So I guess I haven’t updated this in a time, huh?
Well I’m still at it. Been doing regular weight training and keeping the journal, and have noticed major improvements there. I’m still not paying the most attention to my diet as I should be, but for now I’m still in a position to lose a lot of weight really quickly, due to still being overweight. At this point, I’m approaching a total 50 pounds lost since October, and I decided recently that I should go ahead and train for a 5k, since I said at the outset of this I’d like to run one by the end of the summer. I’ve been doing a lot more running outdoors now, and found out the other day that the route I run around the block at my Apartment is actually a mile and a half.
If you haven’t run at the Town Lake hike and bike trail, and you live in Austin, I heartily recommend the thing. It’s scenic as hell, and the dirt is nice and soft beneath your feet, with no real pot holes or rough spots(unless you take some of the less well-trodden shortcuts). It’s a roughly 3 mile course if you take it from Lamar to Mopac and back, but you have a 10 mile option if you’re insane.
Anyway, starting tomorrow, I’m going to run Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, with a steady increase each week up to 3 miles. The training program I’m using was recommended by a friend who is going to school for nutrition and exercise or some such, and it seems pretty reasonable.
Wish me luck?
Tags: 5k training, cardiovascular exercise, running, weight loss
