Ok i am slowly starting to see some slight improvement on my wind in the running department. Now this doesn't mean by any stretch i am running my entire time out, but i can run for several minutes at a time and was feeling confident. Now, if you knew me you would know that confidence is something that cannot be allowed, so I decided to knock myself down a peg or two with the dreaded pigtailed drill instructor on a pink bike.
If you have read the previous post about the first excursion with this pint sized warrior of the wasteland, you would know that things didn't go well, matter of fact my feelings were down right hurt. So with a long talk about how to encourage someone, and what was to be expected, we went out into the cold dark night. Things went great!! My daughter was not only very positive, but she kept me company, and actually caused me to shave several minutes off my run!! with this done i have now made a deal with the devil, and will allow her to ride with me once a week. I have also found i have been slipping off my original running plan somewhat, but i am trying to make improvements every time i leave the house. With this in mind i have found 2 tools i couldn't live without. a stopwatch, and a pedometer. the stopwatch is key to help me kkep up with how much time i am actually jogging, and how much i am walking. with this knowledge i can make sure i run more each time, and the pedometer will help me find out the distance i am actually traveling which i am not particularly worried about now, but will become more and more important as the journey progresses.
As for the weight training, i am still adding 5 lbs to each workout, I have been concentrating on form over weight, and i am starting to feel more confidence in those workouts as well, I wonder if my daughter would mind hanging out while i lift.....................
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