This has truly been the first week under tutelage of new coach so it's fair now to say how it's going. I've had a great week of workouts and yet have to say that I was without Dusty most of the week so I had much more ease in fitting workouts in around just work. I can fit my office and computer work in around workouts but not as easily around taxi-ing and meals and other details that always seem to crop up with kids!
Don't get me wrong, wouldn't change a thing, in fact he's one of the people that even now when I'm training I really want to be at the finish line. (So if you want to volunteer to take him down, let me know!) That finish line moment will be mostly for me I suspect but along those last few miles knowing who will be there will get me through.
This next week will be a test but not as challenging as some as its spring break, so I'll really have a pretty good first three weeks when I think about it. That will feel good- and even better that it will practically be April by then and outdoors training can start anytime as far as I'm concerned. Two and a half hours on the bike trainer is a pretty long time to hang out with yourself without any scenery! OK, not entirely alone, Truman occasionally removes the sweat from my face and then insists I throw his bone a few times but even he gets bored!
I do feel a difference already. I'm spending a lot more of the run and bike time in lower zones to enhance ability to use fat for fuel which will mean I have much more endurance in the long run- pun intended! I'm wanting a snack all the time too so between eating exercise and working there are mounting dust-bunnies under the bed. Better go do that marathon right now.
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