I don't know if it was the fact that it was really hot by the time we completed the race. Maybe I didn't get enough rest the night before. Or maybe my body is wearing down. But the 6 miles on Saturday was my hardest run since we started this whole project. Now it was also my fastest time as well (12:33) so that could have attributed, but I felt extremely drained. So my plan this week is take weight training completely out of my exercising routine to give my body a chance to recouperate. Try and keep my pace a little closer to 13:00 minute pace. We will also start a little earlier so the sun won't be such a factor.
This week I weighed in at 279.2 which was another pound lost but 0.7 tenths of a pound under my goal. My next weeks goal is 276.5. I obviously crushed my time goal and my new goal is 12:50. 8 miles is a long way I'm anxious to see how I perform.
This week was my first week with my new ipod. Although it didn't perform correctly(I think I initialized it incorrectly), I am still excited about getting it to work and having it for the rest of the training.
I also have another side goal this week for added motivation. That goal is "5000 in 5"! The objective is to burn 5000 or more calories in 5 days. There are 3500 calories per pound and ultimately I want to get up to 7000 calories per week. Right now I think I'm at around 4000 calories a week maybe a little more. Wish me luck!
