Round 2 Pre Season Tasks

GET REAL: EXCUSES

I really didn't want to look at my excuses. Why? Because I know they are a load of crap. I know what I need to do to get the results I want. I have been CHOOSING not to live in a way that honours the body I have. Below is a screenshot of my excuses, I have no injuries, no real reasons why I can't get out of bed and exercise in the morning. It is usually because I just can't be bothered. Well, that stops here.

Every decision I make is either going to take me closer to or further from my goal.

I need to make this count. I know I am running a marathon in January - I have booked and paid for it. I know I am running a half marathon in August, I have signed up for a 10 week training course for it. Now I need to honour these decisions by taking care of my body and doing what I need to do to best support these goals. I need to put in the weight training, the yoga for flexibility and the swimming for recovery that I was doing when I was at my peak. I know I need to eat food that is going to fuel my body to support the training I do and replenish me afterwards. There is no point in doing what I have always done and expecting different results...that is just not going to happen!

GOAL SETTING

I worked backwards for this task. I knew that I had the half marathon and full marathon already booked in...so here's the plan.

GEAR UP

I bought myself some new Michelle Bridges training gear (note to users - wash the red tops before doing Bikram yoga on a white towel! Noala borrowed mine and the towel went a lovely shade of pink!); I have a new Soleus GPS watch for my running so I can track my pace and do some threshold training and I have my awesome Thermomix...which I got in March but I absolutely love and will be using it to cook up heaps of new dishes this round!

SAY IT OUT LOUD

My commitment is to stay the course. I will commit to taking each day as it comes, be consistent in my approach and not beat myself up if I make a bad decision - own it and move on.

KITCHEN MAKEOVER

I live with my parents and so there are certain things in the house that I don't eat (especially during a round). Last August I gave up Diet Coke completely but it is still in the house because other people drink it (mainly my sisters when they come over). What I have come to learn is that I have the power to choose and I will continue to make the choices that will serve me well.

ORGANISE AND DIARISE

I'm excited about this round. This is what my round is going to look like:

Monday morning: Swim 1km (aim to get down to 30 mins)
Monday afternoon: The Running Centre Half Marathon Training (TRCHMT)

Tuesday morning: Lean and Fit weights session - gym
Tuesday evening: Bikram Yoga

Wednesday morning: Swim 1km
Wednesday afternoons: TRCHMT

Thursday morning: Lean and Fit weights session - gym
Thursday afternoon: TRCHMT

Friday morning: Bikram Yoga
Friday afternoon: rest or Perth Crew workout

Saturday morning: Long run - TRCHMT

Sunday: Walk along the coast

RED FLAGS: I am going to Italy and Greece for 2 weeks over the July school holidays. I leave on Friday 6 July and don't come back until Sunday 23 July. I am so excited to be traveling and doing some work for my business at the same time. I know it is going to be a challenge, but I am going to train hard (in the European summer!) and enjoy the food in MODERATION! This is going to be an amazing experience but I value myself too much to let go completely for two weeks - I will have a plan and I will be sticking to it!

FITNESS TEST AND MEASURE UP

Well, I'm currently sitting in the Qantas Club in Sydney, so these will be done tonight (measure up and parts of fitness test) and tomorrow (time trial). I am looking forward to what my time trial is now!


Thanks for taking the time to read this post - I am so excited about where I am headed this year and I'm so glad I have so many awesome people to share this journey with.