Scraping the seconds (not the lunch plate)

David and I did the dish loop again yesterday. Our goal was to run with a good effort. That meant little talking. We both felt fairly stiff and our muscles were tired before we started, so we knew it was going to hurt and probably not result in a superior time. At least, we hoped, it would be better than the 28+ minutes it took us last week. We leapt from the start, and the up-hills did NOT feel good. My glutes were not happy. My lungs suffered because I was still slightly dehydrated from not drinking enough water on the weekend. BUT, we ran a decent time: 26:42 and only 8 seconds off the record.

Holly and I have a goal for the next two weeks. We are going to be VERY good. I'm trying to lose 2 lbs/week before I head off to running camp (and no scale) on Sept. 1st. On Monday, I weighed (a dehydrated) 136.5, and I think that I'm hydrated now, so that means I should aim for 135 by Friday morning of next week. My calorie intake goal is 2000/day and my exercise goal is to average 1000 calories burned. So far, I've managed the latter, but I've been struggling with the food. I need to take a tip from Holly and eat more fruit. At least I've been under 2500 per day, so that is a start. We'll see how hungry I get today. Tea, fruit and veggies are my friends.

Morning Weight: 138
Miles Today: 6
Other Exercise: Bike to/from work
Total Miles this Week: 30