Cross training day. Ha ha! So now I'm into the last 100 days of training - nearly there... :o
A pretty relaxed day today, with just 30 mins on the bike and a token 15 minutes of weights. The weather has turned pretty cold here, which also coincided with a whole bunch of 5 a.m. starts at work for me, which necessitates getting up at 4:15 and getting well rugged up on mornings that are barely above freezing. Yesterday it was just 1 degree above zero and this morning not a whole lot better. So the old running/cycling wardrobe has been subject to some scrutiny of late. With the days getting alarmingly shorter I seem some days to be largely nocturnal. One thing I've done to try and beat the cold is to buy a sleeveless running jacket, which gives me an extra layer without being too warm and offering some protection from wind and (to a certain extent) rain.
Apart from agonising over the athletic wardrobe, everything else is going along pretty well thus far. Of course these early weeks are really just about establishing some weekly base mileage and aren't too taxing, so I'll keep the lid somewhat on my optimism for the time being, but I am feeling pretty good with it all.
Along with maintaining the training, I've also modified my diet a fair bit. For a variety of reasons I've cut out all meat other than fish, and I pretty much stick to that mainly because I feel so much better. I think by eliminating meat I'm eating a much greater proportion of vegetables, fish, fruits and legumes, which is never a bad thing, and I tend to eat less overall, which is probably the deal clincher at the end of the day. I've also cut back the booze considerably, and I'm sure that's helping too.
But golly, just how long will this last?
Holy bat diets, how long can this last?
Answer: I don't know. We'll see. Stay tuned - same bat time, same bat channel.
Adelaide Marathon Campaign - Week 2 of 16
