Day 170

Apparently 1.5 hours is not long enough to wait for your food to settle before jogging. I was attempting to jog 1.5 miles again tonight, but had to stop a quarter of the way through my second lap because I thought I was going to be sick. Not a good feeling. I was able to finish the lap at a decent pace after a few minutes of breathing.

1st lap - 5:16 min - j
2nd lap - 10:22 min - j

After jogging the mile, I decided to go to the gym instead of continueing to jog. I felt like I was dying. I am not sure how it is possible, but I think in only the past five days the amount of food I ate plus the lack of excersise actually set me back several months worth of progress. UGH! Anyways - I did alright at the gym. Arms at 20 lbs and legs at 40 lbs like normal. I also tried doing stomach crunches. I did 100, but I am pretty sure I am not doing them right. My back and neck are killing me, but my stomach doesn't hurt at all. I have got to find someone to teach my how to do a core workout properly.

After the gym, I thought it would be a good idea to attempt my last lap of the 1.5 miles. I promised myself that would be my minimum now that I am working on speed rather than distance. I am not going to be able to work out this upcoming week and wanted to finish at least this one.

I am glad that I did. The time in the gym gave my stomach time to fully settle and knowing that I only had one lap to do, I was able to push myself on speed more than I ever had before. It was awesome: I did my fastest lap ever!!! 4:32 min for .5 miles. This time of course won't make me a track star, but I am happy with it. :)