Week Two, Day Three: January 21st

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, 16:59 total (About 8:29 pace)
Situps: 5 sets of 20
Pushups: 5 sets of 20
Dips: 6 sets of 3

Eating
Lunch (12:00)
Romaine salad with corn, tomato, sliced chicken and a small helping of cilantro dressing
Large cappuccino with non-fat milk

Dinner (6:00)
One helping of Mexican rice
One helping of corn and peas
Two small chicken breasts

Thoughts
It was a more strenuous workout today than it was on Monday. Maybe because I was stressed out over a test, or maybe because I changed my routine slightly (went to the gym at 3:00, not 9:30-10:00), but for whatever reason, I struggled a bit. Maybe I didn't have enough carbs in my system--I should have had a snack, like on Monday, but I went straight from class to the gym.

Anyway, despite my struggles, I still finished running only slightly above Monday's pace. But, it was much more of an ordeal. I had to stop at .65 of a mile, after going at least a full mile before stopping on Monday and last Friday. I took another break at 1.25, 1.65 and 1.85. I finished my first mile in eight minutes on the dot, and sprinted the last .10 of the second mile (about a six minute pace), once again yelling out to myself and drawing the eyes of the people around me. Oh well. I still have blisters on my left foot, which I seem to numb out during my run, only to have it come back more painful later in the day. I hope they go away quickly.

I did some dips in lieu of pullups...again. Those went well. The pain in my hand from Monday seems to have gone away.

The pushups were particularly hard today--once I hit 15 on each set, I started to ache. The situps weren't too bad, just a standard burn.

As for eating...I could probably add more calories to my diet. I imagine that I'm below 2000 right now and, given my metabolism and current activity, that's not good. Snacks and breakfast are in order.