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(Obviously, I’m not working as hard as I should be. So shoot me.)
I just found this tip on the Country Music Marathon web site:
Weigh In Daily
Step out of bed every morning and onto the scale. If you’re anywhere from 1% to 3% lighter than yesterday, re-hydrate by drinking 8 ounces of fluid for each pound lost before training again. Between 3% and 6% lighter, re-hydrate and back off that day’s training intensity. Over 7%, get to the doctor.
So that day when I was 5 pounds lighter than the day before (which is about a 3.5% loss for my weight), it probably was just water weight loss from dehydration. I’m sure I was drinking a lot of water the day before, but it must not have been enough. Good to know for future reference.
2 Responses to “55”
Posted: Nov 19th, 2003 at 10:05 am
Are you training for a *marathon*?
-J
Posted: Nov 20th, 2003 at 1:25 am
Kind of. It’s theoretically possible that I could be ready for a marathon in four months, but given that the four months in question are going to be cold and, therefore, not conducive to extended, rigorous outdoor training, I’ve allowed for the possibility that I’ll only be ready for the half-marathon.
Right now I’m alternating working on building speed (trying to lower both my 5K and 10K times) and distance. I’ve set a goal of being able to run a 4:30:00 marathon by April, which would feel achievable were it not for the cold.
And I don’t know, it still may be achievable. But a 2:15:00 half-marathon would suit me, too. That equates to splits of a 31:59 5K, which I can already beat (I ran 5K in under 30:00 Monday morning, and Monday morning runs are some of my slowest), and a 1:03:59 10K, which is completely within my reach right now (I did about 9K Monday morning and it took about an hour). My best 10K time so far has been about 1:10:00, so I need to shave about a minute off each of my miles.
So anyway, we’ll see.