sprint last 300m
• 26 min Cool down walk/stretch

Total time: 1hr 2min

14th Run (Newmarket, Ontario!)

Did a 20 min run in Newmarket, Ontario with Bonnie.

Don't quite know how far we went, but man can she run! I had to push real hard at the end just to keep up. No strength to sprint at the end or nothin'.

The route was on pavement and peppered with small hills making it different than what I usually run. Will have to ask her to map out the route later on.

13th Run

Tried something new to keep track of my laps. Like a mantra, I kept repeating the current lap number in my head. [laugh] even then, my thoughts would stray. But I'm more confident that I'm accurate this time.

• 11 laps (field)
• 20' 13"
• 3.41 km
• 10.12 km/h
• 60m Sprint at end of 10th lap

So there's a couple websites by a guy named Steve Speirs that provides six week training schedules towards a goal of 100 push ups or 200 sit ups. I'm gonna take up the challenge for both. I'll add the links to the right.

12th Run

Jeez. I'm gonna need to hire an official to properly count how many laps I'm doing around that field. I thought I did 12 laps, but that would've meant I was running 10.5 km/h. No way.

Then again, my first lap was 1' 44". If I multiply that time by 12 laps, it's 20' 48", which fits my 21' 04" total time. And I did kind of push myself.

Meh.

Well, let's just say it was 11 laps to be on the safe side.

• 11 Laps (field)???
• 21' 04"
• 3.41 km
• 9.7 km/h