Detox Round 2

Well I am half way through my second detox diet. The first one I did last March. I am using Natural Factors Seven Day Cleanse. A good friend of mine put me onto it last February while I was down in Florida helping him at a 24hr solo road race.

I have to say this second time through has been a much smoother road. I was smart this time and started to ween myself of coffee before starting the diet. I had cut my consumption down to about a cup a day from 2 to 2 1/2.

I am currently at day 4 and starting to feel much better. I am convinced that caffeine masks how tired I am on a daily basis. I am sure the lower calorie diet contributes to my fatigue as well as the release of toxins but I have been bagged the last few days. It is only this morning that I started to feel a little rested when I woke up. I am going to try to stay away from caffeine for at least another week once I am done to try and get caught up on a bit more sleep.

I thought I would layout my training template for the world to see. The weekly plan will look something like this. If you have any suggestions please feel free.

My weeks start on Sunday.

Sun - Core AM, Long Run PM
Mon - Long Ride w/ T-Run AM
Tues - Swim AM, Weights PM
Wed - Core AM, Brick PM
Thur - Swim AM
Fri - Run AM, Weights PM
Sat - Swim then Bike AM

I think this format should be workable from now till race day.

It looks like swimming should start up the middle of September so I should have the ball rolling by then.

I managed to do 150min on the bike on Sunday despite the diet. It was one of the slowest rides of my life. I am not sure I even averaged 25km/hr. I did however stick to the plan and kept it in my base zone the whole time.

Bring on the BASE!

Now it's Official

It has been a month since I waited in line for about two hours to get signed up for Lake Placid IM '08 and today I finally got around to paying my fees to make it official. Not sure why it took so long to get around to it but it is a done deal now.

I have started to get back into a bit of a training routine. A couple weeks back I laid out a basic training week that I will try and follow for the next year. The plan right now is to be able to complete the basic week minus the swimming by the time KMAC swimming starts in September. Untill then I dont have easy access to a pool and quite frankly need to just ease back into the whole swimming thing.

The clock is ticking so its time to Get 'R Done.