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Woohoo for Week Two + *sad face*

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Week Two of training for the Legend 70 went great! Since Week One  was a little weak-sauce, I aimed for perfection for week two.  I stuck to my eating, relaxing and training plans to a "T". Monday - Took a 2.5 mile walk on the treadmill while watching The Walking Dead, stretch and foam rolled.  I did 30 minutes of yoga after work and let myself have some time to relax and decompress. Tuesday - Jumped out of bed for a 45 minute run and a 20 minute strength routine.  Still was struggling a little bit with tight chestedness from last week, but we got through it. Tuesday PM - went to the pool for a 45 minute swim.  My friend who just had bariatric surgery went with me and did her pool laps, too.  I am really proud of her! Wednesday - woke up a bit tired from heavy training the day before, but put my best effort into a 45 minute bike and 15 minute run.  If you do them one right after the other it's called a "brick." Thursday - A tired 45 minute bike r

Week One Training Recap

The first week of training didn’t go exactly as planned.   I try not too be hard on myself because that’s what people   say “aw, don’t be so hard on youself.”   The reality is that I am EXTREMELY hard on myself.   I no longer say terrible things to myself or “beat myself up” but I hold myself to a super-human standard with nothing less than absolute 100% adherence revered as victory. Ahem.   Okay.   Now that we got that out of the way…here’s the reality. Monday – got up and did my scheduled walk and stretch.   Monday is an optional day for making up missed workouts or taking a rest day, but I usually walk and watch The Walking Dead episode that came out the night before.   Get it – walking with TWD?   I wasn’t feeling great, still – my chest felt congested and I only made it one mile instead of two with a long stretch after. Tuesday – I took completely off.   I had a scare on Monday morning with not being able to catch my breath and I thought maybe I damaged myself by pus