08 Aug 2012: Go Let It Out

Notes

I sometimes think that “Pick a long row” day is my favourite in the current program. I usually just try to switch off for the bulk of the time, listen to whatever comes up next on the phone (shuffle mode)  and block out the physical discomforts when they start to kick in.

Today I decided to do a 1 hour row and wanted to ensure that the distance covered was greater than last time. So I figured out the pace required (about 2:15 per 500m) and focused on maintaining that throughout. I still had the music on, but mentally I was more focused on mini-milestones (1k intervals), significant milestones (quarter way, one third of the way, half way etc.) and mentally calculating the total final distance based on distance at each milestone.

It worked well, I didn’t get bored, I didn’t really notice any physical discomfort and I beat my previous “1 hour” distance by around 600m!

Summary

Time to bed (previous night): 22:00

Time got up (today): 03:45

Mood (1 to 5):

Morning 5

Lunch 4

Night 4

Journal

03:45 – 2 jatz lite crackers, glass of water

04:00 – Gym (see details below)

05:30 – 2 fried eggs on toast with a little low fat cheese. Orange juice

06:50 – Bus, meditate, nap

08:00 – Skinny long mac – a few nuts

10:30 – A few nuts

14:00 – Roll with chicken schnitzel, cheese, tomato, lettuce

18:00 – Meatballs and pasta

22:30 – Milk, bed

Gym

5 minutes warm-up bike

1 hour row – 13.794km

Stretch