Walked one mile in the morning with the dog. I want to run again - so am planning to run 3 days a week and do other cardio 3-4 days a week. For 2 weeks I will do 6 miles on Tuesday, 6 miles on Thursday and 10 miles on Saturday at 75-80% MHR.
PM - one mile warmup running with the dog. Dropped her off and did some quick stretching. Then headed for another 5 miles. Used the heart rate monitor. I was amazed how quickly my fitness dropped in just a few weeks. I want to keep my effort easy until this Achilles heals. I plan to do lots of half marathons this year, St. George, and the Pony Express 50 miler. Even if I don't race (just run races) this year, I am hoping to get strong enough to be ready to rock and roll in 2011. It was pretty shocking how slow I was having to go to stay below 80% MHR. I am hoping it will come back quickly. The right achilles quit twinging in the right leg just past 2.5 miles. Couple of twinges in the left achilles, but not many. Interestingly enough - at the turnaround at 3.5 miles, my heart rate started dropping and my legs started feeling tired. Last mile the heart rate was up again, but it is mainly uphill. .3 mile cooldown jog. 13:55/13:41/14:35/14:24/13:33/14:46 (I know - speed is really pathetic). I am not happy with my fitness. One year ago I PR'd in a 5K and I feel like I am in horrible shape in comparison now. Gained 10 pounds this year and know I also lost muscle mass. My new theme is going to be "No More FLOPPY". Floppy stands for how I am feeling about myself right now. F - Fat L - Lazy O - Out of Shape P - Physically Unfit P - Pathetic Y - Yucky
Gonna get fit, eat clean, gain muscle, and stay healthy in 2010.
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