An average week, but progress

Well, it's been a few days since my last update.

Wednesday and thursday I didn't get any workout in - slack bastard. I did keep my drinking down from normal levels at the social outings, so that's a win, but without any workout it's a small win.

Friday I finally fired up the limbs and got going. I did a 2km walk/run combination and it didn't feel too bad. I had told myself at the start that if I went over 20 mins I'd be embarrassed, so when I saw my helipad-watch ticking over 19 mins with a little to go I pushed myself above an acceptable heart rate and finished the 2km in 19:41. Goal-achieving but still embarrassing.

Still, I feel a lot better today. A little sore in the quads, but nothing major. 2km didn't seem that hard, I reckon I ran about half or a bit under, so I look forward to improving that on the next run.

Since I've skipped the training plan so far this week, I'll review it tomorrow and plan to recover or just keep working on into the second week. My nose should be okay to get back to kickboxing next week as long as I avoid getting hit, so it'll be pad and bag work for me.

I also researched Cardio checkup programmes and found a good one at the nearby Sydney Adventist Hospital (SAN). I called them and initially they said the programme was only for people who had already had 'incidents' or surgery and was aimed at recovery. They asked about my family history and when I said "My father died of a heart attack at my age", they said "you're in". I start there wednesday. They'll work with me on nutrition and monitoring my workouts under cardiologist supervision, so I reckon it's a good move. The more I can add to the fitness plan, the more likely I'll get something done.

Before the next run I need to read up on heart rate zones and programming alarms into my watch. As I workout, I want to work within limits and I'm sure I'll see my capability in those limits improve.

Oh, I did win at poker on wednesday too, so that was nice ;).