Week #6

Training this week has been nonexistent compared to other weeks. I started a new job and it's taking up all of my time as I get up to speed. There's going to have to be some compromise in my training and adjusting my training schedule in order to get the kind of training I was doing. I have to admit it's a bit frustrating going from training 5-7 days a week to 3 days. Luckily my diet has remained relatively healthy and unchanged. I've begun to drop some weight and that's probably due to the fact that I'm standing during most of the day and I'm packing a light lunch with some healthy snacks. So at least I'm not backsliding to a unhealthy lifestyle.

Date	Day	Activity
02/06/12	Monday	Swim - 2600 yards
02/07/12	Tuesday	Rest
02/08/12	Wednesday	Bike - Spin Swim - 1000 meters
02/09/12	Thursday	Rest
02/10/12	Friday	Rest
02/11/12	Saturday	Rest
02/12/12	Sunday	Rest

I'll have to get into my daily nutrition in another post. I've recently discovered a new salad dressing that I started making that makes my salads more tasty.

Week #5

I didn't get my normal workout this week. I started a new job and it cut into my training time and I was also out of town for most of the week and had to take some time off for travel and packing. Oh well, sometimes life gets in the way. Fortunately, I was able to get in several great runs while I was down in Florida visiting my folks.

I did my first track workout in a very long time. With the success of my 5k, I'm happy to see my speed pick up during these intervals. I was also happy with my tempo run. I did 2 sets of 3 mile repeats with each mile getting progressively faster. Felt great, but I really tired out my legs for my long run. I had a relatively good pace for the 11 mile run, but I felt tired and actually got a blister on one of my toes. I really wanted to run 13, but cut it short because I was tired and it was the first time since Augusta that I had run in 80º weather.

Date	Day	Activity
01/30/12	Monday	Swim - 2600 yards
01/31/12	Tuesday	Rest
02/01/12	Wednesday	Rest
02/02/12	Thursday	Track - 5x400 Intervals
02/03/12	Friday	Run - 7.5 Miles Tempo
02/04/12	Saturday	Run - 11 Miles
02/05/12	Sunday	Rest