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Week 12: Recovery and Rest, Mar. 16-22
By Cindy | March 25, 2008
Recovery and rest were all that was needed this week. By Saturday, I completed a run with a slightly sore leg, but it was worth waiting the full week to hit the pavement. I didn’t get to the gym to swim. I tell you, I’m not motivated to get in the pool, but it’s the best cross training workout for runners. Ugh, my goal for next week is to get in the pool for 1 cross training routine!
Monday: Slow walk with the little ones down the block for 20 minutes.
Tuesday: A full body strength training routine of 2 sets 15 reps. I watched both episodes of Dancing with the Stars on Tuesday. I love the internet t.v. viewing, so I got a double dose of the routine: 120 couch pushups, 120 pile squats, and at least 12 minutes of cycling.
Saturday: 2 1/2 mile run at a slower pace.
Nutrition Update: I got away from tracking the food groups. This week, I reevaluated my eating habits and it’s time for me to really face the poor choices that I make on a regular basis. I pulled out the Food Tracking Sheet and am going to journal at least 4 days next week to do a complete nutritional analysis with calories, fat, sugar, and fiber intake percentages.
After having gotten into the routine of regular exercise, this week was quite difficult. The weather is warming up in Tennessee and I’m eager to hit this final leg of the Half-Marathon training. I want to adjust my Half-Marathon Running goal to at least 10 miles. When I first started the training, I would have been happy with 7 miles, but since my long run is currently at 6 miles, I want to bump up to at least 10 miles running and 3.1 interspersed walking!
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Im curious what poor choices look like for you.
Im certain Im not alone
wanna share?
M.
Cindy, I’m glad you are on the mend!
Love the pool, your body will love it too. Just curious, are you sleeping through the night? I read that getting less than 5 hours a sleep at night triggers stress hormones which cause you to CRAVE bad food! So, take a nap.
Oh, MizFit–Calling me out. Well, I’m pretty good with Breakfast (usually a whole grain cereal or old fashioned oats with raisins and a fruit); Lunch and Dinner are trickier since I try to cook most of the time. When I cook, I always try to get a meat, grain, and two veggies. But, when I don’t feel like cooking, it’s a fast food joint stop. A once or twice a week trip. Saturday was a beer drinkin’ (hey, no kids! We were free?!), fries and fatty foods day! My husband can drink and not eat. I drink and I want to devour everything in sight! Oh, and the late night sweet tooth. I’ve gotten much better with it, but sometimes the munchies return.
I love your food tracker! Thanks for sharing it!