Day 2

I gotta admit, Day 2 has been pretty good.

I've decided to train for a triathlon. I was talking with Hot Sauce about training for a marathon and he suggested a triathlon first. The reason being that running a marathon is pretty brutal and that I'd be more fit for it after I lose 30-40 lbs. But the training for a triathlon is so varied that it really burns fat fast. Matt's lost 10 pounds in the month he's been in VT because he's been training for one and he hasn't been working out much more than normal, but adding the swimming and biking change up your routine so much that it really pushes your body.

So that's the plan. I need to join a pool (I think the Shelton Rec Center - it's cheapest), and I need to buy a bike. I need to talk to Gordon about bikes, as he still has a week in the bike shop. Lioti is going to train with me and recommended either a nice road bike, or if I'm going to be serious about triathlons he suggested a triathlon bike. Only bitch there is that there are fewer tri bikes than road bikes, so they're more expensive. Base models from most firms with kit start around $1,500. I found some '07 Trek Equinox's for $999 online (plus shipping), so that may be an option. I'll have to see what Gordon can rustle up.

Ate well today too. Bigger lunch, but I think it all balanced out:
Breakfast - Yogurt & Dorset Cereal (Best musceli I've ever had)
Morning Snack - Grapes and black coffee with sugar
Lunch - A bit more than I wanted: chicken sandwich with cheese, 3/4 another chicken breast, two veggie kabobs, and some watermelon
Afternoon Snack - Granola bar and coffee with cream & sugar
Evening Snack - 1/4 cup trail mix befre run, another 1/4 cup after
Dinner - Lean Cuisine personal pizza (Only 340 calories - not bad!) and small cup of tomato bisque
Dessert - Low-fat Fudge-cicle
Water - 3 large water bottles at work, Polan Spring at lunch, two glasses after run

So not bad. Here's the workout:

Shelton Greenway North Trail - Started by the middle school. Took about 30 minutes or so. Run was good, only really walked at the peak of the north side for a bit, through some of the narrow spots with all the bushes, and coming out of the gully by 111. I had to push through the last 1/4. I think I have an issue with pushing my body hard, I always crap out. I definitely had and almost consigned myself to walking, but I jogged then ran it out. Slight stiffness in left knee - need to warm-up and stretch more.