Let's get started!

I just received my first month's training log from Vic. All I can say is Wow!

I REALLY hope my swim lessons go well this Saturday and next because the training plan has a fair amount of swimming. If not, I'll just have to make sure the gym lifeguards aren't asleep while I'm getting my swim workouts in. I think the swimming and biking will really help my running by keeping me from abusing my body with the repeated pounding of running.

I've prepared myself mentally for the challenges that lie ahead, which leaves only one thing left to do . . .get started!

Starting Anew

It's been a while since my last post. Since my last post, Dave and I got married, honeymooned in Gran Teton (beautiful and very fun) and have been working on projects at home. I haven't been doing much running since then trying to get healthy before start a new training cycle. While I had planned to be well into training for Chicago Marathon and my first triathlon (sprint distance at Timberman) my Boston training injuries put the kibosh on both of those race plans. Instead, I've set my sights on a fall half marathon and building my fitness to allow me to have a healthy training session for Boston 2011 (provided DFMC will have me again).

To aid in these efforts, I've signed up for training with Coach Vic starting 8/1. Vic is the coach of several DFMC teammates and was the trainer for the strength class I took last marathon training cycle. So far, he has assessed my functional movement and given me a series of exercises, stretches and strength work to add to my routine. Next up I'm having my Lactate Threshold / VO2 max tested. Should be interesting to see what the metabolic cart says I am capable of accomplishing with proper conditioning.

Since I am still interested in completing a triathlon or two, and upon Vic's advice I decided to add some swimming as cross-training. After one trip to the BSC Westborough pool in which the lifeguard moved positions to always be closest to the lane I was swimming in . . .I decided some swim lessons were in order. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that all of those lessons from the Getchell pool when I was a kid and then in high school gym class are lodged in my muscle memory somewhere and my ability to swim will come back with a little bit of one on one coaching. If you don't hear from me after 7/24, it's possible I drowned it at the BU Fitrec.