Okay, but I've slacked off. I don't think I've completed a full week of training since I've started, but this week is shaping up to be the best yet! You know why? Because I just bought a 6 month membership to the rec center! I love it! Now I can run on the treadmill or the indoor track instead of in the heat and I can use the weight machines and the bike machines and...it's AWESOME.
Going to the rec center again will be a great thing for my training. Now I can do adequate cross-training, which are activities that do not involve running, on days when I don't run. I can bike outside, now, too! I finally fixed my bike after three months of a flat tire, and this morning I took it for a spin. Still works like a charm!
Something I realized after my first workout at the rec center- I have become extremely slow! I used to be able to do a 10-minute mile way back in January, but now I struggle with even that! How pathetic is this? That is why I am now implementing treadmill running into my routine. Hopefully in a couple weeks I will be back to a 10-minute mile. Also I need to work my abs every day if I am going to be able to run comfortably- all that extra flab around my middle does not help me be faster at all!
So, new training plan:
- Run my weekday runs on the treadmill at the rec center, since they are only 30 to 45 minutes long.
- Continue running my Saturday long runs on the streets. Several hours on a treadmill at a time may be too much for me!
- Work my abs every single weekday, especially after running on the treadmill.
- Stretch after every run. Sometimes I forget.
- Be able to do 15 good push-ups by the end of the month.
- Have at least one strength training day at the rec center, most likely Fridays.
- Don't wear a gray shirt to the rec center when I run (the sweat marks are nasty!)
All in all, even though I am progressing well, I still have a lot of work with regards to speed and simple consistency.
I am still very excited for October 3rd to roll around!!! Only 115 more days!
