A new idea I’m going to implement is turning the titles of my posts into some sort of category. For instance, last post had Destiny’s Child Say My Name and this one is Fergie’s Fergalicious. I believe this will be pretty fun in that the titles will most likely be more creative than what I’d come up and you can see if you know where I’m taking them from. Most likely it will only last a few weeks but it’s worth a shot all things considered. Hopefully though you’ll find some relevance in them and I’m not just pulling them out of a hat. Onward to the topic at hand.
After the Broad St Run (5/5) I took an entire week off from exercising. I was pretty pleased in my performance and felt like I earned it. Everyone (well maybe not) should know that it’s easier to lose physical strength than to gain it. Meaning that you’ll lose more from a week off of doing nothing than than what you’d gain from a week of training. Just a theory. Over the past month I don’t have anything to train for and have been lounging around. I’ve attended two weddings which are mostly drinking parties and have been half assed “training”. Today I went to the gym for the first time to try to rekindle some of that performance…
It didn’t work. The old machines I used to go to felt foreign and I had to dumb down all the machines weight and feel like a total pussy in a little boy’s body. I was only able to skip rope for half the time and the perfect push-ups whipped my ass. Even on the treadmill, my go to, (and best place to test performance)(I think the treadmill was integral to my training for the Broad St this year) I was only able to muster up an 18:07 5k. I couldn’t go any further either. Coming from 7 miles at 5:50 on the treadmill to barely able to muster 3 in what is less than 4 weeks should be telling of how quickly hard work comes and goes. Now that doesn’t mean that I can’t get back into shape quickly…
It only takes a dedicated effort and something to train for. I knew that for the month of May I had nothing to do physically that urges me to stay in shape. Now I’ve got Phil’s 5k in July that I’ll have 6 weeks to train for. I think that’s an appropriate amount of time for a 5k training schedule. My idea is to focus on 3-5 mile runs in speed work fashion. I’ll throw in a long run here or there but I’ll train for the race. I’m aware it’s not a prestigious event but I’m not a prestigious person. I’ve ran the course for the past 7? years and I can always look back and compare what I did the year before. That’s the magic of staying in shape and constantly testing yourself. Plus getting that beach body makes sense.
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