Week 6 - Still Healing...

Monday, June 16, 2008

A rest day. Still recovering from the abdominal strain.


Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Back to the bike. 10 miles in 28:17. Not my best but not too bad. Stargate SG-1 enters season 9.


Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Biking leads to a time of 28:40.


Thursday, June 19, 2008

Another 28:30ish time. Gotta push a bit more.


Friday, June 20, 2008

An off-day. I’ll push hard tomorrow by adding another half-mile to the walk.


Saturday, June 21, 2008

I walked 2.5 miles in 40 minutes while listening to Pet Sounds from The Beach Boys. I need a faster beat to walk to I think.


Sunday, June 22, 2008

Another 40 minute, 2.5 mile walk. This time while listening to 10cc’s The Original Soundtrack. Today will be my last walk day. Next weekend, I’ll restart trying to run.


Mental Skills Used for the Week: Same group as usual – dissociative and associative thinking, goal setting (and tweaking), and motivation.

I’m spending more time than before paying attention to my body (associative thinking) to make sure I’m pushing myself but not foolishly harming myself. Injuries will do that to you I guess.

In addition, I think I can add being committed to the list now. I’m obviously sticking to the plan and, while I’m being cautious, I’m still pushing myself to improve.

Given that I’d not exercised regularly for many years, I’m very happy with my progress. Next weekend I’m going to restart the running sllllllooooowwwwwly! I’ll be back to Carolyn Miller’s advice of combining running and walking.

Until next week…