Motivation:
"And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count.
It's the life in your years."~Abraham Lincoln
The Picture is the first training calendar for the 5K race. If you want to use this, please feel free. I stole it from a site on the internet, so we will see if it is a good idea.
Diary:
b: eggs and turkey sausage
s: protein bar
l: chicken concoction, xs, vitamins
s: mixed greens, ham and cheese
d: salmon concoction
s: cranberry juice stuff, cereal
g: Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes. Five Minute warmdown. Sauna.
Notes:
Well, it is started, and I am now starting to wonder if this was the right thing for me to do. I wasn't quite sure the extent of my obesity and what affect it had on my life. Now it is completely smacking me in the face.
Let me take a step back. A while ago I meant to discuss a little about the transition from the "Tackling the Beast" to "Fat 2 FiveK" name change. As a writer-want-to-be, I understand the objects that are a part of a Trilogy. The first movie sets up the main character(s) and the premise(s). The character is sometimes a future hero in disguise (diamond in the rough), or a seemingly normal person with a flaw that creates some kind of tension or adds to the challenge that has to be overcome. The first movie in a trilogy gets you to become familiar with the place and the people. There is usually some challenge to be resolved that makes you really like or become interested in the main character. In "Tackling the Beast" the main struggle was to start and maintain a routine of workouts and healthy eating. The Saint Patty's Day Challenge proved the main character to be able to acheive goals and the character had come to be a lovable, likeable, endearing character, with some flaws.
The second movie in a Trilogy is usually the darker, more serious and sad (I am thinking of The Godfather, Back to the Future, Star Wars V, The Karate Kid, etc.) The second movie usually has a much harder challenge that in some cases, doesn't actually get resolved in the second movie. Sometimes the main character gets beaten and broken before it is over. By the second movie you know the characters and are well aware of the major and minor flaws, and somewhere in the second movie, a sinister, evil, or unbeatable enemy comes into the picture. The second movie is a hard, sad journey that makes you feel empathy for the situation.
In "Fat 2 FiveK", the main character has a larger challenge. I didn't reallize the extent of the size until Saturday night, when the first 5K (3.2 miles) was timed.
In the wilderness of Wisconsin, amidst the trees and lakes and God's nature, the plan was to walk a little, jog a little, run a little, jog a little. I guess the big think I didn't expect was the amount of difference between the elliptical and the road. Running 2.25 miles on an elliptical machine at the gym is a piece of cake compared to actually having to propel your body on the earth. There is more muscle that is being used to jog on ground that I never took into consideration.
Saturday evening, around 7pm, we (Kurt, Calvin and Chazz) headed out on the road. We walked the first 1/4 mile, then "jogged" for2 songs, then walked for 2 songs, then tried to walk 2 songs, "jog" 1 song, walk 2 songs, jog 1, walk 2, jog 1, etc, until the end of the race. The first "jog" was a shock to my system. It felt like flabe was flying everywhere smacking up against me, causing me to not be able to get a pace going. It was akward at best, horrifying at worst. The second jog session was a little better, but still very uncomfortable.
1/2 way mark forced us to go downhill, and I hit a pretty good pace. The music in my mp3 player was just right, all the motivational songs were coming up and it felt good.
By the end of the 5K, I felt really quite good. Kurt was very supportive, and indicated that "We Did It!" We finished the 5K. Whew! The sun was going down, there was a cool breeze in the air, and the fishermen were out in the lake, relaxed that the day was almost over.
Time - 57 minutes. 7750 steps. My body - felt good. No pain. (not yet)
Sunday I started to feel it. We went on a couple short hikes and put the dock and boat lift in the water. productive day. Still no pain, but I can feel some soreness in my legs and feet.
Monday morning. The tops of my legs are throbbing. I can't move my legs. I guess the elliptical doesn't use the top muscles to lift the feet and move the body. These muscles are now tight and sore. All day. It took forever to walk down one flight of stairs. Walking straigh on level ground is fine, and uphill is ok, but going down makes my knees buckle and I have to hold on to something.
My boss at work noticed my limping and said "You know, you really should start out slow!" Yes, I know that, and my training schedule endorses this. The problem was that I wanted to time myself, and so I did push my ability. I reallize that 57 minutes is a pretty pathetic time, but I just started. I don't know for sure what I should shoot for with this challenge, but lets say this for now. I would like to shave off 10 minutes for the next run. If I can make it under 45 minutes, I would be pleasantly surprised. Then we will see where we are.
Today's workout actualy was ok. I did the workout, and I could feel resistance for the first couple of 60-second jog parts. I recovered nicely during the 90-second walks, and did the full run. I took about 60 seconds to jog on lap of the fitness center, and there are 3 laps in 1/4 miles. I did 8 jogs, which is almost a 3/4 mile. I probably walked another mile in total, so I am pretty happy with this workout. I had a good sweat at the end, and didn't break anything.
So, time to go to bed. I probably had more to say, but it is late and I think everyone understands now the premise for the 2nd part of the Chazz Vader trilogy. I can tell this is going to be a real yawner for those who are reading, so good luck...
more later,
Chazz..
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