Well I took a nice month long break from any form of exercise outside of a couple of trips to the pool, but now it's time to get off my butt and get back on the road. I don't have any upcoming races in the immediate future, but I have a Tough Mudder in Nor Cal in Sept (http://toughmudder.com/events/norcal2011/) and the Big Sur Half Marathon in November. But I didn't want to get lazy and I'm still trying to find a race in early July before I go home. I'm also going to start ocean swimming sometime soon with some of the local swimmers/runners in the toasty 55 (very generous estimate) degree water.
So after watching the Fighter (finally) I grabbed my training calendar and scheduled out my workouts for the next 5-6 weeks. This training session will involve running, swimming, and strength training at the gym. I know the Tough Mudder is a ways away but I don't want to wait until August to have to train for the toughest race on the planet!! This training plan will hopefully give me all-around workouts allowing me to endure whatever it is they are going to throw at us; whether it be mud, fire, barbed wire, climbing walls, or jumping into freezing cold water.
Yesterday was day one and it was just an easy 3 miler just to get my legs moving and heart pumping again. I'm still having some calf/achilles issues so I'm a bit cautious but I think I'll just need to ice as needed. Of course I say it was easy but I was definitely pushing myself harder than I was supposed to...oh well. My legs felt pretty good for not having done much for four weeks. Today was a 45 minute run followed by an hour at the gym; the first time I had lifted weights in a VERY long time. I'll keep you all updated on how it is going as I'm looking forward to getting back on track with not only my running but my diet and sleep!!
Go Bruins!
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