one is done

Week one is completed. Here is a recap of my first week of training.

Monday, Nov. 29: Ran/Walked 2 miles on the treadmill over 29 minutes. I went a max speed of 5.5 mi while running. After I did a few of the upper body weight machines in the gym. Did workout prior to working night shift.

Tuesday, Nov. 30: Eliptical 20 minutes, intervals. Weights. Today I did not want to workout and it took a lot of mental encouragement on my part. My dad's daily emails of his workout also added a guilt factor which got me off my butt and into the gym for an easier workout.

Wednesday, Dec. 1: Rest; Today I slept in, ran errands and went shopping all day. My body was more sore after this then most my workouts.

Thursday, Dec.2: Ran/Walked 4 miles over 55 min. I used 'mapmyrun' to map out a route that I like to take from time to time. I started at Mission Beach, next to Belmont Park (where the roller coaster is) and ran/walked to Pacific Beach and then back. It was a beautiful, warm day and not many people out. My right knee started to hurt towards the end as did the ball on my left foot and I got my first blister on my heal (I'm sure it will be the first of many blisters). The first half I ran more than I have been able to in the past and I felt like my lung endurance is improving. Overall a great workout.

Friday, Dec. 3: More Christmas Shopping

Saturday, Dec. 4: 20 minutes of yoga before driving to see parents and grandparents in LA
Sunday, Dec. 5: Work night shift

Goals for next Week-
~ Do a workout on 4 to 5 days.
~ Work through the aches and pains and get my lower back pain undercontrol which I've had since my run/walk on Dec. 2nd.
~ Resist sweets associated with the Christmas season.