I did my first "long" run on Saturday. 30 minutes straight at a comfortable pace. And I managed all 30 minutes just fine. Could have done more, actually, but (as has been/will be a recurring theme) I don't want to push myself to the point of injury for thinking I'm in better shape than I am. I felt really good during and after the run. Watched another episode of "I Used to be Fat" during the workout. I'm discovering a new world of fitness shows, as they are what I prefer to watch on a run. This morning the only thing I could find was G4's American Ninja Warrior. I got really into it, and there's a marathon on pretty much all day, so I have those recording to watch during future workouts and just because.
I'm doing well with food, too. Eating a lot of fresh fruits, fat-free yogurt, and whole wheat bread. The biggest problem is having too many "bad" foods on hand and not enough good foods. I have a whole plan to fix that when I start getting a paycheck and have my own apartment. During the summer months, I would like to join a CSA. That's Community Supported Agriculture, for those who are not familiar. Here's a basic rundown of the idea:
Over the last 20 years, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) has become a popular way for consumers to buy local, seasonal food directly from a farmer. Here are the basics: a farmer offers a certain number of "shares" to the public. Typically the share consists of a box of vegetables, but other farm products may be included. Interested consumers purchase a share (aka a "membership" or a "subscription") and in return receive a box (bag, basket) of seasonal produce each week throughout the farming season.
This description comes from LocalHarvest.org, which also allows one to find local CSAs, farmers' markets, co-ops, farms, etc. It's a great resource if you're looking to get high quality, locally grown, (often) organic food.
For now, while I'm a broke kid, I'm going to apply for a Worker Share program with a local farm. If I get selected, I will receive a bag of fresh vegetables every week from June through October for putting in 8 hours of work each of those months at the farm's booth a local farmers' market. So about 40 hours of work in total for 20 weeks of fresh vegetables. I am very okay with this plan.
This week's workout schedule:
Sunday (yesterday) - Rest
Monday - 20 minute run (done)
Tuesday - 20 minute cross-training
Wednesday - Rest
Thursday - 20 minute run, walk 5 minutes, 10 minute run
Friday - 20 minute cross-training
Saturday - 30 minute run
Ok last comment for today, haha.
ReplyDeleteI might suggest making your run this Saturday 35 or 40 minutes since you did so well with the 30 minute run last weekend. The trick with the weekly long runs are to steadily increase them. The exercise you did during the week prepares you well enough for the slight increase at the end of the week. Then, if that long run goes smoothly, instead of continuing the 20 min run/bike schedule during the week, up it to 23 or 25 minutes.... so that each week everything increases a tiny bit.
I'm looking really forward to giving you tips when you start running a few miles, outside (it's much harder when you don't have a TV show to watch while running... believe me!). Though it seems like your internet research might give you the tips before I get the chance to, haha! But I can still hope. :)