A couple of weeks ago I wrote a blog post about starting my winter training program after a couple of prior efforts never really gained any traction. Well, I guess old habits die hard and last week my latest plan came to a stuttering halt after such a good start. It's true it was only one week and I could easily get back on track, and while that's exactly what I intend to do today, I've decided to restart the actual program, and make it a ten week effort to my first race of the year.
As I mentioned a few weeks ago, the whole point of this is to lose about 20lbs of weight while increasing my general fitness so that when I do come to race again I can get a little enjoyment out of it and not suffer exclusively as I might otherwise if I sat around doing nothing.
That first week I was in the gym five times and was on a roll, but last week thanks to a dental appointment, a meeting with a life insurance broker, and a trip out of town for the weekend I got to the gym but once. Granted while out of town I had a full day worth of pond hockey, but I also broke several of my rules about no refined sugars and better sleeping hours. As a result I put on a a couple of pounds rather than shedding a few more and while I knew I'd still have some of the fitness I gained in the week before, I knew I'd be better off starting from scratch.
Sunday, February 3, 2013
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