But I still need tall green and white socks to wear. And maybe a green shirt? Hmmm... clearly I need a Shamrock outfit. I finished week 1 of my 8-week training program and feel great about it. Even on the days when I'm battling a lot of muscle soreness, once I get running, it always feels amazing. The muscle soreness fades (mostly) and I just get into the rhythm of running. I'm learning to push through the soreness. As long as it's not joint pain, I can keep going. Which is good, because at the rate I'm working out right now, I have a lot of muscle soreness going on. I tweeked my schedule again and it feels like it's working awesome, so for the most part, I think this is what it will be until I go to basic training.
Monday - am personal training/pm run
Tuesday - strength class
Wednesday - am abs class/pm run
Thursday - boot camp class!
Friday - am personal training/pm run
Weekends - Rest!
What I love about the personal training and the classes is that it's never the same thing each week. So it's a really good variety to keep my body surprised and in motion. And the running only stays the same for 1 week, then I increase distance and speed each week. I'm being super careful with the speed increases, just 1/10th of a mph each week. At this rate I will be running 5.5 mph when I get to basic training, which is perfect for the running PT test. I increase 1/4 mile in distance each week, with the goal being 3 miles for the 5k, and 3.5 miles for basic training. When I get back from basic training I'll do the Warrior Dash, which is a little less than 3.5 miles, and then I'll start training for an 8k, or a 15k, depending where I'm at by then. I'm still holding steady at 160, when I'd like to still be moving down 1 lb per week, but I'm still happy with the cardio progress I'm making.
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