GAR Training - Week 1

First week of training for the Great Aloha one comes to a close and...well...it went okay. Here's what I did:

Saturday – 3 mile run, 800 meter swim

Sunday – 4 mile run
Monday – nothing
Tuesday – more nothing
Wednesday – Circuit Training at UFC gym
Thursday – UFC gym, light weight training, about 3 miles on a treadmill
Friday – rest
Saturday – more rest
Sunday – hiking, core workout at UFC gym

I think that's a good start but I'd like to do more. There's a bit of a setback in that I'm having issues with my right shoulder. Something got messed up in there during jiu-jitsu training over a week ago. Things are clicking around in there when I move it in certain ways. I'm really hesitant to use it but at the same time I really don't want to sit around too much to rest it. I saw a chiropractor yesterday hoping that could help me out. Not sure if it did or not. The chiropractor adjusted parts of my back, my neck, and the shoulder area. It feels better but things are still clicking around. I've been icing the shoulder every day for the past few days. Hopefully it starts to feel better soon or I might have to get it checked out by an actual doctor.

 

As far as training to run goes, I received some very good advice recently. Basically, I have two months to train. Use the first month to condition myself back into running. In other words, run to get used to running again. Then use the second month to focus on pace and reaching my time goal. In other words, run faster to get faster. I even have a 4-mile training run in which the pace of each mile changes such that I will ultimately get moving faster. I'm anxious to utilize this once my legs are more used to running.

 

I had a few “to do's” for training. First was to get new running shoes, check! Asics as always. Next is to get a watch to keep track of my pace. Just so happens I found an Asics watch online on sale for $13, it's on the way. The other thing was to clean up my diet. That's a work in progress. My diet isn't too bad but considering I had southern style bbq for lunch and am currently sipping on hot chocolate while writing this, the diet could use some work.

 

That was week 1. Let week 2 begin!