Week Two, Day One: January 19th

Prescribed Workout:
Running: 2 miles, 8:30 pace (17 minutes total)
Pullups: 3 sets of 3
Situps: 5 sets of 20
Pushups: 5 sets of 20

Actual Workout:
Running: 2.00 miles, 16:43 total (About 8:21 pace)
Situps: 5 sets of 20
Pushups: 5 sets of 20
Dips: 6 sets of 3

Eating
Lunch (12:00)
One bowl of chicken noodle soup

Snack (3:30)
One Chewy bar

Dinner (6:00)
Two pieces of chicken breast
One pieces of fish
One helping of rice
One cooked mushroom
One Egg

Thoughts
Quickly, on eating: nothing special today. Pretty standard. Protein, carbs, etc. Fin.

I don't know what's happening, but I love it. I have blisters on my feet and can barely walk, yet I still decided to do my workout today, running and all. The result? I finished my two miles in under an 8:30 pace, and finished my first mile in 7:45. I didn't take a break until 1:15 in, and then took only one more break after that. And honestly, this was my "easiest" run yet, despite the pain from the blisters. My breathing was good, again, and my legs didn't feel like jelly afterward. It was tiring, sure, but I'm getting faster and not feeling the effects as much. At this time last week, I was struggling to finish at under a 10 mile pace. Now, I'm beating the set workout pace. Something has clicked, and my speed and endurance keep getting better.

I've stopped trying on pullups. It's a shitshow. I don't know how to get better, except try to build up arm strength, but I can barely do more than one. It's a waste of time until I can find a way to hoist myself up. I did see a machine at the gym today that is essentially an assisted pullup--I might start doing that until I can do one without any help.

The dips were all right, but something was wrong with my left wrist--I felt a shooting pain around the third set. I powered through it, but it still stings now. I'll rest it for the next day or two.

The extra set of pushups and situps certainly made a difference. I was heaving for air and tiring far worse than during my run, and the 10 total sets probably took about the same amount of time. My abs and arms are on fire right now, but overall, a nice start to the week.