What an early birthday present!!!

WOW!!!!

That’s all I could say after my 30/30 workout this evening. And no, it’s not because my knee was killing me. Wow, maybe more so, because it wasn’t. Not even uncomfortable. You see, I got a Garmin Forerunner 305 last week for as early birthday present. Not that big of a deal, but I’m a big, to the core, techie gadget geek. But that’s not what made me say WOW. It’s because I got to play with it tonight. It’s because this was the first time I had done my 30/30 workout outside. And the results still have me shaking my head.

Before I hurt my knee, I was averaging 6-8 running segments and about 1.4 miles during my workouts. Since I hurt my knee, I dropped to 1-3 running segments and about 1.3 miles. Tonight I did just 3 running segments but went 1.6 miles averaging 3.2mph. HUH!!!! And I “COULD” have done better. My last 30/30 workout was last Wednesday but I did a lot of moving and walking on Friday as I stayed home from work and worked in the yard. I decided to give my knee a break and take a few days off. So, going into tonight, I was going to take it easy and not do too many running segments and shut it down if I felt much pain. I felt a little discomfort just below my knee. I believe most would consider it just shin splints. Other than that I felt great!! I was outside!! I went further than I had gone before doing the 30/30 workout!! I guess what I found was that it was so much easier to do the workout outside. Inside, 3mph is pushing it for a walk. Outside, it was almost hard to stay below 3mph. Then there’s the running. It felt great!!

Now for the hard part. As good as I felt tonight, I might have to cut back just a little. I think I’m going to change from 30/30 to 30/60, which is nothing more than doing the same workout every other day versus every day. On the in between days I plan to “cross-train” on our recumbent bike. I’ll still get some cardio but overall it should be easier on my knees. As the weight continues to drop I’ll gradually shift to more running. I just don’t want to hurt myself!!

Tomorrow, the Monday update. It's going to be interesting. I feel like I've eaten like a pig. Plus, I've not been able to do the cardio like I want since I hurt my knee. I guess we'll see.

Oh, and the Forerunner 305? It’s just too cool!!! I'm sure I’ll share more about it later.

Oh, Oh, one last thing. Keep checking back for details about an upcoming sponsorship program to raise money to send terminally ill kids to Walt Disney World. Sound familiar? ;-)

Till Next Time…..Take Care!!!!