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Let The Pre-Training Begin

My pre-training has officially begun! I started another session of boot camp and Piedmont Park.  I figure that this will help me jump start the process.  Getting up at 5AM is rough right now, but come May, I will be doing an AM workout and a PM workout, so I better get used to it; the dogs too!

Day 1 of boot camp is always a PT test for newbies and a park workout for the vets.  Part of the PT test is running a mile and everyone does that.  The mile course was around the lake and I managed to run it in 10 minutes!  For me, this is pretty awesome for day one of boot camp.  I had run the half marathon a week prior, so I was still a little rusty, but I managed to push through my mile with an amazing time.  Our vet workout was mostly arms and abs.  We ran through the park and stopped frequently to do various exercises.

The morning of Day 2, I was so sore! We did the "Colonel Crunch" workout.  We had 4 stations set up on the grass and at each station we did a different ab workout.  Between stations, we did a different cardio exercise such as sprinting or backpedals.  Once I got over my soreness from the day before, I was good.

Day 3, was the "On Your Six" workout. We started the morning with a short run around the meadow.  Apparently, I need to get myself in gear to run because I was lagging behind the group.  Once we made it through the run, we got to the actual workout.  There was a station for each person lined up on the curb.  At each station there was a card telling you what the activity was.  There were things like jump rope, mountain jacks, Heismans, and tire runs.  For a week 1 workout, this one was pretty tough.  I was certainly feeling it for the rest of the day.

Day 4's workout was by far the hardest so far. It was "Commando Cone Sprints."  We pretty much did suicide sprints with the cones for 2 rounds. Other rounds we stopped at the cones and did sit-ups, pushups, burpees, and jumping jacks.  It was pretty much running hard the entire time. 

I have a few main goals for the pre-training:

· Drink more water. 
o I definitely don't drink enough throughout the day (like yesterday) and it definitely makes the workout much easier when your body and muscles are well hydrated.
· Bike 2 times a week. 
o When I start my official training, I jump right in with a 20 mile bike ride.  That seems so ominous for a non-biker.  I need to build myself up to that now, before I start.  Thanks PB for riding with me this weekend!
· Stretch, stretch, stretch. 
o During boot camp, I have no problem stretching before and after the workout because we do it together.  When I am on my own, it is very hard to stretch as I should.  Stretching throughout the day is even harder.  With my shin splints, stretching my calves out many times during the day will be key factor in my success.
"Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles."
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