The Attempt

It has been a while since my last post. Some updates...
This weekend I worked out for two hours (in a row). I alternated 30 minutes on the stationary bike and 30 on the ellipticle. Oddly enough, my body wasn't totally destroyed; I felt I could go farther. However, it is best not to push it. Sunday I worked out for about 35 minutes at a nice pace to rest.

While my endurance is doing well and my muscles are getting a good workout, there is a big problem. All the cardio I am doing is low impact. Great for the joints, terrible in the long run for a marathon (haha - long run, get it?). I need to get some higher impact runs in. And just like that, the treadmills are working again at my apartment complex. I will be switching back to the treadmill for almost all workouts until I get comfortably (for me) run outside.

Now, the moment you have been waiting for, the attempt. I did not work out Monday, on account of the snow and a general feeling of lethargy. Tuesday rolled along and I failed again. Once again a feeling of overall malaise due to work. Not physically working, but the environment. Working in a food science department, there is never a shortage of food. Unfortunately, today it was all junk food, cheesecake, brownies, chocolate covered marshmallows. All these goodies lead to an awful sugar crash right as I made it home. No workout tonight. While this might seem like a waste, I look at it as an opportunity.

The marathon is in the morning and I have been working out at night. It would be advantageous to do a few runs in the a.m.. Tomorrow, on a working treadmill, I will ATTEMPT to workout in the wee hours of the morning.